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Singapore
Military expenditure (% of GDP)

Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product

Global rank#27out of 147 countries
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Historical trend

5.74.94.03.22.4197019972024Singapore · 2024: 2.84%Singapore

Analytical takeaways

  • Singapore records 2.84% for Military expenditure (% of GDP) in 2024, ranking #27 globally out of 147 countries.
  • Military expenditure (% of GDP) declined from 5.40% in 1970 to 2.84% in 2024, a decrease of 2.56%.
  • The country sits in the top quartile of the global distribution for this metric, making the page useful for leader-oriented high-intent searches.

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