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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	≈ 7.55 Exact value 7.5519513431 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80687 · revision 1 Value 7.5519513431 · 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: 7.5519513431 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:31 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 5.15 Exact value 5.1548886738 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80686 · revision 1 Value 5.1548886738 · 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: 5.1548886738 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:31 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 7.98 Exact value 7.9839983156 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80685 · revision 1 Value 7.9839983156 · 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: 7.9839983156 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:31 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 6.01 Exact value 6.0112787685 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80684 · revision 1 Value 6.0112787685 · 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: 6.0112787685 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:31 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 7.00 Exact value 6.9977131656 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80683 · revision 1 Value 6.9977131656 · 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: 6.9977131656 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:31 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 6.71 Exact value 6.7119279891 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80682 · revision 1 Value 6.7119279891 · 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: 6.7119279891 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:31 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 5.66 Exact value 5.6618524269 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80681 · revision 1 Value 5.6618524269 · 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: 5.6618524269 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:31 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 4.31 Exact value 4.3051546392 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80680 · revision 1 Value 4.3051546392 · 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: 4.3051546392 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:31 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 4.02 Exact value 4.0232522564 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80679 · revision 1 Value 4.0232522564 · 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: 4.0232522564 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:31 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 4.77 Exact value 4.7704392923 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80678 · revision 1 Value 4.7704392923 · 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: 4.7704392923 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:31 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 5.39 Exact value 5.3921003038 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80677 · revision 1 Value 5.3921003038 · 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: 5.3921003038 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:31 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 5.45 Exact value 5.4478962449 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80676 · revision 1 Value 5.4478962449 · 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: 5.4478962449 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:31 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 4.75 Exact value 4.7533009034 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80675 · revision 1 Value 4.7533009034 · 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: 4.7533009034 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:31 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 4.68 Exact value 4.6756911088 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80674 · revision 1 Value 4.6756911088 · 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: 4.6756911088 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:31 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 4.51 Exact value 4.5111922982 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80673 · revision 1 Value 4.5111922982 · 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: 4.5111922982 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:31 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 4.48 Exact value 4.4773952798 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80672 · revision 1 Value 4.4773952798 · 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: 4.4773952798 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:31 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 4.58 Exact value 4.5814308533 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80671 · revision 1 Value 4.5814308533 · 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: 4.5814308533 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:31 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 4.64 Exact value 4.6410050740 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80670 · revision 1 Value 4.6410050740 · 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: 4.6410050740 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:31 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 4.02 Exact value 4.0162411938 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80669 · revision 1 Value 4.0162411938 · 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: 4.0162411938 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:31 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 4.03 Exact value 4.0288675847 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80668 · revision 1 Value 4.0288675847 · 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: 4.0288675847 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:31 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 4.12 Exact value 4.1239468717 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80667 · revision 1 Value 4.1239468717 · 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: 4.1239468717 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:31 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 4.07 Exact value 4.0737567694 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80666 · revision 1 Value 4.0737567694 · 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: 4.0737567694 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:31 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 3.99 Exact value 3.9921437944 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80665 · revision 1 Value 3.9921437944 · 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: 3.9921437944 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:31 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 4.13 Exact value 4.1290827327 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80664 · revision 1 Value 4.1290827327 · 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: 4.1290827327 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:31 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 4.72 Exact value 4.7199415138 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80663 · revision 1 Value 4.7199415138 · 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: 4.7199415138 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:31 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 4.49 Exact value 4.4851708249 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80662 · revision 1 Value 4.4851708249 · 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: 4.4851708249 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:31 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 5.10 Exact value 5.0959805526 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80661 · revision 1 Value 5.0959805526 · 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: 5.0959805526 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:31 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 4.60 Exact value 4.6033973680 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80660 · revision 1 Value 4.6033973680 · 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: 4.6033973680 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:31 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 5.06 Exact value 5.0555209745 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80659 · revision 1 Value 5.0555209745 · 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: 5.0555209745 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:31 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 4.74 Exact value 4.7393827779 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80658 · revision 1 Value 4.7393827779 · 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: 4.7393827779 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:31 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 3.03 Exact value 3.0266583650 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80657 · revision 1 Value 3.0266583650 · 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: 3.0266583650 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:31 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 1.18 Exact value 1.1752556414 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80656 · revision 1 Value 1.1752556414 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.1752556414 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:31 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 1.01 Exact value 1.0120277980 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80655 · revision 1 Value 1.0120277980 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.0120277980 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:31 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 1.20 Exact value 1.2021354010 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80654 · revision 1 Value 1.2021354010 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.2021354010 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:31 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 2.25 Exact value 2.2508122652 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80653 · revision 1 Value 2.2508122652 · 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: 2.2508122652 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:31 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 2.51 Exact value 2.5096134166 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80652 · revision 1 Value 2.5096134166 · 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: 2.5096134166 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:31 · source revision unspecified

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