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.
MILITARY_EXPENDITURE_GDP_SHARE · raw · annual · percent
Military economic burden
Military expenditure share of GDP
Military economic burden
SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability.
Data and evidence
Military expenditure share of GDP
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| Period | Value | Status | Provenance & calculation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | ≈ 1.23
Exact value1.2251571213 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77267 · revision 1
Value 1.2251571213 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: 1.2251571213 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 1991 | Unavailable percent | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77266 · revision 1
Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 1992 | Unavailable percent | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77265 · revision 1
Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 1993 | Unavailable percent | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77264 · revision 1
Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 1994 | Unavailable percent | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77263 · revision 1
Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 1995 | Unavailable percent | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77262 · revision 1
Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 1996 | Unavailable percent | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77261 · revision 1
Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 1997 | Unavailable percent | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77260 · revision 1
Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 1998 | Unavailable percent | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77259 · revision 1
Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 1999 | ≈ 0.49
Exact value0.4853892305 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77258 · revision 1
Value 0.4853892305 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: 0.4853892305 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 2000 | ≈ 0.41
Exact value0.4128523024 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77257 · revision 1
Value 0.4128523024 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: 0.4128523024 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 2001 | ≈ 0.36
Exact value0.3579711273 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77256 · revision 1
Value 0.3579711273 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: 0.3579711273 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 2002 | ≈ 0.62
Exact value0.6228194582 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77255 · revision 1
Value 0.6228194582 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: 0.6228194582 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 2003 | ≈ 0.65
Exact value0.6472232268 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77254 · revision 1
Value 0.6472232268 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: 0.6472232268 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 2004 | ≈ 0.68
Exact value0.6761498504 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77253 · revision 1
Value 0.6761498504 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: 0.6761498504 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 2005 | ≈ 0.68
Exact value0.6809706850 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77252 · revision 1
Value 0.6809706850 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: 0.6809706850 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 2006 | ≈ 0.67
Exact value0.6657233239 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77251 · revision 1
Value 0.6657233239 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: 0.6657233239 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 2007 | Unavailable percent | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77250 · revision 1
Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 2008 | ≈ 0.66
Exact value0.6639589796 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77249 · revision 1
Value 0.6639589796 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: 0.6639589796 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 2009 | Unavailable percent | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77248 · revision 1
Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 2010 | Unavailable percent | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77247 · revision 1
Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 2011 | Unavailable percent | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77246 · revision 1
Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 2012 | ≈ 0.70
Exact value0.7020561578 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77245 · revision 1
Value 0.7020561578 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: 0.7020561578 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 2013 | ≈ 0.69
Exact value0.6872396835 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77244 · revision 1
Value 0.6872396835 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: 0.6872396835 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 2014 | ≈ 0.70
Exact value0.7009249488 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77243 · revision 1
Value 0.7009249488 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: 0.7009249488 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 2015 | ≈ 0.80
Exact value0.7984852979 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77242 · revision 1
Value 0.7984852979 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: 0.7984852979 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 2016 | ≈ 0.67
Exact value0.6735967270 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77241 · revision 1
Value 0.6735967270 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: 0.6735967270 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 2017 | ≈ 0.92
Exact value0.9206131244 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77240 · revision 1
Value 0.9206131244 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: 0.9206131244 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 2018 | ≈ 0.63
Exact value0.6328575401 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77239 · revision 1
Value 0.6328575401 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: 0.6328575401 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 2019 | ≈ 0.47
Exact value0.4733139056 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77238 · revision 1
Value 0.4733139056 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: 0.4733139056 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 2020 | ≈ 0.46
Exact value0.4587620152 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77237 · revision 1
Value 0.4587620152 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: 0.4587620152 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 2021 | ≈ 0.55
Exact value0.5508836488 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77236 · revision 1
Value 0.5508836488 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: 0.5508836488 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 2022 | ≈ 0.63
Exact value0.6320874917 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77235 · revision 1
Value 0.6320874917 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: 0.6320874917 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 2023 | ≈ 0.76
Exact value0.7575513829 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77234 · revision 1
Value 0.7575513829 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: 0.7575513829 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 2024 | ≈ 0.78
Exact value0.7788479139 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77233 · revision 1
Value 0.7788479139 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: 0.7788479139 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 2025 | ≈ 0.89
Exact value0.8900779239 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77232 · revision 1
Value 0.8900779239 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: 0.8900779239 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:17 · source revision unspecified |
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