In 2025, Singapore purchased goods worth about US$504 billion from international markets. This represents a 23.9% increase compared with 2021, when the country's total imports were valued at roughly $406.9 billion.

On a year-over-year basis, Singapore's Import spending expanded significantly, climbing 10.1% from $457.6 billion in 2024 to the 2025 total.

According to the average exchange rate for 2025, the Singapore dollar strengthened by about 2.2% against the US dollar between 2024 and 2025. Because of this stronger local currency, goods priced in US dollars became slightly more affordable for Singaporean buyers when converted into Singapore dollars.

Major Suppliers of Products Imported by Singapore

The most recent country-specific data indicates that 78.2% of Singapore's imported goods were supplied by exporters from the following economies: Taiwan (16.1% of Singapore's total imports), mainland China (12.5%), Malaysia (10.9%), the United States (10.6%), South Korea (6.4%), Japan (5%), Indonesia (3.8%), the United Arab Emirates (3.1%), Thailand (2.67%), France (2.66%), the United Kingdom (2.4%), and Germany (2%).

Looking at imports from a regional perspective, Asian countries supplied more than two-thirds (70.4%) of Singapore's imports in 2025. Meanwhile, European partners accounted for 13.8% of Singapore's purchases, and North American suppliers contributed 11.9%.

Smaller shares came from Latin America (1.7%), excluding Mexico but including Caribbean economies, Oceania (1.44%) led by Australia and New Zealand, and Africa (0.8%).

With a population of roughly 6.1 million people, Singapore's $504 billion in imports during 2025 translates into approximately $82,900 in imported goods per person annually. This per-capita demand is higher than the $77,100 recorded in 2024.

Singapore's Top 10 Imports

The following product categories accounted for the largest shares of Singapore's import spending in 2025, along with their percentage of total imports.

1.Electrical machinery and equipment: US$172 billion (34.1%)

2.Machinery including computers: $107.2 billion (21.3%)

3.Mineral fuels including oil: $77.9 billion (15.5%)

4.Gems and precious metals: $29.4 billion (5.8%)

5.Optical, technical and medical apparatus: $15.8 billion (3.1%)

6.Aircraft and spacecraft: $8.1 billion (1.6%)

7.Plastics and plastic articles: $6.9 billion (1.4%)

8.Organic chemicals: $6.4 billion (1.3%)

9.Other chemical products: $5.3 billion (1%)

10.Pharmaceuticals: $5 billion (1%)

Combined, these top ten categories accounted for about 86.1% of Singapore's total import value in 2025.

Among the major categories, machinery including computers recorded the fastest growth, rising 29.6% compared with 2024. Another strong performer was electrical machinery and equipment, which increased 19.3% year over year.

Imports of gems and precious metals also climbed 19.1%, largely due to higher spending on jewelry and gold.

On the other hand, several key categories experienced declines. Organic chemicals dropped 19.3%, pharmaceutical imports fell 13.1%, and mineral fuels including oil decreased by 10.8% compared with the previous year.

The statistics above are based on two-digit Harmonized Tariff System (HTS) codes.

Major Imported Products at the Detailed Level

Looking at a more detailed four-digit HTS classification, Singapore spent the most on the following imported goods:

1.Electronic integrated circuits and microassemblies (22.5% of total imports)

2.Processed petroleum oils (8.9%)

3.Turbo-jets (6.4%)

4.Crude oil (5.1%)

5.Computers including optical readers (4.9%)

6.Telephone devices including smartphones (4.1%)

7.Unwrought gold (4%)

8.Computer parts and accessories (2.6%)

9.Semiconductor manufacturing machinery (2.3%)

10.Solar semiconductors or diodes (1.6%)

Singapore Import Companies in 2025

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1.RADIANT OPTRONICS PTE LTD(30.5%, $16.34 Million)

2.SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD(18.26%, $9.78 Million)

3.FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP(15.36%, $8.23 Million)

4.SIIX SINGAPORE PTE LTD(3.45%, $1.85 Million)

5.STAR CONCORD PTE LTD(3.39%, $1.82 Million)

6.PANASONIC OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE CO LTD(3.37%, $1.8 Million)

7.SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC ASIA PTE LTD(3.29%, $1.76 Million)

8.OSI ELECTRONICS PTE LTD C O DSV SOLUTION PTE LTD(3.04%, $1.63 Million)

9.HAIER APPLIANCE PARTS LLC(1.69%, $0.91 Million)

10.HAIER US APPLIANCE SOLUTIONS(1.62%, $0.87 Million)

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