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

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Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 0.35 Exact value 0.3460953347 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81587 · revision 1 Value 0.3460953347 · 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: 0.3460953347 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 0.37 Exact value 0.3674217859 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81586 · revision 1 Value 0.3674217859 · 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: 0.3674217859 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 0.35 Exact value 0.3544240733 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81585 · revision 1 Value 0.3544240733 · 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: 0.3544240733 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 0.33 Exact value 0.3302542020 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81584 · revision 1 Value 0.3302542020 · 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: 0.3302542020 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 0.33 Exact value 0.3331455575 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81583 · revision 1 Value 0.3331455575 · 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: 0.3331455575 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 0.33 Exact value 0.3328256011 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81582 · revision 1 Value 0.3328256011 · 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: 0.3328256011 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 0.29 Exact value 0.2933901844 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81581 · revision 1 Value 0.2933901844 · 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: 0.2933901844 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 0.23 Exact value 0.2340788928 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81580 · revision 1 Value 0.2340788928 · 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: 0.2340788928 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 0.20 Exact value 0.2028148178 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81579 · revision 1 Value 0.2028148178 · 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: 0.2028148178 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 0.21 Exact value 0.2081352834 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81578 · revision 1 Value 0.2081352834 · 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: 0.2081352834 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 0.20 Exact value 0.2007188161 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81577 · revision 1 Value 0.2007188161 · 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: 0.2007188161 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 0.19 Exact value 0.1945803891 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81576 · revision 1 Value 0.1945803891 · 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: 0.1945803891 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 0.20 Exact value 0.1962700339 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81575 · revision 1 Value 0.1962700339 · 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: 0.1962700339 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 0.19 Exact value 0.1871027739 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81574 · revision 1 Value 0.1871027739 · 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: 0.1871027739 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 0.17 Exact value 0.1662168497 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81573 · revision 1 Value 0.1662168497 · 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: 0.1662168497 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 0.16 Exact value 0.1606740518 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81572 · revision 1 Value 0.1606740518 · 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: 0.1606740518 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 0.15 Exact value 0.1538565083 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81571 · revision 1 Value 0.1538565083 · 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: 0.1538565083 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 0.14 Exact value 0.1427250393 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81570 · revision 1 Value 0.1427250393 · 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: 0.1427250393 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 0.16 Exact value 0.1559520710 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81569 · revision 1 Value 0.1559520710 · 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: 0.1559520710 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 0.17 Exact value 0.1677771837 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81568 · revision 1 Value 0.1677771837 · 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: 0.1677771837 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 0.15 Exact value 0.1486895898 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81567 · revision 1 Value 0.1486895898 · 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: 0.1486895898 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 0.15 Exact value 0.1520352521 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81566 · revision 1 Value 0.1520352521 · 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: 0.1520352521 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 0.14 Exact value 0.1427944012 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81565 · revision 1 Value 0.1427944012 · 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: 0.1427944012 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 0.19 Exact value 0.1887332378 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81564 · revision 1 Value 0.1887332378 · 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: 0.1887332378 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 0.15 Exact value 0.1510174822 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81563 · revision 1 Value 0.1510174822 · 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: 0.1510174822 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 0.14 Exact value 0.1423019176 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81562 · revision 1 Value 0.1423019176 · 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: 0.1423019176 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 0.17 Exact value 0.1747017560 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81561 · revision 1 Value 0.1747017560 · 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: 0.1747017560 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 0.17 Exact value 0.1653762945 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81560 · revision 1 Value 0.1653762945 · 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: 0.1653762945 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 0.16 Exact value 0.1563852998 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81559 · revision 1 Value 0.1563852998 · 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: 0.1563852998 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 0.15 Exact value 0.1487967382 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81558 · revision 1 Value 0.1487967382 · 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: 0.1487967382 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 0.16 Exact value 0.1616153510 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81557 · revision 1 Value 0.1616153510 · 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: 0.1616153510 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 0.17 Exact value 0.1713770986 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81556 · revision 1 Value 0.1713770986 · 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: 0.1713770986 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 0.14 Exact value 0.1386986872 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81555 · revision 1 Value 0.1386986872 · 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: 0.1386986872 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 0.17 Exact value 0.1671523753 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81554 · revision 1 Value 0.1671523753 · 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: 0.1671523753 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 0.13 Exact value 0.1262670236 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81553 · revision 1 Value 0.1262670236 · 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: 0.1262670236 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 0.15 Exact value 0.1455364215 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81552 · revision 1 Value 0.1455364215 · 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: 0.1455364215 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified

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