Azerbaijan vs Singapore: Military spending as a share of government spending
Azerbaijan
17.7%
in 2025
Singapore
18.0%
in 2025
Azerbaijan rank
14th
Singapore rank
12th
Military spending as a share of government spending over time
- Azerbaijan
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 18.0% against 17.7% in Azerbaijan, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Singapore ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 14th and Singapore ranks 12th of 162 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.9% | 29.5% | 16.6% | Singapore |
| 2000s | 11.3% | 30.0% | 18.7% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 25.0% | 13.2% | Singapore |
| 2020s | 15.1% | 16.3% | 1.2% | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of government spending, Azerbaijan or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 18.0% against 17.7% in Azerbaijan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of government spending between Azerbaijan and Singapore?
- 0.3%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Singapore?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2025.
- How do Azerbaijan and Singapore rank globally for military spending as a share of government spending?
- Azerbaijan ranks 14th and Singapore ranks 12th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending as a share of government spending. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total military expenditure divided by government spending.