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Economy Social

Income Of Foreign Direct Investment In Singapore By Detailed Industry (During The Year), Annual

Data from Jan 1998 to Dec 2024

Last updated: 01 Apr 2026, 21:01 SGT

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)

Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS

Data Last Updated: 23/03/2026

Update Frequency: Annual

Footnotes: 'na' denotes 'not available' or 'not applicable'. '-' denotes 'nil' or 'negligible' or 'not significant'. The industries are classified according to Singapore Standard Industrial Classification 2025. Please refer to the Technical Notes (https://www.singstat.gov.sg/-/media/files/find_data/trade-and-investment/fdi-notes.ashx) or video on 'Understanding Foreign Direct Investment' (www.singstat.gov.sg/find-data/search-by-theme/trade-and-investment/foreign-direct-investment/visualising-data/understanding-foreign-direct-investment) for more information on the methodology and concepts of Foreign Direct Investment.

Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/TS/M084871

Sample OpenAPI query

This code can be used to test a sample API query. It retrieves the data catalogue of this dataset. For a complete guide on query parameters and syntax, please refer to the API documentation. Try it out on your browser to see the response schema.

import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_50e653cb3a37e89d9bc227470d217d0e"
url = "https://data.gov.sg/api/action/datastore_search?resource_id="  + dataset_id 
        
response = requests.get(url)
print(response.json())

Citation

This dataset can be reused and cited in research publications.

Singapore Department of Statistics. (2023). Income Of Foreign Direct Investment In Singapore By Detailed Industry (During The Year), Annual (2026) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved April 5, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_50e653cb3a37e89d9bc227470d217d0e/view

About this dataset

Contact

feedback@data.gov.sg

Created on

31 Oct 2023

Licence

Free forever for personal or commercial use, under the Open Data Licence.

Agency

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)

‌

Economy Social

Income Of Foreign Direct Investment In Singapore By Detailed Industry (During The Year), Annual

Data from Jan 1998 to Dec 2024

Last updated: 01 Apr 2026, 21:01 SGT

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)

Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS

Data Last Updated: 23/03/2026

Update Frequency: Annual

Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/TS/M084871

‌

Economy Social

Income Of Foreign Direct Investment In Singapore By Detailed Industry (During The Year), Annual

Data from Jan 1998 to Dec 2024

Last updated: 01 Apr 2026, 21:01 SGT

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)

Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS

Data Last Updated: 23/03/2026

Update Frequency: Annual

Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/TS/M084871

Sample OpenAPI query

import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_50e653cb3a37e89d9bc227470d217d0e"
url = "https://data.gov.sg/api/action/datastore_search?resource_id="  + dataset_id 
        
response = requests.get(url)
print(response.json())

Citation

This dataset can be reused and cited in research publications.

About this dataset

Contact

feedback@data.gov.sg

Created on

31 Oct 2023

Licence

Free forever for personal or commercial use, under the Open Data Licence.

Agency

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)

Data explorer

IncomeOfForeignDirectInvestmentInSingaporeByDetailedIndustryDuringTheYearAnnual.csv (39 rows, 10 KB)

