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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

Lesotho

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Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 3.55 Exact value 3.5504759883 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80831 · revision 1 Value 3.5504759883 · 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: 3.5504759883 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:32 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 2.89 Exact value 2.8888469554 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80830 · revision 1 Value 2.8888469554 · 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: 2.8888469554 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:32 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 2.71 Exact value 2.7064535248 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80829 · revision 1 Value 2.7064535248 · 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: 2.7064535248 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:32 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 2.48 Exact value 2.4754726626 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80828 · revision 1 Value 2.4754726626 · 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: 2.4754726626 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:32 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 2.74 Exact value 2.7411224100 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80827 · revision 1 Value 2.7411224100 · 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: 2.7411224100 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:32 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 3.24 Exact value 3.2418893764 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80826 · revision 1 Value 3.2418893764 · 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: 3.2418893764 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:32 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 2.82 Exact value 2.8246736631 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80825 · revision 1 Value 2.8246736631 · 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: 2.8246736631 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:32 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 2.71 Exact value 2.7121773473 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80824 · revision 1 Value 2.7121773473 · 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: 2.7121773473 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:32 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 2.85 Exact value 2.8519284665 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80823 · revision 1 Value 2.8519284665 · 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: 2.8519284665 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:32 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 3.56 Exact value 3.5624511917 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80822 · revision 1 Value 3.5624511917 · 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: 3.5624511917 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:32 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 3.28 Exact value 3.2849261284 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80821 · revision 1 Value 3.2849261284 · 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: 3.2849261284 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:32 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 2.74 Exact value 2.7441780230 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80820 · revision 1 Value 2.7441780230 · 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: 2.7441780230 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:32 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 2.52 Exact value 2.5163929527 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80819 · revision 1 Value 2.5163929527 · 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: 2.5163929527 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:32 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 2.37 Exact value 2.3690009192 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80818 · revision 1 Value 2.3690009192 · 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: 2.3690009192 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:32 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 2.13 Exact value 2.1316629381 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80817 · revision 1 Value 2.1316629381 · 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: 2.1316629381 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:32 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 2.05 Exact value 2.0492596156 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80816 · revision 1 Value 2.0492596156 · 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: 2.0492596156 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:32 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 2.07 Exact value 2.0742249907 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80815 · revision 1 Value 2.0742249907 · 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: 2.0742249907 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:32 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 2.37 Exact value 2.3681545861 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80814 · revision 1 Value 2.3681545861 · 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: 2.3681545861 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:32 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 1.55 Exact value 1.5479208056 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80813 · revision 1 Value 1.5479208056 · 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: 1.5479208056 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:32 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 2.72 Exact value 2.7226816703 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80812 · revision 1 Value 2.7226816703 · 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: 2.7226816703 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:32 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 3.16 Exact value 3.1625287416 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80811 · revision 1 Value 3.1625287416 · 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: 3.1625287416 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:32 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 2.26 Exact value 2.2555229576 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80810 · revision 1 Value 2.2555229576 · 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: 2.2555229576 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:32 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 2.15 Exact value 2.1482397879 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80809 · revision 1 Value 2.1482397879 · 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: 2.1482397879 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:32 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 2.03 Exact value 2.0265318747 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80808 · revision 1 Value 2.0265318747 · 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: 2.0265318747 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:32 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 1.95 Exact value 1.9537960764 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80807 · revision 1 Value 1.9537960764 · 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: 1.9537960764 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:32 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 1.87 Exact value 1.8657530008 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80806 · revision 1 Value 1.8657530008 · 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: 1.8657530008 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:32 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 1.96 Exact value 1.9638884270 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80805 · revision 1 Value 1.9638884270 · 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: 1.9638884270 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:32 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 2.27 Exact value 2.2708145310 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80804 · revision 1 Value 2.2708145310 · 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: 2.2708145310 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:32 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 2.00 Exact value 1.9993829293 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80803 · revision 1 Value 1.9993829293 · 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: 1.9993829293 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:32 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 1.88 Exact value 1.8754042166 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80802 · revision 1 Value 1.8754042166 · 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: 1.8754042166 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:32 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 1.88 Exact value 1.8814680317 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80801 · revision 1 Value 1.8814680317 · 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: 1.8814680317 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:32 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 1.54 Exact value 1.5355659796 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80800 · revision 1 Value 1.5355659796 · 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: 1.5355659796 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:32 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 1.47 Exact value 1.4729015266 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80799 · revision 1 Value 1.4729015266 · 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: 1.4729015266 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:32 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 1.63 Exact value 1.6252797842 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80798 · revision 1 Value 1.6252797842 · 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: 1.6252797842 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:32 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 1.61 Exact value 1.6146378145 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80797 · revision 1 Value 1.6146378145 · 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: 1.6146378145 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:32 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 1.63 Exact value 1.6290959099 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #80796 · revision 1 Value 1.6290959099 · 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: 1.6290959099 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:32 · source revision unspecified

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