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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	≈ 3.48 Exact value 3.4821106275 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86591 · revision 1 Value 3.4821106275 · 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: 3.4821106275 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:08 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 3.46 Exact value 3.4598286584 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86590 · revision 1 Value 3.4598286584 · 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: 3.4598286584 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:08 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 3.29 Exact value 3.2876843792 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86589 · revision 1 Value 3.2876843792 · 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: 3.2876843792 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:08 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 3.15 Exact value 3.1514413450 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86588 · revision 1 Value 3.1514413450 · 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: 3.1514413450 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:08 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 2.93 Exact value 2.9292395462 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86587 · revision 1 Value 2.9292395462 · 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: 2.9292395462 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:08 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 2.87 Exact value 2.8713120292 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86586 · revision 1 Value 2.8713120292 · 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: 2.8713120292 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:08 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 2.83 Exact value 2.8282355767 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86585 · revision 1 Value 2.8282355767 · 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: 2.8282355767 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:08 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 2.88 Exact value 2.8814440047 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86584 · revision 1 Value 2.8814440047 · 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: 2.8814440047 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:08 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 2.89 Exact value 2.8939345887 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86583 · revision 1 Value 2.8939345887 · 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: 2.8939345887 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:08 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 2.86 Exact value 2.8637929484 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86582 · revision 1 Value 2.8637929484 · 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: 2.8637929484 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:08 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 2.76 Exact value 2.7586275760 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86581 · revision 1 Value 2.7586275760 · 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: 2.7586275760 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:08 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 2.89 Exact value 2.8898602576 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86580 · revision 1 Value 2.8898602576 · 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: 2.8898602576 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:08 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 2.84 Exact value 2.8378910289 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86579 · revision 1 Value 2.8378910289 · 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: 2.8378910289 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:08 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 2.74 Exact value 2.7376280645 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86578 · revision 1 Value 2.7376280645 · 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: 2.7376280645 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:08 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 2.69 Exact value 2.6903719542 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86577 · revision 1 Value 2.6903719542 · 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: 2.6903719542 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:08 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 2.56 Exact value 2.5621600981 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86576 · revision 1 Value 2.5621600981 · 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: 2.5621600981 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:08 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 2.77 Exact value 2.7661062754 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86575 · revision 1 Value 2.7661062754 · 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: 2.7661062754 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:08 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 2.64 Exact value 2.6367836599 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86574 · revision 1 Value 2.6367836599 · 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: 2.6367836599 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:08 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 2.68 Exact value 2.6824794858 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86573 · revision 1 Value 2.6824794858 · 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: 2.6824794858 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:08 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 2.39 Exact value 2.3867176474 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86572 · revision 1 Value 2.3867176474 · 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: 2.3867176474 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:08 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 2.47 Exact value 2.4720807526 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86571 · revision 1 Value 2.4720807526 · 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: 2.4720807526 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:08 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 2.33 Exact value 2.3313833861 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86570 · revision 1 Value 2.3313833861 · 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: 2.3313833861 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:08 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 2.34 Exact value 2.3370658998 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86569 · revision 1 Value 2.3370658998 · 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: 2.3370658998 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:08 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 2.20 Exact value 2.2013692327 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86568 · revision 1 Value 2.2013692327 · 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: 2.2013692327 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:08 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 2.09 Exact value 2.0866822220 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86567 · revision 1 Value 2.0866822220 · 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: 2.0866822220 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:08 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 2.05 Exact value 2.0486060825 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86566 · revision 1 Value 2.0486060825 · 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: 2.0486060825 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:08 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 2.20 Exact value 2.1987291182 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86565 · revision 1 Value 2.1987291182 · 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: 2.1987291182 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:08 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 2.25 Exact value 2.2528750986 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86564 · revision 1 Value 2.2528750986 · 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: 2.2528750986 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:08 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 2.53 Exact value 2.5280694128 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86563 · revision 1 Value 2.5280694128 · 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: 2.5280694128 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:08 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 2.61 Exact value 2.6084622283 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86562 · revision 1 Value 2.6084622283 · 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: 2.6084622283 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:08 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 2.58 Exact value 2.5755160782 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86561 · revision 1 Value 2.5755160782 · 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: 2.5755160782 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:08 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 2.61 Exact value 2.6129252376 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86560 · revision 1 Value 2.6129252376 · 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: 2.6129252376 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:08 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 3.03 Exact value 3.0335431888 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86559 · revision 1 Value 3.0335431888 · 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: 3.0335431888 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:08 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 4.25 Exact value 4.2454072413 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86558 · revision 1 Value 4.2454072413 · 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: 4.2454072413 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:08 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 4.79 Exact value 4.7932720940 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86557 · revision 1 Value 4.7932720940 · 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: 4.7932720940 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:08 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 6.64 Exact value 6.6428937493 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86556 · revision 1 Value 6.6428937493 · 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: 6.6428937493 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:08 · source revision unspecified

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