Singapore has been known to be an attractive location for multinational companies to establish their regional headquarters in the Asia Pacific region due to its strategic location, access to skilled talent, ease of doing business, world-class infrastructure, and a stable economic and political system.
The following is a list of top multinational corporations that has established their regional headquarters in Singapore (Note: List is not exhaustive).
| Company | Country of
Origin |
Product/Services
Provided |
| Nuscience Group | Belgium | Feed manufacturers |
| CIC | France | Financial services |
| Bosch | Germany | Automotive technology, industrial technology, building technology and consumer goods |
| Carl Zeiss | Germany | Optical systems, industrial measurements and medical devices manufacturer |
| Bayer AG | Germany | Pharmaceuticals and chemicals |
| BMW | Germany | Automotive |
| Deutsche Post DHL | Germany | Courier services |
| Actavis | Ireland /
United States |
Pharmaceuticals |
| Rakuten | Japan | E-commerce |
| Brother Industries | Japan | Printers, sewing machines, fax machines and computer-related electronics |
| Sony Corporation | Japan | Consumer electronics, gaming, entertainment and financial services |
| Panasonic | Japan | Electronics |
| Omron | Japan | Electronics |
| Bridgestone | Japan | Automotive, tire manufacturer |
| Philips | Netherlands | Consumer electronics, healthcare and lighting |
| Unilever | Netherlands / United Kingdom | Consumer goods |
| Xero | New Zealand | Cloud-based accounting software for SMEs |
| Roche | Switzerland | Pharmaceuticals and healthcare diagnosis |
| AdNovum | Switzerland | High-end software and security engineering |
| Novartis | Switzerland | Pharmaceuticals |
| Panalpina | Switzerland | Forwarding and logistics service provider |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals | Switzerland | Pharmaceuticals |
| GlaxoSmithKline | United Kingdom | Pharmaceuticals |
| Aon | United Kingdom | Financial Services |
| United States | Online social networking service | |
| United States | Online social networking service | |
| United States | Business-oriented social networking service | |
| Microsoft | United States | Consumer electronics and computer software & services |
| Apple | United States | Consumer electronics and computer software & services |
| United States | Internet-related services | |
| Micron Technology Inc. | United States | Semiconductor devices |
| Pfitzer | United States | Pharmaceuticals |
| Walt Disney Company | United States | Mass media and entertainment conglomerate |
| Chevron | United States | Petrochemicals, oil, natural gas and geothermal energy products & services |
| Merck & Co. | United States | Pharmaceuticals |
| General Electric | United States | Aviation, healthcare, transportation, oil & gas, capital and automotive |
| Levi Strauss & Co. | United States | Clothing |
| Cisco Systems | United States | Networking equipment manufacturer |
| Procter & Gamble | United States | Consumer goods |
| General Motors | United States | Automotive |
| Archer Daniels Midland | United States | Food processing and commodities trading |
| Quintiles | United States | Biopharmaceuticals |
| UPS | United States | Courier services |
| Hewlett-Packard | United States | Consumer electronics and computer hardware, software & services |
| Electronic Arts | United States | Gaming developer and distributor |
| Cargill | United States | Agricultural commodities |
| Kimberly-Clark | United States | Paper-based consumer products |
| Donaldson | United States | Air filtration |
| Mondelez International | United States | Confectionary, food and beverage |