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

Mongolia

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Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 4.28 Exact value 4.2813853753 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81443 · revision 1 Value 4.2813853753 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 4.2813853753 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 3.23 Exact value 3.2315351247 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81442 · revision 1 Value 3.2315351247 · 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: 3.2315351247 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 1.91 Exact value 1.9094371998 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81441 · revision 1 Value 1.9094371998 · 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: 1.9094371998 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 1.71 Exact value 1.7123627054 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81440 · revision 1 Value 1.7123627054 · 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: 1.7123627054 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 1.65 Exact value 1.6543555813 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81439 · revision 1 Value 1.6543555813 · 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: 1.6543555813 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 1.62 Exact value 1.6205059265 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81438 · revision 1 Value 1.6205059265 · 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: 1.6205059265 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 1.78 Exact value 1.7769473694 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81437 · revision 1 Value 1.7769473694 · 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: 1.7769473694 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 1.64 Exact value 1.6387348217 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81436 · revision 1 Value 1.6387348217 · 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: 1.6387348217 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 1.91 Exact value 1.9065375457 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81435 · revision 1 Value 1.9065375457 · 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: 1.9065375457 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 1.84 Exact value 1.8350123058 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81434 · revision 1 Value 1.8350123058 · 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: 1.8350123058 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 2.02 Exact value 2.0224806082 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81433 · revision 1 Value 2.0224806082 · 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: 2.0224806082 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 1.78 Exact value 1.7816584078 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81432 · revision 1 Value 1.7816584078 · 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: 1.7816584078 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 1.80 Exact value 1.7955672114 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81431 · revision 1 Value 1.7955672114 · 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: 1.7955672114 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 1.51 Exact value 1.5096943165 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81430 · revision 1 Value 1.5096943165 · 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: 1.5096943165 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 1.38 Exact value 1.3827300626 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81429 · revision 1 Value 1.3827300626 · 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: 1.3827300626 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 1.02 Exact value 1.0172858849 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81428 · revision 1 Value 1.0172858849 · 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: 1.0172858849 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 0.96 Exact value 0.9616566961 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81427 · revision 1 Value 0.9616566961 · 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: 0.9616566961 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 1.05 Exact value 1.0532721661 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81426 · revision 1 Value 1.0532721661 · 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: 1.0532721661 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 0.82 Exact value 0.8233067454 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81425 · revision 1 Value 0.8233067454 · 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: 0.8233067454 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 0.63 Exact value 0.6296982251 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81424 · revision 1 Value 0.6296982251 · 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: 0.6296982251 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 0.76 Exact value 0.7629972457 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81423 · revision 1 Value 0.7629972457 · 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: 0.7629972457 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 0.84 Exact value 0.8372702367 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81422 · revision 1 Value 0.8372702367 · 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: 0.8372702367 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 0.92 Exact value 0.9243056185 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81421 · revision 1 Value 0.9243056185 · 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: 0.9243056185 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 0.82 Exact value 0.8223114899 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81420 · revision 1 Value 0.8223114899 · 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: 0.8223114899 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 0.86 Exact value 0.8597252583 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81419 · revision 1 Value 0.8597252583 · 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: 0.8597252583 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 0.88 Exact value 0.8755078324 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81418 · revision 1 Value 0.8755078324 · 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: 0.8755078324 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 0.86 Exact value 0.8639109951 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81417 · revision 1 Value 0.8639109951 · 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: 0.8639109951 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 0.76 Exact value 0.7621538170 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81416 · revision 1 Value 0.7621538170 · 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: 0.7621538170 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 0.67 Exact value 0.6689524634 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81415 · revision 1 Value 0.6689524634 · 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: 0.6689524634 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 0.66 Exact value 0.6615381191 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81414 · revision 1 Value 0.6615381191 · 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: 0.6615381191 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 0.71 Exact value 0.7099094685 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81413 · revision 1 Value 0.7099094685 · 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: 0.7099094685 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 0.62 Exact value 0.6195050725 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81412 · revision 1 Value 0.6195050725 · 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: 0.6195050725 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 0.51 Exact value 0.5139362730 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81411 · revision 1 Value 0.5139362730 · 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: 0.5139362730 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 0.54 Exact value 0.5425657425 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81410 · revision 1 Value 0.5425657425 · 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: 0.5425657425 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 0.76 Exact value 0.7584265530 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81409 · revision 1 Value 0.7584265530 · 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: 0.7584265530 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 0.88 Exact value 0.8826504651 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81408 · revision 1 Value 0.8826504651 · 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: 0.8826504651 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified

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