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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

Benin

Values and evidence for Benin. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 9.24 Exact value 9.2393439911 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85043 · revision 1 Value 9.2393439911 · 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: 9.2393439911 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:02 · source revision unspecified
1991	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85042 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:02 · source revision unspecified
1992	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85041 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:02 · source revision unspecified
1993	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85040 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:02 · source revision unspecified
1994	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85039 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:02 · source revision unspecified
1995	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85038 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:02 · source revision unspecified
1996	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85037 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:02 · source revision unspecified
1997	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85036 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:02 · source revision unspecified
1998	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85035 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:02 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 4.52 Exact value 4.5169354242 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85034 · revision 1 Value 4.5169354242 · 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: 4.5169354242 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:02 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 2.64 Exact value 2.6394731795 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85033 · revision 1 Value 2.6394731795 · 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: 2.6394731795 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:02 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 2.32 Exact value 2.3173451306 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85032 · revision 1 Value 2.3173451306 · 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: 2.3173451306 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:02 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 4.07 Exact value 4.0749785255 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85031 · revision 1 Value 4.0749785255 · 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: 4.0749785255 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:02 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 4.73 Exact value 4.7291185754 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85030 · revision 1 Value 4.7291185754 · 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: 4.7291185754 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:02 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 5.06 Exact value 5.0611664622 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85029 · revision 1 Value 5.0611664622 · 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: 5.0611664622 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:02 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 4.82 Exact value 4.8164200688 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85028 · revision 1 Value 4.8164200688 · 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: 4.8164200688 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:02 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 5.12 Exact value 5.1186555578 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85027 · revision 1 Value 5.1186555578 · 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: 5.1186555578 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:02 · source revision unspecified
2007	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85026 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:02 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 4.56 Exact value 4.5634751941 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85025 · revision 1 Value 4.5634751941 · 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: 4.5634751941 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:02 · source revision unspecified
2009	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85024 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:02 · source revision unspecified
2010	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85023 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:02 · source revision unspecified
2011	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85022 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 4.93 Exact value 4.9315802668 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85021 · revision 1 Value 4.9315802668 · 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: 4.9315802668 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 4.61 Exact value 4.6141967264 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85020 · revision 1 Value 4.6141967264 · 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: 4.6141967264 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 4.93 Exact value 4.9275697829 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85019 · revision 1 Value 4.9275697829 · 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: 4.9275697829 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 4.40 Exact value 4.3987447000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85018 · revision 1 Value 4.3987447000 · 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: 4.3987447000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 4.37 Exact value 4.3661265489 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85017 · revision 1 Value 4.3661265489 · 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: 4.3661265489 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 5.18 Exact value 5.1763557839 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85016 · revision 1 Value 5.1763557839 · 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: 5.1763557839 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 3.82 Exact value 3.8229319490 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85015 · revision 1 Value 3.8229319490 · 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: 3.8229319490 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 3.24 Exact value 3.2416289122 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85014 · revision 1 Value 3.2416289122 · 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: 3.2416289122 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 2.41 Exact value 2.4055508862 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85013 · revision 1 Value 2.4055508862 · 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: 2.4055508862 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 2.77 Exact value 2.7745432067 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85012 · revision 1 Value 2.7745432067 · 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: 2.7745432067 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 3.18 Exact value 3.1820857062 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85011 · revision 1 Value 3.1820857062 · 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: 3.1820857062 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 3.95 Exact value 3.9517432156 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85010 · revision 1 Value 3.9517432156 · 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: 3.9517432156 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 4.31 Exact value 4.3142332872 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85009 · revision 1 Value 4.3142332872 · 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: 4.3142332872 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 4.82 Exact value 4.8192978240 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85008 · revision 1 Value 4.8192978240 · 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: 4.8192978240 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:01 · source revision unspecified

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