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SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness.

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Military expenditure share of government expenditure

Lebanon

Values and evidence for Lebanon. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 19.14 Exact value 19.1442888346 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88463 · revision 1 Value 19.1442888346 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 19.1442888346 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 14.68 Exact value 14.6807758342 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88462 · revision 1 Value 14.6807758342 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 14.6807758342 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 22.40 Exact value 22.4035817372 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88461 · revision 1 Value 22.4035817372 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 22.4035817372 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 26.45 Exact value 26.4485067223 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88460 · revision 1 Value 26.4485067223 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 26.4485067223 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 14.99 Exact value 14.9904367732 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88459 · revision 1 Value 14.9904367732 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 14.9904367732 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 21.87 Exact value 21.8723845780 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88458 · revision 1 Value 21.8723845780 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 21.8723845780 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 13.17 Exact value 13.1664999593 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88457 · revision 1 Value 13.1664999593 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 13.1664999593 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 10.77 Exact value 10.7662585457 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88456 · revision 1 Value 10.7662585457 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 10.7662585457 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 11.73 Exact value 11.7277442085 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88455 · revision 1 Value 11.7277442085 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 11.7277442085 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 13.58 Exact value 13.5841341656 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88454 · revision 1 Value 13.5841341656 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 13.5841341656 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 12.75 Exact value 12.7548676378 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88453 · revision 1 Value 12.7548676378 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 12.7548676378 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 14.18 Exact value 14.1841994497 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88452 · revision 1 Value 14.1841994497 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 14.1841994497 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 13.10 Exact value 13.0974202008 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88451 · revision 1 Value 13.0974202008 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 13.0974202008 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 13.01 Exact value 13.0098929394 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88450 · revision 1 Value 13.0098929394 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 13.0098929394 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 13.55 Exact value 13.5478966161 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88449 · revision 1 Value 13.5478966161 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 13.5478966161 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 14.25 Exact value 14.2489772603 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88448 · revision 1 Value 14.2489772603 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 14.2489772603 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 12.68 Exact value 12.6794272333 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88447 · revision 1 Value 12.6794272333 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 12.6794272333 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 13.19 Exact value 13.1871115230 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88446 · revision 1 Value 13.1871115230 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 13.1871115230 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 11.70 Exact value 11.7006523163 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88445 · revision 1 Value 11.7006523163 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 11.7006523163 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 12.56 Exact value 12.5563290060 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88444 · revision 1 Value 12.5563290060 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 12.5563290060 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 14.15 Exact value 14.1467681619 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88443 · revision 1 Value 14.1467681619 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 14.1467681619 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 14.13 Exact value 14.1348932291 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88442 · revision 1 Value 14.1348932291 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 14.1348932291 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 13.21 Exact value 13.2063344939 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88441 · revision 1 Value 13.2063344939 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 13.2063344939 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 14.28 Exact value 14.2802219992 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88440 · revision 1 Value 14.2802219992 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 14.2802219992 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 16.37 Exact value 16.3696311733 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88439 · revision 1 Value 16.3696311733 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 16.3696311733 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 16.82 Exact value 16.8242780567 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88438 · revision 1 Value 16.8242780567 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 16.8242780567 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 18.02 Exact value 18.0173963192 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88437 · revision 1 Value 18.0173963192 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 18.0173963192 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 15.06 Exact value 15.0578074660 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88436 · revision 1 Value 15.0578074660 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 15.0578074660 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 15.64 Exact value 15.6395896311 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88435 · revision 1 Value 15.6395896311 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 15.6395896311 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 15.13 Exact value 15.1334609933 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88434 · revision 1 Value 15.1334609933 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 15.1334609933 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 12.89 Exact value 12.8853396064 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88433 · revision 1 Value 12.8853396064 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 12.8853396064 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 10.76 Exact value 10.7625506346 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88432 · revision 1 Value 10.7625506346 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 10.7625506346 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 7.49 Exact value 7.4874922497 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88431 · revision 1 Value 7.4874922497 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 7.4874922497 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 8.08 Exact value 8.0770431161 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88430 · revision 1 Value 8.0770431161 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 8.0770431161 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 13.66 Exact value 13.6553175660 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88429 · revision 1 Value 13.6553175660 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 13.6553175660 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 16.63 Exact value 16.6265211786 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88428 · revision 1 Value 16.6265211786 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 16.6265211786 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:16 · source revision unspecified

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