Military expenditure share of government expenditure

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

Mauritius

Values and evidence for Mauritius. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 1.11 Exact value 1.1105687088 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89363 · revision 1 Value 1.1105687088 · 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: 1.1105687088 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:20 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 1.28 Exact value 1.2790969249 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89362 · revision 1 Value 1.2790969249 · 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: 1.2790969249 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:20 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 1.25 Exact value 1.2533474278 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89361 · revision 1 Value 1.2533474278 · 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: 1.2533474278 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:20 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 1.26 Exact value 1.2555284177 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89360 · revision 1 Value 1.2555284177 · 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: 1.2555284177 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:20 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 1.11 Exact value 1.1088541667 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89359 · revision 1 Value 1.1088541667 · 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: 1.1088541667 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:20 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 1.11 Exact value 1.1090555476 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89358 · revision 1 Value 1.1090555476 · 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: 1.1090555476 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:20 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 1.03 Exact value 1.0323653292 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89357 · revision 1 Value 1.0323653292 · 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: 1.0323653292 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:20 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 0.83 Exact value 0.8257651530 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89356 · revision 1 Value 0.8257651530 · 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: 0.8257651530 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:20 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 0.73 Exact value 0.7305919631 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89355 · revision 1 Value 0.7305919631 · 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: 0.7305919631 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:20 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 0.72 Exact value 0.7162404454 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89354 · revision 1 Value 0.7162404454 · 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: 0.7162404454 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:20 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 0.85 Exact value 0.8531250000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89353 · revision 1 Value 0.8531250000 · 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: 0.8531250000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:20 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 0.82 Exact value 0.8210103293 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89352 · revision 1 Value 0.8210103293 · 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: 0.8210103293 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:20 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 0.80 Exact value 0.7966087467 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89351 · revision 1 Value 0.7966087467 · 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: 0.7966087467 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:20 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 0.75 Exact value 0.7542600229 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89350 · revision 1 Value 0.7542600229 · 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: 0.7542600229 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:20 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 0.70 Exact value 0.6964678633 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89349 · revision 1 Value 0.6964678633 · 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: 0.6964678633 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:20 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 0.69 Exact value 0.6885977140 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89348 · revision 1 Value 0.6885977140 · 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: 0.6885977140 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:20 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 0.69 Exact value 0.6850601351 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89347 · revision 1 Value 0.6850601351 · 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: 0.6850601351 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:20 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 0.65 Exact value 0.6541728776 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89346 · revision 1 Value 0.6541728776 · 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: 0.6541728776 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:20 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 0.68 Exact value 0.6779531412 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89345 · revision 1 Value 0.6779531412 · 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: 0.6779531412 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:20 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 0.66 Exact value 0.6582309120 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89344 · revision 1 Value 0.6582309120 · 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: 0.6582309120 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:20 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 0.61 Exact value 0.6101347120 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89343 · revision 1 Value 0.6101347120 · 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: 0.6101347120 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:20 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 0.63 Exact value 0.6317707679 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89342 · revision 1 Value 0.6317707679 · 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: 0.6317707679 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:20 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 0.62 Exact value 0.6249765961 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89341 · revision 1 Value 0.6249765961 · 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: 0.6249765961 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:20 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 0.78 Exact value 0.7823345927 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89340 · revision 1 Value 0.7823345927 · 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: 0.7823345927 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:20 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 0.66 Exact value 0.6556488169 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89339 · revision 1 Value 0.6556488169 · 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: 0.6556488169 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:20 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 0.58 Exact value 0.5818641022 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89338 · revision 1 Value 0.5818641022 · 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: 0.5818641022 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:20 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 0.73 Exact value 0.7289472212 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89337 · revision 1 Value 0.7289472212 · 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: 0.7289472212 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:20 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 0.68 Exact value 0.6818974538 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89336 · revision 1 Value 0.6818974538 · 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: 0.6818974538 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:20 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 0.64 Exact value 0.6430709516 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89335 · revision 1 Value 0.6430709516 · 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: 0.6430709516 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:20 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 0.53 Exact value 0.5349132696 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89334 · revision 1 Value 0.5349132696 · 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: 0.5349132696 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:20 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 0.50 Exact value 0.4952151966 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89333 · revision 1 Value 0.4952151966 · 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: 0.4952151966 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:20 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 0.56 Exact value 0.5557513487 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89332 · revision 1 Value 0.5557513487 · 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: 0.5557513487 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:20 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 0.47 Exact value 0.4724926826 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89331 · revision 1 Value 0.4724926826 · 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: 0.4724926826 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:20 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 0.56 Exact value 0.5611948425 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89330 · revision 1 Value 0.5611948425 · 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: 0.5611948425 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:20 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 0.38 Exact value 0.3769084034 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89329 · revision 1 Value 0.3769084034 · 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: 0.3769084034 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:20 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 0.45 Exact value 0.4477771123 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89328 · revision 1 Value 0.4477771123 · 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: 0.4477771123 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:20 · source revision unspecified

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