Botswana vs Singapore: Military spending as a share of GDP
Botswana
2.5%
in 2019
Singapore
2.7%
in 2019
Botswana rank
29th
Singapore rank
27th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Botswana
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 2.7% against 2.5% in Botswana, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 29th and Singapore ranks 27th of 172 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Singapore in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.2% | 1.8% | 3.4% | Botswana |
| 1970s | 2.2% | 3.8% | 1.6% | Singapore |
| 1980s | 2.1% | 3.6% | 1.5% | Singapore |
| 1990s | 2.9% | 3.8% | 0.9% | Singapore |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 3.0% | 0.6% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 2.5% | 0.3% | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Botswana or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 2.7% against 2.5% in Botswana as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Botswana and Singapore?
- 0.2%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Singapore?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2019.
- How do Botswana and Singapore rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Botswana ranks 29th and Singapore ranks 27th of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Military spending measured as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).