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Singapore

East Asia & Pacific · Singapore

Rank #26 of 173

65.8Strength score

Photos

Malay sergeant of the Singapore Army - 20120418
Malay sergeant of the Singapore Army - 20120418Erfi Anugrah. · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Republic of Singapore Navy MV Avatar during Exercise Pacific Griffin 2021 6727511
Republic of Singapore Navy MV Avatar during Exercise Pacific Griffin 2021 6727511Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Deanna Gonzales · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
British Aircraft Corporation BAC 167 Strikemaster, Singapore - Air Force JP7271876
British Aircraft Corporation BAC 167 Strikemaster, Singapore - Air Force JP7271876Aldo Bidini · GFDL 1.2 · Wikimedia Commons

Strength by area

  • Finance86
  • Air power58
  • Manpower81
  • Land forces72
  • Naval power67
  • Nuclear0

Finance

Defence budget
$17.4B #23
Budget as % of GDP
3.05% #36
Spending per person
$2,854 #4
GDP
$603.9B #27
Population
6,111,175 #112

Manpower

Active personnel
51,000 #69
Reserve personnel
252,500 #16
Paramilitary
7,400 #38
Total personnel
310,900 #31

Land forces

Tanks
170 #36
Armoured vehicles
2,875 #6
Self-propelled artillery
48 #36
Towed artillery
77 #39
Rocket launchers (MLRS)
24 #34

Air power

Total aircraft
231 #37
Fighter jets
100 #24
Attack aircraft & bombers
0
Transport aircraft
24 #35
Helicopters
71 #40
Attack helicopters
19 #18

Naval power

Total naval vessels
43 #33
Aircraft carriers
0
Helicopter carriers
4 #4
Submarines
4 #27
Destroyers
0
Frigates
6 #27
Corvettes
6 #20
Patrol vessels
23 #30

Nuclear

Nuclear warheads
0

Weapons Singapore uses (25)

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General Dynamics F-16 Fighting FalconGeneral Dynamics F-16 Fighting FalconFighter aircraft McDonnell Douglas F-15 EagleMcDonnell Douglas F-15 EagleFighter aircraft Leopard 2Leopard 2Main battle tanks McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike EagleMcDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike EagleFighter aircraft Grumman E-2 HawkeyeGrumman E-2 HawkeyeReconnaissance aircraft Airbus A330 MRTTAirbus A330 MRTTRefuelling tankers SAR 21SAR 21Assault rifles Victory-class corvetteVictory-class corvetteCorvettes Fearless-class patrol vesselFearless-class patrol vesselPatrol vessels RSS ValiantRSS ValiantCorvettes RSS ValourRSS ValourCorvettes RSS VengeanceRSS VengeanceCorvettes

Weapons made in Singapore (15)

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SAR 21SAR 21Assault rifles Ultimax 100Ultimax 100Machine guns Bionix AFVBionix AFVInfantry fighting vehicles SAR 80SAR 80Assault rifles STK 40 AGLSTK 40 AGLGrenade launchers CIS 50MGCIS 50MGMachine guns Bronco All Terrain Tracked CarrierBronco All Terrain Tracked CarrierOther tanks BR18BR18Assault rifles Fearless-class patrol vesselFearless-class patrol vesselPatrol vessels Conventional Multirole Combat RifleConventional Multirole Combat RifleAssault rifles ST Kinetics CPWSubmachine guns Independence-class littoral mission vesselPatrol vessels

Others in the region

  1. 3China93.9 VS
  2. 6Korea, Dem. People's Rep.79.4 VS
  3. 7Korea, Rep.77.9 VS
  4. 11Japan73.7 VS
  5. 17Viet Nam69.4 VS
  6. 22Thailand67.5 VS
  7. 23Indonesia67.4 VS
  8. 25Myanmar66.4 VS

Source

Budget, GDP, population and personnel: World Bank open data (SIPRI / IISS based). (Defence budget: 2025)

IISS Military Balance personnel via Wikipedia; equipment GlobalMilitary.net 2026 inventory · Year 2026 · ↗