Russia vs Singapore
Russia vs Singapore: Arms imports
Arms imports in 2025: 129 million TIV in Russia and 57 million TIV in Singapore, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Russia, by 72 million TIV, or 2.26 times that in Singapore.
SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Russia has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Singapore.
- The world as a whole: 33.3 billion TIV in 2025.
Every year
SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI
| Year | Russia | Singapore | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 129 million | 57 million | 33.3 billion |
| 2024 | 315 million | 378 million | 30.6 billion |
| 2023 | 95 million | 495 million | 29.5 billion |
| 2022 | 39 million | 516 million | 33 billion |
| 2021 | 6 million | 226 million | 26.8 billion |
| 2020 | 1 million | 176 million | 23.4 billion |
| 2019 | 5 million | 487 million | 26.9 billion |
| 2018 | 62 million | 562 million | 27.3 billion |
| 2017 | 94 million | 408 million | 31.2 billion |
| 2016 | 127 million | 642 million | 31.4 billion |
| 2015 | 113 million | 152 million | 28.7 billion |
| 2014 | 207 million | 66 million | 27 billion |
| 2013 | 185 million | 753 million | 27.4 billion |
| 2012 | 121 million | 746 million | 27.9 billion |
| 2011 | 10 million | 879 million | 29.9 billion |
| 2010 | 25 million | 937 million | 25.8 billion |
| 2009 | 8 million | 1.4 billion | 24 billion |
| 2008 | – | 1.11 billion | 24.1 billion |
| 2007 | 90 million | 396 million | 26.5 billion |
| 2006 | – | 74 million | 24.4 billion |
| 2005 | – | 538 million | 21.3 billion |
| 2004 | – | 374 million | 21.3 billion |
| 2003 | – | 79 million | 19.2 billion |
| 2002 | – | 229 million | 17.7 billion |
| 2001 | 2 million | 246 million | 18.3 billion |
| 2000 | 1.15 billion | 782 million | 20.5 billion |
| 1999 | 368 million | 302 million | 25.3 billion |
| 1998 | – | 798 million | 27.9 billion |
| 1997 | – | 613 million | 28.9 billion |
| 1996 | – | 159 million | 23.7 billion |
| 1995 | – | 302 million | 22.9 billion |
| 1994 | – | 179 million | 22.8 billion |
| 1993 | – | 170 million | 25.8 billion |
| 1992 | 40 million | 115 million | 24.3 billion |
| 1991 | – | 373 million | 27.8 billion |
| 1990 | – | 513 million | 28.6 billion |
| 1989 | – | 231 million | 31.7 billion |
| 1988 | – | 541 million | 32.9 billion |
| 1987 | – | 302 million | 36.2 billion |
| 1986 | – | 84 million | 35.5 billion |
| 1985 | – | 123 million | 33.2 billion |
| 1984 | – | 83 million | 36.8 billion |
| 1983 | – | 242 million | 39.1 billion |
| 1982 | – | 171 million | 41.4 billion |
| 1981 | – | 167 million | 42 billion |
| 1980 | – | 371 million | 37.4 billion |
| 1979 | – | 313 million | 33.3 billion |
| 1978 | – | 50 million | 39.2 billion |
| 1977 | – | 171 million | 37 billion |
| 1976 | – | 252 million | 33 billion |
| 1975 | – | 253 million | 34.2 billion |
| 1974 | – | 282 million | 32.9 billion |
| 1973 | – | 89 million | 32.6 billion |
| 1972 | – | 181 million | 28.7 billion |
| 1971 | – | 171 million | 29.3 billion |
| 1970 | – | 92 million | 22.1 billion |
| 1969 | – | 139 million | 24.7 billion |
| 1968 | – | 6 million | 22.4 billion |
| 1967 | – | – | 22.1 billion |
| 1966 | – | 8 million | 22.4 billion |
| 1965 | – | 1 million | 23.1 billion |
| 1964 | – | – | 24.2 billion |
| 1963 | – | – | 18.1 billion |
| 1962 | – | – | 15.5 billion |
| 1961 | – | – | 15 billion |
| 1960 | – | – | 15.7 billion |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Major weapons the country received, in SIPRI trend-indicator values (TIV): what the arms are worth as military capability, priced by their production cost, not what was paid.
- Source: SIPRI Arms Transfers Database, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 110 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Russia vs Singapore
Health
- Life expectancyRussia: 73.2 years in 2023Singapore: 83.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityRussia: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024Singapore: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityRussia: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Singapore: 1.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterRussia: 76.2% in 2022Singapore: 100% in 2022
- DepressionRussia: 3.71% in 2017Singapore: 3.44% in 2017
- Suicide rateRussia: 25.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Singapore: 7.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationRussia: 145 million people in 2023Singapore: 5.79 million people in 2023
- Population growthRussia: -0.32% a year in 2023Singapore: 0.81% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateRussia: 1.45 births per woman in 2023Singapore: 0.94 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationRussia: 75.3% in 2025Singapore: 100% in 2025
- Median ageRussia: 39.5 years in 2023Singapore: 35.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overRussia: 16.6% in 2023Singapore: 13.1% in 2023
- Net migration rateRussia: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Singapore: 4.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingRussia: 7.5% of GDP in 2025Singapore: 3.05% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsRussia: $158B in 2025Singapore: $16.9B in 2025
- Military spending per personRussia: $1,318 in 2025Singapore: $2,980 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingRussia: 19.8% of government spending in 2025Singapore: 18% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelRussia: 1.45 million people in 2020Singapore: 59,000 people in 2020
- National powerRussia: 3.82% of world capability in 2022Singapore: 0.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersRussia: 1.98% of the labour force in 2020Singapore: 1.72% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms exportsRussia: 1.94 billion TIV in 2025Singapore: 79 million TIV in 2025