What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Singapore and United States?

47 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Singapore ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and United States?

56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Singapore vs United States: Military spending, per capita

Singapore

2,766 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2025

United States

2,719 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2025

Singapore rank

5th

United States rank

6th

Military spending, per capita over time

Singapore
United States

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 2,766 constant 2024 US$ per person against 2,719 constant 2024 US$ per person in United States, a difference of 47 constant 2024 US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United States ahead.

Singapore ranks 5th and United States ranks 6th of 161 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Singapore	United States	Difference	Ahead
1970s	648.23 constant 2024 US$ per person	2,668 constant 2024 US$ per person	2,020 constant 2024 US$ per person	United States
1980s	1,090 constant 2024 US$ per person	3,130 constant 2024 US$ per person	2,040 constant 2024 US$ per person	United States
1990s	1,794 constant 2024 US$ per person	2,438 constant 2024 US$ per person	643.76 constant 2024 US$ per person	United States
2000s	2,286 constant 2024 US$ per person	2,709 constant 2024 US$ per person	423.29 constant 2024 US$ per person	United States
2010s	2,083 constant 2024 US$ per person	2,857 constant 2024 US$ per person	773.77 constant 2024 US$ per person	United States
2020s	2,413 constant 2024 US$ per person	2,815 constant 2024 US$ per person	402.54 constant 2024 US$ per person	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per capita, Singapore or United States?: Singapore, at 2,766 constant 2024 US$ per person against 2,719 constant 2024 US$ per person in United States as of 2025.
What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Singapore and United States?: 47 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and United States?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Singapore and United States rank globally for military spending, per capita?: Singapore ranks 5th and United States ranks 6th of 161 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Military spending, per capita
Unit: constant 2024 US$ per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 161 places, 7,937 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 15 September 2026

Military spending divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.