List of companies of Singapore

Location of Singapore

Singapore is a global city and sovereign state in Southeast Asia and the world's only island city-state. It lies one degree (137 km) north of the equator, south of the southernmost tip of continental Asia and peninsular Malaysia, with Indonesia's Riau Islands to the south. Singapore's territory consists of a diamond-shaped main island along with 62 other islets.

Singapore has a highly developed market economy, based historically on extended entrepôt trade. Along with Hong Kong, South Korea, and Taiwan, Singapore is one of the original Four Asian Tigers, but has surpassed its peers in terms of GDP per capita. Between 1965 and 1995, growth rates averaged around 6 per cent per annum, transforming the living standards of the population.^[1] The Singaporean economy is known as one of the freest,^[2] most innovative,^[3] most competitive,^[4] most dynamic^[5] and most business-friendly.^[6] The 2015 Index of Economic Freedom ranks Singapore as the second freest economy in the world and the Ease of Doing Business Index has also ranked Singapore as the easiest place to do business for the past decade.^[7] According to the Corruption Perceptions Index, Singapore is consistently ranked as one of the least corrupt countries in the world, along with New Zealand and the Scandinavian countries.

Largest firms

This list shows firms in the Fortune Global 500, which ranks firms by total revenue for 2016.^[8] Only the top five firms (if available) are included as a sample.

Rank	Image	Name	2016 Revenues (USD $M)	Employees	Notes
59		Trafigura Group	$97,237	5,248	Parent (Trafigura Beheer BV) is a Swiss/Dutch entity, but primary operations are from the Trafigura Group in Singapore.
254		Wilmar International	$38,777	92,000	Wilmar is a agribusiness acting as a holding company for more than 400 subsidiaries.
441		Flextronics	$24,419	200,000	US/Singapore firm, with primary operations and global headquarters in Singapore.

Notable firms

This list includes notable companies with primary headquarters located in the country. The industry and sector follow the Industry Classification Benchmark taxonomy. Organizations which have ceased operations are included and noted as defunct.

     Active firms
     State-owned firms
     Defunct firms

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  Skyline of Singapore's central business district.

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  The integrated resort of Marina Bay Sands, that opened in 2010, is one of the world's most photographed buildings.

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  Jetstar Asia Airways Airbus A320 at Singapore Changi Airport.

See also

• Economy of Singapore
• Companies listed on the Singapore Exchange
• Straits Times Index

References