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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

Guyana

Values and evidence for Guyana. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #87455 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:12 · source revision unspecified
1991	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #87454 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:12 · source revision unspecified
1992	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #87453 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:12 · source revision unspecified
1993	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #87452 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:12 · source revision unspecified
1994	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #87451 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:12 · source revision unspecified
1995	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #87450 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:12 · source revision unspecified
1996	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #87449 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:12 · source revision unspecified
1997	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #87448 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:12 · source revision unspecified
1998	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #87447 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:12 · source revision unspecified
1999	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #87446 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:12 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 3.68 Exact value 3.6753053417 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #87445 · revision 1 Value 3.6753053417 · 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: 3.6753053417 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:12 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 3.98 Exact value 3.9784231139 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #87444 · revision 1 Value 3.9784231139 · 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: 3.9784231139 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:12 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 4.63 Exact value 4.6328722349 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #87443 · revision 1 Value 4.6328722349 · 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: 4.6328722349 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:12 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 4.37 Exact value 4.3686844318 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #87442 · revision 1 Value 4.3686844318 · 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: 4.3686844318 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:12 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 5.65 Exact value 5.6466138329 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #87441 · revision 1 Value 5.6466138329 · 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: 5.6466138329 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:12 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 3.81 Exact value 3.8101418374 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #87440 · revision 1 Value 3.8101418374 · 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: 3.8101418374 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:12 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 3.48 Exact value 3.4831919430 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #87439 · revision 1 Value 3.4831919430 · 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: 3.4831919430 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:12 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 4.41 Exact value 4.4076726477 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #87438 · revision 1 Value 4.4076726477 · 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: 4.4076726477 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:12 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 5.08 Exact value 5.0766189636 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #87437 · revision 1 Value 5.0766189636 · 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: The figures for Guyana for 2000-2017 may not be directly comparable to those from 1988-1995. Figures for these countries are for current spending only (i.e. exclude capital spending) Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 5.0766189636 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:12 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 4.72 Exact value 4.7159120522 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #87436 · revision 1 Value 4.7159120522 · 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: The figures for Guyana for 2000-2017 may not be directly comparable to those from 1988-1995. Figures for these countries are for current spending only (i.e. exclude capital spending) Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 4.7159120522 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:12 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 4.50 Exact value 4.4955634018 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #87435 · revision 1 Value 4.4955634018 · 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: The figures for Guyana for 2000-2017 may not be directly comparable to those from 1988-1995. Figures for these countries are for current spending only (i.e. exclude capital spending) Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 4.4955634018 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:12 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 4.14 Exact value 4.1419392011 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #87434 · revision 1 Value 4.1419392011 · 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: The figures for Guyana for 2000-2017 may not be directly comparable to those from 1988-1995. Figures for these countries are for current spending only (i.e. exclude capital spending) Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 4.1419392011 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:12 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 3.78 Exact value 3.7789011764 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #87433 · revision 1 Value 3.7789011764 · 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: The figures for Guyana for 2000-2017 may not be directly comparable to those from 1988-1995. Figures for these countries are for current spending only (i.e. exclude capital spending) Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 3.7789011764 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:12 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 3.94 Exact value 3.9406633639 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #87432 · revision 1 Value 3.9406633639 · 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: The figures for Guyana for 2000-2017 may not be directly comparable to those from 1988-1995. Figures for these countries are for current spending only (i.e. exclude capital spending) Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 3.9406633639 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:12 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 4.12 Exact value 4.1200645227 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #87431 · revision 1 Value 4.1200645227 · 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: The figures for Guyana for 2000-2017 may not be directly comparable to those from 1988-1995. Figures for these countries are for current spending only (i.e. exclude capital spending) Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 4.1200645227 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:12 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 4.99 Exact value 4.9901632177 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #87430 · revision 1 Value 4.9901632177 · 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: The figures for Guyana for 2000-2017 may not be directly comparable to those from 1988-1995. Figures for these countries are for current spending only (i.e. exclude capital spending) Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 4.9901632177 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:12 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 4.58 Exact value 4.5830294711 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #87429 · revision 1 Value 4.5830294711 · 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: The figures for Guyana for 2000-2017 may not be directly comparable to those from 1988-1995. Figures for these countries are for current spending only (i.e. exclude capital spending) Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 4.5830294711 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:12 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 4.76 Exact value 4.7648219735 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #87428 · revision 1 Value 4.7648219735 · 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: The figures for Guyana for 2000-2017 may not be directly comparable to those from 1988-1995. Figures for these countries are for current spending only (i.e. exclude capital spending) Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 4.7648219735 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:12 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 4.68 Exact value 4.6846386564 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #87427 · revision 1 Value 4.6846386564 · 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: The figures for Guyana for 2000-2017 may not be directly comparable to those from 1988-1995. Figures for these countries are for current spending only (i.e. exclude capital spending) Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 4.6846386564 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:12 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 4.62 Exact value 4.6206098719 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #87426 · revision 1 Value 4.6206098719 · 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: 4.6206098719 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:12 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 4.59 Exact value 4.5919216618 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #87425 · revision 1 Value 4.5919216618 · 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: 4.5919216618 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:12 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 3.85 Exact value 3.8534909972 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #87424 · revision 1 Value 3.8534909972 · 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: 3.8534909972 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:12 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 2.96 Exact value 2.9647278242 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #87423 · revision 1 Value 2.9647278242 · 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: 2.9647278242 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:12 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 2.76 Exact value 2.7625525920 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #87422 · revision 1 Value 2.7625525920 · 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: 2.7625525920 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:12 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 3.61 Exact value 3.6106930152 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #87421 · revision 1 Value 3.6106930152 · 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: 3.6106930152 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:12 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 3.98 Exact value 3.9793896137 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #87420 · revision 1 Value 3.9793896137 · 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: 3.9793896137 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:12 · source revision unspecified

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