Sector Snapshot
Business Costs
Main Infocomm Sub-Sectors
Size Of Establishments
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• There are 5,943 establishments in the infocomm sector that generate operating receipts of some S$28.5 billion dollars for the economy. In total, they hire 68,559 of Singapore’s workforce.

Sector Facts & Figures (2007)
Total Number of Information & Communications Establishments	5,943
Total Number of Workers in the Sector	68,559
Operating Receipts	S$28.5 billion
Operating Expenditure	S$25.8 billion
Operating Surplus	S$4.1 billion
Value Added	S$8.8 billion
Profitability Ratio*	14.4%
Average Annual Remuneration per Employee	S$68,100

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Business Costs

• Infocomm establishments spend the most on goods and material purchases, remuneration and royalties.

Type Of Cost	% Of Cost (2007)
Goods & Materials Purchases	19.3%
Remuneration of Employees	17.8%
Royalties	16.6%
Commission	9.8%
Postage & Telecommunications	6.3%
Depreciation	4.8%

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Main Infocomm Sub-Sectors

• The IT services sub-sector has the largest number of workers (35,879) and establishments (4,054) while the telecommunications sub-sector contributes the most to the sector’s operating receipts (S$9.8 billion).

Main Information & Communication Sub-Sectors	No. Of Establishments	Operating Receipts (S$)	No. Of Workers
IT Services	4,054	7.4 billion	35,879
Motion Picture, Radio & TV	558	2.9 billion	7,276
Other Info Services	59	0.2 billion	1,767
Publishing	632	8.1 billion	7,954
Telecommunications	643	9.8 billion	15,683

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Size Of Establishments

• The majority of establishments (88.0%) have less than 10 workers. They contribute the smallest share of the sector’s operating receipts (S$2,668 million).
  
  
• Only 1.7% of establishments have 100 or more workers but they contribute the largest share of the sector’s operating receipts (S$21,989 million).

Size Of Establishment	No. Of Workers	No. Of Establishments	Operating Receipts (S$)
Small	0 - 9	5,227	2,668 million
Medium	10 - 99	613	3,855 million
Large	≥ 100	103	21,989 million

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For More Information

Economic Surveys Series 2007: Information & Communications Services
Department of Statistics (DOS)
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