Written Answer to PQ on Sector breakdown on Foreign Worker Levy amounts collected
NOTICE PAPER NO. 3516 of 2025 FOR THE SITTING ON OR AFTER 05 MAR 2025
QUESTION NO. 6656 FOR WRITTEN ANSWER
NMP: Ms Hazel Poa
To ask the Minister for Manpower whether he can provide a breakdown, by sector, of foreign worker levy (FWL) amounts collected in each year of the last five years.
Answer:
The breakdown of foreign worker levy across key sectors in the last five years is as follows:
| Year |
Construction, Marine Shipyard and Process ($million) |
Services ($million) |
Manufacturing ($million) |
Domestic ($million) |
| 2020 |
1,076 |
1,492 |
507 |
396 |
| 2021 |
2,268 |
1,516 |
540 |
382 |
| 2022 |
2,623 |
1,643 |
602 |
390 |
| 2023 |
3,145 |
2,055 |
682 |
419 |
| 2024 |
3,210 |
2,310 |
705 |
437 |