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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	≈ 2.51 Exact value 2.5067636118 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78707 · revision 1 Value 2.5067636118 · 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: 2.5067636118 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 1.97 Exact value 1.9738225035 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78706 · revision 1 Value 1.9738225035 · 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: 1.9738225035 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 1.84 Exact value 1.8360797300 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78705 · revision 1 Value 1.8360797300 · 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: 1.8360797300 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 1.68 Exact value 1.6772597331 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78704 · revision 1 Value 1.6772597331 · 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: 1.6772597331 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 1.54 Exact value 1.5366036134 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78703 · revision 1 Value 1.5366036134 · 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: 1.5366036134 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 1.49 Exact value 1.4872724687 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78702 · revision 1 Value 1.4872724687 · 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: 1.4872724687 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 1.46 Exact value 1.4573717528 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78701 · revision 1 Value 1.4573717528 · 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: 1.4573717528 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 1.40 Exact value 1.4027075905 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78700 · revision 1 Value 1.4027075905 · 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: 1.4027075905 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 1.38 Exact value 1.3816569891 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78699 · revision 1 Value 1.3816569891 · 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: 1.3816569891 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 1.38 Exact value 1.3803477991 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78698 · revision 1 Value 1.3803477991 · 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: 1.3803477991 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 1.34 Exact value 1.3442158195 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78697 · revision 1 Value 1.3442158195 · 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: 1.3442158195 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 1.31 Exact value 1.3078982690 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78696 · revision 1 Value 1.3078982690 · 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: 1.3078982690 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 1.31 Exact value 1.3134403343 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78695 · revision 1 Value 1.3134403343 · 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: 1.3134403343 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 1.30 Exact value 1.2986963478 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78694 · revision 1 Value 1.2986963478 · 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: 1.2986963478 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 1.25 Exact value 1.2507280812 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78693 · revision 1 Value 1.2507280812 · 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: 1.2507280812 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 1.23 Exact value 1.2327558382 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78692 · revision 1 Value 1.2327558382 · 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: 1.2327558382 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 1.18 Exact value 1.1789865138 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78691 · revision 1 Value 1.1789865138 · 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: 1.1789865138 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 1.15 Exact value 1.1527923626 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78690 · revision 1 Value 1.1527923626 · 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: 1.1527923626 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 1.19 Exact value 1.1890537138 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78689 · revision 1 Value 1.1890537138 · 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: 1.1890537138 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 1.29 Exact value 1.2852535115 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78688 · revision 1 Value 1.2852535115 · 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: 1.2852535115 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 1.24 Exact value 1.2421901455 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78687 · revision 1 Value 1.2421901455 · 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: 1.2421901455 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 1.18 Exact value 1.1827246979 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78686 · revision 1 Value 1.1827246979 · 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: 1.1827246979 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 1.22 Exact value 1.2177379898 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78685 · revision 1 Value 1.2177379898 · 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: 1.2177379898 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 1.16 Exact value 1.1624622534 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78684 · revision 1 Value 1.1624622534 · 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: 1.1624622534 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 1.13 Exact value 1.1279639936 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78683 · revision 1 Value 1.1279639936 · 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: 1.1279639936 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 1.11 Exact value 1.1149197773 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78682 · revision 1 Value 1.1149197773 · 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: 1.1149197773 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 1.13 Exact value 1.1294431039 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78681 · revision 1 Value 1.1294431039 · 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: 1.1294431039 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 1.13 Exact value 1.1305820990 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78680 · revision 1 Value 1.1305820990 · 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: 1.1305820990 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 1.15 Exact value 1.1471718651 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78679 · revision 1 Value 1.1471718651 · 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: 1.1471718651 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 1.24 Exact value 1.2393070382 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78678 · revision 1 Value 1.2393070382 · 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: 1.2393070382 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 1.36 Exact value 1.3555576807 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78677 · revision 1 Value 1.3555576807 · 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: 1.3555576807 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 1.30 Exact value 1.2977481710 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78676 · revision 1 Value 1.2977481710 · 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: 1.2977481710 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 1.34 Exact value 1.3360197925 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78675 · revision 1 Value 1.3360197925 · 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: 1.3360197925 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 1.50 Exact value 1.5033264681 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78674 · revision 1 Value 1.5033264681 · 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: 1.5033264681 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 1.84 Exact value 1.8385782299 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78673 · revision 1 Value 1.8385782299 · 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: 1.8385782299 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 2.27 Exact value 2.2685109251 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78672 · revision 1 Value 2.2685109251 · 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: 2.2685109251 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified

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