Israel vs Singapore: Military spending as a share of government spending
Israel
17.8%
in 2025
Singapore
18.0%
in 2025
Israel rank
13th
Singapore rank
12th
Military spending as a share of government spending over time
- Israel
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 18.0% against 17.8% in Israel, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Singapore ahead.
Israel ranks 13th and Singapore ranks 12th of 162 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.0% | 30.0% | 16.0% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 25.0% | 11.3% | Singapore |
| 2020s | 14.3% | 16.3% | 2.0% | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of government spending, Israel or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 18.0% against 17.8% in Israel as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of government spending between Israel and Singapore?
- 0.2%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Singapore?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Israel and Singapore rank globally for military spending as a share of government spending?
- Israel ranks 13th 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.