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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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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

Lesotho

Values and evidence for Lesotho. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 10.87 Exact value 10.8739130435 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88607 · revision 1 Value 10.8739130435 · 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: 10.8739130435 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 9.31 Exact value 9.3051359517 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88606 · revision 1 Value 9.3051359517 · 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: 9.3051359517 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 7.73 Exact value 7.7321029083 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88605 · revision 1 Value 7.7321029083 · 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: 7.7321029083 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 6.94 Exact value 6.9367209971 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88604 · revision 1 Value 6.9367209971 · 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: 6.9367209971 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 6.88 Exact value 6.8815592204 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88603 · revision 1 Value 6.8815592204 · 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: 6.8815592204 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 7.78 Exact value 7.7776044916 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88602 · revision 1 Value 7.7776044916 · 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: 7.7776044916 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 6.87 Exact value 6.8700676437 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88601 · revision 1 Value 6.8700676437 · 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: 6.8700676437 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 6.14 Exact value 6.1397400186 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88600 · revision 1 Value 6.1397400186 · 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: 6.1397400186 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 5.60 Exact value 5.6022230321 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88599 · revision 1 Value 5.6022230321 · 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: 5.6022230321 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 7.08 Exact value 7.0816326531 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88598 · revision 1 Value 7.0816326531 · 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: 7.0816326531 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 8.44 Exact value 8.4448426922 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88597 · revision 1 Value 8.4448426922 · 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: 8.4448426922 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 6.59 Exact value 6.5873405299 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88596 · revision 1 Value 6.5873405299 · 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: 6.5873405299 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 6.01 Exact value 6.0091809968 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88595 · revision 1 Value 6.0091809968 · 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: 6.0091809968 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 5.78 Exact value 5.7788944724 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88594 · revision 1 Value 5.7788944724 · 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: 5.7788944724 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 5.59 Exact value 5.5946467991 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88593 · revision 1 Value 5.5946467991 · 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: 5.5946467991 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 5.13 Exact value 5.1344860711 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88592 · revision 1 Value 5.1344860711 · 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: 5.1344860711 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 4.56 Exact value 4.5589640673 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88591 · revision 1 Value 4.5589640673 · 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: 4.5589640673 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 4.65 Exact value 4.6519144704 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88590 · revision 1 Value 4.6519144704 · 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: 4.6519144704 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 2.86 Exact value 2.8550669699 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88589 · revision 1 Value 2.8550669699 · 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: 2.8550669699 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 3.99 Exact value 3.9893722686 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88588 · revision 1 Value 3.9893722686 · 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: 3.9893722686 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 5.52 Exact value 5.5175447952 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88587 · revision 1 Value 5.5175447952 · 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: 5.5175447952 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 3.67 Exact value 3.6689975678 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88586 · revision 1 Value 3.6689975678 · 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: 3.6689975678 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 3.58 Exact value 3.5845497786 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88585 · revision 1 Value 3.5845497786 · 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: 3.5845497786 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 3.34 Exact value 3.3391646227 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88584 · revision 1 Value 3.3391646227 · 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: 3.3391646227 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 3.77 Exact value 3.7709456506 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88583 · revision 1 Value 3.7709456506 · 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: 3.7709456506 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 3.58 Exact value 3.5758084538 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88582 · revision 1 Value 3.5758084538 · 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: 3.5758084538 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 3.64 Exact value 3.6399275967 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88581 · revision 1 Value 3.6399275967 · 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: 3.6399275967 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 4.39 Exact value 4.3913987290 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88580 · revision 1 Value 4.3913987290 · 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: 4.3913987290 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 3.83 Exact value 3.8310676862 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88579 · revision 1 Value 3.8310676862 · 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: 3.8310676862 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 3.52 Exact value 3.5235246125 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88578 · revision 1 Value 3.5235246125 · 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: 3.5235246125 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 3.41 Exact value 3.4120660980 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88577 · revision 1 Value 3.4120660980 · 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: 3.4120660980 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 2.80 Exact value 2.8035851472 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88576 · revision 1 Value 2.8035851472 · 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: 2.8035851472 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 2.89 Exact value 2.8862847222 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88575 · revision 1 Value 2.8862847222 · 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: 2.8862847222 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 3.10 Exact value 3.1008171809 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88574 · revision 1 Value 3.1008171809 · 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: 3.1008171809 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 2.84 Exact value 2.8425945489 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88573 · revision 1 Value 2.8425945489 · 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: 2.8425945489 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 2.71 Exact value 2.7069743629 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88572 · revision 1 Value 2.7069743629 · 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: 2.7069743629 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified

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