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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 Belgium. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 4.28 Exact value 4.2795964450 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85007 · revision 1 Value 4.2795964450 · 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: 4.2795964450 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 4.06 Exact value 4.0626199940 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85006 · revision 1 Value 4.0626199940 · 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: 4.0626199940 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 3.24 Exact value 3.2373039674 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85005 · revision 1 Value 3.2373039674 · 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: 3.2373039674 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 3.01 Exact value 3.0054445442 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85004 · revision 1 Value 3.0054445442 · 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: 3.0054445442 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 3.03 Exact value 3.0309572566 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85003 · revision 1 Value 3.0309572566 · 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: 3.0309572566 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 2.93 Exact value 2.9340685124 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85002 · revision 1 Value 2.9340685124 · 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: 2.9340685124 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 2.86 Exact value 2.8638154885 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85001 · revision 1 Value 2.8638154885 · 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: 2.8638154885 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 2.83 Exact value 2.8252334832 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85000 · revision 1 Value 2.8252334832 · 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: 2.8252334832 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 2.78 Exact value 2.7814144959 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84999 · revision 1 Value 2.7814144959 · 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: 2.7814144959 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 2.76 Exact value 2.7604243286 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84998 · revision 1 Value 2.7604243286 · 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: 2.7604243286 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 2.73 Exact value 2.7346303871 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84997 · revision 1 Value 2.7346303871 · 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: 2.7346303871 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 2.60 Exact value 2.5993089552 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84996 · revision 1 Value 2.5993089552 · 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: 2.5993089552 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 2.45 Exact value 2.4522601273 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84995 · revision 1 Value 2.4522601273 · 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: 2.4522601273 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 2.39 Exact value 2.3922811662 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84994 · revision 1 Value 2.3922811662 · 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: 2.3922811662 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 2.35 Exact value 2.3451375796 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84993 · revision 1 Value 2.3451375796 · 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: 2.3451375796 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 2.11 Exact value 2.1145330613 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84992 · revision 1 Value 2.1145330613 · 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: 2.1145330613 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 2.16 Exact value 2.1646631661 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84991 · revision 1 Value 2.1646631661 · 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: 2.1646631661 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 2.26 Exact value 2.2610279797 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84990 · revision 1 Value 2.2610279797 · 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: 2.2610279797 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 2.41 Exact value 2.4065084351 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84989 · revision 1 Value 2.4065084351 · 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: 2.4065084351 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 2.14 Exact value 2.1356107551 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84988 · revision 1 Value 2.1356107551 · 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: 2.1356107551 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 2.02 Exact value 2.0239811095 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84987 · revision 1 Value 2.0239811095 · 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: 2.0239811095 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 1.90 Exact value 1.9025908131 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84986 · revision 1 Value 1.9025908131 · 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: 1.9025908131 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 1.84 Exact value 1.8445497978 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84985 · revision 1 Value 1.8445497978 · 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: 1.8445497978 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 1.80 Exact value 1.7979770490 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84984 · revision 1 Value 1.7979770490 · 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: 1.7979770490 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 1.75 Exact value 1.7463370658 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84983 · revision 1 Value 1.7463370658 · 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: 1.7463370658 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 1.69 Exact value 1.6926437675 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84982 · revision 1 Value 1.6926437675 · 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: 1.6926437675 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 1.68 Exact value 1.6843874616 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84981 · revision 1 Value 1.6843874616 · 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: 1.6843874616 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 1.70 Exact value 1.6981702446 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84980 · revision 1 Value 1.6981702446 · 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: 1.6981702446 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 1.71 Exact value 1.7054556948 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84979 · revision 1 Value 1.7054556948 · 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: 1.7054556948 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 1.71 Exact value 1.7114996096 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84978 · revision 1 Value 1.7114996096 · 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: 1.7114996096 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 1.72 Exact value 1.7197966474 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84977 · revision 1 Value 1.7197966474 · 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: 1.7197966474 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 1.90 Exact value 1.8977256786 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84976 · revision 1 Value 1.8977256786 · 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: 1.8977256786 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 2.22 Exact value 2.2239120619 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84975 · revision 1 Value 2.2239120619 · 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: 2.2239120619 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 2.22 Exact value 2.2223620897 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84974 · revision 1 Value 2.2223620897 · 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: 2.2223620897 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 2.37 Exact value 2.3658330992 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84973 · revision 1 Value 2.3658330992 · 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: 2.3658330992 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 3.67 Exact value 3.6733611454 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84972 · revision 1 Value 3.6733611454 · 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: 3.6733611454 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified

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