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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

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Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 1.20 Exact value 1.2035032840 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #79967 · revision 1 Value 1.2035032840 · 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: 1.2035032840 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:28 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 1.25 Exact value 1.2539353126 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #79966 · revision 1 Value 1.2539353126 · 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: 1.2539353126 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:28 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 1.20 Exact value 1.2041185499 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #79965 · revision 1 Value 1.2041185499 · 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: 1.2041185499 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:28 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 1.14 Exact value 1.1392251487 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #79964 · revision 1 Value 1.1392251487 · 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: 1.1392251487 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:28 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 1.11 Exact value 1.1087325912 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #79963 · revision 1 Value 1.1087325912 · 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 footnote: SIPRI estimate 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: 1.1087325912 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:28 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 1.02 Exact value 1.0153630233 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #79962 · revision 1 Value 1.0153630233 · 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 footnote: SIPRI estimate 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: 1.0153630233 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:28 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 0.99 Exact value 0.9908962658 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #79961 · revision 1 Value 0.9908962658 · 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 footnote: SIPRI estimate 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: 0.9908962658 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:28 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 0.92 Exact value 0.9236214240 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #79960 · revision 1 Value 0.9236214240 · 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 footnote: SIPRI estimate 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: 0.9236214240 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:28 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 0.82 Exact value 0.8230676383 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #79959 · revision 1 Value 0.8230676383 · 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 footnote: SIPRI estimate 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: 0.8230676383 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:28 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 0.75 Exact value 0.7500765694 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #79958 · revision 1 Value 0.7500765694 · 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 footnote: SIPRI estimate 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: 0.7500765694 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:28 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 0.69 Exact value 0.6949610522 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #79957 · revision 1 Value 0.6949610522 · 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 footnote: SIPRI estimate 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: 0.6949610522 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:28 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 0.70 Exact value 0.7027650144 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #79956 · revision 1 Value 0.7027650144 · 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: 0.7027650144 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:28 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 0.63 Exact value 0.6338333461 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #79955 · revision 1 Value 0.6338333461 · 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: 0.6338333461 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:28 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 0.59 Exact value 0.5874560237 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #79954 · revision 1 Value 0.5874560237 · 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: 0.5874560237 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:28 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 0.57 Exact value 0.5678998332 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #79953 · revision 1 Value 0.5678998332 · 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: 0.5678998332 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:28 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 0.54 Exact value 0.5406126988 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #79952 · revision 1 Value 0.5406126988 · 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: 0.5406126988 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:28 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 0.51 Exact value 0.5131512439 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #79951 · revision 1 Value 0.5131512439 · 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: 0.5131512439 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:28 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 0.51 Exact value 0.5087547943 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #79950 · revision 1 Value 0.5087547943 · 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: 0.5087547943 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:28 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 0.58 Exact value 0.5769878195 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #79949 · revision 1 Value 0.5769878195 · 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: 0.5769878195 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:28 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 0.60 Exact value 0.6011690198 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #79948 · revision 1 Value 0.6011690198 · 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: 0.6011690198 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:28 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 0.58 Exact value 0.5752292240 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #79947 · revision 1 Value 0.5752292240 · 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: 0.5752292240 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:28 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 0.54 Exact value 0.5403175591 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #79946 · revision 1 Value 0.5403175591 · 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: 0.5403175591 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:28 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 0.51 Exact value 0.5100726211 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #79945 · revision 1 Value 0.5100726211 · 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: 0.5100726211 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:28 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 0.49 Exact value 0.4923769976 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #79944 · revision 1 Value 0.4923769976 · 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: 0.4923769976 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:28 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 0.45 Exact value 0.4481669935 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #79943 · revision 1 Value 0.4481669935 · 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: 0.4481669935 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:28 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 0.33 Exact value 0.3301713024 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #79942 · revision 1 Value 0.3301713024 · 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: 0.3301713024 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:28 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 0.33 Exact value 0.3282316858 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #79941 · revision 1 Value 0.3282316858 · 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: 0.3282316858 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:28 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 0.30 Exact value 0.2962713595 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #79940 · revision 1 Value 0.2962713595 · 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: 0.2962713595 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:28 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 0.28 Exact value 0.2798864100 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #79939 · revision 1 Value 0.2798864100 · 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: 0.2798864100 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:28 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 0.27 Exact value 0.2732351401 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #79938 · revision 1 Value 0.2732351401 · 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: 0.2732351401 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:28 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 0.26 Exact value 0.2630140248 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #79937 · revision 1 Value 0.2630140248 · 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: 0.2630140248 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:28 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 0.24 Exact value 0.2390482011 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #79936 · revision 1 Value 0.2390482011 · 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: 0.2390482011 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:28 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 0.21 Exact value 0.2125909159 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #79935 · revision 1 Value 0.2125909159 · 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: 0.2125909159 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:28 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 0.22 Exact value 0.2238871028 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #79934 · revision 1 Value 0.2238871028 · 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: 0.2238871028 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:28 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 0.22 Exact value 0.2188721883 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #79933 · revision 1 Value 0.2188721883 · 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: 0.2188721883 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:28 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 0.22 Exact value 0.2191297918 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #79932 · revision 1 Value 0.2191297918 · 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: 0.2191297918 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:28 · source revision unspecified

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