Singapore: 27th largest economy, 26th in military spending

1 party tied to Singapore added to the US, UK or EU lists in the last 180 days.

• 2026-10-21 · added · AMIGOZ SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. (entity) · US list ↗

≥ 5 events in or near Singapore, last 30 daysi reported by the sources; the strongest are listed. No source sees every attack.

• 2026-10-30 · Armed clash · Pulau Tekong, Singapore (general), Singapore · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded
• 2026-10-29 · Armed clash · Changi Point, Singapore (general), Singapore · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded
• 2026-10-27 · Assault or killing · Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore (general), Singapore · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded
• 2026-10-27 · Assault or killing · Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore (general), Singapore · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded

Arrows show where each situation is heading. Open one for its living file.

• ◆ steady: Neocloud financing stress and chip challengers to Nvidia
• ◆ steady: US-China strategic competition over Taiwan

• Population6.1M2025
• Population growth1.2%2025
• Urban population100.0%2025
• Land area718 km²2023

• GDP$604B2025
• GDP (purchasing power)$998B2025
• GDP per person$98.8k2025
• GDP per person (purchasing power)$163k2025
• GDP growth5.0%2025

• Exports, share of GDP177.9%2025
• Imports, share of GDP142.5%2025
• Fuels, share of goods exports11.1%2024
• Exports of goods and services$1.1T2025
• Imports of goods and services$860B2025

• Fossil fuel production (oil + gas + coal)0.0 TWh2016
• Primary energy consumption1.1k TWh2024
• Energy use per person180.7 MWh2024
• Electricity generation60 TWh2025
• Electricity from fossil fuels94.5%2025

• Military spending$15.1B2024
• Military spending, share of GDP2.8%2024
• Armed forces personnel59k2020
• Arms imports (SIPRI trend-indicator value, 1990 US$)$348M2024
• Arms exports (SIPRI trend-indicator value, 1990 US$)$11M2023

3 statements on record, newest first

• Lawrence Wong, Prime Minister · 22 Octpolicy announcement
  Named two priorities for Singapore's 2027 ASEAN chairmanship: building a real single market and broadening external partnerships. source ↗
• Vivian Balakrishnan, Foreign Minister · 22 Octreassurance
  Wants to combine ASEAN members' strengths in energy and technology and to prevent ASEAN from becoming a platform for great-power competition. source ↗
• Vivian Balakrishnan, Foreign Minister · 22 Octdemand
  Set three conditions regarding Myanmar: that violence stops, political prisoners are released, and aid gets through. source ↗

Every Pulse →

Global Economy · Energy Price and Market Shock72: 72 out of 100, severeUS–China · AI Safety Governance Fracture68: 68 out of 100, severeChina–Taiwan · Cross-Strait Political Rupture68: 68 out of 100, severeUS–China · Technology and Export-Control Decoupling65: 65 out of 100, severeRussia–NATO · Diplomatic Rupture62: 62 out of 100, severe

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• Taiwan · US-China strategic competition over Taiwan

• World Bank World Development Indicators (military figures: SIPRI) ↗ · CC BY 4.0 · 2020-2025
• Our World in Data energy dataset (Energy Institute, Ember, EIA) ↗ · CC BY 4.0 · 2016-2025
• IMF World Economic Outlook (DataMapper) ↗ · IMF open data, attribution · 2026
• Wikidata (heads of state and government) ↗ · CC0