What is the difference in military expenditure between Netherlands and Singapore?

2.87 billion current LCU, with Netherlands ahead.

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

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

Where does this data come from?

SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Netherlands vs Singapore: Military expenditure (current LCU)

Netherlands

25.66 billion current LCU

in 2025

Singapore

22.79 billion current LCU

in 2025

Netherlands rank

95th

Singapore rank

97th

Military expenditure (current LCU) over time

Netherlands
Singapore

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 25.66 billion current LCU against 22.79 billion current LCU in Singapore, a difference of 2.87 billion current LCU.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Netherlands ahead.

Netherlands ranks 95th and Singapore ranks 97th of 168 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 3 and Singapore in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Netherlands	Singapore	Difference	Ahead
1970s	3.08 billion current LCU	642.83 million current LCU	2.43 billion current LCU	Netherlands
1980s	5.70 billion current LCU	1.97 billion current LCU	3.74 billion current LCU	Netherlands
1990s	6.11 billion current LCU	5.15 billion current LCU	952.16 million current LCU	Netherlands
2000s	7.69 billion current LCU	8.97 billion current LCU	1.28 billion current LCU	Singapore
2010s	8.51 billion current LCU	12.67 billion current LCU	4.15 billion current LCU	Singapore
2020s	16.57 billion current LCU	17.81 billion current LCU	1.24 billion current LCU	Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Netherlands or Singapore?: Netherlands, at 25.66 billion current LCU against 22.79 billion current LCU in Singapore as of 2025.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Netherlands and Singapore?: 2.87 billion current LCU, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Singapore?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Netherlands and Singapore rank globally for military expenditure?: Netherlands ranks 95th and Singapore ranks 97th of 168 countries.
Where does this data come from?: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Military expenditure (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 168 places, 8,396 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

Military expenditure in local currency at current prices (by calendar year)