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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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Military expenditure share of GDP

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Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 0.43 Exact value 0.4330810355 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81191 · revision 1 Value 0.4330810355 · 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: 0.4330810355 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:34 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 0.44 Exact value 0.4354023008 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81190 · revision 1 Value 0.4354023008 · 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: 0.4354023008 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:34 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 0.47 Exact value 0.4694546557 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81189 · revision 1 Value 0.4694546557 · 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: 0.4694546557 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:34 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 0.40 Exact value 0.4004412670 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81188 · revision 1 Value 0.4004412670 · 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: 0.4004412670 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:34 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 0.48 Exact value 0.4760114772 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81187 · revision 1 Value 0.4760114772 · 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: 0.4760114772 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:34 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 0.41 Exact value 0.4110445454 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81186 · revision 1 Value 0.4110445454 · 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: 0.4110445454 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:34 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 0.44 Exact value 0.4356910779 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81185 · revision 1 Value 0.4356910779 · 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: 0.4356910779 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:34 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 0.42 Exact value 0.4172438612 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81184 · revision 1 Value 0.4172438612 · 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: 0.4172438612 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:34 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 0.41 Exact value 0.4059876049 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81183 · revision 1 Value 0.4059876049 · 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: 0.4059876049 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:34 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 0.42 Exact value 0.4202637939 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81182 · revision 1 Value 0.4202637939 · 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: 0.4202637939 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:34 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 0.41 Exact value 0.4085181378 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81181 · revision 1 Value 0.4085181378 · 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: 0.4085181378 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:34 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 0.41 Exact value 0.4056792104 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81180 · revision 1 Value 0.4056792104 · 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: 0.4056792104 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:34 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 0.39 Exact value 0.3913163897 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81179 · revision 1 Value 0.3913163897 · 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: 0.3913163897 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:34 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 0.39 Exact value 0.3867143520 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81178 · revision 1 Value 0.3867143520 · 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: 0.3867143520 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:34 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 0.35 Exact value 0.3483265830 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81177 · revision 1 Value 0.3483265830 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.3483265830 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:34 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 0.34 Exact value 0.3404046502 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81176 · revision 1 Value 0.3404046502 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.3404046502 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:34 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 0.30 Exact value 0.2974834142 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81175 · revision 1 Value 0.2974834142 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.2974834142 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:34 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 0.38 Exact value 0.3830924320 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81174 · revision 1 Value 0.3830924320 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.3830924320 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:34 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 0.37 Exact value 0.3731767556 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81173 · revision 1 Value 0.3731767556 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.3731767556 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:34 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 0.48 Exact value 0.4784887958 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81172 · revision 1 Value 0.4784887958 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.4784887958 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:34 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 0.43 Exact value 0.4332298992 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81171 · revision 1 Value 0.4332298992 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.4332298992 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:34 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 0.45 Exact value 0.4473870000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81170 · revision 1 Value 0.4473870000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.4473870000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:34 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 0.46 Exact value 0.4555020512 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81169 · revision 1 Value 0.4555020512 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.4555020512 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:34 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 0.49 Exact value 0.4876428759 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81168 · revision 1 Value 0.4876428759 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.4876428759 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:34 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 0.50 Exact value 0.4953210314 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81167 · revision 1 Value 0.4953210314 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.4953210314 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:34 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 0.45 Exact value 0.4507428239 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81166 · revision 1 Value 0.4507428239 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.4507428239 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:34 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 0.48 Exact value 0.4800462724 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81165 · revision 1 Value 0.4800462724 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.4800462724 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:34 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 0.42 Exact value 0.4248491555 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81164 · revision 1 Value 0.4248491555 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.4248491555 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:34 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 0.46 Exact value 0.4646115449 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81163 · revision 1 Value 0.4646115449 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.4646115449 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:34 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 0.51 Exact value 0.5093376283 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81162 · revision 1 Value 0.5093376283 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.5093376283 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:34 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 0.72 Exact value 0.7176906083 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81161 · revision 1 Value 0.7176906083 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.7176906083 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:34 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 0.66 Exact value 0.6594041930 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81160 · revision 1 Value 0.6594041930 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.6594041930 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:34 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 0.69 Exact value 0.6855997055 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81159 · revision 1 Value 0.6855997055 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.6855997055 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:33 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 0.66 Exact value 0.6601468370 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81158 · revision 1 Value 0.6601468370 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.6601468370 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:33 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 1.13 Exact value 1.1251061645 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81157 · revision 1 Value 1.1251061645 · 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: 1.1251061645 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:33 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 0.74 Exact value 0.7368094924 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81156 · revision 1 Value 0.7368094924 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.7368094924 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:33 · source revision unspecified

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