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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Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 6.79 Exact value 6.7919052289 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84863 · revision 1 Value 6.7919052289 · 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: 6.7919052289 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 6.55 Exact value 6.5492620141 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84862 · revision 1 Value 6.5492620141 · 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: 6.5492620141 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 6.36 Exact value 6.3620193352 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84861 · revision 1 Value 6.3620193352 · 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: 6.3620193352 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 6.38 Exact value 6.3810935335 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84860 · revision 1 Value 6.3810935335 · 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: 6.3810935335 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 6.26 Exact value 6.2608919761 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84859 · revision 1 Value 6.2608919761 · 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: 6.2608919761 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 6.00 Exact value 6.0040872963 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84858 · revision 1 Value 6.0040872963 · 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: 6.0040872963 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 5.76 Exact value 5.7610816456 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84857 · revision 1 Value 5.7610816456 · 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: 5.7610816456 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 5.69 Exact value 5.6863016175 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84856 · revision 1 Value 5.6863016175 · 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: 5.6863016175 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 5.39 Exact value 5.3882348459 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84855 · revision 1 Value 5.3882348459 · 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: 5.3882348459 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 5.21 Exact value 5.2087658294 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84854 · revision 1 Value 5.2087658294 · 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: 5.2087658294 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 5.18 Exact value 5.1828840068 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84853 · revision 1 Value 5.1828840068 · 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: 5.1828840068 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 5.23 Exact value 5.2337558516 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84852 · revision 1 Value 5.2337558516 · 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: 5.2337558516 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 5.35 Exact value 5.3545933123 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84851 · revision 1 Value 5.3545933123 · 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: 5.3545933123 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 5.28 Exact value 5.2814823761 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84850 · revision 1 Value 5.2814823761 · 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: 5.2814823761 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 5.24 Exact value 5.2352248253 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84849 · revision 1 Value 5.2352248253 · 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: 5.2352248253 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 5.20 Exact value 5.1994972824 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84848 · revision 1 Value 5.1994972824 · 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: 5.1994972824 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 5.26 Exact value 5.2648870179 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84847 · revision 1 Value 5.2648870179 · 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: 5.2648870179 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 5.28 Exact value 5.2844179267 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84846 · revision 1 Value 5.2844179267 · 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: 5.2844179267 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 5.13 Exact value 5.1261105342 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84845 · revision 1 Value 5.1261105342 · 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: 5.1261105342 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 5.09 Exact value 5.0911828642 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84844 · revision 1 Value 5.0911828642 · 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: 5.0911828642 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 5.02 Exact value 5.0202806565 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84843 · revision 1 Value 5.0202806565 · 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: 5.0202806565 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 4.84 Exact value 4.8369306266 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84842 · revision 1 Value 4.8369306266 · 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: 4.8369306266 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 4.57 Exact value 4.5748480923 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84841 · revision 1 Value 4.5748480923 · 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: 4.5748480923 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 4.51 Exact value 4.5056173475 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84840 · revision 1 Value 4.5056173475 · 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: 4.5056173475 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 4.82 Exact value 4.8226705221 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84839 · revision 1 Value 4.8226705221 · 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: 4.8226705221 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 5.24 Exact value 5.2388676824 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84838 · revision 1 Value 5.2388676824 · 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: 5.2388676824 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 5.61 Exact value 5.6074692533 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84837 · revision 1 Value 5.6074692533 · 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: 5.6074692533 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 5.45 Exact value 5.4529542034 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84836 · revision 1 Value 5.4529542034 · 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: 5.4529542034 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 5.14 Exact value 5.1444620380 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84835 · revision 1 Value 5.1444620380 · 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: 5.1444620380 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 4.83 Exact value 4.8344019986 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84834 · revision 1 Value 4.8344019986 · 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: 4.8344019986 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 4.52 Exact value 4.5224015532 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84833 · revision 1 Value 4.5224015532 · 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: 4.5224015532 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 4.74 Exact value 4.7368268598 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84832 · revision 1 Value 4.7368268598 · 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: 4.7368268598 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 5.02 Exact value 5.0156753717 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84831 · revision 1 Value 5.0156753717 · 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: 5.0156753717 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 4.96 Exact value 4.9600927404 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84830 · revision 1 Value 4.9600927404 · 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: 4.9600927404 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 4.90 Exact value 4.8967556913 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84829 · revision 1 Value 4.8967556913 · 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: 4.8967556913 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 4.89 Exact value 4.8897538965 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84828 · revision 1 Value 4.8897538965 · 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: 4.8897538965 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified

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