Summary
This PESTLE country analysis report on Singapore provides a holistic view of the country, with insightful analysis of current and future issues, supplemented with relevant quantitative data to support trend analysis.
Synopsis
- Understand the political system in Singapore through analysis of key figures in the country and governance indicators.
- Understand the economic situation in Singapore through a balanced assessment of core macroeconomic issues.
- Understand customer demographics in Singapore through analysis of income distribution and the rural-urban split, as well as healthcare and education.
- Understand the technological landscape in Singapore through analysis of relevant laws and policies, as well as patents data.
Scope
- The political landscape section discusses the evolution of the political scenario in Singapore, as well as the country's economic, social, foreign, and defense policies. The section also discusses the country's performance according to World Bank Governance Indicators.
- The economic landscape section outlines the evolution of Singapore's economy, as well as the country's performance in terms of GDP growth, composition by sector (agriculture, industry, and services), fiscal situation, international investment position, monetary situation, credit disbursement, banking sector, and employment.
- The social landscape section analyzes the government's social welfare policies, as well as the country's performance in terms of healthcare, income distribution, and education.
Reasons to buy
- What is the outlook in Singapore in terms of political stability, policies towards business, and the popularity of the government?
- How does Singapore perform in terms of GDP growth, its fiscal situation, international investment position, monetary situation, and employment?
- How does Singapore perform in terms of healthcare, income distribution, and education?
- How does Singapore perform in terms of technology-intensive sectors like IT, life sciences, and R&D expenditure trends?
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Table of Contents
Overview 2
Catalyst 2
Summary 2
Key findings 2
PESTLE highlights 4
Key fundamentals 5
Key Facts and Geographic Location 12
Key facts 12
Geographic location 13
PESTLE Analysis 14
Summary 14
Political analysis 15
Overview 15
Current strengths 15
Current challenges 15
Future prospects 16
Future risks 17
Economic analysis 18
Overview 18
Current strengths 18
Healthy economic indicators 18
Current challenges 18
Future prospects 18
Future risks 19
Social analysis 21
Overview 21
Current strengths 21
Current challenges 21
Future prospects 22
Future risks 22
Technological analysis 23
Overview 23
Current strengths 23
Current challenges 24
Future prospects 25
Future risks 25
Legal analysis 26
Overview 26
Current strengths 26
Current challenges 26
Future prospects 26
Future risks 27
Environmental analysis 28
Overview 28
Current strengths 28
Current challenges 29
Future prospects 29
Political Landscape 30
Summary 30
Evolution 30
Structure and policies 31
Key political figures 31
Structure of government 32
Structure of legislature 33
Key policies 34
Performance 34
Governance indicators 34
Outlook 35
Economic Landscape 36
Summary 36
Evolution 36
Structure and policies 37
Financial system 37
Financial authorities and regulators 37
Stock Exchange 37
Performance 38
GDP and growth rate 38
Fiscal situation 43
Current account 43
Foreign trade 43
Monetary situation 44
Employment 45
International investment position 46
Credit rating 46
Outlook 46
Social Landscape 47
Summary 47
Evolution 47
Structure and policies 47
Demographic composition 47
Education 48
Healthcare 49
Social welfare 49
Performance 49
Healthcare 49
Education 50
Outlook 51
Technological Landscape 52
Summary 52
Evolution 52
Structure and policies 52
Intellectual property 52
R&D 52
Performance 52
Mobile phones 52
Outlook 54
Legal Landscape 55
Summary 55
Evolution 55
Structure and policies 55
Judicial system 55
Tax regulations 56
Trade regulations 56
Performance 57
Effectiveness of the legal system 57
Outlook 57
Environmental Landscape 58
Summary 58
Evolution 58
Structure and policies 58
Environmental regulations 58
Environmental actions 58
Performance 59
Environmental impact 59
Outlook 60
Appendix 61
Ask the analyst 61
About MarketLine 61
Disclaimer 61
List of Tables
Table 1: Singapore – key fundamentals 5
Table 2: Singapore – key facts 12
Table 3: Analysis of Singapore’s political landscape 15
Table 4: Analysis of Singapore’s economic landscape 18
Table 5: Analysis of Singapore’s social landscape 21
Table 6: Analysis of Singapore’s technology landscape 23
Table 7: Analysis of Singapore’s legal landscape 26
Table 8: Analysis of Singapore’s environmental landscape 28
Table 9: Mid-year resident population by age (percentage of total population), 2016 48
List of Figures
Figure 1: Map of Singapore 13
Figure 2: Household loans 20
Figure 3: Research and development expenditure by sector 24
Figure 4: Research and development personnels 25
Figure 5: Singapore waste recycling rate - 2015 28
Figure 6: Singapore – political events timeline 30
Figure 7: Singapore – key political figures 32
Figure 8: Distribution of seats by political parties in September 2015 33
Figure 9: Evolution of GDP growth in Singapore, 2005–16 37
Figure 10: GDP and GDP growth rate of Singapore, 2010–20f 39
Figure 11: GDP composition by sector in Singapore, 2016 40
Figure 12: Agricultural output in Singapore, 2010–16 41
Figure 13: Industrial output in Singapore, 2010–16 42
Figure 14: Services output in Singapore, 2010–16 43
Figure 15: Singapore’s external trade, 2010–16 44
Figure 16: CPI and CPI-based inflation in Singapore, 2010–20f 45
Figure 17: Unemployment in Singapore, 2010–20f 46
Figure 18: Healthcare expenditure in Singapore, 2008–15 50
Figure 19: Public education expenditure in Singapore, 2010–15 51
Figure 20: Internet users in Singapore, 2010–15 53
Figure 21: Carbon dioxide emissions in Singapore, 2006–13 60
