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	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78203 · 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 04:46:21 · source revision unspecified
1991	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78202 · 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 04:46:21 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 0.99 Exact value 0.9925924711 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78201 · revision 1 Value 0.9925924711 · 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: 0.9925924711 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:21 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 0.76 Exact value 0.7565805311 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78200 · revision 1 Value 0.7565805311 · 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: 0.7565805311 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:21 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 0.84 Exact value 0.8388785895 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78199 · revision 1 Value 0.8388785895 · 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: 0.8388785895 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:21 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 1.27 Exact value 1.2650808511 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78198 · revision 1 Value 1.2650808511 · 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: 1.2650808511 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:21 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 0.84 Exact value 0.8441753103 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78197 · revision 1 Value 0.8441753103 · 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: 0.8441753103 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:21 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 0.83 Exact value 0.8310074551 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78196 · revision 1 Value 0.8310074551 · 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: 0.8310074551 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:21 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 0.86 Exact value 0.8585404425 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78195 · revision 1 Value 0.8585404425 · 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: 0.8585404425 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:21 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 0.84 Exact value 0.8385432012 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78194 · revision 1 Value 0.8385432012 · 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: 0.8385432012 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:21 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 1.15 Exact value 1.1540259131 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78193 · revision 1 Value 1.1540259131 · 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: 1.1540259131 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:21 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 0.75 Exact value 0.7536151972 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78192 · revision 1 Value 0.7536151972 · 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: 0.7536151972 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:21 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 0.67 Exact value 0.6654802900 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78191 · revision 1 Value 0.6654802900 · 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: 0.6654802900 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:21 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 0.65 Exact value 0.6487535588 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78190 · revision 1 Value 0.6487535588 · 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: 0.6487535588 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:21 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 0.63 Exact value 0.6309784376 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78189 · revision 1 Value 0.6309784376 · 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: 0.6309784376 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:21 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 0.65 Exact value 0.6494972333 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78188 · revision 1 Value 0.6494972333 · 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: 0.6494972333 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:21 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 0.56 Exact value 0.5647412082 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78187 · revision 1 Value 0.5647412082 · 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: 0.5647412082 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:21 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 0.48 Exact value 0.4812598143 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78186 · revision 1 Value 0.4812598143 · 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: 0.4812598143 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:21 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 0.55 Exact value 0.5486012737 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78185 · revision 1 Value 0.5486012737 · 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: 0.5486012737 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:21 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 0.45 Exact value 0.4499084844 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78184 · revision 1 Value 0.4499084844 · 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: 0.4499084844 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:21 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 0.45 Exact value 0.4514259433 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78183 · revision 1 Value 0.4514259433 · 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: 0.4514259433 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:21 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 0.48 Exact value 0.4769964870 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78182 · revision 1 Value 0.4769964870 · 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: 0.4769964870 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:21 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 0.51 Exact value 0.5060097162 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78181 · revision 1 Value 0.5060097162 · 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: 0.5060097162 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:21 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 0.48 Exact value 0.4836641657 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78180 · revision 1 Value 0.4836641657 · 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: 0.4836641657 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:21 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 0.49 Exact value 0.4925961739 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78179 · revision 1 Value 0.4925961739 · 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: 0.4925961739 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:21 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 0.51 Exact value 0.5100890391 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78178 · revision 1 Value 0.5100890391 · 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: 0.5100890391 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:21 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 0.55 Exact value 0.5500480404 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78177 · revision 1 Value 0.5500480404 · 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: 0.5500480404 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:21 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 0.47 Exact value 0.4705185345 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78176 · revision 1 Value 0.4705185345 · 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: 0.4705185345 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:21 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 0.49 Exact value 0.4858965407 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78175 · revision 1 Value 0.4858965407 · 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: 0.4858965407 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:21 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 0.43 Exact value 0.4318649838 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78174 · revision 1 Value 0.4318649838 · 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: 0.4318649838 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:21 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 0.62 Exact value 0.6188187705 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78173 · revision 1 Value 0.6188187705 · 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: 0.6188187705 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:21 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 0.55 Exact value 0.5466598341 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78172 · revision 1 Value 0.5466598341 · 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: 0.5466598341 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:21 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 0.46 Exact value 0.4560810051 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78171 · revision 1 Value 0.4560810051 · 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: 0.4560810051 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:21 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 0.57 Exact value 0.5731200597 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78170 · revision 1 Value 0.5731200597 · 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: 0.5731200597 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:21 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 0.62 Exact value 0.6175037469 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78169 · revision 1 Value 0.6175037469 · 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: 0.6175037469 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:21 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 0.66 Exact value 0.6575158855 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78168 · revision 1 Value 0.6575158855 · 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: 0.6575158855 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:21 · source revision unspecified

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