In 2022, the ratio of military expenditure to gross domestic product (GDP) in Singapore remained nearly unchanged at around 2.77 percent. But still, the ratio reached its lowest value of the observation period in 2022. Military expenditure refers to the total amount of money spent on a country's armed forces, including peacekeeping and defense operations. This figure is then given as a share of its gross domestic product (not total government expenditure). When comparing international figures there may be some discrepancies depending on what countries consider military spending.
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Singapore: Ratio of military spending to gross domestic product (GDP) from 2012 to 2022
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World Bank. (October 24, 2024). Singapore: Ratio of military spending to gross domestic product (GDP) from 2012 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/810579/ratio-of-military-expenditure-to-gross-domestic-product-gdp-singapore/
World Bank. "Singapore: Ratio of military spending to gross domestic product (GDP) from 2012 to 2022." Chart. October 24, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/810579/ratio-of-military-expenditure-to-gross-domestic-product-gdp-singapore/
World Bank. (2024). Singapore: Ratio of military spending to gross domestic product (GDP) from 2012 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/810579/ratio-of-military-expenditure-to-gross-domestic-product-gdp-singapore/
World Bank. "Singapore: Ratio of Military Spending to Gross Domestic Product (Gdp) from 2012 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Oct 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/810579/ratio-of-military-expenditure-to-gross-domestic-product-gdp-singapore/
World Bank, Singapore: Ratio of military spending to gross domestic product (GDP) from 2012 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/810579/ratio-of-military-expenditure-to-gross-domestic-product-gdp-singapore/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Singapore: Ratio of military spending to gross domestic product (GDP) from 2012 to 2022 [Graph], World Bank, October 24, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/810579/ratio-of-military-expenditure-to-gross-domestic-product-gdp-singapore/