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Singapore: investment climate and market data

Singapore scores 86 out of 100 on the Invest Global investability score (low risk), ranking 4 of 199 countries. Its strongest pillar is market depth and infrastructure (100) and its weakest is growth and upside (52).

86/ 100 · Low risk · grade A+ · High confidence
GDP
$604 billion
2025 · World Bank
Real GDP growth
5.0%
2025 · World Bank
Inflation
0.9%
2025 · World Bank
FDI inflows
26.3% of GDP
2025 · World Bank
Government debt
171% of GDP
2025 · IMF
Reserves
4.4 months of imports
2025 · World Bank
Population
6.1 million
2025 · World Bank
GDP per person
$98,814
2025 · World Bank

Why Singapore scores 86

Institutions and rule of law25%97
Openness to foreign investment20%91
Macro and financial stability18%71
Political stability and security10%98
Growth and upside12%52
Market depth and infrastructure15%100

Six weighted pillars from World Bank, OECD and IMF indicators. See the method, weights and every country.

Openness to foreign investors

The OECD FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index for Singapore is 0.07 on a scale from 0 (fully open) to 1 (closed), as of 2025. That is moderately open, with some sector limits.

Where Singapore is most exposed by sector

Technology
82
High exposure
Financials and Fintech
73
High exposure
Industrials and Manufacturing
73
High exposure
Real Estate
68
High exposure

Exposure scores show how important each sector is to the economy, not how attractive it is to invest in. Browse all sectors.

Natural resources

1 mines and deposits are mapped in Singapore. Power capacity is 14 GW. See the minerals, mines and power plants.

Go deeper on Singapore

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Educational research, not investment, legal or tax advice. Scores are screening tools built from public data and are not forecasts or ratings. Figures are the latest available from the named source and may lag. Confirm everything with local advisers before committing capital. Sources: World Bank WDI and WGI, IMF World Economic Outlook, OECD. Data as of 2026-10-09.