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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

Nepal

Values and evidence for Nepal. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89723 · 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 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
1991	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89722 · 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 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
1992	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89721 · 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 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
1993	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89720 · 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 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
1994	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89719 · 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 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
1995	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89718 · 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 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
1996	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89717 · 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 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
1997	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89716 · 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 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
1998	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89715 · 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 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
1999	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89714 · 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 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 6.87 Exact value 6.8733199051 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89713 · revision 1 Value 6.8733199051 · 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 footnote: Figures for these countries do not include spending on paramilitary forces Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 6.8733199051 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 7.46 Exact value 7.4624901897 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89712 · revision 1 Value 7.4624901897 · 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 footnote: Figures for these countries do not include spending on paramilitary forces Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 7.4624901897 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 9.77 Exact value 9.7681304156 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89711 · revision 1 Value 9.7681304156 · 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 footnote: Figures for these countries do not include spending on paramilitary forces Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 9.7681304156 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 11.67 Exact value 11.6739651757 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89710 · revision 1 Value 11.6739651757 · 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 footnote: Figures for these countries do not include spending on paramilitary forces Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 11.6739651757 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 13.32 Exact value 13.3244923102 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89709 · revision 1 Value 13.3244923102 · 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 footnote: Figures for these countries do not include spending on paramilitary forces Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 13.3244923102 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 14.04 Exact value 14.0368614671 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89708 · revision 1 Value 14.0368614671 · 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 footnote: Figures for these countries do not include spending on paramilitary forces Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 14.0368614671 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 13.73 Exact value 13.7288349153 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89707 · revision 1 Value 13.7288349153 · 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 footnote: Figures for these countries do not include spending on paramilitary forces Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 13.7288349153 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 10.35 Exact value 10.3520906676 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89706 · revision 1 Value 10.3520906676 · 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 footnote: Figures for these countries do not include spending on paramilitary forces Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 10.3520906676 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 10.48 Exact value 10.4751011366 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89705 · revision 1 Value 10.4751011366 · 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 footnote: Figures for these countries do not include spending on paramilitary forces Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 10.4751011366 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 8.50 Exact value 8.4952825753 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89704 · revision 1 Value 8.4952825753 · 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 footnote: Figures for these countries do not include spending on paramilitary forces Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 8.4952825753 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 8.33 Exact value 8.3312487716 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89703 · revision 1 Value 8.3312487716 · 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 footnote: Figures for these countries do not include spending on paramilitary forces Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 8.3312487716 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 8.26 Exact value 8.2633278532 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89702 · revision 1 Value 8.2633278532 · 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 footnote: Figures for these countries do not include spending on paramilitary forces Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 8.2633278532 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 7.42 Exact value 7.4169665356 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89701 · revision 1 Value 7.4169665356 · 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 footnote: Figures for these countries do not include spending on paramilitary forces Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 7.4169665356 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 8.65 Exact value 8.6523270673 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89700 · revision 1 Value 8.6523270673 · 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 footnote: Figures for these countries do not include spending on paramilitary forces Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 8.6523270673 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 8.65 Exact value 8.6458136382 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89699 · revision 1 Value 8.6458136382 · 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 footnote: Figures for these countries do not include spending on paramilitary forces Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 8.6458136382 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 7.74 Exact value 7.7427840215 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89698 · revision 1 Value 7.7427840215 · 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 footnote: Figures for these countries do not include spending on paramilitary forces Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 7.7427840215 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 7.75 Exact value 7.7492826798 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89697 · revision 1 Value 7.7492826798 · 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 footnote: Figures for these countries do not include spending on paramilitary forces Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 7.7492826798 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 6.28 Exact value 6.2830204764 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89696 · revision 1 Value 6.2830204764 · 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 footnote: Figures for these countries do not include spending on paramilitary forces Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 6.2830204764 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 4.82 Exact value 4.8215234272 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89695 · revision 1 Value 4.8215234272 · 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 footnote: Figures for these countries do not include spending on paramilitary forces Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 4.8215234272 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 4.52 Exact value 4.5202552774 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89694 · revision 1 Value 4.5202552774 · 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: 4.5202552774 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 4.79 Exact value 4.7933715716 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89693 · revision 1 Value 4.7933715716 · 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: 4.7933715716 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 4.46 Exact value 4.4619918296 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89692 · revision 1 Value 4.4619918296 · 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: 4.4619918296 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 4.40 Exact value 4.4036324406 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89691 · revision 1 Value 4.4036324406 · 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: 4.4036324406 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 4.47 Exact value 4.4670378652 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89690 · revision 1 Value 4.4670378652 · 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: 4.4670378652 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 4.61 Exact value 4.6134461893 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89689 · revision 1 Value 4.6134461893 · 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: 4.6134461893 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 4.48 Exact value 4.4779905727 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89688 · revision 1 Value 4.4779905727 · 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: 4.4779905727 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:22 · source revision unspecified

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