Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Singapore
Singapore: Total FDI inflows — Value US$ was 159,670 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Singapore, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fdi inflows — value us$ in Singapore is 159,670 million USD, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.1% on the previous year and up 181.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$ in Singapore peaked at 159,670 million USD in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,204 million USD, in 1992.
Singapore ranks 2nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Singapore, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5,575 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 4,887 million USD | -12.3% |
| 1992 | 2,204 million USD | -54.9% |
| 1993 | 4,686 million USD | +112.6% |
| 1994 | 8,550 million USD | +82.5% |
| 1995 | 11,943 million USD | +39.7% |
| 1996 | 11,432 million USD | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 15,702 million USD | +37.3% |
| 1998 | 5,959 million USD | -62.1% |
| 1999 | 18,853 million USD | +216.4% |
| 2000 | 14,752 million USD | -21.8% |
| 2001 | 17,302 million USD | +17.3% |
| 2002 | 5,338 million USD | -69.1% |
| 2003 | 16,353 million USD | +206.3% |
| 2004 | 22,325 million USD | +36.5% |
| 2005 | 16,522 million USD | -26.0% |
| 2006 | 35,275 million USD | +113.5% |
| 2007 | 43,004 million USD | +21.9% |
| 2008 | 10,412 million USD | -75.8% |
| 2009 | 18,917 million USD | +81.7% |
| 2010 | 57,214 million USD | +202.4% |
| 2011 | 39,890 million USD | -30.3% |
| 2012 | 60,103 million USD | +50.7% |
| 2013 | 56,672 million USD | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 73,287 million USD | +29.3% |
| 2015 | 59,700 million USD | -18.5% |
| 2016 | 67,502 million USD | +13.1% |
| 2017 | 85,369 million USD | +26.5% |
| 2018 | 73,561 million USD | -13.8% |
| 2019 | 97,484 million USD | +32.5% |
| 2020 | 72,903 million USD | -25.2% |
| 2021 | 131,151 million USD | +79.9% |
| 2022 | 141,211 million USD | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 159,670 million USD | +13.1% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 159,670 million USD is above the median for high income countries, which is 4,565 million USD, 35.0× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 159,670 million USD is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 687.25 million USD, 232.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,979 million USD | 2,204 million USD | 18,853 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 20,020 million USD | 5,338 million USD | 43,004 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 67,078 million USD | 39,890 million USD | 97,484 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 126,234 million USD | 72,903 million USD | 159,670 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 94.20 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.156 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 15,415 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 159.09 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 17.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.2634 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 26,032 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 12.55 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi inflows — value us$ in Singapore?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$ in Singapore was 159,670 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$ recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 159,670 million USD in 2023.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$ recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,204 million USD in 1992.
- How does Singapore rank for total fdi inflows — value us$?
- Singapore ranks 2nd out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$ rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 181.7%. 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$. 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.