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Military expenditure share of GDP

SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability.

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SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability.

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Military expenditure share of GDP

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Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 1.20 Exact value 1.1956602667 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77123 · revision 1 Value 1.1956602667 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.1956602667 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:16 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 1.15 Exact value 1.1542171185 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77122 · revision 1 Value 1.1542171185 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.1542171185 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:16 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 1.10 Exact value 1.0992140716 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77121 · revision 1 Value 1.0992140716 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.0992140716 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:16 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 1.12 Exact value 1.1155845413 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77120 · revision 1 Value 1.1155845413 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.1155845413 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:16 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 1.09 Exact value 1.0944530762 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77119 · revision 1 Value 1.0944530762 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.0944530762 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:16 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 1.07 Exact value 1.0732320521 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77118 · revision 1 Value 1.0732320521 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.0732320521 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:16 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 1.05 Exact value 1.0496829774 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77117 · revision 1 Value 1.0496829774 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.0496829774 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:16 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 1.05 Exact value 1.0464339819 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77116 · revision 1 Value 1.0464339819 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.0464339819 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:16 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 1.02 Exact value 1.0180728630 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77115 · revision 1 Value 1.0180728630 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.0180728630 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:16 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 0.98 Exact value 0.9802461234 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77114 · revision 1 Value 0.9802461234 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.9802461234 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:16 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 0.98 Exact value 0.9839608973 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77113 · revision 1 Value 0.9839608973 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.9839608973 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:16 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 0.91 Exact value 0.9112321251 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77112 · revision 1 Value 0.9112321251 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.9112321251 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:16 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 0.89 Exact value 0.8882973338 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77111 · revision 1 Value 0.8882973338 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.8882973338 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:16 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 0.92 Exact value 0.9154519211 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77110 · revision 1 Value 0.9154519211 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.9154519211 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:16 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 0.90 Exact value 0.8970584970 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77109 · revision 1 Value 0.8970584970 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.8970584970 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:16 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 0.86 Exact value 0.8559373016 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77108 · revision 1 Value 0.8559373016 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.8559373016 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:16 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 0.79 Exact value 0.7914004089 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77107 · revision 1 Value 0.7914004089 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.7914004089 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:16 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 0.91 Exact value 0.9061039877 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77106 · revision 1 Value 0.9061039877 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.9061039877 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:16 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 0.88 Exact value 0.8764205176 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77105 · revision 1 Value 0.8764205176 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.8764205176 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:16 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 0.84 Exact value 0.8385319475 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77104 · revision 1 Value 0.8385319475 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.8385319475 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:16 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 0.83 Exact value 0.8263883669 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77103 · revision 1 Value 0.8263883669 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.8263883669 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:16 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 0.80 Exact value 0.7959319590 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77102 · revision 1 Value 0.7959319590 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.7959319590 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:16 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 0.78 Exact value 0.7835385259 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77101 · revision 1 Value 0.7835385259 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.7835385259 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:16 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 0.76 Exact value 0.7571801926 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77100 · revision 1 Value 0.7571801926 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.7571801926 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:16 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 0.75 Exact value 0.7546495759 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77099 · revision 1 Value 0.7546495759 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.7546495759 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:16 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 0.70 Exact value 0.7025769198 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77098 · revision 1 Value 0.7025769198 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.7025769198 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:16 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 0.73 Exact value 0.7337229119 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77097 · revision 1 Value 0.7337229119 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.7337229119 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:16 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 0.76 Exact value 0.7615406522 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77096 · revision 1 Value 0.7615406522 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.7615406522 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:16 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 0.75 Exact value 0.7489934683 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77095 · revision 1 Value 0.7489934683 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.7489934683 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:16 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 0.75 Exact value 0.7531334376 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77094 · revision 1 Value 0.7531334376 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.7531334376 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:16 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 0.89 Exact value 0.8858116295 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77093 · revision 1 Value 0.8858116295 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.8858116295 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:16 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 0.87 Exact value 0.8735154883 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77092 · revision 1 Value 0.8735154883 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.8735154883 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:16 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 0.76 Exact value 0.7643605176 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77091 · revision 1 Value 0.7643605176 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.7643605176 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:16 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 0.86 Exact value 0.8624273943 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77090 · revision 1 Value 0.8624273943 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.8624273943 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:16 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 0.99 Exact value 0.9905127015 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77089 · revision 1 Value 0.9905127015 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.9905127015 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:16 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 1.10 Exact value 1.1006335138 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77088 · revision 1 Value 1.1006335138 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.1006335138 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:16 · source revision unspecified

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