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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

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Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 3.98 Exact value 3.9819086373 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85655 · revision 1 Value 3.9819086373 · 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: 3.9819086373 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:04 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 3.60 Exact value 3.5987949304 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85654 · revision 1 Value 3.5987949304 · 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: 3.5987949304 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:04 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 3.46 Exact value 3.4569850144 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85653 · revision 1 Value 3.4569850144 · 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: 3.4569850144 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:04 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 3.44 Exact value 3.4448908479 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85652 · revision 1 Value 3.4448908479 · 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: 3.4448908479 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:04 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 3.37 Exact value 3.3695164930 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85651 · revision 1 Value 3.3695164930 · 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: 3.3695164930 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:04 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 3.17 Exact value 3.1727128682 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85650 · revision 1 Value 3.1727128682 · 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: 3.1727128682 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:04 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 2.98 Exact value 2.9789527070 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85649 · revision 1 Value 2.9789527070 · 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: 2.9789527070 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:04 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 2.79 Exact value 2.7908569689 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85648 · revision 1 Value 2.7908569689 · 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: 2.7908569689 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:04 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 2.82 Exact value 2.8155809482 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85647 · revision 1 Value 2.8155809482 · 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: 2.8155809482 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:04 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 2.90 Exact value 2.8973150138 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85646 · revision 1 Value 2.8973150138 · 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: 2.8973150138 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:04 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 2.75 Exact value 2.7475724260 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85645 · revision 1 Value 2.7475724260 · 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: 2.7475724260 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:04 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 2.76 Exact value 2.7574123359 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85644 · revision 1 Value 2.7574123359 · 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: 2.7574123359 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:04 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 2.76 Exact value 2.7649482868 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85643 · revision 1 Value 2.7649482868 · 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: 2.7649482868 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:04 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 2.76 Exact value 2.7608151053 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85642 · revision 1 Value 2.7608151053 · 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: 2.7608151053 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:04 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 2.82 Exact value 2.8215115145 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85641 · revision 1 Value 2.8215115145 · 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: 2.8215115145 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:04 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 2.87 Exact value 2.8740606824 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85640 · revision 1 Value 2.8740606824 · 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: 2.8740606824 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:04 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 2.90 Exact value 2.9035221285 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85639 · revision 1 Value 2.9035221285 · 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: 2.9035221285 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:04 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 3.08 Exact value 3.0784515386 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85638 · revision 1 Value 3.0784515386 · 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: 3.0784515386 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:04 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 3.21 Exact value 3.2121368229 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85637 · revision 1 Value 3.2121368229 · 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: 3.2121368229 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:04 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 3.17 Exact value 3.1725745107 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85636 · revision 1 Value 3.1725745107 · 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: 3.1725745107 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:04 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 2.77 Exact value 2.7734066841 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85635 · revision 1 Value 2.7734066841 · 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: 2.7734066841 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:04 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 2.87 Exact value 2.8701982589 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85634 · revision 1 Value 2.8701982589 · 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: 2.8701982589 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:04 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 2.73 Exact value 2.7327347808 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85633 · revision 1 Value 2.7327347808 · 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: 2.7327347808 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:04 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 2.51 Exact value 2.5083799030 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85632 · revision 1 Value 2.5083799030 · 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: 2.5083799030 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:04 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 2.84 Exact value 2.8447095324 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85631 · revision 1 Value 2.8447095324 · 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: 2.8447095324 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:04 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 2.93 Exact value 2.9260419557 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85630 · revision 1 Value 2.9260419557 · 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: 2.9260419557 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:04 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 2.80 Exact value 2.8049277337 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85629 · revision 1 Value 2.8049277337 · 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: 2.8049277337 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:04 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 3.21 Exact value 3.2069326742 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85628 · revision 1 Value 3.2069326742 · 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: 3.2069326742 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:04 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 3.08 Exact value 3.0776023639 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85627 · revision 1 Value 3.0776023639 · 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: 3.0776023639 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:04 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 3.01 Exact value 3.0066156424 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85626 · revision 1 Value 3.0066156424 · 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: 3.0066156424 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:04 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 2.71 Exact value 2.7054722304 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85625 · revision 1 Value 2.7054722304 · 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: 2.7054722304 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:04 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 2.69 Exact value 2.6860820123 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85624 · revision 1 Value 2.6860820123 · 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: 2.6860820123 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:04 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 2.82 Exact value 2.8226380026 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85623 · revision 1 Value 2.8226380026 · 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: 2.8226380026 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:04 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 3.16 Exact value 3.1564948816 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85622 · revision 1 Value 3.1564948816 · 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: 3.1564948816 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:04 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 3.05 Exact value 3.0518381701 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85621 · revision 1 Value 3.0518381701 · 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: 3.0518381701 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:04 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 3.69 Exact value 3.6864545014 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85620 · revision 1 Value 3.6864545014 · 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: 3.6864545014 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:04 · source revision unspecified

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