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Singapore's Electronics Cluster and the Impact of the AI Boom
25 May 2026
The electronics cluster is the largest cluster within the manufacturing sector in Singapore, accounting for 43.2 per cent of the sector’s nominal value-added (VA) and 8.0 per cent of Singapore’s overall nominal VA in 2025. This article examines the recent trends in Singapore’s electronics cluster and the drivers of these trends.
Within Singapore’s electronics cluster, semiconductors is the largest segment
Singapore’s electronics cluster is made up of four segments, namely the semiconductors, computer peripherals & data storage, infocomms & consumer electronics, and other electronic modules & components segments.
Over the years, the growth of the semiconductors segment has outstripped that of the entire cluster, leading the segment to account for an increasing share of the cluster’s nominal VA. In particular, from 2000 to 2025, the semiconductors segment grew by 7.3 per cent per annum (p.a.) in nominal terms, compared to 4.9 per cent p.a. for the entire cluster. Reflecting this strong growth, the semiconductors segment’s nominal VA share within the cluster climbed from 45.6 per cent in 2000 to 80.2 per cent in 2025.