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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

Belize

Values and evidence for Belize. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85331 · 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 04:47:03 · source revision unspecified
1991	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85330 · 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 04:47:03 · source revision unspecified
1992	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85329 · 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 04:47:03 · source revision unspecified
1993	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85328 · 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 04:47:03 · source revision unspecified
1994	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85327 · 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 04:47:03 · source revision unspecified
1995	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85326 · 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 04:47:03 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 4.70 Exact value 4.6996312684 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85325 · revision 1 Value 4.6996312684 · 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: 4.6996312684 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:03 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 5.40 Exact value 5.3994252874 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85324 · revision 1 Value 5.3994252874 · 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: 5.3994252874 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:03 · source revision unspecified
1998	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85323 · 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 04:47:03 · source revision unspecified
1999	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85322 · 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 04:47:03 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 2.70 Exact value 2.7006166983 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85321 · revision 1 Value 2.7006166983 · 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: 2.7006166983 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:03 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 2.46 Exact value 2.4602846535 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85320 · revision 1 Value 2.4602846535 · 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: 2.4602846535 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:03 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 2.58 Exact value 2.5841377888 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85319 · revision 1 Value 2.5841377888 · 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: 2.5841377888 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:03 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 2.66 Exact value 2.6601010886 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85318 · revision 1 Value 2.6601010886 · 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: 2.6601010886 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:03 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 3.12 Exact value 3.1204440789 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85317 · revision 1 Value 3.1204440789 · 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: 3.1204440789 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:03 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 3.39 Exact value 3.3949167987 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85316 · revision 1 Value 3.3949167987 · 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: 3.3949167987 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:03 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 3.65 Exact value 3.6502340267 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85315 · revision 1 Value 3.6502340267 · 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: 3.6502340267 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:03 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 3.65 Exact value 3.6544687915 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85314 · revision 1 Value 3.6544687915 · 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: 3.6544687915 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:03 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 4.95 Exact value 4.9452410832 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85313 · revision 1 Value 4.9452410832 · 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: 4.9452410832 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:03 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 4.41 Exact value 4.4106098340 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85312 · revision 1 Value 4.4106098340 · 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: 4.4106098340 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:03 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 3.76 Exact value 3.7637423313 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85311 · revision 1 Value 3.7637423313 · 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: 3.7637423313 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:03 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 3.59 Exact value 3.5851744186 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85310 · revision 1 Value 3.5851744186 · 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: 3.5851744186 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:03 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 3.60 Exact value 3.5979018913 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85309 · revision 1 Value 3.5979018913 · 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: 3.5979018913 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:03 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 3.67 Exact value 3.6695304438 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85308 · revision 1 Value 3.6695304438 · 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: 3.6695304438 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:03 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 3.75 Exact value 3.7543590952 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85307 · revision 1 Value 3.7543590952 · 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: 3.7543590952 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:03 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 3.22 Exact value 3.2165783034 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85306 · revision 1 Value 3.2165783034 · 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: 3.2165783034 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:03 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 3.50 Exact value 3.5049051655 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85305 · revision 1 Value 3.5049051655 · 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: 3.5049051655 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:03 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 3.68 Exact value 3.6771850080 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85304 · revision 1 Value 3.6771850080 · 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: 3.6771850080 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:03 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 3.79 Exact value 3.7922278635 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85303 · revision 1 Value 3.7922278635 · 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: 3.7922278635 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:03 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 3.73 Exact value 3.7261556064 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85302 · revision 1 Value 3.7261556064 · 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: 3.7261556064 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:03 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 3.84 Exact value 3.8357148121 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85301 · revision 1 Value 3.8357148121 · 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: 3.8357148121 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:03 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 4.27 Exact value 4.2725400000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85300 · revision 1 Value 4.2725400000 · 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: 4.2725400000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:03 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 4.17 Exact value 4.1686712894 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85299 · revision 1 Value 4.1686712894 · 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: 4.1686712894 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:03 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 4.13 Exact value 4.1257523810 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85298 · revision 1 Value 4.1257523810 · 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: 4.1257523810 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:03 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 4.18 Exact value 4.1787128860 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85297 · revision 1 Value 4.1787128860 · 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: 4.1787128860 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:03 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 3.69 Exact value 3.6916731302 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85296 · revision 1 Value 3.6916731302 · 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: 3.6916731302 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:03 · source revision unspecified

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