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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	≈ 2.36 Exact value 2.3638410252 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77663 · revision 1 Value 2.3638410252 · 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 footnote: SIPRI estimate 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: 2.3638410252 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:18 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 1.96 Exact value 1.9633333333 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77662 · revision 1 Value 1.9633333333 · 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 footnote: SIPRI estimate 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: 1.9633333333 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:18 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 1.52 Exact value 1.5215288612 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77661 · revision 1 Value 1.5215288612 · 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 footnote: SIPRI estimate 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: 1.5215288612 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:18 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 1.93 Exact value 1.9279228150 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77660 · revision 1 Value 1.9279228150 · 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 footnote: SIPRI estimate 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: 1.9279228150 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:18 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 2.02 Exact value 2.0160077891 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77659 · revision 1 Value 2.0160077891 · 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 footnote: SIPRI estimate 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: 2.0160077891 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:18 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 1.86 Exact value 1.8621369803 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77658 · revision 1 Value 1.8621369803 · 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: 1.8621369803 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:18 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 1.65 Exact value 1.6548434995 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77657 · revision 1 Value 1.6548434995 · 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: 1.6548434995 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:18 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 1.58 Exact value 1.5776883155 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77656 · revision 1 Value 1.5776883155 · 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: 1.5776883155 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:18 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 1.66 Exact value 1.6622919198 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77655 · revision 1 Value 1.6622919198 · 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: 1.6622919198 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:18 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 1.65 Exact value 1.6454746666 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77654 · revision 1 Value 1.6454746666 · 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: 1.6454746666 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:18 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 1.73 Exact value 1.7307261471 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77653 · revision 1 Value 1.7307261471 · 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: 1.7307261471 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:18 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 1.95 Exact value 1.9518824453 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77652 · revision 1 Value 1.9518824453 · 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: 1.9518824453 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:18 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 1.90 Exact value 1.8957711992 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77651 · revision 1 Value 1.8957711992 · 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: 1.8957711992 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:18 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 1.50 Exact value 1.5034776355 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77650 · revision 1 Value 1.5034776355 · 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: 1.5034776355 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:18 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 1.46 Exact value 1.4612684089 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77649 · revision 1 Value 1.4612684089 · 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: 1.4612684089 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:18 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 1.52 Exact value 1.5240134627 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77648 · revision 1 Value 1.5240134627 · 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: 1.5240134627 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:18 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 1.48 Exact value 1.4810849564 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77647 · revision 1 Value 1.4810849564 · 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: 1.4810849564 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:18 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 1.47 Exact value 1.4662920999 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77646 · revision 1 Value 1.4662920999 · 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: 1.4662920999 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:18 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 1.44 Exact value 1.4419240884 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77645 · revision 1 Value 1.4419240884 · 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: 1.4419240884 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:18 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 1.54 Exact value 1.5386256760 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77644 · revision 1 Value 1.5386256760 · 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: 1.5386256760 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:18 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 1.54 Exact value 1.5394069813 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77643 · revision 1 Value 1.5394069813 · 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: 1.5394069813 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:18 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 1.41 Exact value 1.4118511592 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77642 · revision 1 Value 1.4118511592 · 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: 1.4118511592 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:18 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 1.38 Exact value 1.3786564647 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77641 · revision 1 Value 1.3786564647 · 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: 1.3786564647 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:18 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 1.33 Exact value 1.3294460838 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77640 · revision 1 Value 1.3294460838 · 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: 1.3294460838 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:18 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 1.33 Exact value 1.3302444232 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77639 · revision 1 Value 1.3302444232 · 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: 1.3302444232 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:18 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 1.37 Exact value 1.3655171540 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77638 · revision 1 Value 1.3655171540 · 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: 1.3655171540 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:18 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 1.35 Exact value 1.3479754130 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77637 · revision 1 Value 1.3479754130 · 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: 1.3479754130 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:18 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 1.41 Exact value 1.4140216680 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77636 · revision 1 Value 1.4140216680 · 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: 1.4140216680 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:18 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 1.47 Exact value 1.4696777235 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77635 · revision 1 Value 1.4696777235 · 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: 1.4696777235 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:18 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 1.38 Exact value 1.3827972464 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77634 · revision 1 Value 1.3827972464 · 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: 1.3827972464 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:18 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 1.33 Exact value 1.3266602686 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77633 · revision 1 Value 1.3266602686 · 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: 1.3266602686 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:18 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 1.15 Exact value 1.1490376303 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77632 · revision 1 Value 1.1490376303 · 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: 1.1490376303 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:18 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 1.05 Exact value 1.0524008385 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77631 · revision 1 Value 1.0524008385 · 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: 1.0524008385 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:18 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 0.99 Exact value 0.9943852629 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77630 · revision 1 Value 0.9943852629 · 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: 0.9943852629 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:18 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 0.96 Exact value 0.9590737136 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77629 · revision 1 Value 0.9590737136 · 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: 0.9590737136 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:18 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 1.05 Exact value 1.0544932096 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77628 · revision 1 Value 1.0544932096 · 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: 1.0544932096 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:18 · source revision unspecified

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