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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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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

Malawi

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Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 0.58 Exact value 0.5758114911 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81623 · revision 1 Value 0.5758114911 · 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: 0.5758114911 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:36 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 0.44 Exact value 0.4405914335 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81622 · revision 1 Value 0.4405914335 · 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: 0.4405914335 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 0.57 Exact value 0.5744062658 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81621 · revision 1 Value 0.5744062658 · 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: 0.5744062658 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 0.51 Exact value 0.5088952783 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81620 · revision 1 Value 0.5088952783 · 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: 0.5088952783 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 0.58 Exact value 0.5823630538 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81619 · revision 1 Value 0.5823630538 · 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: 0.5823630538 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 0.32 Exact value 0.3237899824 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81618 · revision 1 Value 0.3237899824 · 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: 0.3237899824 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 0.36 Exact value 0.3618471211 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81617 · revision 1 Value 0.3618471211 · 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: 0.3618471211 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 0.41 Exact value 0.4061143947 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81616 · revision 1 Value 0.4061143947 · 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: 0.4061143947 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 0.34 Exact value 0.3386416685 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81615 · revision 1 Value 0.3386416685 · 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: 0.3386416685 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 0.33 Exact value 0.3321703014 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81614 · revision 1 Value 0.3321703014 · 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: 0.3321703014 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 0.28 Exact value 0.2754950270 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81613 · revision 1 Value 0.2754950270 · 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: 0.2754950270 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 0.30 Exact value 0.3035406445 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81612 · revision 1 Value 0.3035406445 · 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: 0.3035406445 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 0.30 Exact value 0.3010112973 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81611 · revision 1 Value 0.3010112973 · 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: 0.3010112973 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 0.29 Exact value 0.2903356964 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81610 · revision 1 Value 0.2903356964 · 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: 0.2903356964 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 0.45 Exact value 0.4487700228 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81609 · revision 1 Value 0.4487700228 · 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: 0.4487700228 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 0.74 Exact value 0.7423736599 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81608 · revision 1 Value 0.7423736599 · 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: 0.7423736599 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 0.55 Exact value 0.5523092174 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81607 · revision 1 Value 0.5523092174 · 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: 0.5523092174 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 0.54 Exact value 0.5383181807 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81606 · revision 1 Value 0.5383181807 · 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: 0.5383181807 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 0.59 Exact value 0.5934944291 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81605 · revision 1 Value 0.5934944291 · 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: 0.5934944291 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 0.67 Exact value 0.6745044979 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81604 · revision 1 Value 0.6745044979 · 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: 0.6745044979 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 0.51 Exact value 0.5100854440 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81603 · revision 1 Value 0.5100854440 · 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: 0.5100854440 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 0.47 Exact value 0.4685577735 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81602 · revision 1 Value 0.4685577735 · 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: 0.4685577735 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 0.54 Exact value 0.5437716369 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81601 · revision 1 Value 0.5437716369 · 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: 0.5437716369 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 0.81 Exact value 0.8097905891 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81600 · revision 1 Value 0.8097905891 · 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: 0.8097905891 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 0.58 Exact value 0.5807712782 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81599 · revision 1 Value 0.5807712782 · 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: 0.5807712782 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 0.45 Exact value 0.4508252779 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81598 · revision 1 Value 0.4508252779 · 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: 0.4508252779 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 0.45 Exact value 0.4520476252 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81597 · revision 1 Value 0.4520476252 · 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: 0.4520476252 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 0.53 Exact value 0.5301001390 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81596 · revision 1 Value 0.5301001390 · 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: 0.5301001390 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 0.59 Exact value 0.5895015022 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81595 · revision 1 Value 0.5895015022 · 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: 0.5895015022 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 0.76 Exact value 0.7607815493 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81594 · revision 1 Value 0.7607815493 · 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: 0.7607815493 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 0.83 Exact value 0.8342812075 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81593 · revision 1 Value 0.8342812075 · 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: 0.8342812075 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 0.73 Exact value 0.7303151655 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81592 · revision 1 Value 0.7303151655 · 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: 0.7303151655 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 0.93 Exact value 0.9332349525 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81591 · revision 1 Value 0.9332349525 · 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: 0.9332349525 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 1.17 Exact value 1.1653578396 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81590 · revision 1 Value 1.1653578396 · 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: 1.1653578396 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 1.06 Exact value 1.0572570630 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81589 · revision 1 Value 1.0572570630 · 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: 1.0572570630 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 1.15 Exact value 1.1454969663 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81588 · revision 1 Value 1.1454969663 · 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: 1.1454969663 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:35 · source revision unspecified

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