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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

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Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 5.79 Exact value 5.7910943972 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89687 · revision 1 Value 5.7910943972 · 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: 5.7910943972 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 5.40 Exact value 5.3980057290 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89686 · revision 1 Value 5.3980057290 · 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: 5.3980057290 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 5.67 Exact value 5.6657318856 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89685 · revision 1 Value 5.6657318856 · 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: 5.6657318856 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 5.24 Exact value 5.2428616976 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89684 · revision 1 Value 5.2428616976 · 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: 5.2428616976 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 5.42 Exact value 5.4241245839 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89683 · revision 1 Value 5.4241245839 · 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: 5.4241245839 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 4.68 Exact value 4.6768168857 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89682 · revision 1 Value 4.6768168857 · 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: 4.6768168857 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 4.60 Exact value 4.5985514754 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89681 · revision 1 Value 4.5985514754 · 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: 4.5985514754 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 4.43 Exact value 4.4313658274 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89680 · revision 1 Value 4.4313658274 · 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: 4.4313658274 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 4.51 Exact value 4.5097062858 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89679 · revision 1 Value 4.5097062858 · 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: 4.5097062858 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 4.39 Exact value 4.3884050480 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89678 · revision 1 Value 4.3884050480 · 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: 4.3884050480 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 4.12 Exact value 4.1243295680 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89677 · revision 1 Value 4.1243295680 · 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: 4.1243295680 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 3.94 Exact value 3.9394655598 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89676 · revision 1 Value 3.9394655598 · 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: 3.9394655598 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 4.50 Exact value 4.4969674804 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89675 · revision 1 Value 4.4969674804 · 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: 4.4969674804 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 4.13 Exact value 4.1336572883 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89674 · revision 1 Value 4.1336572883 · 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: 4.1336572883 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 4.12 Exact value 4.1172963941 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89673 · revision 1 Value 4.1172963941 · 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: 4.1172963941 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 3.77 Exact value 3.7716470320 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89672 · revision 1 Value 3.7716470320 · 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: 3.7716470320 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 3.57 Exact value 3.5688509992 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89671 · revision 1 Value 3.5688509992 · 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: 3.5688509992 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 3.56 Exact value 3.5607421944 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89670 · revision 1 Value 3.5607421944 · 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: 3.5607421944 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 3.45 Exact value 3.4466385874 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89669 · revision 1 Value 3.4466385874 · 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: 3.4466385874 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 3.50 Exact value 3.5024285962 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89668 · revision 1 Value 3.5024285962 · 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: 3.5024285962 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 3.39 Exact value 3.3899285145 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89667 · revision 1 Value 3.3899285145 · 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: 3.3899285145 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 3.33 Exact value 3.3341229811 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89666 · revision 1 Value 3.3341229811 · 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: 3.3341229811 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 3.29 Exact value 3.2857962838 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89665 · revision 1 Value 3.2857962838 · 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: 3.2857962838 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 3.23 Exact value 3.2338536303 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89664 · revision 1 Value 3.2338536303 · 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: 3.2338536303 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 3.23 Exact value 3.2333164327 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89663 · revision 1 Value 3.2333164327 · 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: 3.2333164327 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 3.11 Exact value 3.1079340000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89662 · revision 1 Value 3.1079340000 · 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: 3.1079340000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 3.21 Exact value 3.2087226423 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89661 · revision 1 Value 3.2087226423 · 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: 3.2087226423 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 3.46 Exact value 3.4641413925 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89660 · revision 1 Value 3.4641413925 · 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: 3.4641413925 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 3.60 Exact value 3.5964563629 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89659 · revision 1 Value 3.5964563629 · 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: 3.5964563629 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 3.67 Exact value 3.6725627697 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89658 · revision 1 Value 3.6725627697 · 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: 3.6725627697 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 3.47 Exact value 3.4667305126 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89657 · revision 1 Value 3.4667305126 · 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: 3.4667305126 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 3.62 Exact value 3.6193145957 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89656 · revision 1 Value 3.6193145957 · 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: 3.6193145957 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 3.88 Exact value 3.8835506271 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89655 · revision 1 Value 3.8835506271 · 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: 3.8835506271 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 3.97 Exact value 3.9687304127 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89654 · revision 1 Value 3.9687304127 · 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: 3.9687304127 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 4.60 Exact value 4.6035807657 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89653 · revision 1 Value 4.6035807657 · 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: 4.6035807657 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 6.70 Exact value 6.6990491892 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89652 · revision 1 Value 6.6990491892 · 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: 6.6990491892 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified

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