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Return On Foreign Direct Investment In Singapore By Detailed Industry (During The Year), Annual

Data from Jan 1999 to Dec 2022Updated 3 months ago

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)

Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS

Data Last Updated: 21/02/2024

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 2020. Please refer to the Technical Notes (https://www.singstat.gov.sg/-/media/files/find_data/trade-and-investment/fdi2019-notes.pdf) 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/M084911

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ReturnOnForeignDirectInvestmentInSingaporeByDetailedIndustryDuringTheYearAnnual.csv (39 rows, 7.3 KB)

Data Series Text	2022 Text	2021 Text	2020 Text	2019 Text	2018 Text	2017 Text	2016 Text	2015 Text	2014 Text	2013 Text	2012 Text	2011 Text	2010 Text	2009 Text	2008 Text	2007 Text	2006 Text	2005 Text	2004 Text	2003 Text	2002 Text	2001 Text	2000 Text	1999 Text
(Null)0.0%	(Null)5.1%	(Null)7.7%	(Null)7.7%	(Null)5.1%	(Null)5.1%	(Null)2.6%	(Null)2.6%	(Null)5.1%	(Null)2.6%	(Null)2.6%	(Null)2.6%	(Null)2.6%	(Null)2.6%	(Null)2.6%	(Null)17.9%	(Null)15.4%	(Null)15.4%	(Null)15.4%	(Null)15.4%	(Null)15.4%	(Null)15.4%	(Null)12.8%	(Null)23.1%	(Null)23.1%
Total	12.6	12.2	9.5	10.1	11.5	10.6	9.1	9.2	9.4	11.6	11.9	11.9	12.7	13.6	13.1	19.4	17.5	17.9	16.8	12.7	11	9	12.2	9.8
Manufacturing	27.1	26.9	18.9	25.9	31.8	25.5	20.6	19.1	17.8	17.2	22	19.8	20.6	22.6	18.3	30.5	20.4	22.7	21.9	19	12.6	13.4	18.4	16.8
Food, Beverages & Tobacco	13.7	9.2	8.7	14.8	9.8	23.6	16.2	17.7	24	32.9	29.6	29	16.9	20	3.5	9.1	19.9	26.1	22.7	11.6	15.7	22.4	27.8	20
Paper, Paper Products & Printing	-4.9	0.5	12.9	5.7	0.9	2.9	24.8	12.7	7	-0.1	0.6	1.4	-1.2	2.3	4.7	4	15.5	6.3	4.2	4	5.3	4.9	9.6	14.2
Refined Petroleum Products	17.4	43.8	8.5	16.6	14	29.9	37	16.8	6.1	1.1	4.8	7.7	7.2	20.7	2.6	41.7	29.3	27.4	20.1	15.1	5.4	-3	na	na
Chemical & Chemical Products	20.7	30.2	24.2	24.2	21.9	18	19.6	16.2	12.2	10.7	5.5	6.3	20.6	8	3.8	17.1	20.5	21.8	36.5	13.6	31.1	0.2	8.9	-35.3
Pharmaceutical & Biological Products	45.7	40.4	44.6	25.1	53.3	54.1	49.6	45.7	34.9	24.9	41.9	29.1	27.4	41.3	27.8	42.8	12.6	29.6	18.2	22.5	15.4	28.4	na	na
Rubber & Plastic Products	16.5	8.6	8.1	8.6	13.3	21	16.3	7	7.9	16.5	10.2	8.7	17	9.3	5.5	9.2	11.7	12.1	8.9	12.1	8.2	10.9	12.6	11.7
Basic Metals	18.2	-	-	-	-	1.3	1.1	-	2.6	-8.1	-6.1	-1.1	-6.8	1.4	7.9	3.5	5.1	16.4	33.2	36.8	0	44	na	na
Fabricated Metal Products	11.5	10.8	8	8.6	6.7	8	5.1	2.6	7.2	7.7	7.9	7.6	5.4	25.4	6.3	4.9	-11	5.7	10.6	3.9	7.5	5.5	15.1	16.4

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Title	Column name	Data type	Unit of measure	Description
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2022	2022	Text	Per Cent	-
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2000	2000	Text	Per Cent	-
1999	1999	Text	Per Cent	-

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import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_941ea5994ac9af325c210d90d2ea8dd3"
url = "https://data.gov.sg/api/action/datastore_search?resource_id="  + dataset_id 
        
response = requests.get(url)
print(response.json())

