What are Some Rankings of Singapore?

Singapore holds many top rankings in the world:

• • Singapore ranked as the world’s most competitive economy (Source: World Competitiveness Yearbook by the International Institute for Management Development.)

• • Singapore remains the second-most competitive economy in the world after U.S. (Source: World Economic Forum, The Global Competitiveness Index 2018 Rankings.)

• • Singapore is the least corrupt nation in Asia and ranked 3rd in the world. (Source: Transparency International, Corruption Perceptions Index 2018)

• • Singapore is the least corrupt nation in Asia since 1995. (Source: The Political & Economic Risk Consultancy’s 2018 Report on corruption in Asia.)

• • Singapore is ranked top in Asia for having the best protection of intellectual property. (Source: World Economic Forum, Global Competitiveness Report 2015/2016)

• • Singapore is ranked top in South-east Asia, East Asia and Oceania and 5th in the world for innovation (Source: Global Innovation Index 2018)

• • Singapore is the top investment destination in the world by retaining its 1st position amongst the world (Source: Business Environment Risk Intelligence (BERI) Report 2018)

• • Singapore is the #1 seat of ICC Arbitration in Asia for the last 5 years and 4th most preferred seat of ICC Arbitration in the world (Source: 2015 ICC Dispute Resolution Statistics)

• • Singapore is one of the five most preferred and widely used seats of arbitration (Source: Queen Mary University of London – White & Case, 2015 International Arbitration Survey: Improvements and Innovations in International Arbitration)

• • Singapore emerged for the fourth year in a row as the best place for expatriates to live and work. (Source: HSBC survey – Oct-2018.)

• • Singapore ranked best country in the world for children to grow up in (Source: The annual Global Childhood Report – 2019 released by non-governmental organisation Save The Children (29-May-2019).)

• Singapore is the best country for developing human capital. (Source: Report released by the World Bank on 11-Oct-2018.)