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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

Malawi

Values and evidence for Malawi. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89399 · revision 1 Value Missing · 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: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:21 · source revision unspecified
1991	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89398 · revision 1 Value Missing · 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: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:21 · source revision unspecified
1992	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89397 · revision 1 Value Missing · 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: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:21 · source revision unspecified
1993	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89396 · revision 1 Value Missing · 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: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:21 · source revision unspecified
1994	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89395 · revision 1 Value Missing · 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: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:21 · source revision unspecified
1995	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89394 · revision 1 Value Missing · 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: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:21 · source revision unspecified
1996	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89393 · revision 1 Value Missing · 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: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:21 · source revision unspecified
1997	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89392 · revision 1 Value Missing · 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: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:21 · source revision unspecified
1998	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89391 · revision 1 Value Missing · 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: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:21 · source revision unspecified
1999	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89390 · revision 1 Value Missing · 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: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:21 · source revision unspecified
2000	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89389 · revision 1 Value Missing · 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: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:21 · source revision unspecified
2001	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89388 · revision 1 Value Missing · 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: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:21 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 2.17 Exact value 2.1744019139 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89387 · revision 1 Value 2.1744019139 · 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: 2.1744019139 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:21 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 1.89 Exact value 1.8859739723 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89386 · revision 1 Value 1.8859739723 · 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: 1.8859739723 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:21 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 2.61 Exact value 2.6135208959 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89385 · revision 1 Value 2.6135208959 · 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: 2.6135208959 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:21 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 4.26 Exact value 4.2577364207 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89384 · revision 1 Value 4.2577364207 · 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: 4.2577364207 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:21 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 3.10 Exact value 3.0975768763 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89383 · revision 1 Value 3.0975768763 · 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: 3.0975768763 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:21 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 2.60 Exact value 2.5975640070 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89382 · revision 1 Value 2.5975640070 · 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: 2.5975640070 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:21 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 2.88 Exact value 2.8752703511 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89381 · revision 1 Value 2.8752703511 · 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: 2.8752703511 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:21 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 3.34 Exact value 3.3429254953 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89380 · revision 1 Value 3.3429254953 · 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: 3.3429254953 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:21 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 2.60 Exact value 2.6021652495 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89379 · revision 1 Value 2.6021652495 · 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: 2.6021652495 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:21 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 2.76 Exact value 2.7567085272 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89378 · revision 1 Value 2.7567085272 · 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: 2.7567085272 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:21 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 2.90 Exact value 2.8974368990 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89377 · revision 1 Value 2.8974368990 · 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: 2.8974368990 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:21 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 3.91 Exact value 3.9098519984 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89376 · revision 1 Value 3.9098519984 · 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: 3.9098519984 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:21 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 3.18 Exact value 3.1780663320 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89375 · revision 1 Value 3.1780663320 · 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: 3.1780663320 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:21 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 2.31 Exact value 2.3094864888 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89374 · revision 1 Value 2.3094864888 · 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: 2.3094864888 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:21 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 2.29 Exact value 2.2893039409 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89373 · revision 1 Value 2.2893039409 · 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: 2.2893039409 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:21 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 2.53 Exact value 2.5251996447 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89372 · revision 1 Value 2.5251996447 · 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: 2.5251996447 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:21 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 3.04 Exact value 3.0415890629 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89371 · revision 1 Value 3.0415890629 · 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: 3.0415890629 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:21 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 3.94 Exact value 3.9389177651 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89370 · revision 1 Value 3.9389177651 · 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: 3.9389177651 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:21 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 3.67 Exact value 3.6705375190 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89369 · revision 1 Value 3.6705375190 · 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: 3.6705375190 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:21 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 3.09 Exact value 3.0878209242 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89368 · revision 1 Value 3.0878209242 · 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: 3.0878209242 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:21 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 3.50 Exact value 3.4979809304 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89367 · revision 1 Value 3.4979809304 · 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: 3.4979809304 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:20 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 4.31 Exact value 4.3129543482 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89366 · revision 1 Value 4.3129543482 · 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: 4.3129543482 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:20 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 3.38 Exact value 3.3822681549 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89365 · revision 1 Value 3.3822681549 · 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: 3.3822681549 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:20 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 3.84 Exact value 3.8444649917 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89364 · revision 1 Value 3.8444649917 · 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: 3.8444649917 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:20 · source revision unspecified

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