Germany vs Singapore
Germany vs Singapore: Military spending per person
Military spending per person in 2025: $1,346 in Germany and $2,980 in Singapore, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Singapore, by $1,634, or 2.21 times that in Germany.
US dollars per person · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Singapore has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1991.
- In 2025, Germany ranked 12 and Singapore ranked 3 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars per person · SIPRI
| Year | Germany | Singapore |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,346 | $2,980 |
| 2024 | $1,017 | $2,637 |
| 2023 | $813 | $2,424 |
| 2022 | $670 | $2,167 |
| 2021 | $676 | $1,981 |
| 2020 | $639 | $1,724 |
| 2019 | $588 | $1,839 |
| 2018 | $559 | $1,886 |
| 2017 | $513 | $1,823 |
| 2016 | $484 | $1,776 |
| 2015 | $468 | $1,709 |
| 2014 | $551 | $1,769 |
| 2013 | $547 | $1,748 |
| 2012 | $541 | $1,750 |
| 2011 | $560 | $1,741 |
| 2010 | $533 | $1,612 |
| 2009 | $552 | $1,536 |
| 2008 | $558 | $1,584 |
| 2007 | $494 | $1,453 |
| 2006 | $438 | $1,348 |
| 2005 | $435 | $1,298 |
| 2004 | $435 | $1,220 |
| 2003 | $401 | $1,141 |
| 2002 | $337 | $1,090 |
| 2001 | $314 | $1,056 |
| 2000 | $323 | $1,085 |
| 1999 | $375 | $1,140 |
| 1998 | $377 | $1,157 |
| 1997 | $378 | $1,194 |
| 1996 | $445 | $1,140 |
| 1995 | $471 | $1,058 |
| 1994 | $417 | $831 |
| 1993 | $429 | $759 |
| 1992 | $488 | $733 |
| 1991 | $463 | $655 |
| 1990 | – | $603 |
| 1989 | – | $488 |
| 1988 | – | $429 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence for each person living there, in US dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation.
- Source: Information from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Military Expenditure Database, https://doi.org/10.55163/CQGC9685.
- Ranks count the 151 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Germany vs Singapore
Health
- Life expectancyGermany: 81.4 years in 2023Singapore: 83.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGermany: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Singapore: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGermany: 3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Singapore: 1.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterGermany: 99.9% in 2022Singapore: 100% in 2022
- DepressionGermany: 3.96% in 2017Singapore: 3.44% in 2017
- Suicide rateGermany: 9.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Singapore: 7.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGermany: 84.6 million people in 2023Singapore: 5.79 million people in 2023
- Population growthGermany: 0.35% a year in 2023Singapore: 0.81% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGermany: 1.44 births per woman in 2023Singapore: 0.94 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGermany: 82.1% in 2025Singapore: 100% in 2025
- Median ageGermany: 45.2 years in 2023Singapore: 35.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGermany: 22.8% in 2023Singapore: 13.1% in 2023
- Net migration rateGermany: 7.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Singapore: 4.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGermany: 2.27% of GDP in 2025Singapore: 3.05% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGermany: $107B in 2025Singapore: $16.9B in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGermany: 4.5% of government spending in 2025Singapore: 18% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGermany: 183,000 people in 2020Singapore: 59,000 people in 2020
- National powerGermany: 1.5% of world capability in 2022Singapore: 0.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGermany: 0.42% of the labour force in 2020Singapore: 1.72% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGermany: 1.63 billion TIV in 2025Singapore: 57 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsGermany: 1.7 billion TIV in 2025Singapore: 79 million TIV in 2025