Germany vs Singapore: Arms imports

Germany
239.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2024
Singapore
348.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2024
Germany rank
30th
Singapore rank
27th

Arms imports over time

  • Germany
  • Singapore
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How they compare

Singapore currently reports 348.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 239.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Germany, a difference of 109.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.

That makes Singapore's figure about 1.5 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Germany ahead.

Globally, Germany ranks 30th and Singapore ranks 27th of 172 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values)
Unit
SIPRI trend indicator values
Source
Arms Transfers Programme, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
217 places, 9,420 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Arms transfers (imports) 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.