Military expenditure share of government expenditure

SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness.

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SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness.

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Military expenditure share of government expenditure

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Values and evidence for United Arab Emirates. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91739 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified
1991	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91738 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified
1992	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91737 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified
1993	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91736 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified
1994	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91735 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified
1995	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91734 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified
1996	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91733 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 19.16 Exact value 19.1598216381 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91732 · revision 1 Value 19.1598216381 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 19.1598216381 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 20.61 Exact value 20.6072477963 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91731 · revision 1 Value 20.6072477963 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 20.6072477963 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 20.65 Exact value 20.6520006377 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91730 · revision 1 Value 20.6520006377 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 20.6520006377 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 26.19 Exact value 26.1858822673 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91729 · revision 1 Value 26.1858822673 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 26.1858822673 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 22.25 Exact value 22.2450898454 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91728 · revision 1 Value 22.2450898454 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 22.2450898454 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 22.85 Exact value 22.8546521764 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91727 · revision 1 Value 22.8546521764 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 22.8546521764 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 23.40 Exact value 23.4029772501 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91726 · revision 1 Value 23.4029772501 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 23.4029772501 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 26.04 Exact value 26.0425877188 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91725 · revision 1 Value 26.0425877188 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 26.0425877188 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 23.22 Exact value 23.2249044824 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91724 · revision 1 Value 23.2249044824 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 23.2249044824 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 20.64 Exact value 20.6432633850 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91723 · revision 1 Value 20.6432633850 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 20.6432633850 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 18.58 Exact value 18.5816629192 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91722 · revision 1 Value 18.5816629192 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 18.5816629192 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 16.71 Exact value 16.7108388254 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91721 · revision 1 Value 16.7108388254 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 16.7108388254 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 15.59 Exact value 15.5930955121 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91720 · revision 1 Value 15.5930955121 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 15.5930955121 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 18.74 Exact value 18.7415637308 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91719 · revision 1 Value 18.7415637308 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 18.7415637308 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 17.55 Exact value 17.5485140622 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91718 · revision 1 Value 17.5485140622 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 17.5485140622 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 17.43 Exact value 17.4275928989 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91717 · revision 1 Value 17.4275928989 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 17.4275928989 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 19.91 Exact value 19.9148885242 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91716 · revision 1 Value 19.9148885242 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 19.9148885242 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 17.04 Exact value 17.0387678456 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91715 · revision 1 Value 17.0387678456 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 17.0387678456 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified
2015	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91714 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified
2016	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91713 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified
2017	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91712 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified
2018	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91711 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified
2019	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91710 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified
2020	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91709 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91708 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified
2022	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91707 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified
2023	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91706 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified
2024	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91705 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified
2025	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91704 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified

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