Performance Overview
SINGAPORE ranks just behind the leader in the NRI 2019. In fact, its overall score is only marginally lower than that of Sweden, and both countries can, for all intents and purposes, be regarded as equally ready for a global network economy in constant flux. Singapore is a top 10 country in all four pillars and is in the top position when it comes to the Impact pillar, where it does particularly well in terms of the impact of its readiness on the Economy (1st). The city-state is also successful in the pillar related to Governance (6th), benefiting from high levels of Regulation
(5th) and Inclusion (2nd). Being on the forefront of Future Technologies (4th) contributes to a strong performance in the Technology (6th) pillar. Singapore does less well when it comes to the People (9th) pillar, where more could be done to boost ICT usage of Businesses (16th).
| 1. Mobile tariffs | 93.63 | 7 |
| 2. Cost of cheapest internet-enable device (% of monthly GDP per capita) | 64.61 | 27 |
| 3. Households with internet acccess | 97.58 | 6 |
| 4. 4G mobile network coverage (% of population) | 100 | 1 |
| 5. Fixed-broadband subscriptions, 10Mbit/s or above (% of totaal subscriptions) | 95.9 | 15 |
| 6. International internet bandwidth, kb/s per Internet user | 86.4 | 3 |
| 7. Proportion of primary schools with access to Internet for pedagogical purpose | n/a | n/a |
| 1. Digital participation | n/a | n/a |
| 2. Mobile apps development | 100 | 1 |
| 3. Receipts for the use of intellectual property | 9.66 | 15 |
| 1. Availability of latest technologies | 87.11 | 15 |
| 2. Company investment in emerging technology | 76.79 | 13 |
| 3. Government procurement of advanced technology products | 84.99 | 5 |
| 4. ICT PCT patent applications per million population | 68.96 | 10 |
| 5. Total computer software spending (% of GDP) | 27.27 | 30 |
| 6. Robot density | 100 | 1 |
| 1. Medium and high-tech industry | 100 | 1 |
| 2. High-tech exports | 98.01 | 3 |
| 3. PCT patent applications | 41.21 | 13 |
| 4. Labour productivity per employee | 89.64 | 2 |
| 1. Happiness | 69.1 | 30 |
| 2. Freedom to make life choices | 89.73 | 20 |
| 3. Income inequality | n/a | n/a |
| 4. Healthy life expectancy at birth | 100 | 1 |
| 1. Access to basic services | 100 | 1 |
| 2. Pollution | 85.86 | 58 |
| 3. Road safety | 99.69 | 3 |
| 4. Reading proficiency in schools | 98.02 | 11 |
| 5. Maths proficiency in schools | 95.38 | 4 |
| 5. Use of clean fuels and technology | 100 | 1 |
| 1. Internet users | 87.22 | 22 |
| 2. Active mobile-broadband subscriptions | 57.25 | 6 |
| 3. Use of virtual social networks | 79.21 | 9 |
| 5. Tertiary enrolment | 61.84 | 13 |
| 5. Adult literacy rate | 95.92 | 35 |
| 6. ICT skills | 57.77 | 26 |
| 1. Firms with website | n/a | n/a |
| 2. Internet shopping | 61.58 | 22 |
| 3. Professionals | 51.81 | 21 |
| 4. Technicians and associate professionals | 90.75 | 4 |
| 5. Extent of staff training | 84.23 | 6 |
| 6. R&D expenditure by businesses | 34 | 16 |
| 1. Government online services | 98.46 | 2 |
| 2. Publication and use of open data | 52.69 | 23 |
| 3.ICT use and government efficiency | 100 | 1 |
| 4. R&D expenditure by governments and higher education | 80.74 | 8 |
| 1. Rule of law | 95.41 | 7 |
| 2. Software piracy rate | 83.78 | 17 |
| 3. Secure Internet servers | 96.81 | 3 |
| 4. Cybersecurity | 96.38 | 6 |
| 5. Online trust and safety | 55.4 | 60 |
| 1. Regulatory quality | 98.36 | 2 |
| 2. Ease of doing business | 99 | 2 |
| 3. Legal framework's adaptability to digital business models | 94.44 | 4 |
| 4. E-commerce legislation | 100 | 1 |
| 5. Social safety net protection | 59.91 | 38 |
| 6. ICT regulatory environment | 93.25 | 25 |
| 1. E-Participation | 96.18 | 13 |
| 2. Socioeconomic gap in use of digital payments | 90.74 | 25 |
| 3. Availability of local online content | 90.82 | 7 |
| 4. Gender gap in internet use | 64.36 | 32 |
| 5. Rural gap in use of digital payments | 98.86 | 2 |