Data Series Text	2024 Numeric	2023 Numeric	2022 Numeric	2021 Numeric	2020 Text	2019 Text	2018 Numeric	2017 Numeric	2016 Numeric	2015 Text	2014 Text	2013 Text	2012 Text	2011 Numeric	2010 Text	2009 Text	2008 Text	2007 Text	2006 Text	2005 Text	2004 Text	2003 Text	2002 Text	2001 Text	2000 Text	1999 Text	1998 Text
(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)2.6%	(Null)2.6%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)2.6%	(Null)2.6%	(Null)2.6%	(Null)2.6%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)5.1%	(Null)2.6%	(Null)12.8%	(Null)12.8%	(Null)12.8%	(Null)12.8%	(Null)12.8%	(Null)12.8%	(Null)15.4%	(Null)12.8%	(Null)12.8%	(Null)23.1%	(Null)20.5%
Total	378832.5	335468.4	337101.8	289352.9	191026.9	188229.4	190948	153875.3	119621.1	109902.3	87650.7	99168.6	89934	81070.9	78871	73873.7	64006.4	80986.5	60909.6	53896.3	43943.7	30256.9	24611.3	18314.6	22174.1	15443.7	2995.4
Manufacturing	54277	49269.8	75706.8	66966.8	41654.2	56531.7	66347.6	44714.2	34179.5	31350.9	28216.5	24713.9	29470.6	26945.1	26008.4	25534.6	20300.5	34166.3	21524.4	22545.4	20297	16497.5	10403.4	10065	11710.3	9232.2	9322.4
Food, Beverages & Tobacco	3807.3	2241.2	4662.6	3041.6	3340.5	5683.4	2675.5	3445.1	1479.9	1400.1	1533.1	1651.9	1162.4	1006.4	492	410.8	52.6	134.8	194.4	146.1	109.3	52.9	72	100.6	129.5	98.5	30.9
Paper, Paper Products & Printing	-36.3	85.6	-23	5.6	109.1	39.6	5	14.9	121.6	59.6	38.5	-0.8	4.6	11	-7.6	138.2	32.3	26.7	113.6	46.2	26.9	28.4	39.6	36.2	69.4	101.8	41.2
Refined Petroleum Products	9629	7515	5443.4	11484.7	na	na	3509.2	6758	7606.5	3817	1567.9	246.1	1016.2	1624.2	na	3550.2	374.4	5935.1	4149	3781.2	2738.8	1984.7	670	-288.1	-22.5	na	na
Chemical & Chemical Products	1154.6	4326.7	5089.7	6733.2	4801.6	4522.7	3776	3075.7	3091.4	2175.7	1463.5	1236.6	563.2	577.4	1780	603.2	264.7	1160.4	1453.6	1522.1	2135.7	754.3	1569.4	9.3	305.8	-1395.3	-106
Pharmaceutical & Biological Products	105.7	6949.7	5897.5	5926.2	6435	5458.6	11606.1	7257	9038.5	8622.1	8639.2	7769.9	15048.4	12294.9	10580.4	13856.4	10933.7	18439.1	4849.9	10448.2	5574.1	5759.3	3037	4358.5	2314.8	na	na
Rubber & Plastic Products	427.9	250	324	165.8	158	160.3	240.4	345.1	238	97.7	122.6	214.5	94.4	98.6	254.1	108.9	64.1	99.2	122.5	119.8	89	107.8	63.4	74.9	87.8	81.6	61.6
Basic Metals	6.7	0.3	5.6	6.6	1.9	-9.2	-1.3	1.8	2.1	-	na	na	na	-2	na	na	43.9	16.9	9.1	5.2	12.5	13.4	-	15.5	16.9	na	15.9
Fabricated Metal Products	230.7	165	413.7	396	272.7	301.4	237	260.9	146.5	73.2	215.1	214.5	170.3	141.6	81.6	385.4	117.2	80.5	-156.3	75.9	135.3	49.1	93.6	62.5	158.2	168.6	131.3

Column legend

Title	Column name	Data type	Unit of measure	Description
Data Series	DataSeries	Text	Millions Of Singapore Dollars	-
2024	2024	Numeric	Millions Of Singapore Dollars	-
2023	2023	Numeric	Millions Of Singapore Dollars	-
2022	2022	Numeric	Millions Of Singapore Dollars	-
2021	2021	Numeric	Millions Of Singapore Dollars	-
2020	2020	Text	Millions Of Singapore Dollars	-
2019	2019	Text	Millions Of Singapore Dollars	-
2018	2018	Numeric	Millions Of Singapore Dollars	-
2017	2017	Numeric	Millions Of Singapore Dollars	-
2016	2016	Numeric	Millions Of Singapore Dollars	-

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