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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	≈ 7.75 Exact value 7.7510675828 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80399 · revision 1 Value 7.7510675828 · 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: 7.7510675828 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:30 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 9.97 Exact value 9.9730895617 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80398 · revision 1 Value 9.9730895617 · 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: 9.9730895617 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:30 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 6.92 Exact value 6.9242487190 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80397 · revision 1 Value 6.9242487190 · 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: 6.9242487190 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:30 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 6.98 Exact value 6.9771094170 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80396 · revision 1 Value 6.9771094170 · 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: 6.9771094170 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:30 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 6.54 Exact value 6.5394570186 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80395 · revision 1 Value 6.5394570186 · 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: 6.5394570186 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:30 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 4.45 Exact value 4.4542485046 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80394 · revision 1 Value 4.4542485046 · 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: 4.4542485046 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:30 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 6.03 Exact value 6.0269175167 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80393 · revision 1 Value 6.0269175167 · 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: 6.0269175167 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:30 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 6.13 Exact value 6.1315062094 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80392 · revision 1 Value 6.1315062094 · 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: 6.1315062094 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:30 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 6.27 Exact value 6.2746216510 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80391 · revision 1 Value 6.2746216510 · 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: 6.2746216510 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:30 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 6.28 Exact value 6.2822332214 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80390 · revision 1 Value 6.2822332214 · 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: 6.2822332214 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:30 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 6.26 Exact value 6.2565564256 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80389 · revision 1 Value 6.2565564256 · 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: 6.2565564256 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:30 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 5.89 Exact value 5.8930785351 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80388 · revision 1 Value 5.8930785351 · 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: 5.8930785351 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:30 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 5.45 Exact value 5.4460144666 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80387 · revision 1 Value 5.4460144666 · 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: 5.4460144666 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:30 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 6.00 Exact value 6.0010594817 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80386 · revision 1 Value 6.0010594817 · 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: 6.0010594817 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:30 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 5.14 Exact value 5.1417212887 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80385 · revision 1 Value 5.1417212887 · 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: 5.1417212887 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:30 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 4.80 Exact value 4.7953227899 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80384 · revision 1 Value 4.7953227899 · 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: 4.7953227899 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:30 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 4.66 Exact value 4.6593240085 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80383 · revision 1 Value 4.6593240085 · 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: 4.6593240085 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:30 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 5.85 Exact value 5.8512825662 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80382 · revision 1 Value 5.8512825662 · 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: 5.8512825662 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:30 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 5.99 Exact value 5.9949715615 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80381 · revision 1 Value 5.9949715615 · 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: 5.9949715615 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:30 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 6.39 Exact value 6.3913838804 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80380 · revision 1 Value 6.3913838804 · 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: 6.3913838804 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:30 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 5.74 Exact value 5.7414998277 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80379 · revision 1 Value 5.7414998277 · 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: 5.7414998277 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:30 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 5.40 Exact value 5.4016416307 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80378 · revision 1 Value 5.4016416307 · 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: 5.4016416307 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:30 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 4.66 Exact value 4.6557209066 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80377 · revision 1 Value 4.6557209066 · 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: 4.6557209066 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:30 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 4.19 Exact value 4.1937398196 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80376 · revision 1 Value 4.1937398196 · 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: 4.1937398196 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:30 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 4.20 Exact value 4.2034526191 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80375 · revision 1 Value 4.2034526191 · 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: 4.2034526191 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:30 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 4.19 Exact value 4.1851629473 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80374 · revision 1 Value 4.1851629473 · 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: 4.1851629473 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:30 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 4.44 Exact value 4.4355063007 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80373 · revision 1 Value 4.4355063007 · 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: 4.4355063007 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:30 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 4.68 Exact value 4.6843537415 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80372 · revision 1 Value 4.6843537415 · 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: 4.6843537415 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:30 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 4.56 Exact value 4.5600908712 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80371 · revision 1 Value 4.5600908712 · 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: 4.5600908712 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:30 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 4.57 Exact value 4.5662375032 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80370 · revision 1 Value 4.5662375032 · 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: 4.5662375032 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:30 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 4.70 Exact value 4.7045711724 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80369 · revision 1 Value 4.7045711724 · 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: 4.7045711724 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:30 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 4.70 Exact value 4.7018214653 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80368 · revision 1 Value 4.7018214653 · 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: 4.7018214653 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:30 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 4.80 Exact value 4.7983769064 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80367 · revision 1 Value 4.7983769064 · 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: 4.7983769064 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:30 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 4.82 Exact value 4.8192285242 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80366 · revision 1 Value 4.8192285242 · 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: 4.8192285242 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:30 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 4.75 Exact value 4.7481363107 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80365 · revision 1 Value 4.7481363107 · 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: 4.7481363107 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:30 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 4.56 Exact value 4.5568102033 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80364 · revision 1 Value 4.5568102033 · 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: 4.5568102033 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:30 · source revision unspecified

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