Growth & Characteristics

Of Singapore As
A Logistics Hub
Overview

Singapore In Short

SINGAPORE IN SHORT
Geograhical
• 648 sq km
Social
• Independence: 1965
• 3 million population
• Chinese, Malays and Indians
Singapore Economy
• Busiest Port Worldwide (15.1 mil
TEUs)
• 3rd Largest Oil Refining Centre in
the world
• Largest Manufacturer of Disk
Drives
Overview

Competitveness : Scoreboard
Ranking of World’s Most Competitive Economies

1998 1997
Singapore 1 1
Hong Kong 2 2
United States 3 3
United Kingdom 4 7
Canada 5 4
Taiwan 6 8
Netherlands 7 12
Switzerland 8 6
Norway 9 10
Luxembourg 10 11
Source: Global Competitiveness Report 1998
World Economic Forum
Overview

Investment Climate

Switzerland 83
Singapore
76
Taiwan 76

Japan 74

Netherlands 74

Germany 72

Norway 71

Austria 69

60 65 70 75 80 85
Present Composite Score
Source: BERI 1998-II
Economy

Gross Domestic Product (1998)

Transport &
Commerce Communications
17% 10%
Construction
9%

Others
12%

Financial &
Business Svs Manufacturing
30% 22%

Gross Domestic Output : S$ 141 billion

 Economy

Manufacturing Sector (1998)

Engineering
17% General Industries
Chemicals
24% 3%

Electronics
56%

Total Manufacturing Output : $ 124 billion

 Economy

Electronics Output (1998)

Key Modules
& Devices
12%

3Cs
28%
Data Storage
& Imaging
42%

Semiconductor
18%

Output : S$ 61 billion
Economy

Chemical Output (1998)

Output : S$ 27 billion
Pharmaceutica
Healthcare
l
4%
10%
Materials
8% Petroleum
51%

Specialty
Chemicals
11%
Petrochemical
s
16%

CAGR (94-98): 8.6% p.a.

Economy

Regional HQ and Business Services

SINGAPORE :
Asia’s Best City
for Business
Nov 98, Fortune Magazine

SINGAPORE IS A PREMIER HQ CENTRE

WITH OVER 150 COMPANIES
AWARDED THE EDB’S HQ STATUS

COMPAQ UPS
HP ST MICROELECTRONICS
IBM ROCHE
MOTOROLA GENERAL ELECTRIC
3M CIRCLE INT’L
NOKIA REUTERS
PHILIPS GLAXO WELLCOME
UPS WWL TNT
Economy

Towards the 21st Century

Industry 21 Vision
Singapore as a vibrant &
robust global hub of
knowledge driven industries