Singapore Military Spending/Defense Budget 1970-2024

Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country).
  • Singapore military spending/defense budget for 2022 was $11.69B, a 5.72% increase from 2021.
  • Singapore military spending/defense budget for 2021 was $11.05B, a 12.78% increase from 2020.
  • Singapore military spending/defense budget for 2020 was $9.80B, a 5.78% decline from 2019.
  • Singapore military spending/defense budget for 2019 was $10.40B, a 1.69% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Billions of US $
United States $876.94B
Saudi Arabia $75.01B
United Kingdom $68.46B
Germany $55.76B
France $53.64B
South Korea $46.37B
Japan $45.99B
Italy $33.49B
Australia $32.30B
Canada $26.90B
Israel $23.41B
Spain $20.31B
Poland $16.57B
Netherlands $15.61B
Qatar $15.41B
Singapore $11.69B
Norway $8.39B
Kuwait $8.24B
Greece $8.10B
Sweden $7.72B
Belgium $6.87B
Switzerland $6.15B
Oman $5.78B
Chile $5.57B
Denmark $5.47B
Finland $4.82B
Czech Republic $4.01B
Austria $3.63B
Portugal $3.50B
New Zealand $2.83B
Argentina $2.58B
Hungary $2.57B
Slovak Republic $1.99B
Lithuania $1.73B
Bahrain $1.38B
Uruguay $1.38B
Croatia $1.31B
Ireland $1.16B
Latvia $0.85B
Estonia $0.81B
Slovenia $0.74B
Luxembourg $0.56B
Cyprus $0.49B
Brunei $0.44B
Trinidad and Tobago $0.20B
Malta $0.09B
Seychelles $0.03B
Iceland $0.00B
Panama $0.00B
Singapore Military Spending/Defense Budget - Historical Data
Year Billions of US $ % of GDP
2022 $11.69B 2.77%
2021 $11.05B 2.78%
2020 $9.80B 2.84%
2019 $10.40B 2.77%
2018 $10.58B 2.81%
2017 $10.18B 2.97%
2016 $9.87B 3.10%
2015 $9.38B 3.05%
2014 $9.60B 3.05%
2013 $9.35B 3.04%
2012 $9.17B 3.11%
2011 $8.92B 3.19%
2010 $8.11B 3.38%
2009 $7.54B 3.88%
2008 $7.45B 3.85%
2007 $6.52B 3.60%
2006 $5.83B 3.92%
2005 $5.46B 4.28%
2004 $5.04B 4.42%
2003 $4.72B 4.87%
2002 $4.53B 4.93%
2001 $4.31B 4.83%
2000 $4.33B 4.52%
1999 $4.49B 5.21%
1998 $4.47B 5.21%
1997 $4.46B 4.45%
1996 $4.10B 4.25%
1995 $3.67B 4.18%
1994 $2.80B 3.79%
1993 $2.48B 4.09%
1992 $2.33B 4.47%
1991 $2.02B 4.45%
1990 $1.80B 4.63%
1989 $1.41B 4.49%
1988 $1.21B 4.55%
1987 $1.05B 4.87%
1986 $1.02B 5.44%
1985 $1.05B 5.66%
1984 $0.92B 4.70%
1983 $0.73B 4.07%
1982 $0.74B 4.65%
1981 $0.68B 4.74%
1980 $0.56B 4.64%
1979 $0.45B 4.65%
1978 $0.42B 5.20%
1977 $0.38B 5.68%
1976 $0.31B 5.04%
1975 $0.27B 4.65%
1974 $0.23B 4.29%
1973 $0.20B 4.70%
1972 $0.15B 5.09%
1971 $0.13B 5.64%
1970 $0.10B 5.40%