Singapore's arms exports (SIPRI trend indicator values) was 79 million in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 1.25% from 80 million in 2015 (0.13% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 79 million | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 24 million | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 80 million | 2015 |
| Highest | 87 million | 1989 |
| Lowest | 1 million | 1996 |
| Average since 2016 | 49.83 million | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 2 million |
What the numbers say
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 4,500% in 1997 and the biggest yearly fall was 93.2% in 1991. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, Singapore had the 29th highest value of the 42 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Singapore | 79 million | 2025 |
| World | 33.54 billion | 2025 |
| East Asia & Pacific | 3.16 billion | 2025 |
| High income | 31.27 billion | 2025 |
Closest to Singapore in the 2025 ranking
- Belgium — 26th of 42: 86 million
- India — 27th of 42: 81 million
- Iran, Islamic Rep. — 28th of 42: 80 million
- Poland — 30th of 42: 59 million
- Korea, Dem. People's Rep. — 31st of 42: 44 million
- Serbia — 32nd of 42: 39 million
What this measures
Arms transfers (exports) cover the volume of transfers of major arms through sales and gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships. Figures are SIPRI Trend Indicator Values (TIVs). A '0' indicates that the volume of deliveries is between 0 and 0.5 million SIPRI TIV.
Limitations: SIPRI calculates the volume of transfers to, from and between all parties using the TIV and the number of weapon systems or subsystems delivered in a given year. This data is intended to provide a common unit to allow the measurement if trends in the flow of arms to particular countries and regions over time. Therefore, the main priority is to ensure that the TIV system remains consistent over time, and that any changes introduced are backdated. SIPRI TIV figures do not represent sales prices for arms transfers.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 36 values
| Year | Arms exports (SIPRI trend indicator values) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 79,000,000 |
| 2024 | no data |
| 2023 | 11,000,000 |
| 2022 | 36,000,000 |
| 2021 | 72,000,000 |
| 2020 | 24,000,000 |
| 2019 | no data |
| 2018 | no data |
| 2017 | no data |
| 2016 | 77,000,000 |
| 2015 |
Arms exports (SIPRI trend indicator values) in nearby economies
- Australia — 108 million (2025)
- China — 880 million (2025)
- Indonesia — 17 million (2021)
- Japan — 28 million (2025)
- Korea, Dem. People's Rep. — 44 million (2025)
- Korea, Rep. — 2.02 billion (2025)
- New Zealand — 20 million (2023)
More public sector data for Singapore
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) — 57 million (2025)
- Military expenditure (current USD) — 17.44 billion (2025)
- Military expenditure (current LCU) — 22.79 billion (2025)
- Military expenditure (% of GDP) — 3.05% (2025)
- Net incurrence of liabilities, total (current LCU) — 66.75 billion (2024)
- Net incurrence of liabilities, total (% of GDP) — 8.72% (2024)
- Grants and other revenue (current LCU) — 31.9 billion (2024)
- Grants and other revenue (% of revenue) — 23.51% (2024)
- Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU) — 135.7 billion (2024)
- Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Singapore's arms exports (SIPRI trend indicator values)?
- 79 million in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1971?
- It is up 3,850% from 2 million in 1971 (7.05% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 87 million in 1989 and the lowest 1 million in 1996.
- How does Singapore rank?
- 29th highest of 42 economies with data for 2025.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Arms Transfers Programme, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), uri: https://armstransfers.sipri.org/ArmsTransfer/.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator MS.MIL.XPRT.KD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Arms Transfers Programme, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), uri: https://armstransfers.sipri.org/ArmsTransfer/ Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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