Brunei Darussalam vs Singapore: Military spending as a share of GDP
Brunei Darussalam
3.0%
in 2019
Singapore
2.7%
in 2019
Brunei Darussalam rank
24th
Singapore rank
27th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Brunei Darussalam
- Singapore
How they compare
Brunei Darussalam currently reports 3.0% against 2.7% in Singapore, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Brunei Darussalam's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Singapore ahead.
Brunei Darussalam ranks 24th and Singapore ranks 27th of 172 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brunei Darussalam averaged higher in 3 and Singapore in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei Darussalam | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.2% | 3.8% | 0.5% | Brunei Darussalam |
| 1990s | 4.3% | 3.8% | 0.4% | Brunei Darussalam |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 3.0% | 0.4% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.5% | 0.1% | Brunei Darussalam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Brunei Darussalam or Singapore?
- Brunei Darussalam, at 3.0% against 2.7% in Singapore as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Brunei Darussalam and Singapore?
- 0.3%, with Brunei Darussalam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei Darussalam and Singapore?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2019.
- How do Brunei Darussalam and Singapore rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Brunei Darussalam ranks 24th 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).