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Singapore - Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP) 3.05

World Bank WDI (SIPRI military expenditure) · updated 2026-10-15 · 166 economies tracked

Latest value

3.05 (2025)

Global rank

##27 of 166 economies

Share of global total

0.9%

Growth since 1970

0.56×

Ranking Race — Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

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Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Singapore climbed from #12 to #27 (overtook Tunisia). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Singapore ↓

Key Events — Singapore

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2023
Overtook Tunisia in global rank auto
2024
Overtook Lithuania in global rank auto

Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP), 1970-2025

World Bank WDI (SIPRI military expenditure) · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
197019852000201520252.363.474.575.68
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