Defense Expenditure: Poles Apart

By Masterwordsmith

Singapore, our nearest neighbour with a population of 5.1 million (3.2 million) excluding foreigners, enjoys a per capita income of more than USD 37,293. In sharp contrast, Malaysia has a population of 27 million and a per capita income of USD6897!!! (Source: Wikipedia)

Due to its size and location, Singapore’s expenditure on defense is premised on the belief that security threats do not disappear. As such,the government has allocated a steady defence budget that accounts for 5 per cent of GDP is necessary to maintain readiness of the SAF. (Information from HERE). That website states that Singapore’s military expenditure is based on a few considerations namely:

a)real-time and long-term security needs
b)long-term view of actual security needs
c)rigorous evaluation system guided by the principle of seeking the most cost-effective system.
d)size of the country
e)strategic planning, defence doctrine and strategic posture

I would encourage you to visit that LINK which rubbishes the claim of a Malaysian geostrategist. Our country is much bigger but has a lower GDP and a very high military expenditure which has been a bone of contention for many concerned citizens.

Allow me to draw your attention to a Malay Mail post HERE which said:

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