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 207 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 | 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
- 1 China, mainland 163,253 million USD compare
- 3 China, Hong Kong SAR 112,676 million USD compare
- 4 Caribbean 74,479 million USD compare
- 5 Brazil 65,897 million USD compare
More economy & growth data for Singapore
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of gdp 35.4 (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 0.903 (2025)
- Gdp per capita worldbank constant usd 70,684 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp 17.43 (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd 431.96 billion (2025)
- Gdp per capita in international and market dollars 70,684 (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 1.31 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -14.11 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -10.79 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 45.11 billion current LCU (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$?
- Singapore ranks 2nd out of 207 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$ 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.