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

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Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 4.73 Exact value 4.7334130997 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89651 · revision 1 Value 4.7334130997 · 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: 4.7334130997 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 4.42 Exact value 4.4231004439 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89650 · revision 1 Value 4.4231004439 · 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: 4.4231004439 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 4.30 Exact value 4.3019076394 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89649 · revision 1 Value 4.3019076394 · 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: 4.3019076394 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 3.89 Exact value 3.8934616770 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89648 · revision 1 Value 3.8934616770 · 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: 3.8934616770 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 3.78 Exact value 3.7767013929 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89647 · revision 1 Value 3.7767013929 · 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: 3.7767013929 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 3.33 Exact value 3.3348758291 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89646 · revision 1 Value 3.3348758291 · 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: 3.3348758291 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 3.74 Exact value 3.7418782487 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89645 · revision 1 Value 3.7418782487 · 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: 3.7418782487 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 3.65 Exact value 3.6477923017 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89644 · revision 1 Value 3.6477923017 · 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: 3.6477923017 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 3.56 Exact value 3.5636230969 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89643 · revision 1 Value 3.5636230969 · 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: 3.5636230969 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 3.55 Exact value 3.5453871048 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89642 · revision 1 Value 3.5453871048 · 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: 3.5453871048 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 3.32 Exact value 3.3173143357 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89641 · revision 1 Value 3.3173143357 · 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: 3.3173143357 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 3.26 Exact value 3.2552217911 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89640 · revision 1 Value 3.2552217911 · 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: 3.2552217911 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 3.17 Exact value 3.1744410648 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89639 · revision 1 Value 3.1744410648 · 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: 3.1744410648 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 3.14 Exact value 3.1429080814 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89638 · revision 1 Value 3.1429080814 · 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: 3.1429080814 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 3.18 Exact value 3.1801911820 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89637 · revision 1 Value 3.1801911820 · 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: 3.1801911820 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 3.20 Exact value 3.2031877818 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89636 · revision 1 Value 3.2031877818 · 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: 3.2031877818 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 3.15 Exact value 3.1538961944 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89635 · revision 1 Value 3.1538961944 · 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: 3.1538961944 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 3.11 Exact value 3.1128231391 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89634 · revision 1 Value 3.1128231391 · 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: 3.1128231391 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 2.93 Exact value 2.9306875737 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89633 · revision 1 Value 2.9306875737 · 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: 2.9306875737 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 2.86 Exact value 2.8616273888 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89632 · revision 1 Value 2.8616273888 · 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: 2.8616273888 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 2.70 Exact value 2.6961743730 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89631 · revision 1 Value 2.6961743730 · 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: 2.6961743730 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 2.67 Exact value 2.6734436021 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89630 · revision 1 Value 2.6734436021 · 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: 2.6734436021 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 2.57 Exact value 2.5723378338 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89629 · revision 1 Value 2.5723378338 · 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: 2.5723378338 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 2.43 Exact value 2.4340681046 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89628 · revision 1 Value 2.4340681046 · 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: 2.4340681046 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 2.46 Exact value 2.4553416607 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89627 · revision 1 Value 2.4553416607 · 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: 2.4553416607 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 2.47 Exact value 2.4703134433 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89626 · revision 1 Value 2.4703134433 · 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: 2.4703134433 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 2.61 Exact value 2.6060535160 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89625 · revision 1 Value 2.6060535160 · 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: 2.6060535160 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 2.66 Exact value 2.6596046210 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89624 · revision 1 Value 2.6596046210 · 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: 2.6596046210 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 2.82 Exact value 2.8182245326 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89623 · revision 1 Value 2.8182245326 · 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: 2.8182245326 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 3.07 Exact value 3.0685507188 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89622 · revision 1 Value 3.0685507188 · 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: 3.0685507188 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 2.94 Exact value 2.9407726377 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89621 · revision 1 Value 2.9407726377 · 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: 2.9407726377 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 2.98 Exact value 2.9750397755 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89620 · revision 1 Value 2.9750397755 · 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: 2.9750397755 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 3.01 Exact value 3.0143912332 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89619 · revision 1 Value 3.0143912332 · 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: 3.0143912332 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 3.33 Exact value 3.3303828041 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89618 · revision 1 Value 3.3303828041 · 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: 3.3303828041 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 4.37 Exact value 4.3695688804 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89617 · revision 1 Value 4.3695688804 · 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: 4.3695688804 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 4.84 Exact value 4.8410316012 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89616 · revision 1 Value 4.8410316012 · 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: 4.8410316012 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified

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