Singapore productivity

SINGAPORE BUDGET 2026

Tailored programmes, tax deductions to support AI use in businesses

2026-02-12T08:00:41.000Z
A rate of 2-3% is “marvellous” for larger economies, but may be too low for a small economy such as Singapore's, says Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong.

Singapore should aim to grow faster than eventual 2-3% long-term rate: Gan Kim Yong

2025-08-25T09:48:26.000Z
Between 2010 and 2024, Singapore sustained productivity growth averaging 2.3% a year.

Productivity gains key to unlocking wealth creation

2025-07-08T09:08:13.000Z
PM Wong says the government will provide short-term support to businesses “without blunting the incentive for them to restructure”.
SINGAPORE BUDGET 2025

Costs and competition are unavoidable, but the government will help businesses transform: PM Wong

2025-02-28T05:54:43.000Z
From 2005 to 2015, labour productivity had a compound annual growth rate of just 0.5 per cent, said past reports.

Singapore’s labour productivity up 2.4% a year since Industry Transformation Maps roll-out: MOF

2024-11-01T09:00:00.000Z
Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong says he is "quietly confident" that Singapore will overcome the difficulties of a shifting global dynamic.

Singapore will be doing ‘quite well’ if it can sustain annual growth of 2% to 3%: SM Lee

2024-09-30T12:03:30.000Z
Singapore has very high urban land rents, which have hurt its relative productivity.
THINKING ALOUD

Singapore’s gravity-defying property prices hurt productivity, innovation and diversity

2024-07-30T21:00:00.000Z
Singapore restructuring: defining success more broadly?

Singapore restructuring: defining success more broadly?

2024-01-06T01:12:56.000Z
New rules to boost construction skills

New rules to boost construction skills

2024-01-06T01:11:14.000Z
Employers should proactively train workers, while workers should take charge of their own development, says SNEF president Robert Yap.

Singapore firms must transform for productivity amid economic uncertainty: SNEF

2023-04-27T02:14:56.000Z