Datasets
Business and Industry System Anchors
Dated MTI/EDB/SingStat anchors for manufacturing scale, electronics-cluster value-added shares, and the MTI–EDB–ACRA agency split — with explicit denominators for GDP-share versus manufacturing-establishment statistics.
Business and Industry System Anchors
Use each row with its stated population base, denominator, and reference period. Manufacturing value-added and employment come from SingStat's manufacturing-establishment series (preliminary 2025); GDP-share figures come from national-accounts framing cited by MTI/EDB. Narrative interpretation lives in business industry overview. Incorporation fees and GST thresholds live in doing business anchors; cluster-specific anchors live in child datasets (for example electronics semiconductors anchors, maritime port anchors).
Denominator bases
| Term | Meaning in this dataset | Do not confuse with |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing value-added (VA) | Nominal value added of all manufacturing establishments in SingStat's annual series | Manufacturing gross output (total output) |
| Manufacturing employment | Persons employed in manufacturing establishments in the SingStat series | Economy-wide employment or a single cluster headcount |
| Manufacturing share of GDP | Manufacturing's contribution to Singapore GDP per national accounts / Economic Survey framing | Manufacturing VA as a share of manufacturing output only |
| Electronics cluster nominal VA share | Electronics segment share within manufacturing nominal VA (MTI cluster definition) | Semiconductors' share of global chip production |
| Overall nominal VA share | Electronics cluster as a share of Singapore's overall nominal value added | Electronics share of manufacturing output (gross) |
Sources: SingStat manufacturing data; MTI electronics cluster feature, accessed 9 August 2026.
Manufacturing scale — 2025 (preliminary)
| Metric | Value | Population / denominator | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing value-added | S$132,813.8 million | All manufacturing establishments (SingStat annual series) | 2025 |
| Manufacturing total output | S$479,057.1 million | Gross output of manufacturing establishments | 2025 |
| Manufacturing employment | 350.8 thousand (350,764 persons) | Persons employed in manufacturing establishments | 2025 |
| Manufacturing share of GDP | 18.5% | Singapore GDP (national accounts; cited via EDB from Economic Survey of Singapore 2025) | 2025 |
Sources: SingStat manufacturing latest data; SingStat manufacturing VA by cluster; SingStat manufacturing employment by cluster; EDB Technology Hardware and Equipment (GDP share citing MTI Economic Survey of Singapore 2025), accessed 9 August 2026. Do not quote manufacturing VA and GDP share interchangeably without naming the denominator.
Electronics cluster shares — 2025
| Metric | Value | Population / denominator | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electronics share of manufacturing nominal VA | 43.2% | Manufacturing sector nominal value added | 2025 |
| Electronics share of overall nominal VA | 8.0% | Singapore economy overall nominal value added | 2025 |
| Semiconductors share within electronics nominal VA | 80.2% | Electronics cluster nominal value added | 2025 |
Source: MTI electronics cluster feature, 25 May 2026, accessed 9 August 2026. Cluster shares are nominal VA ratios, not employment or gross-output shares.
Agency roles and child anchors
| Anchor | Role | Population / notes | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) | Economic and industry policy; publishes Economic Survey and cluster analysis | National economy and sector policy frame | Accessed 9 Aug 2026 |
| Economic Development Board (EDB) | Principal inbound investment-promotion agency for manufacturing and traded projects | Large manufacturing and traded investment attraction | Accessed 9 Aug 2026 |
| ACRA Bizfile incorporation | Legal entity registration — not sector licensing or work authorisation | Local companies and other entity types | See doing business anchors |
| Sector regulators (HSA, MPA, CAAS, IMDA, MOM, IRAS, etc.) | Day-to-day licensing, employment, tax, and sector compliance | Varies by activity; see child topic articles | Accessed 9 Aug 2026 |
Sources: EDB homepage; EDB Technology Hardware and Equipment, accessed 9 August 2026. EDB investment facilitation is not the same as ACRA incorporation (doing business anchors) or MOM work passes (employment law and work culture).
Record details
- Also known as
- ["Singapore manufacturing statistics","EDB investment promotion","industry anchors Singapore"]
- Jurisdiction
- SG
- What each row represents
- one dated manufacturing scale, cluster share, denominator, or agency-role anchor
- Update cadence
- after SingStat manufacturing releases or MTI/EDB industry-statistics revisions
- Source format
- markdown
Dates describe this record’s own period and applicability. A verification date does not mean a rule is currently in force.
Sources
- SingStat — Manufacturing (latest news and data) Accessed 2026-08-09
- data.gov.sg / SingStat — Principal Statistics of Manufacturing by Industry Cluster — Value Added, Annual Accessed 2026-08-09
- data.gov.sg / SingStat — Principal Statistics of Manufacturing by Industry Cluster — Employment, Annual Accessed 2026-08-09
- EDB — Technology Hardware and Equipment Hub Accessed 2026-08-09
- MTI — Singapore's electronics cluster and the AI boom Accessed 2026-08-09
- Economic Development Board Accessed 2026-08-09
Collection as of 2026-10-07 · An expanding collection. Published counts show available knowledge, not complete coverage of Singapore.