Embassy of the United States Singapore

U.S. Government Resources

• Singapore Country Commercial Guide  prepared by the U.S. Department of Commerce.  (PDF 512 KB)
• Overview of Singapore's Business Environment (PDF 2.30 MB)
• Singapore's Investment Climate Report, March 2012, prepared by the Department of State's Bureau of Economic, Energy and Business Affairs.
• For information on United-States-Singapore Free Trade Area Agreement, please click on U.S. Trade Representative website.

Other Resources

• Main Indicators of the Singapore Economy 2008-2011, prepared by the Singapore Ministry of Trade and Industry. (PDF 168 KB)
• For information on company tax rates in Singapore, please check the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore website.
• For the Singapore government agency responsible for helping foreign companies to set up a business in Singapore, please check the Singapore Economic Development Board website.  
• Singapore serves as a springboard to the markets in ASEAN, China and India. For key Asian macroeconomic information, please check the Asian Development Bank’s Basic Statistics 2012 (PDF 278 KB). This is an annual publication issued by the Asian Development Bank’s Economics Research Department which provides updated statistical indicators for 45 member economies of the bank in Asia and the Pacific Region.
• Singapore in Brief 2012, prepared by the Singapore Department of Statistics. (PDF 628 KB)
• International Enterprise (IE) Singapore is the Singapore government agency responsible for spearheading the overseas growth of Singapore-based companies and promoting international trade.
• The Singapore Business Federation is the apex business chamber that champions the interests of the Singapore business community in trade, investment and industrial relations. It represents more than 18,000 companies as well as the local and foreign business chambers and key national and industry associations.

Links to Information on Doing Business in Other ASEAN Countries

• Brunei
• Burma
• Cambodia
• Indonesia
• Laos
• Philippines
• Malaysia
• Thailand
• Vietnam