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Military share of state spending in Singapore

Military share of state spending in Singapore: 29.9% of government spending in 1990 and 18% of government spending in 2025, by SIPRI estimates.

Latest, 2025
18% of government spending
Since 1990
−11.9 percentage points
Rank, 2025
9 of 150
counting from the highest

% of government spending · SIPRI

Military share of state spending in SingaporeMilitary share of state spending in Singapore: 29.9% of government spending in 1990 and 18% of government spending in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. The highest was 39.2% of government spending in 2007, the lowest 11.4% of government spending in 2020.
Estimates, SIPRI

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 39.2% of government spending in 2007, the lowest 11.4% of government spending in 2020.

Every year

% of government spending · SIPRI

YearSingapore
202518
202419
202318.3
202215.8
202115.4
202011.4
201919.7
201820
201721.6
201619.8
201521
201423.9
201327.6
201231.4
201132.6
201032.2
200923.4
200828
200739.2
200630.9
200533.7
200430.6
200330.1
200230.4
200126.5
200027.4
199931.8
199829.3
199730.4
199623.2
199529.4
199433
199327.2
199229.7
199127.5
199029.9

Good to know

  • The part of everything the government spends that goes on its armed forces and defence, by SIPRI’s count.
  • Source: Information from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Military Expenditure Database, https://doi.org/10.55163/CQGC9685.
  • Ranks count the 150 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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