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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	≈ 1.27 Exact value 1.2739846994 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77555 · revision 1 Value 1.2739846994 · 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: 1.2739846994 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:18 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 1.28 Exact value 1.2754495663 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77554 · revision 1 Value 1.2754495663 · 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: 1.2754495663 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:18 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 0.80 Exact value 0.7961960437 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77553 · revision 1 Value 0.7961960437 · 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: 0.7961960437 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:18 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 0.86 Exact value 0.8559017800 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77552 · revision 1 Value 0.8559017800 · 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: 0.8559017800 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:18 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 1.10 Exact value 1.1024891808 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77551 · revision 1 Value 1.1024891808 · 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: 1.1024891808 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:18 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 1.03 Exact value 1.0273859823 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77550 · revision 1 Value 1.0273859823 · 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: 1.0273859823 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:18 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 0.97 Exact value 0.9657892052 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77549 · revision 1 Value 0.9657892052 · 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: 0.9657892052 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:18 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 1.05 Exact value 1.0526539055 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77548 · revision 1 Value 1.0526539055 · 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: 1.0526539055 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:18 · source revision unspecified
1998	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77547 · revision 1 Value Missing · 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: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:18 · source revision unspecified
1999	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77546 · revision 1 Value Missing · 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: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:18 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 0.67 Exact value 0.6713345713 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77545 · revision 1 Value 0.6713345713 · 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: 0.6713345713 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:18 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 0.68 Exact value 0.6758253668 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77544 · revision 1 Value 0.6758253668 · 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: 0.6758253668 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:18 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 0.64 Exact value 0.6390445234 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77543 · revision 1 Value 0.6390445234 · 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: 0.6390445234 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:18 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 0.68 Exact value 0.6769657666 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77542 · revision 1 Value 0.6769657666 · 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: 0.6769657666 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:18 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 0.70 Exact value 0.7046829358 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77541 · revision 1 Value 0.7046829358 · 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: 0.7046829358 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:18 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 0.76 Exact value 0.7631766023 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77540 · revision 1 Value 0.7631766023 · 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: 0.7631766023 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:18 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 0.80 Exact value 0.8027219622 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77539 · revision 1 Value 0.8027219622 · 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: 0.8027219622 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:18 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 0.83 Exact value 0.8332160321 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77538 · revision 1 Value 0.8332160321 · 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: 0.8332160321 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:18 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 1.08 Exact value 1.0779107278 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77537 · revision 1 Value 1.0779107278 · 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: 1.0779107278 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:18 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 1.07 Exact value 1.0684932311 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77536 · revision 1 Value 1.0684932311 · 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: 1.0684932311 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:18 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 0.87 Exact value 0.8725254111 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77535 · revision 1 Value 0.8725254111 · 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: 0.8725254111 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:18 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 0.87 Exact value 0.8749046180 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77534 · revision 1 Value 0.8749046180 · 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: 0.8749046180 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:18 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 0.81 Exact value 0.8072870325 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77533 · revision 1 Value 0.8072870325 · 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: 0.8072870325 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:18 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 0.90 Exact value 0.8970100112 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77532 · revision 1 Value 0.8970100112 · 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: 0.8970100112 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:18 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 0.93 Exact value 0.9312103166 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77531 · revision 1 Value 0.9312103166 · 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: 0.9312103166 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:18 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 0.95 Exact value 0.9528008817 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77530 · revision 1 Value 0.9528008817 · 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: 0.9528008817 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:18 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 1.02 Exact value 1.0185808090 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77529 · revision 1 Value 1.0185808090 · 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: 1.0185808090 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:18 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 1.06 Exact value 1.0562168901 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77528 · revision 1 Value 1.0562168901 · 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: 1.0562168901 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:18 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 1.02 Exact value 1.0169613345 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77527 · revision 1 Value 1.0169613345 · 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: 1.0169613345 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:18 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 1.03 Exact value 1.0336762117 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77526 · revision 1 Value 1.0336762117 · 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: 1.0336762117 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:18 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 1.38 Exact value 1.3781220794 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77525 · revision 1 Value 1.3781220794 · 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: 1.3781220794 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:18 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 1.13 Exact value 1.1281318814 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77524 · revision 1 Value 1.1281318814 · 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: 1.1281318814 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:18 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 1.00 Exact value 0.9990802220 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77523 · revision 1 Value 0.9990802220 · 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: 0.9990802220 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:18 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 1.04 Exact value 1.0449357206 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77522 · revision 1 Value 1.0449357206 · 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: 1.0449357206 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:18 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 1.08 Exact value 1.0821540609 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77521 · revision 1 Value 1.0821540609 · 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: 1.0821540609 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:18 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 1.00 Exact value 0.9956591793 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77520 · revision 1 Value 0.9956591793 · 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: 0.9956591793 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:18 · source revision unspecified

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