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	≈ 30.77 Exact value 30.7716341602 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86807 · revision 1 Value 30.7716341602 · 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 footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 30.7716341602 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:09 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 22.58 Exact value 22.5840379460 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86806 · revision 1 Value 22.5840379460 · 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: 22.5840379460 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:09 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 17.02 Exact value 17.0178359096 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86805 · revision 1 Value 17.0178359096 · 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 footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 17.0178359096 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:09 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 15.70 Exact value 15.6974516191 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86804 · revision 1 Value 15.6974516191 · 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: 15.6974516191 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:09 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 11.45 Exact value 11.4547504934 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86803 · revision 1 Value 11.4547504934 · 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: 11.4547504934 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:09 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 9.01 Exact value 9.0080028667 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86802 · revision 1 Value 9.0080028667 · 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: 9.0080028667 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:09 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 7.88 Exact value 7.8791445949 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86801 · revision 1 Value 7.8791445949 · 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: 7.8791445949 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:09 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 15.10 Exact value 15.0983328342 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86800 · revision 1 Value 15.0983328342 · 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: 15.0983328342 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:09 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 28.80 Exact value 28.8047316384 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86799 · revision 1 Value 28.8047316384 · 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: 28.8047316384 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:09 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 36.17 Exact value 36.1653940727 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86798 · revision 1 Value 36.1653940727 · 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: 36.1653940727 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:09 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 29.53 Exact value 29.5303770950 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86797 · revision 1 Value 29.5303770950 · 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: 29.5303770950 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:09 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 19.23 Exact value 19.2335196983 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86796 · revision 1 Value 19.2335196983 · 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: 19.2335196983 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:09 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 14.84 Exact value 14.8420169075 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86795 · revision 1 Value 14.8420169075 · 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: 14.8420169075 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:09 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 11.98 Exact value 11.9771103004 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86794 · revision 1 Value 11.9771103004 · 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: 11.9771103004 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:09 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 13.27 Exact value 13.2733741846 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86793 · revision 1 Value 13.2733741846 · 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: 13.2733741846 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:09 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 12.06 Exact value 12.0645450106 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86792 · revision 1 Value 12.0645450106 · 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: 12.0645450106 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:09 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 10.27 Exact value 10.2712119142 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86791 · revision 1 Value 10.2712119142 · 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: 10.2712119142 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:09 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 9.15 Exact value 9.1457413604 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86790 · revision 1 Value 9.1457413604 · 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: 9.1457413604 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:09 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 7.99 Exact value 7.9931791538 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86789 · revision 1 Value 7.9931791538 · 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: 7.9931791538 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:09 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 6.92 Exact value 6.9235296154 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86788 · revision 1 Value 6.9235296154 · 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: 6.9235296154 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:09 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 5.89 Exact value 5.8877129039 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86787 · revision 1 Value 5.8877129039 · 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: 5.8877129039 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:09 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 5.80 Exact value 5.8047268583 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86786 · revision 1 Value 5.8047268583 · 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: 5.8047268583 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:09 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 5.22 Exact value 5.2243664451 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86785 · revision 1 Value 5.2243664451 · 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: 5.2243664451 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:09 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 4.54 Exact value 4.5439780678 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86784 · revision 1 Value 4.5439780678 · 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: 4.5439780678 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:09 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 4.18 Exact value 4.1755628882 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86783 · revision 1 Value 4.1755628882 · 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: 4.1755628882 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:09 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 3.89 Exact value 3.8909467674 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86782 · revision 1 Value 3.8909467674 · 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: 3.8909467674 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:09 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 3.82 Exact value 3.8163998391 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86781 · revision 1 Value 3.8163998391 · 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 footnote: Highly uncertain data Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 3.8163998391 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:09 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 3.75 Exact value 3.7544970849 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86780 · revision 1 Value 3.7544970849 · 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 footnote: Highly uncertain data Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 3.7544970849 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:09 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 3.93 Exact value 3.9262573933 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86779 · revision 1 Value 3.9262573933 · 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: 3.9262573933 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:09 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 3.63 Exact value 3.6310381138 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86778 · revision 1 Value 3.6310381138 · 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: 3.6310381138 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:09 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 3.23 Exact value 3.2258527004 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86777 · revision 1 Value 3.2258527004 · 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: 3.2258527004 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:09 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 3.21 Exact value 3.2136519273 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86776 · revision 1 Value 3.2136519273 · 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: 3.2136519273 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:09 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 6.78 Exact value 6.7793228096 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86775 · revision 1 Value 6.7793228096 · 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: 6.7793228096 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:09 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 7.10 Exact value 7.0983524406 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86774 · revision 1 Value 7.0983524406 · 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: 7.0983524406 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:09 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 5.16 Exact value 5.1610175011 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86773 · revision 1 Value 5.1610175011 · 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: 5.1610175011 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:09 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 4.11 Exact value 4.1118734568 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86772 · revision 1 Value 4.1118734568 · 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: 4.1118734568 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:09 · source revision unspecified

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