Name: 新加坡致富關鍵曝光！城市國家的成功公式是什麼？ (Why is Singapore So Rich?)
Uploaded: 2025-11-14T21:01:10.000Z
Duration: 9 min 6 s

In the 1960s, it was poor, overcrowded, and had no natural resources.

在 1960 年代，它貧窮、擁擠，而且沒有天然資源。

Singapore has become one of the wealthiest countries on Earth.

新加坡已成為地球上最富有的國家之一。

Most people assumed this country would struggle.

大多數人認為這個國家會很艱難。

That was in 1965, when Singapore became independent.

那是在 1965 年，新加坡獨立的時候。

It didn't have land to grow food, it didn't have oil, it didn't have minerals.

它沒有土地種植食物，沒有石油，也沒有礦產。

It didn't even control its own water supply.

它甚至無法控制自己的水源供應。

Housing was packed, jobs were limited, and

住房擁擠，工作機會有限，而且

the economy depended almost entirely on trade that would pass through the region.

經濟幾乎完全依賴經過該地區的貿易。

這是一支混種船隊，一片平坦的沼澤。

Ten years from now, this will be a metropolis.

十年後，這裡將會是個大都會。

At the time, everyone thought that it would collapse.

當時，所有人都認為它會垮掉。

But instead, it became one of the fastest growing economies in history.

但相反地，它卻成為史上成長最快的經濟體之一。

Today, Singapore's income per person is above $80,000 a year.

如今，新加坡的人均所得超過每年八萬美元。

That's higher than many European countries.

Singapore has become home to major banks, tech companies, and

新加坡已經成為各大銀行、科技公司的所在地，而且

it's now one of the busiest ports on earth.

現在是地球上最繁忙的港口之一。

But how does a small island end up richer than Singapore?

但一個小島要如何才能比新加坡還富有？

Singapore's leaders focused on a simple idea.

新加坡的領導人專注於一個簡單的理念。

If doing business is difficult, well, companies will leave.

如果做生意很困難，那麼公司就會離開。

It made it insanely easy to do business here.

這讓在這裡做生意變得異常簡單。

It lowered taxes, it wiped out corruption and invited global banks to set up shop here.

它降低了稅收，肅清了貪腐，並邀請全球銀行在此設立據點。

So they cut paperwork, they sped up approvals, they paid government workers fairly so that bribery would not become normal.

所以他們簡化了文書作業，加快了審批流程，並公平支付政府員工薪資，讓賄賂不會成為常態。

Courts handled disputes quickly, and that gave companies confidence that contracts would be honored.

法院能迅速處理爭議，這讓公司有信心合約會受到保障。

See most places, build rules first and then try to attract companies.

看看大多數地方，先制定規則，然後試圖吸引公司。

As companies came, Singapore saw that many governments spend more than they earn.

隨著公司的到來，新加坡看到許多政府的支出超過他們的收入。

While other countries piled up debt, Singapore built massive reserves for the future.

其他國家累積債務時，新加坡卻為未來建立了龐大的儲備金。

Instead of burning cash during good years, Singapore put money aside.

新加坡沒有在景氣好的時候燒錢，而是把錢存了起來。

And today those savings are invested around the world through different funds.

而今天，這些儲蓄透過不同的基金投資於世界各地。

These savings helped Singapore during global recession and during the pandemic so that it could support support workers and its people without taking on massive loans.

這些儲蓄在經濟衰退和疫情期間幫助了新加坡，讓它能夠支持勞工和人民，而無需承擔巨額貸款。

This is basically kind of like a national safety net.

這基本上就像是國家級的安全網。

It moved from manufacturing to finance, and now it's betting on tech, biotech and clean energy.

它從製造業轉向金融業，現在正押注科技、生技和清潔能源。

1960年代，工廠創造了就業機會。

Today, Singapore is investing in semiconductor research, AI and medical labs, and renewable energy.

如今，新加坡正大力投資半導體研究、AI與生技實驗室，以及再生能源。

The country pays attention to where the world is going, not where it used to be.

這個國家關注的是世界的發展方向，而不是過去的樣子。

One of the biggest initiatives Singapore has been working on for decades is bringing corporate headquarters here, or at least regional headquarters.

新加坡數十年來最大的重點計畫之一，就是將企業總部，或至少是區域總部設在這裡。

Where I'm standing right now is the heart of its central business district.

我現在站的地方，就是它中央商業區的核心。

You have the headquarters of ByteDance, the global headquarters.

你可以看到 ByteDance 的總部，也就是全球總部。

You also have the Asia Pacific headquarters for companies like Microsoft, LinkedIn, Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank, IBM.

你也看到像 Microsoft、LinkedIn、Morgan Stanley、Deutsche Bank、IBM 等公司的亞太區總部。

They all sit right here in downtown Singapore.

它們全都坐落在新加坡市中心。

See, when leadership teams move to a city, they also need to hire engineers, lawyers, accountants, designers, consultants and analysts.

