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Singapore's defence spending rivals the US in GDP terms

Original: Singapore's spending on defence as a percentage of GDP is the same as the US and de facto higher. It also spends more on

A claim circulating online says Singapore spends the same share of GDP on defence as the United States, and that in practice the burden is even higher. The same post notes Singapore outspends every other Southeast Asian country on defence, framing the city-state as a disproportionately large military spender for its size and region.

Why now: Debates about regional security and military budgets are drawing attention to how much Singapore spends on defence relative to its neighbours and the US.

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• Singapore's spending on defence as a percentage of GDP is the same as the US and de facto higher. It also spends more on defence than every other Southeast Asian country. This is just an extra! · bryancsk

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