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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

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Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 2.83 Exact value 2.8339918998 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81911 · revision 1 Value 2.8339918998 · 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: 2.8339918998 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:37 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 2.70 Exact value 2.6975510292 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81910 · revision 1 Value 2.6975510292 · 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: 2.6975510292 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:37 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 2.91 Exact value 2.9071705205 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81909 · revision 1 Value 2.9071705205 · 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: 2.9071705205 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:37 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 2.63 Exact value 2.6336186186 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81908 · revision 1 Value 2.6336186186 · 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: 2.6336186186 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:37 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 2.68 Exact value 2.6769812381 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81907 · revision 1 Value 2.6769812381 · 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: 2.6769812381 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:37 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 2.31 Exact value 2.3074574983 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81906 · revision 1 Value 2.3074574983 · 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: 2.3074574983 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:37 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 2.16 Exact value 2.1630421591 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81905 · revision 1 Value 2.1630421591 · 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: 2.1630421591 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:37 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 2.02 Exact value 2.0160513081 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81904 · revision 1 Value 2.0160513081 · 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: 2.0160513081 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:37 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 2.16 Exact value 2.1558276610 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81903 · revision 1 Value 2.1558276610 · 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: 2.1558276610 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:37 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 2.04 Exact value 2.0378803013 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81902 · revision 1 Value 2.0378803013 · 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: 2.0378803013 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:37 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 1.70 Exact value 1.7044234699 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81901 · revision 1 Value 1.7044234699 · 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: 1.7044234699 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:37 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 1.70 Exact value 1.7022316858 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81900 · revision 1 Value 1.7022316858 · 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: 1.7022316858 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:37 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 2.08 Exact value 2.0753191040 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81899 · revision 1 Value 2.0753191040 · 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: 2.0753191040 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:37 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 1.97 Exact value 1.9694044991 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81898 · revision 1 Value 1.9694044991 · 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: 1.9694044991 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:37 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 1.84 Exact value 1.8424347766 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81897 · revision 1 Value 1.8424347766 · 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: 1.8424347766 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:37 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 1.58 Exact value 1.5758846731 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81896 · revision 1 Value 1.5758846731 · 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: 1.5758846731 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:37 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 1.44 Exact value 1.4446680279 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81895 · revision 1 Value 1.4446680279 · 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: 1.4446680279 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:37 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 1.46 Exact value 1.4591720780 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81894 · revision 1 Value 1.4591720780 · 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: 1.4591720780 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:37 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 1.37 Exact value 1.3703337166 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81893 · revision 1 Value 1.3703337166 · 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: 1.3703337166 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:37 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 1.60 Exact value 1.5969097992 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81892 · revision 1 Value 1.5969097992 · 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: 1.5969097992 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:37 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 1.51 Exact value 1.5076279549 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81891 · revision 1 Value 1.5076279549 · 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: 1.5076279549 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:37 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 1.44 Exact value 1.4425275514 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81890 · revision 1 Value 1.4425275514 · 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: 1.4425275514 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:37 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 1.39 Exact value 1.3931899961 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81889 · revision 1 Value 1.3931899961 · 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: 1.3931899961 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:37 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 1.41 Exact value 1.4052521814 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81888 · revision 1 Value 1.4052521814 · 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: 1.4052521814 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:37 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 1.46 Exact value 1.4622794278 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81887 · revision 1 Value 1.4622794278 · 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: 1.4622794278 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:37 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 1.50 Exact value 1.4981232727 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81886 · revision 1 Value 1.4981232727 · 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: 1.4981232727 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:37 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 1.62 Exact value 1.6173438360 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81885 · revision 1 Value 1.6173438360 · 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: 1.6173438360 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:37 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 1.71 Exact value 1.7051532859 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81884 · revision 1 Value 1.7051532859 · 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: 1.7051532859 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:37 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 1.72 Exact value 1.7152973748 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81883 · revision 1 Value 1.7152973748 · 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: 1.7152973748 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:37 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 1.84 Exact value 1.8437353782 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81882 · revision 1 Value 1.8437353782 · 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: 1.8437353782 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:37 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 1.97 Exact value 1.9659836924 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81881 · revision 1 Value 1.9659836924 · 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: 1.9659836924 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:37 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 1.68 Exact value 1.6763218469 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81880 · revision 1 Value 1.6763218469 · 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: 1.6763218469 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:37 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 1.46 Exact value 1.4580566048 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81879 · revision 1 Value 1.4580566048 · 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: 1.4580566048 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:37 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 1.82 Exact value 1.8220116635 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81878 · revision 1 Value 1.8220116635 · 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: 1.8220116635 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:37 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 2.23 Exact value 2.2316488878 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81877 · revision 1 Value 2.2316488878 · 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: 2.2316488878 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:37 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 3.28 Exact value 3.2784814370 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #81876 · revision 1 Value 3.2784814370 · 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: 3.2784814370 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:37 · source revision unspecified

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