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

Dominican Republic

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Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 0.68 Exact value 0.6757293876 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78851 · revision 1 Value 0.6757293876 · 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: 0.6757293876 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:24 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 0.35 Exact value 0.3481550322 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78850 · revision 1 Value 0.3481550322 · 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: 0.3481550322 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:24 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 0.56 Exact value 0.5590868161 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78849 · revision 1 Value 0.5590868161 · 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: 0.5590868161 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:24 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 0.76 Exact value 0.7550700364 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78848 · revision 1 Value 0.7550700364 · 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: 0.7550700364 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:24 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 0.73 Exact value 0.7337656240 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78847 · revision 1 Value 0.7337656240 · 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: 0.7337656240 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 0.55 Exact value 0.5494778676 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78846 · revision 1 Value 0.5494778676 · 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: 0.5494778676 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 0.63 Exact value 0.6336516100 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78845 · revision 1 Value 0.6336516100 · 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: 0.6336516100 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 0.80 Exact value 0.7969264068 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78844 · revision 1 Value 0.7969264068 · 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: 0.7969264068 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 0.78 Exact value 0.7800623741 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78843 · revision 1 Value 0.7800623741 · 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: 0.7800623741 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 0.82 Exact value 0.8162438876 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78842 · revision 1 Value 0.8162438876 · 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: 0.8162438876 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 1.03 Exact value 1.0300964716 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78841 · revision 1 Value 1.0300964716 · 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: 1.0300964716 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 1.21 Exact value 1.2134960521 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78840 · revision 1 Value 1.2134960521 · 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: 1.2134960521 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 1.06 Exact value 1.0589192113 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78839 · revision 1 Value 1.0589192113 · 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: 1.0589192113 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 0.76 Exact value 0.7641450271 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78838 · revision 1 Value 0.7641450271 · 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: 0.7641450271 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 0.69 Exact value 0.6876180521 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78837 · revision 1 Value 0.6876180521 · 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: 0.6876180521 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 0.77 Exact value 0.7665363718 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78836 · revision 1 Value 0.7665363718 · 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: 0.7665363718 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 0.68 Exact value 0.6834233607 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78835 · revision 1 Value 0.6834233607 · 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: 0.6834233607 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 0.63 Exact value 0.6276190572 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78834 · revision 1 Value 0.6276190572 · 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: 0.6276190572 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 0.70 Exact value 0.6998616572 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78833 · revision 1 Value 0.6998616572 · 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: 0.6998616572 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 0.67 Exact value 0.6674611703 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78832 · revision 1 Value 0.6674611703 · 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: 0.6674611703 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 0.67 Exact value 0.6675317049 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78831 · revision 1 Value 0.6675317049 · 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: 0.6675317049 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 0.60 Exact value 0.6029280601 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78830 · revision 1 Value 0.6029280601 · 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: 0.6029280601 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 0.65 Exact value 0.6531514620 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78829 · revision 1 Value 0.6531514620 · 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: 0.6531514620 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 0.61 Exact value 0.6118247730 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78828 · revision 1 Value 0.6118247730 · 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: 0.6118247730 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 0.65 Exact value 0.6514378555 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78827 · revision 1 Value 0.6514378555 · 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: 0.6514378555 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 0.64 Exact value 0.6436749782 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78826 · revision 1 Value 0.6436749782 · 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: 0.6436749782 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 0.63 Exact value 0.6340305529 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78825 · revision 1 Value 0.6340305529 · 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: 0.6340305529 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 0.67 Exact value 0.6660634440 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78824 · revision 1 Value 0.6660634440 · 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: 0.6660634440 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 0.69 Exact value 0.6939911101 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78823 · revision 1 Value 0.6939911101 · 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: 0.6939911101 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 0.69 Exact value 0.6895830547 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78822 · revision 1 Value 0.6895830547 · 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: 0.6895830547 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 0.75 Exact value 0.7462319220 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78821 · revision 1 Value 0.7462319220 · 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: 0.7462319220 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 0.64 Exact value 0.6430959143 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78820 · revision 1 Value 0.6430959143 · 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: 0.6430959143 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 0.68 Exact value 0.6794277499 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78819 · revision 1 Value 0.6794277499 · 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: 0.6794277499 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 0.79 Exact value 0.7857009150 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78818 · revision 1 Value 0.7857009150 · 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: 0.7857009150 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 0.81 Exact value 0.8143321363 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78817 · revision 1 Value 0.8143321363 · 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: 0.8143321363 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 0.80 Exact value 0.8023020923 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78816 · revision 1 Value 0.8023020923 · 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: 0.8023020923 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified

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