Citation

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Singapore Department of Statistics. (2023). Return On Foreign Direct Investment In Singapore By Detailed Industry (During The Year), Annual (2025) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved March 31, 2025 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_941ea5994ac9af325c210d90d2ea8dd3/view

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Created on

28 Nov 2023

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SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)

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ReturnOnForeignDirectInvestmentInSingaporeByDetailedIndustryDuringTheYearAnnual.csv (39 rows, 7.3 KB)

Data Series Text	2022 Text	2021 Text	2020 Text	2019 Text	2018 Text	2017 Text	2016 Text	2015 Text	2014 Text	2013 Text	2012 Text	2011 Text	2010 Text	2009 Text	2008 Text	2007 Text	2006 Text	2005 Text	2004 Text	2003 Text	2002 Text	2001 Text	2000 Text	1999 Text
(Null)0.0%	(Null)5.1%	(Null)7.7%	(Null)7.7%	(Null)5.1%	(Null)5.1%	(Null)2.6%	(Null)2.6%	(Null)5.1%	(Null)2.6%	(Null)2.6%	(Null)2.6%	(Null)2.6%	(Null)2.6%	(Null)2.6%	(Null)17.9%	(Null)15.4%	(Null)15.4%	(Null)15.4%	(Null)15.4%	(Null)15.4%	(Null)15.4%	(Null)12.8%	(Null)23.1%	(Null)23.1%
Total	12.6	12.2	9.5	10.1	11.5	10.6	9.1	9.2	9.4	11.6	11.9	11.9	12.7	13.6	13.1	19.4	17.5	17.9	16.8	12.7	11	9	12.2	9.8
Manufacturing	27.1	26.9	18.9	25.9	31.8	25.5	20.6	19.1	17.8	17.2	22	19.8	20.6	22.6	18.3	30.5	20.4	22.7	21.9	19	12.6	13.4	18.4	16.8
Food, Beverages & Tobacco	13.7	9.2	8.7	14.8	9.8	23.6	16.2	17.7	24	32.9	29.6	29	16.9	20	3.5	9.1	19.9	26.1	22.7	11.6	15.7	22.4	27.8	20
Paper, Paper Products & Printing	-4.9	0.5	12.9	5.7	0.9	2.9	24.8	12.7	7	-0.1	0.6	1.4	-1.2	2.3	4.7	4	15.5	6.3	4.2	4	5.3	4.9	9.6	14.2
Refined Petroleum Products	17.4	43.8	8.5	16.6	14	29.9	37	16.8	6.1	1.1	4.8	7.7	7.2	20.7	2.6	41.7	29.3	27.4	20.1	15.1	5.4	-3	na	na
Chemical & Chemical Products	20.7	30.2	24.2	24.2	21.9	18	19.6	16.2	12.2	10.7	5.5	6.3	20.6	8	3.8	17.1	20.5	21.8	36.5	13.6	31.1	0.2	8.9	-35.3
Pharmaceutical & Biological Products	45.7	40.4	44.6	25.1	53.3	54.1	49.6	45.7	34.9	24.9	41.9	29.1	27.4	41.3	27.8	42.8	12.6	29.6	18.2	22.5	15.4	28.4	na	na
Rubber & Plastic Products	16.5	8.6	8.1	8.6	13.3	21	16.3	7	7.9	16.5	10.2	8.7	17	9.3	5.5	9.2	11.7	12.1	8.9	12.1	8.2	10.9	12.6	11.7
Basic Metals	18.2	-	-	-	-	1.3	1.1	-	2.6	-8.1	-6.1	-1.1	-6.8	1.4	7.9	3.5	5.1	16.4	33.2	36.8	0	44	na	na
Fabricated Metal Products	11.5	10.8	8	8.6	6.7	8	5.1	2.6	7.2	7.7	7.9	7.6	5.4	25.4	6.3	4.9	-11	5.7	10.6	3.9	7.5	5.5	15.1	16.4

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Title	Column name	Data type	Unit of measure	Description
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2022	2022	Text	Per Cent	-
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2020	2020	Text	Per Cent	-
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2002	2002	Text	Per Cent	-
2001	2001	Text	Per Cent	-
2000	2000	Text	Per Cent	-
1999	1999	Text	Per Cent	-

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