KUALA LUMPUR: Singapore’s economy grew by 5.7 per cent on a year-on-year (y-o-y) basis in the fourth quarter of 2025 (4Q 2025), extending the 4.3 per cent growth in the previous quarter, according to advance estimates from the republic’s Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI). On a quarter-on-quarter seasonally-adjusted basis, the economy grew by 1.9 per cent, easing from the 2.4 per cent expansion in the third quarter, MTI said in a statement today. For the full year of 2025, the economy expanded by 4.8 per cent, building on the 4.4 per cent growth in 2024. Output expansions in the biomedical and electronics clusters drove the sector’s growth. The information and communications, finance and insurance, and professional services sectors expanded by 4.2 per cent y-o-y in 4Q 2025, extending the 4.5 per cent growth in 3Q 2025.

Source: The Star January 02, 2026 13:39 UTC