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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	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86483 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:08 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 4.24 Exact value 4.2413219281 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86482 · revision 1 Value 4.2413219281 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 4.2413219281 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:08 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 3.88 Exact value 3.8774603849 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86481 · revision 1 Value 3.8774603849 · 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: 3.8774603849 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:08 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 3.47 Exact value 3.4710466422 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86480 · revision 1 Value 3.4710466422 · 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: 3.4710466422 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:08 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 3.18 Exact value 3.1804699166 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86479 · revision 1 Value 3.1804699166 · 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: 3.1804699166 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:08 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 2.69 Exact value 2.6923660746 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86478 · revision 1 Value 2.6923660746 · 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: 2.6923660746 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:08 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 2.94 Exact value 2.9408127672 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86477 · revision 1 Value 2.9408127672 · 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: 2.9408127672 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:08 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 2.88 Exact value 2.8771696431 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86476 · revision 1 Value 2.8771696431 · 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: 2.8771696431 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:08 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 2.86 Exact value 2.8611116470 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86475 · revision 1 Value 2.8611116470 · 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: 2.8611116470 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:08 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 2.85 Exact value 2.8468533273 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86474 · revision 1 Value 2.8468533273 · 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: 2.8468533273 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:08 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 2.80 Exact value 2.7971436298 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86473 · revision 1 Value 2.7971436298 · 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: 2.7971436298 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:08 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 2.74 Exact value 2.7446475738 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86472 · revision 1 Value 2.7446475738 · 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: 2.7446475738 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:08 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 2.72 Exact value 2.7224941701 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86471 · revision 1 Value 2.7224941701 · 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: 2.7224941701 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:08 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 2.68 Exact value 2.6769653998 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86470 · revision 1 Value 2.6769653998 · 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: 2.6769653998 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:08 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 2.66 Exact value 2.6627265563 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86469 · revision 1 Value 2.6627265563 · 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: 2.6627265563 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:08 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 2.63 Exact value 2.6303220117 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86468 · revision 1 Value 2.6303220117 · 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: 2.6303220117 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:08 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 2.60 Exact value 2.6021114845 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86467 · revision 1 Value 2.6021114845 · 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: 2.6021114845 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:08 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 2.65 Exact value 2.6476713353 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86466 · revision 1 Value 2.6476713353 · 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: 2.6476713353 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:08 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 2.68 Exact value 2.6765596203 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86465 · revision 1 Value 2.6765596203 · 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: 2.6765596203 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:08 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 2.66 Exact value 2.6604690829 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86464 · revision 1 Value 2.6604690829 · 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: 2.6604690829 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:08 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 2.58 Exact value 2.5809423480 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86463 · revision 1 Value 2.5809423480 · 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: 2.5809423480 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:08 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 2.61 Exact value 2.6114740974 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86462 · revision 1 Value 2.6114740974 · 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: 2.6114740974 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:08 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 2.70 Exact value 2.7000163959 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86461 · revision 1 Value 2.7000163959 · 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: 2.7000163959 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:08 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 2.57 Exact value 2.5739029816 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86460 · revision 1 Value 2.5739029816 · 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: 2.5739029816 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:08 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 2.53 Exact value 2.5342871360 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86459 · revision 1 Value 2.5342871360 · 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: 2.5342871360 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:08 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 2.51 Exact value 2.5062319549 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86458 · revision 1 Value 2.5062319549 · 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: 2.5062319549 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:08 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 2.52 Exact value 2.5249555713 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86457 · revision 1 Value 2.5249555713 · 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: 2.5249555713 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:08 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 2.54 Exact value 2.5383782447 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86456 · revision 1 Value 2.5383782447 · 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: 2.5383782447 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:08 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 2.57 Exact value 2.5691975885 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86455 · revision 1 Value 2.5691975885 · 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: 2.5691975885 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:08 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 2.72 Exact value 2.7218025413 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86454 · revision 1 Value 2.7218025413 · 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: 2.7218025413 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:08 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 2.65 Exact value 2.6520537662 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86453 · revision 1 Value 2.6520537662 · 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: 2.6520537662 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:08 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 2.56 Exact value 2.5612077056 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86452 · revision 1 Value 2.5612077056 · 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: 2.5612077056 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:08 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 2.75 Exact value 2.7484952620 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86451 · revision 1 Value 2.7484952620 · 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: 2.7484952620 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:08 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 3.12 Exact value 3.1224265826 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86450 · revision 1 Value 3.1224265826 · 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: 3.1224265826 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:08 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 3.72 Exact value 3.7197208790 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86449 · revision 1 Value 3.7197208790 · 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: 3.7197208790 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:08 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 4.50 Exact value 4.4969616633 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86448 · revision 1 Value 4.4969616633 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 4.4969616633 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:08 · source revision unspecified

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