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	≈ 4.24 Exact value 4.2378792038 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #90407 · revision 1 Value 4.2378792038 · 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: 4.2378792038 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:25 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 3.88 Exact value 3.8784438298 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #90406 · revision 1 Value 3.8784438298 · 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: 3.8784438298 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:25 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 3.68 Exact value 3.6768680790 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #90405 · revision 1 Value 3.6768680790 · 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: 3.6768680790 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:25 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 3.76 Exact value 3.7604324434 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #90404 · revision 1 Value 3.7604324434 · 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: 3.7604324434 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:25 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 3.86 Exact value 3.8586990180 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #90403 · revision 1 Value 3.8586990180 · 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: 3.8586990180 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:25 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 4.01 Exact value 4.0080644003 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #90402 · revision 1 Value 4.0080644003 · 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: 4.0080644003 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:25 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 3.72 Exact value 3.7210014715 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #90401 · revision 1 Value 3.7210014715 · 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: 3.7210014715 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:25 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 3.64 Exact value 3.6350826431 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #90400 · revision 1 Value 3.6350826431 · 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: 3.6350826431 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:25 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 3.34 Exact value 3.3382759138 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #90399 · revision 1 Value 3.3382759138 · 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: 3.3382759138 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:25 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 3.35 Exact value 3.3542402935 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #90398 · revision 1 Value 3.3542402935 · 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: 3.3542402935 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:25 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 3.28 Exact value 3.2842035467 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #90397 · revision 1 Value 3.2842035467 · 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: 3.2842035467 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:25 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 3.28 Exact value 3.2750218888 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #90396 · revision 1 Value 3.2750218888 · 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: 3.2750218888 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:25 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 3.32 Exact value 3.3154228264 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #90395 · revision 1 Value 3.3154228264 · 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: 3.3154228264 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:25 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 3.16 Exact value 3.1627597873 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #90394 · revision 1 Value 3.1627597873 · 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: 3.1627597873 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:25 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 3.27 Exact value 3.2728155063 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #90393 · revision 1 Value 3.2728155063 · 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: 3.2728155063 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:25 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 3.41 Exact value 3.4099342842 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #90392 · revision 1 Value 3.4099342842 · 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: 3.4099342842 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:25 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 3.35 Exact value 3.3488743839 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #90391 · revision 1 Value 3.3488743839 · 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: 3.3488743839 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:25 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 3.09 Exact value 3.0929813116 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #90390 · revision 1 Value 3.0929813116 · 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: 3.0929813116 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:25 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 3.12 Exact value 3.1229219516 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #90389 · revision 1 Value 3.1229219516 · 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: 3.1229219516 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:25 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 3.08 Exact value 3.0826683617 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #90388 · revision 1 Value 3.0826683617 · 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: 3.0826683617 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:25 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 3.08 Exact value 3.0829471335 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #90387 · revision 1 Value 3.0829471335 · 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: 3.0829471335 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:25 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 3.14 Exact value 3.1379983653 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #90386 · revision 1 Value 3.1379983653 · 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: 3.1379983653 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:25 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 3.73 Exact value 3.7331972095 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #90385 · revision 1 Value 3.7331972095 · 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: 3.7331972095 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:25 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 3.37 Exact value 3.3682676943 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #90384 · revision 1 Value 3.3682676943 · 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: 3.3682676943 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:25 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 2.90 Exact value 2.8952016814 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #90383 · revision 1 Value 2.8952016814 · 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: 2.8952016814 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:25 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 3.27 Exact value 3.2655363314 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #90382 · revision 1 Value 3.2655363314 · 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: 3.2655363314 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:25 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 3.50 Exact value 3.4966991963 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #90381 · revision 1 Value 3.4966991963 · 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: 3.4966991963 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:25 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 3.21 Exact value 3.2097821074 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #90380 · revision 1 Value 3.2097821074 · 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: 3.2097821074 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:25 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 3.21 Exact value 3.2100268254 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #90379 · revision 1 Value 3.2100268254 · 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: 3.2100268254 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:25 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 3.24 Exact value 3.2416688649 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #90378 · revision 1 Value 3.2416688649 · 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: 3.2416688649 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:25 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 2.93 Exact value 2.9251962522 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #90377 · revision 1 Value 2.9251962522 · 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: 2.9251962522 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:25 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 3.20 Exact value 3.2015220255 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #90376 · revision 1 Value 3.2015220255 · 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: 3.2015220255 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:25 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 3.10 Exact value 3.0950912794 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #90375 · revision 1 Value 3.0950912794 · 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: 3.0950912794 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:25 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 2.88 Exact value 2.8813888252 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #90374 · revision 1 Value 2.8813888252 · 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: 2.8813888252 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:25 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 3.43 Exact value 3.4269644497 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #90373 · revision 1 Value 3.4269644497 · 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: 3.4269644497 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:25 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 3.97 Exact value 3.9742991548 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #90372 · revision 1 Value 3.9742991548 · 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: 3.9742991548 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:25 · source revision unspecified

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