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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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Military expenditure share of government expenditure

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Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 8.59 Exact value 8.5918449971 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #87275 · revision 1 Value 8.5918449971 · 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: 8.5918449971 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:12 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 8.62 Exact value 8.6237512168 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #87274 · revision 1 Value 8.6237512168 · 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: 8.6237512168 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:11 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 8.57 Exact value 8.5657594455 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #87273 · revision 1 Value 8.5657594455 · 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: 8.5657594455 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:11 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 8.12 Exact value 8.1175943193 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #87272 · revision 1 Value 8.1175943193 · 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: 8.1175943193 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:11 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 8.45 Exact value 8.4488405174 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #87271 · revision 1 Value 8.4488405174 · 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: 8.4488405174 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:11 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 6.64 Exact value 6.6382302787 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #87270 · revision 1 Value 6.6382302787 · 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: 6.6382302787 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:11 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 7.02 Exact value 7.0154568156 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #87269 · revision 1 Value 7.0154568156 · 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: 7.0154568156 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:11 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 7.31 Exact value 7.3100367002 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #87268 · revision 1 Value 7.3100367002 · 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: 7.3100367002 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:11 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 7.40 Exact value 7.3981610821 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #87267 · revision 1 Value 7.3981610821 · 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: 7.3981610821 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:11 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 7.28 Exact value 7.2809762101 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #87266 · revision 1 Value 7.2809762101 · 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: 7.2809762101 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:11 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 7.46 Exact value 7.4643080442 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #87265 · revision 1 Value 7.4643080442 · 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: 7.4643080442 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:11 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 7.07 Exact value 7.0704263588 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #87264 · revision 1 Value 7.0704263588 · 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: 7.0704263588 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:11 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 6.72 Exact value 6.7196099386 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #87263 · revision 1 Value 6.7196099386 · 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: 6.7196099386 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:11 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 5.35 Exact value 5.3526483114 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #87262 · revision 1 Value 5.3526483114 · 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: 5.3526483114 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:11 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 5.47 Exact value 5.4724242983 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #87261 · revision 1 Value 5.4724242983 · 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: 5.4724242983 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:11 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 6.23 Exact value 6.2258476723 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #87260 · revision 1 Value 6.2258476723 · 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: 6.2258476723 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:11 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 6.17 Exact value 6.1693728889 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #87259 · revision 1 Value 6.1693728889 · 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: 6.1693728889 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:11 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 5.69 Exact value 5.6922430794 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #87258 · revision 1 Value 5.6922430794 · 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: 5.6922430794 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:11 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 5.87 Exact value 5.8669061532 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #87257 · revision 1 Value 5.8669061532 · 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: 5.8669061532 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:11 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 5.96 Exact value 5.9626057648 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #87256 · revision 1 Value 5.9626057648 · 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: 5.9626057648 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:11 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 5.19 Exact value 5.1932766029 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #87255 · revision 1 Value 5.1932766029 · 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: 5.1932766029 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:11 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 4.58 Exact value 4.5759565962 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #87254 · revision 1 Value 4.5759565962 · 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: 4.5759565962 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:11 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 4.51 Exact value 4.5131121023 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #87253 · revision 1 Value 4.5131121023 · 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: 4.5131121023 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:11 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 4.51 Exact value 4.5134494744 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #87252 · revision 1 Value 4.5134494744 · 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: 4.5134494744 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:11 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 4.60 Exact value 4.5976973467 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #87251 · revision 1 Value 4.5976973467 · 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: 4.5976973467 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:11 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 4.78 Exact value 4.7776934666 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #87250 · revision 1 Value 4.7776934666 · 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: 4.7776934666 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:11 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 5.12 Exact value 5.1156906103 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #87249 · revision 1 Value 5.1156906103 · 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: 5.1156906103 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:11 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 5.27 Exact value 5.2675045300 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #87248 · revision 1 Value 5.2675045300 · 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: 5.2675045300 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:11 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 5.56 Exact value 5.5601025933 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #87247 · revision 1 Value 5.5601025933 · 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: 5.5601025933 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:11 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 5.45 Exact value 5.4548754893 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #87246 · revision 1 Value 5.4548754893 · 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: 5.4548754893 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:11 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 5.10 Exact value 5.0987557381 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #87245 · revision 1 Value 5.0987557381 · 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: 5.0987557381 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:11 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 6.70 Exact value 6.7041112639 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #87244 · revision 1 Value 6.7041112639 · 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: 6.7041112639 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:11 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 7.57 Exact value 7.5744932817 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #87243 · revision 1 Value 7.5744932817 · 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: 7.5744932817 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:11 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 5.82 Exact value 5.8239451780 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #87242 · revision 1 Value 5.8239451780 · 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: 5.8239451780 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:11 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 5.99 Exact value 5.9912443084 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #87241 · revision 1 Value 5.9912443084 · 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: 5.9912443084 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:11 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 5.98 Exact value 5.9773478132 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #87240 · revision 1 Value 5.9773478132 · 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: 5.9773478132 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:11 · source revision unspecified

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