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

2.63 billion current LCU, with Spain ahead.

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

55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.

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.

Singapore vs Spain: Military expenditure

Singapore

20.13 billion current LCU

in 2024

Spain

22.76 billion current LCU

in 2024

Singapore rank

99th

Spain rank

96th

Military expenditure over time

Singapore
Spain

How they compare

Spain currently reports 22.76 billion current LCU against 20.13 billion current LCU in Singapore, a difference of 2.63 billion current LCU.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Spain ahead.

Singapore ranks 99th and Spain ranks 96th of 167 countries.

Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Singapore	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1970s	642.83 million current LCU	904.17 million current LCU	261.34 million current LCU	Spain
1980s	1.97 billion current LCU	4.64 billion current LCU	2.68 billion current LCU	Spain
1990s	5.15 billion current LCU	8.34 billion current LCU	3.18 billion current LCU	Spain
2000s	8.97 billion current LCU	12.82 billion current LCU	3.84 billion current LCU	Spain
2010s	12.67 billion current LCU	14.08 billion current LCU	1.41 billion current LCU	Spain
2020s	16.81 billion current LCU	19.19 billion current LCU	2.38 billion current LCU	Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Singapore or Spain?: Spain, at 22.76 billion current LCU against 20.13 billion current LCU in Singapore as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Singapore and Spain?: 2.63 billion current LCU, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Spain?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Singapore and Spain rank globally for military expenditure?: Singapore ranks 99th and Spain ranks 96th of 167 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: 167 places, 8,248 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

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