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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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Values and evidence for Iceland. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	0 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80075 · revision 1 Value 0.0000000000 · 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: 0.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:29 · source revision unspecified
1991	0 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80074 · revision 1 Value 0.0000000000 · 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: 0.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:29 · source revision unspecified
1992	0 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80073 · revision 1 Value 0.0000000000 · 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: 0.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:29 · source revision unspecified
1993	0 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80072 · revision 1 Value 0.0000000000 · 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: 0.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:29 · source revision unspecified
1994	0 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80071 · revision 1 Value 0.0000000000 · 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: 0.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:29 · source revision unspecified
1995	0 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80070 · revision 1 Value 0.0000000000 · 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: 0.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:29 · source revision unspecified
1996	0 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80069 · revision 1 Value 0.0000000000 · 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: 0.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:29 · source revision unspecified
1997	0 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80068 · revision 1 Value 0.0000000000 · 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: 0.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:29 · source revision unspecified
1998	0 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80067 · revision 1 Value 0.0000000000 · 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: 0.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:29 · source revision unspecified
1999	0 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80066 · revision 1 Value 0.0000000000 · 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: 0.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:29 · source revision unspecified
2000	0 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80065 · revision 1 Value 0.0000000000 · 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: 0.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:29 · source revision unspecified
2001	0 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80064 · revision 1 Value 0.0000000000 · 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: 0.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:29 · source revision unspecified
2002	0 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80063 · revision 1 Value 0.0000000000 · 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: 0.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:29 · source revision unspecified
2003	0 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80062 · revision 1 Value 0.0000000000 · 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: 0.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:29 · source revision unspecified
2004	0 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80061 · revision 1 Value 0.0000000000 · 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: 0.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:29 · source revision unspecified
2005	0 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80060 · revision 1 Value 0.0000000000 · 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: 0.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:29 · source revision unspecified
2006	0 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80059 · revision 1 Value 0.0000000000 · 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: 0.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:29 · source revision unspecified
2007	0 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80058 · revision 1 Value 0.0000000000 · 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: 0.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:29 · source revision unspecified
2008	0 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80057 · revision 1 Value 0.0000000000 · 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: 0.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:29 · source revision unspecified
2009	0 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80056 · revision 1 Value 0.0000000000 · 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: 0.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:29 · source revision unspecified
2010	0 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80055 · revision 1 Value 0.0000000000 · 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: 0.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:29 · source revision unspecified
2011	0 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80054 · revision 1 Value 0.0000000000 · 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: 0.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:29 · source revision unspecified
2012	0 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80053 · revision 1 Value 0.0000000000 · 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: 0.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:29 · source revision unspecified
2013	0 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80052 · revision 1 Value 0.0000000000 · 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: 0.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:29 · source revision unspecified
2014	0 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80051 · revision 1 Value 0.0000000000 · 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: 0.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:29 · source revision unspecified
2015	0 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80050 · revision 1 Value 0.0000000000 · 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: 0.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:29 · source revision unspecified
2016	0 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80049 · revision 1 Value 0.0000000000 · 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: 0.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:29 · source revision unspecified
2017	0 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80048 · revision 1 Value 0.0000000000 · 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: 0.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:29 · source revision unspecified
2018	0 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80047 · revision 1 Value 0.0000000000 · 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: 0.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:29 · source revision unspecified
2019	0 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80046 · revision 1 Value 0.0000000000 · 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: 0.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:29 · source revision unspecified
2020	0 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80045 · revision 1 Value 0.0000000000 · 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: 0.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:29 · source revision unspecified
2021	0 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80044 · revision 1 Value 0.0000000000 · 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: 0.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:29 · source revision unspecified
2022	0 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80043 · revision 1 Value 0.0000000000 · 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: 0.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:29 · source revision unspecified
2023	0 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80042 · revision 1 Value 0.0000000000 · 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: 0.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:29 · source revision unspecified
2024	0 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80041 · revision 1 Value 0.0000000000 · 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: 0.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:29 · source revision unspecified
2025	0 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80040 · revision 1 Value 0.0000000000 · 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: 0.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:29 · source revision unspecified

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