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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	≈ 2.89 Exact value 2.8882149579 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80471 · revision 1 Value 2.8882149579 · 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: 2.8882149579 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:30 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 2.35 Exact value 2.3542580898 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80470 · revision 1 Value 2.3542580898 · 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: 2.3542580898 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:30 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 1.90 Exact value 1.9007467625 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80469 · revision 1 Value 1.9007467625 · 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: 1.9007467625 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:30 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 1.84 Exact value 1.8377415951 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80468 · revision 1 Value 1.8377415951 · 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: 1.8377415951 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:30 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 1.64 Exact value 1.6412528076 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80467 · revision 1 Value 1.6412528076 · 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: 1.6412528076 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:30 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 1.65 Exact value 1.6467162314 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80466 · revision 1 Value 1.6467162314 · 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: 1.6467162314 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:30 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 1.42 Exact value 1.4179547034 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80465 · revision 1 Value 1.4179547034 · 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: 1.4179547034 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:30 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 1.34 Exact value 1.3406385984 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80464 · revision 1 Value 1.3406385984 · 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: 1.3406385984 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:30 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 1.22 Exact value 1.2201225188 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80463 · revision 1 Value 1.2201225188 · 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: 1.2201225188 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:30 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 1.19 Exact value 1.1869741481 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80462 · revision 1 Value 1.1869741481 · 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: 1.1869741481 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:30 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 1.31 Exact value 1.3137420322 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80461 · revision 1 Value 1.3137420322 · 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: 1.3137420322 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:30 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 1.50 Exact value 1.5047549020 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80460 · revision 1 Value 1.5047549020 · 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: 1.5047549020 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:30 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 1.63 Exact value 1.6324078112 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80459 · revision 1 Value 1.6324078112 · 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: 1.6324078112 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:30 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 1.65 Exact value 1.6500998427 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80458 · revision 1 Value 1.6500998427 · 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: 1.6500998427 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:30 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 1.61 Exact value 1.6141942369 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80457 · revision 1 Value 1.6141942369 · 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: 1.6141942369 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:30 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 1.69 Exact value 1.6905870138 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80456 · revision 1 Value 1.6905870138 · 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: 1.6905870138 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:30 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 1.46 Exact value 1.4551774102 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80455 · revision 1 Value 1.4551774102 · 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: 1.4551774102 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:30 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 1.55 Exact value 1.5479122800 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80454 · revision 1 Value 1.5479122800 · 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: 1.5479122800 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:30 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 1.62 Exact value 1.6158502943 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80453 · revision 1 Value 1.6158502943 · 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: 1.6158502943 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:30 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 1.37 Exact value 1.3650757168 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80452 · revision 1 Value 1.3650757168 · 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: 1.3650757168 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:30 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 1.37 Exact value 1.3699852576 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80451 · revision 1 Value 1.3699852576 · 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: 1.3699852576 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:30 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 1.38 Exact value 1.3797430459 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80450 · revision 1 Value 1.3797430459 · 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: 1.3797430459 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:30 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 1.49 Exact value 1.4895772901 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80449 · revision 1 Value 1.4895772901 · 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: 1.4895772901 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:30 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 1.40 Exact value 1.3953965080 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80448 · revision 1 Value 1.3953965080 · 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: 1.3953965080 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:30 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 1.20 Exact value 1.1994333671 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80447 · revision 1 Value 1.1994333671 · 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: 1.1994333671 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:30 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 1.20 Exact value 1.2031694078 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80446 · revision 1 Value 1.2031694078 · 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: 1.2031694078 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:30 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 1.25 Exact value 1.2473098008 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80445 · revision 1 Value 1.2473098008 · 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: 1.2473098008 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:30 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 1.24 Exact value 1.2375940013 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80444 · revision 1 Value 1.2375940013 · 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: 1.2375940013 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:30 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 1.21 Exact value 1.2073853675 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80443 · revision 1 Value 1.2073853675 · 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: 1.2073853675 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:30 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 1.11 Exact value 1.1125711791 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80442 · revision 1 Value 1.1125711791 · 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: 1.1125711791 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:30 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 1.11 Exact value 1.1084341960 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80441 · revision 1 Value 1.1084341960 · 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: 1.1084341960 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:30 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 1.08 Exact value 1.0772002521 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80440 · revision 1 Value 1.0772002521 · 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: 1.0772002521 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:30 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 1.01 Exact value 1.0097080412 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80439 · revision 1 Value 1.0097080412 · 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: 1.0097080412 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:30 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 0.98 Exact value 0.9753881280 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80438 · revision 1 Value 0.9753881280 · 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: 0.9753881280 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:30 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 1.04 Exact value 1.0388744008 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80437 · revision 1 Value 1.0388744008 · 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: 1.0388744008 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:30 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 1.07 Exact value 1.0677992141 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80436 · revision 1 Value 1.0677992141 · 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: 1.0677992141 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:30 · source revision unspecified

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