France
Singapore and France share a longstanding and substantive economic partnership, underpinned by strong trade and investment flows, as well as extensive business links. We are connected through the EU-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (EUSFTA) and the EU-Singapore Digital Trade Agreement (EUSDTA).
Last updated on 12 November 2026
Singapore-France Economic Relations
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Prime Minister Lawrence Wong & French President Emmanuel Macron during the upgrading of Singapore-France bilateral relations to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, June 2025.
Singapore and France share strong trade, services and investment linkages across multiple sectors. France is among Singapore's top goods and services trading partners within the EU, while Singapore serves as a gateway for French seeking opportunities in Southeast Asia and the broader Asia-Pacific region.
Our partnership with France is anchored by the EU-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (EUSFTA), which entered into force in 2019.
Bilateral Agreements involving France
France-Singapore Digital & Green Partnership (DGP)
Signed in 2022, the DGP is a framework for bilateral cooperation in the digital and green economies, supporting projects between Singapore and France’s government agencies, businesses, and research institutions.
European Union-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (EUSFTA)
The EUSFTA entered into force on 21 November 2019 and is the EU’s first trade agreement with an ASEAN Member State. The EUSFTA is a comprehensive FTA removing all tariffs on both sides and contains chapters on intellectual property, liberalising services and investment market access, public procurement, competition, reducing sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures and non-tariff barriers, including on renewable energy generation.
European Union-Singapore Digital Trade Agreement (EUSDTA)
The EUSDTA was signed on 7 May 2025 and entered into force for Singapore and the EU on 1 February 2026. It builds on the longstanding and strong economic relations between Singapore and the EU, which are anchored by the EU-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (EUSFTA).