Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in Singapore
Singapore: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices was 130,506 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in Singapore, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 130,506 million USD for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.6% on the previous year and up 146.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Singapore peaked at 130,506 million USD in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3,412 million USD, in 1992.
Singapore ranks 2nd of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12,466 million USD | 3,412 million USD | 28,160 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 26,643 million USD | 8,335 million USD | 50,361 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 64,333 million USD | 37,538 million USD | 90,572 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 107,288 million USD | 70,406 million USD | 130,506 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 1 China, mainland 148,788 million USD compare
- 3 China, Hong Kong SAR 96,674 million USD compare
- 4 Brazil 60,305 million USD compare
- 5 Canada 42,015 million USD compare
More economy & growth data for Singapore
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.99 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current LCU), annual -0.5874 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), annual growth rate 12.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0571 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita 5,645 current US$ per person (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), annual growth rate 9.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.0747 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita 7,381 current LCU per person (2025)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.5686 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Singapore?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Singapore was 130,506 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 130,506 million USD in 2023.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,412 million USD in 1992.
- How does Singapore rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices?
- Singapore ranks 2nd out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 146.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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FDI is an investment which aims to acquire a lasting management influence (10 percent or more of the voting stock) in an enterprise operating in a foreign economy. FDI may be undertaken by individuals, as well as business entities. The foreign direct investor most often is aiming to gain access to natural resources, to markets, to labour supply, to technology, to ensure security of supplies or to control the quality of a certain product. FDI can be decomposed into two types of investments: mergers and acquisitions (MA) and greenfield investments. The latter type results in the creation of new entities and the setting up of offices, buildings, plants or factories from scratch in a foreign economy. FDI is the sum of equity capital, reinvested earnings and other FDI capital. Equity capital comprises equity in branches, all shares in subsidiaries and associates (except non-participating, preferred shares that are treated as debt securities and are included under other FDI capital) and other contributions such as the provision of machinery. Reinvested earnings consist of the direct investor's share (in proportion to equity participation) of earnings not distributed by the direct investment enterprise. Other FDI capital (loans) includes the borrowing and lending of funds, including debt securities and trade credits between direct investors and direct investment enterprises. FDI inflows and outflows are important for tracking the direct investment conditions each year. Outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions from the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises resident abroad. Whereas, Inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions received by the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises of a specific industry resident in the reporting economy.