Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Singapore
Singapore: Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP was 27.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
27.8%
Change on year
up 5.9%
World rank
6th
of 212 countries
All-time high
33.3%
in 2021
All-time low
6.7%
in 2002
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Singapore, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Singapore stood at 27.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Singapore peaked at 33.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 2002.
Singapore ranks 6th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.1% | — |
| 2001 | 18.9% | +17.3% |
| 2002 | 6.7% | -64.9% |
| 2003 | 17.5% | +162.4% |
| 2004 | 21.2% | +21.4% |
| 2005 | 15.1% | -28.7% |
| 2006 | 26.3% | +74.2% |
| 2007 | 26.2% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 7.0% | -73.2% |
| 2009 | 12.1% | +71.9% |
| 2010 | 23.1% | +91.1% |
| 2011 | 17.6% | -23.7% |
| 2012 | 18.7% | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 20.9% | +11.7% |
| 2014 | 21.8% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 22.7% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 20.4% | -10.1% |
| 2017 | 29.7% | +45.6% |
| 2018 | 22.1% | -25.5% |
| 2019 | 28.3% | +28.1% |
| 2020 | 22.8% | -19.4% |
| 2021 | 33.3% | +45.8% |
| 2022 | 29.4% | -11.7% |
| 2023 | 26.2% | -10.9% |
| 2024 | 27.8% | +5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.7% | 6.7% | 26.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.5% | 17.6% | 29.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.9% | 22.8% | 33.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 3 Cayman Islands 93.7% compare
- 4 Guyana 35.0% compare
- 5 Palau 28.9% compare
- 7 Mozambique 15.4% compare
- 8 Namibia 14.8% compare
- 9 Mauritania 13.2% compare
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- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 4.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 0.4065 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 40,165 current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 3.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.2551 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 25,208 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 6.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4134 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Singapore?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Singapore was 27.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 33.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 2002.
- How does Singapore rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp?
- Singapore ranks 6th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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