Namibia vs Singapore: Military spending as a share of GDP
Namibia
2.5%
in 2019
Singapore
2.7%
in 2019
Namibia rank
28th
Singapore rank
27th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Namibia
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 2.7% against 2.5% in Namibia, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Singapore ahead.
Namibia ranks 28th and Singapore ranks 27th of 172 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 1 and Singapore in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.4% | 3.8% | 2.4% | Singapore |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 3.0% | 1.2% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.5% | 0.1% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Namibia or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 2.7% against 2.5% in Namibia as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Namibia and Singapore?
- 0.2%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Singapore?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
- How do Namibia and Singapore rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Namibia ranks 28th 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).