书面答复 · 2018-02-27 · 第 13 届国会
新加坡创业青年趋势与成效
Profile and Success Rate of Singapore Startups
质询新加坡年轻人创业趋势及创业公司成功率，政府回应指出本地年轻创业者比例上升，创业意愿增强，创业生态系统稳步发展，且国际排名优异。核心争议在于如何定义创业成功及与其他国家的比较。
关键要点
- • 年轻创业者比例提升
- • 创业生态持续成长
- • 国际排名表现良好
支持创业，营造创新环境
关注创业成功率及国际对比
推动青年创业与创新生态
"Singapore's startup ecosystem has seen significant progress over the past decade."
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完整译文（中文）
Hansard 英文原文译文 · 翻译日期：2026-05-02
4 傅美霞女士询问贸易与工业部长（工业）新加坡年轻人加入初创企业的趋势，以及我们初创企业的成功率与包括美国和以色列在内的其他国家相比如何。
伊斯瓦兰先生：过去十年，新加坡的初创企业生态系统取得了显著进展。这部分归功于政府、产业及其他利益相关者共同努力，营造了有利于创新和创业的环境。
越来越多的新加坡年轻人将创业视为一条可行的职业道路。2010年至2016年间，35岁及以下本地初创企业主的比例从20%上升至23%。对新加坡年轻人的调查也证实了他们日益增长的创业意愿。例如，新加坡国立大学对高等院校学生的调查显示，2011年至2014年间，新加坡高等院校学生中具有强烈创业意向的比例从37.5%上升至62.5%。2016年一项全球调查还发现，新加坡74%的千禧一代计划在十年内成为自己的老板，而全球平均为50%。
虽然初创企业的成功没有统一标准，但新加坡的初创企业环境在过去十年稳步增长。2003年至2016年间，新加坡初创企业总数从22,000家增加到43,000家。特别是高科技初创企业数量在同期从2,800家增至4,300家。新加坡还孕育了东南亚五家独角兽企业中的四家，分别是Sea（前称Garena）、Razer、Lazada和Grab。
鉴于新加坡进入初创企业领域的时间较短，新加坡在全球初创企业生态系统的国际基准研究中表现良好。例如，在Startup Genome 2017年全球初创企业生态系统报告中，新加坡整体排名第12，略低于西雅图和巴黎，高于斯德哥尔摩和温哥华。硅谷和纽约市排名最高，特拉维夫排名第6。
英文原文
SPRS Hansard 原始记录 · 抓取日期：2026-05-02
4 Ms Foo Mee Har asked the Minister for Trade and Industry (Industry) what is Singapore's trend of young people joining startups and the success rate of our startups as compared to that of other countries, including US and Israel.
Mr S Iswaran : Singapore's startup ecosystem has seen significant progress over the past decade. This is due, in part, to the concerted efforts of the Government, industry and other stakeholders to create an environment that is conducive for innovation and entrepreneurship.
Young Singaporeans increasingly recognise entrepreneurship as a viable career pathway. Between 2010 and 2016, the proportion of startup owners who are locals aged 35 and below rose from 20% to 23% 1 . Surveys of young people in Singapore also affirm their growing entrepreneurial aspirations. For example, an NUS survey among tertiary students in Singapore reported that between 2011 and 2014, the percentage of students from Singapore Institutes of Higher Learning (IHLs)with strong entrepreneurial intent rose from 37.5% to 62.5% 2 . A global survey in 2016 also found that 74% of millennials in Singapore aim to become their own boss within a decade, compared to 50% globally 3 .
While there is no standard definition of success for startups, Singapore's startup landscape has grown steadily over the past decade. Between 2003 and 2016, the total number of startups in Singapore doubled from 22,000 to 43,000. In particular, the number of high-tech startups 4 increased from 2,800 to 4,300 over the same period. Singapore has also nurtured four of the five unicorns 5 in Southeast Asia, namely, Sea (formerly known as Garena), Razer, Lazada and Grab.
Given Singapore's fairly recent entry into the startup scene, Singapore has fared well in international benchmarking studies of global startup ecosystems. For example, in Startup Genome's 2017 Global Startup Ecosystem Report 6 , Singapore is ranked 12th overall, just below cities like Seattle and Paris and above Stockholm and Vancouver. Silicon Valley and New York City are the top-ranked cities, with Tel Aviv ranking 6th.