Japan vs Singapore: Military spending, annual growth rate
Japan
9.67 % change on previous year
in 2025
Singapore
10.27 % change on previous year
in 2025
Japan rank
60th
Singapore rank
58th
Military spending, annual growth rate over time
- Japan
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 10.27 % change on previous year against 9.67 % change on previous year in Japan, a difference of 0.6 % change on previous year.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Singapore ahead.
Japan ranks 60th and Singapore ranks 58th of 159 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Singapore in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.55 % change on previous year | 7.28 % change on previous year | 1.73 % change on previous year | Singapore |
| 1980s | 4.13 % change on previous year | 8.18 % change on previous year | 4.05 % change on previous year | Singapore |
| 1990s | 1.24 % change on previous year | 8.77 % change on previous year | 7.53 % change on previous year | Singapore |
| 2000s | 0.0656 % change on previous year | 2.24 % change on previous year | 2.18 % change on previous year | Singapore |
| 2010s | 0.9534 % change on previous year | 1.01 % change on previous year | 0.0581 % change on previous year | Singapore |
| 2020s | 7.33 % change on previous year | 5.47 % change on previous year | 1.86 % change on previous year | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending, annual growth rate, Japan or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 10.27 % change on previous year against 9.67 % change on previous year in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military spending, annual growth rate between Japan and Singapore?
- 0.6 % change on previous year, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Singapore?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Singapore rank globally for military spending, annual growth rate?
- Japan ranks 60th and Singapore ranks 58th of 159 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Military spending. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.