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Singapore's Digital Economy Hits 19.3% of GDP, Tech Workforce Reaches 222,200
IMDA's 2026 report shows Singapore's digital economy reached S$144.1 billion in 2025 — 19.3% of GDP — while the tech workforce grew 3.8% to 222,200.
Why it matters
Digital activity now accounts for nearly one-fifth of Singapore's economy, and most of the tech workforce growth is happening outside the tech sector — in finance and manufacturing — a sign that digitalisation is spreading across the whole economy.
Full report
Singapore's Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) released the Singapore Digital Economy Report 2026 on Monday, Oct. 5. The digital economy — covering the infocomm sector and digitalisation in other industries — grew to S$144.1 billion in 2025, up from S$136.5 billion in 2024, and accounted for 19.3% of gross domestic product, compared with 18.8% a year earlier.
The tech workforce grew 3.8% to 222,200 people in 2025, driven by rising demand for tech talent in non-tech sectors. Industries outside infocomm, such as finance and manufacturing, employed 59% of tech professionals. Overall, tech professionals made up 5.4% of total employment, up from 5.3% in 2024 and 5.2% in 2023. IMDA said artificial intelligence, data and cybersecurity roles were among the fastest-growing occupations.
The report also noted that tech jobs continued to pay well: the median monthly wage for tech roles stood at S$8,000, slightly up from S$7,950 in 2024 and "significantly higher" than the overall resident median of S$5,000.
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