你看，當領導團隊進駐一個城市，他們也需要聘請工程師、律師、會計師、設計師、顧問和分析師。

他們會蓋辦公室，支付各種服務費用。

And those people end up staying for years.

而這些人最後都會在這裡待上好幾年。

It creates layers of jobs, not just one job.

這創造了多層次的就業機會，而不只是單一職位。

Another thing that Singapore has mastered is tourism.

新加坡還有另一項精通的領域，那就是觀光旅遊。

Tourism spreads money across hotels, restaurants, retail, nightlife.

觀光旅遊能將金錢散佈到飯店、餐廳、零售、夜生活等各個產業。

And somehow Singapore has turned it into a machine.

而且新加坡不知怎麼地，把它變成了一臺印鈔機。

More than 30, 13 million tourists visit this island every year.

每年有超過 3013 萬的遊客造訪這個島國。

That's more than Vietnam or the Philippines.

這比越南或菲律賓的遊客還多。

Even though Singapore is tiny on a per person basis, it is dominating Southeast Asia.

儘管新加坡在個人層面上很小，但它卻主宰著東南亞。

新加坡的每位遊客賺的錢更多。

With the average tourists spending around $1,300 here, compared to around $800 in Thailand or $700 in Malaysia.

平均遊客在這裡消費約 1,300 美元，而泰國約 800 美元，馬來西亞約 700 美元。

So Singapore is earning more with fewer people.

所以新加坡用較少的人賺到更多錢。

Now obviously Singapore is more expensive, so it makes sense here.

當然，新加坡物價較高，這也說得通。

But you can kind of see how that help zoom out to Asia.

但你可以看到這如何幫助我們放大格局看亞洲。

And it still tries to compete with giants like China or Japan.

而且它仍然試圖與中國或日本等巨頭競爭。

Except it doesn't have a domestic tourism base to rely on.

只是它沒有國內旅遊業可以依靠。

Tourism is around 5% of Singapore's economy.

旅遊業佔新加坡經濟的 5% 左右。

規模很大，但並非完全有風險。

When you measure the tourist spending per square kilometer, Singapore is basically unmatched.

當你測量每平方公里的旅遊支出時，新加坡基本上是無與倫比的。

Singapore's location makes it very attractive, so sits on major shipping routes between India and China.

新加坡的地理位置使其非常有吸引力，位於印度和中國之間的主要航線上。

It turned its location into its advantage.

It built one of the busiest ports in the world.

它建立了世界上最繁忙的港口之一。

Roughly 20% of global shipping passes through Singapore.

全球約有 20% 的貨運量經過新加坡。

Ships refuel here, they repair here and handle logistics here.

船隻在這裡加油、維修並處理物流。

Banks finance trade deals from here and law firms settle shipping disputes.

銀行在這裡為貿易交易提供資金，律師事務所則在此解決航運糾紛。

Trade is not just boats here, it's an entire workforce that helps fuel the economy.

這裡的貿易不只是船隻，還有整個勞動力在為經濟注入活力。

So because Singapore doesn't have much resources in the ground, it decided to invest in its people.

所以，由於新加坡地底下沒有太多資源，它決定投資在人民身上。

It built schools, it trained workers, and it gave almost everybody affordable public housing.

它蓋學校、培訓勞工，並幾乎讓每個人都能住進平價的公共住宅。

Today, More more than 80% of Singaporeans live in government built housing.

今天，超過 80% 的新加坡人住在政府興建的住宅裡。

And these apartments are organized safe near transportation.

而且這些公寓安全且靠近交通便利的地方。

Homeownership is above 90%, which gives families stability and long term savings.

房屋自有率超過 90%，這讓家庭擁有穩定性和長期的儲蓄。

Singapore's education system ranks top in reading, math and science.

新加坡的教育體系在閱讀、數學和科學方面名列前茅。

Worldwide, students here consistently outperform most countries.

全世界的學生在這裡的表現一直優於大多數國家。

A trained population attracts high skilled jobs, not just factories.

受過訓練的人口吸引的不是隻有工廠，而是高技術的工作。

So to support that talent, Singapore built a network of technical Schools, polytechnics and universities.

所以為了培養這些人才，新加坡建立了一個由技術學校、技術學院和大學組成的網絡。

Companies help shape the curriculum, so graduates are training on skills that the workforce actually needs.

企業協助塑造課程，讓畢業生學習的是勞動力真正需要的技能。

And when tech changes, training programs here update quickly, something that many countries struggle with.

當科技改變時，這裡的培訓課程也會快速更新，這是許多國家難以做到的。

On top of that, Singapore runs ongoing retraining programs for adults, helping workers switch industries instead of getting left behind.

此外，新加坡還為成人舉辦持續的再培訓計畫，幫助勞工轉換產業，而不是被淘汰。

And this focus keeps unemployment low and productivity high.

而這種專注讓失業率保持低檔，生產力保持高漲。

Space is tight here, so Singapore has been finding ways to create more of it.

這裡空間有限，所以新加坡一直在尋找方法來創造更多空間。

Not only did it build a ton of skyscrapers, but

不僅蓋了大量的摩天大樓，而且

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