Indicator	Value
Military expenditure (% GDP)	2.84 %SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military expenditure	15,100,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Armed forces personnel	59,000 peopleWorld Bank WDI [2020]
Arms imports	348,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Arms exports	11,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2023]
Military & security forces	Singapore Armed Forces (SAF; aka Singapore Defense Force): Singapore Army, Republic of Singapore Navy, Republic of Singapore Air Force (includes air defense), Digital and Intelligence ServiceMinistry of Home Affairs: Singapore Police Force (SPF; includes Police Coast Guard and the Gurkha Contingent) (2025); note: note 1: the Gurkha Contingent of the Singapore Police Force (GCSPF) is a paramilitary unit for riot control and acts as a rapid reaction force note 2: the Navy includes the multi-agency standing Maritime Security Task Force (MSTF), which assists the Police Coast Guard in conducting maritime security operationsCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Military service age & obligation	18 years of age for voluntary enlistment for men and women (16.5 for early enlistment program with parental consent); 18-21 years of age for compulsory military service for men; 24-month conscript service obligation (2026); note: note 1: all male Singaporean citizens and permanent residents, unless exempted, are required to enter National Service (NS) upon attaining the age of 18; most NS conscripts serve in the Armed Forces, but some go into the Police Force or Civil Defense Force; conscripts comprise over half of the defense establishmentnote 2: the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) also has a uniformed volunteer auxiliary branch known as the Volunteer Corps (SAFVC); the SAFVC allows citizens and residents not subject to the National Service obligation, including Singaporean women, first generation permanent residents, and naturalized citizens, to contribute towards Singapore's defense; the volunteers must be 18-45 and physically fitnote 3: members of the Gurkha Contingent (GC) of the Singapore Police Force are mostly recruited from a small number of hill tribes in Nepal; the GC was formed in 1949 originally from selected ex-British Army GurkhasCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Arms imports (USD)	348,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Arms exports (USD)	11,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2023]
Military spending (% of GDP)	2.84 %SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military spending (USD)	15,100,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]