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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

Jamaica

Values and evidence for Jamaica. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 0.84 Exact value 0.8407850864 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80183 · revision 1 Value 0.8407850864 · 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: 0.8407850864 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:29 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 0.76 Exact value 0.7585245676 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80182 · revision 1 Value 0.7585245676 · 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: 0.7585245676 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:29 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 1.11 Exact value 1.1078382457 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80181 · revision 1 Value 1.1078382457 · 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: 1.1078382457 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:29 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 0.82 Exact value 0.8219064102 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80180 · revision 1 Value 0.8219064102 · 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: 0.8219064102 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:29 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 0.63 Exact value 0.6299206027 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80179 · revision 1 Value 0.6299206027 · 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: 0.6299206027 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:29 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 0.54 Exact value 0.5387092431 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80178 · revision 1 Value 0.5387092431 · 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: 0.5387092431 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:29 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 0.57 Exact value 0.5676566268 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80177 · revision 1 Value 0.5676566268 · 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: 0.5676566268 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:29 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 0.66 Exact value 0.6550548268 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80176 · revision 1 Value 0.6550548268 · 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: 0.6550548268 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:29 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 0.54 Exact value 0.5449478290 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80175 · revision 1 Value 0.5449478290 · 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: 0.5449478290 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:29 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 0.51 Exact value 0.5110515264 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80174 · revision 1 Value 0.5110515264 · 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: 0.5110515264 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:29 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 0.49 Exact value 0.4863197613 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80173 · revision 1 Value 0.4863197613 · 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: 0.4863197613 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:29 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 0.50 Exact value 0.5043589495 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80172 · revision 1 Value 0.5043589495 · 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: 0.5043589495 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:29 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 0.59 Exact value 0.5854310336 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80171 · revision 1 Value 0.5854310336 · 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: 0.5854310336 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:29 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 0.58 Exact value 0.5815962976 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80170 · revision 1 Value 0.5815962976 · 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: 0.5815962976 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:29 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 0.54 Exact value 0.5359699676 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80169 · revision 1 Value 0.5359699676 · 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: 0.5359699676 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:29 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 0.53 Exact value 0.5276636946 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80168 · revision 1 Value 0.5276636946 · 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: 0.5276636946 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:29 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 0.61 Exact value 0.6089223188 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80167 · revision 1 Value 0.6089223188 · 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: 0.6089223188 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:29 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 0.65 Exact value 0.6524579103 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80166 · revision 1 Value 0.6524579103 · 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: 0.6524579103 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:29 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 0.95 Exact value 0.9533542735 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80165 · revision 1 Value 0.9533542735 · 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: 0.9533542735 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:29 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 0.95 Exact value 0.9472274450 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80164 · revision 1 Value 0.9472274450 · 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: 0.9472274450 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:29 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 0.87 Exact value 0.8741794842 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80163 · revision 1 Value 0.8741794842 · 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: 0.8741794842 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:29 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 0.93 Exact value 0.9251657529 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80162 · revision 1 Value 0.9251657529 · 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: 0.9251657529 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:29 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 0.93 Exact value 0.9295360567 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80161 · revision 1 Value 0.9295360567 · 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: 0.9295360567 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:29 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 0.90 Exact value 0.8989679637 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80160 · revision 1 Value 0.8989679637 · 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: 0.8989679637 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:29 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 0.87 Exact value 0.8727842168 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80159 · revision 1 Value 0.8727842168 · 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: 0.8727842168 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:29 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 0.87 Exact value 0.8723534760 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80158 · revision 1 Value 0.8723534760 · 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: 0.8723534760 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:29 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 0.95 Exact value 0.9548312981 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80157 · revision 1 Value 0.9548312981 · 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: 0.9548312981 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:29 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 0.97 Exact value 0.9734330682 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80156 · revision 1 Value 0.9734330682 · 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: 0.9734330682 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:29 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 1.33 Exact value 1.3328467960 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80155 · revision 1 Value 1.3328467960 · 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: 1.3328467960 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:29 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 1.68 Exact value 1.6815257817 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80154 · revision 1 Value 1.6815257817 · 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: 1.6815257817 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:29 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 1.71 Exact value 1.7064706995 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80153 · revision 1 Value 1.7064706995 · 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: 1.7064706995 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:29 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 1.47 Exact value 1.4667686777 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80152 · revision 1 Value 1.4667686777 · 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: 1.4667686777 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:29 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 1.29 Exact value 1.2899994473 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80151 · revision 1 Value 1.2899994473 · 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: 1.2899994473 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:29 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 1.19 Exact value 1.1859959035 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80150 · revision 1 Value 1.1859959035 · 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: 1.1859959035 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:29 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 1.39 Exact value 1.3856797156 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80149 · revision 1 Value 1.3856797156 · 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: 1.3856797156 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:29 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 1.37 Exact value 1.3682967071 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80148 · revision 1 Value 1.3682967071 · 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: 1.3682967071 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:29 · source revision unspecified

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