Military expenditure in local currency rose 4.63% to SGD 15.3 bil in Singapore in 2019, according to the SIPRI Military Expenditure Database.
Historically, military expenditure in local currency in Singapore reached an all time high of SGD 15.3 bil in 2019 and an all time low of SGD 0.317 bil in 1970. When compared to Singapore's main peers, military expenditure in local currency in Indonesia amounted to IDR 108,429 bil, MYR 15.6 bil in Malaysia, PHP 180 bil in Philippines and THB 227 bil in Thailand in 2019.
Singapore has been ranked 85th within the group of 145 countries we follow in terms of military expenditure in local currency, 4 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Military Expenditure (Local Currency) | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Australia | AUD bil | 35.5 | 36.1 | 35.9 | 37.5 | 39.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cambodia | KHR bil | 1,552 | 1,857 | 2,198 | 2,416 | 2,537 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | CNY bil | 1,320 | 1,424 | 1,538 | 1,660 | 1,781 | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | IDR bil | 98,249 | 117,578 | 106,680 | 115,351 | 136,871 | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | LAK bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||
| Malaysia | MYR bil | 17.3 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 13.5 | 14.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | MMK bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3,035 | 3,012 | 2,190 | 2,305 | 3,442 | ||||||||||
| Philippines | PHP bil | 158 | 193 | 216 | 221 | 233 | ||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | SGD bil | 13.6 | 14.1 | 14.3 | 14.2 | 13.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Taiwan | TWD bil | 312 | 319 | 317 | 340 | 349 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | THB bil | 207 | 215 | 222 | 228 | 227 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | VND bil | ... | 110,000 | 113,534 | 126,618 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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