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.
MILITARY_EXPENDITURE_GDP_SHARE · raw · annual · percent
Military economic burden
Military expenditure share of GDP
Military economic burden
SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability.
Data and evidence
Military expenditure share of GDP
Qatar
| Period | Value | Status | Provenance & calculation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | ≈ 10.74
Exact value10.7438787698 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82739 · revision 1
Value 10.7438787698 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: 10.7438787698 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:40 · source revision unspecified |
| 1991 | ≈ 13.01
Exact value13.0112547893 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82738 · revision 1
Value 13.0112547893 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: 13.0112547893 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:40 · source revision unspecified |
| 1992 | Unavailable percent | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82737 · revision 1
Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:40 · source revision unspecified |
| 1993 | Unavailable percent | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82736 · revision 1
Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:40 · source revision unspecified |
| 1994 | Unavailable percent | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82735 · revision 1
Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:40 · source revision unspecified |
| 1995 | Unavailable percent | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82734 · revision 1
Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:40 · source revision unspecified |
| 1996 | Unavailable percent | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82733 · revision 1
Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:40 · source revision unspecified |
| 1997 | Unavailable percent | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82732 · revision 1
Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:40 · source revision unspecified |
| 1998 | Unavailable percent | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82731 · revision 1
Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:40 · source revision unspecified |
| 1999 | Unavailable percent | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82730 · revision 1
Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:40 · source revision unspecified |
| 2000 | Unavailable percent | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82729 · revision 1
Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:40 · source revision unspecified |
| 2001 | Unavailable percent | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82728 · revision 1
Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:40 · source revision unspecified |
| 2002 | ≈ 3.93
Exact value3.9299699223 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82727 · revision 1
Value 3.9299699223 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 3.9299699223 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:40 · source revision unspecified |
| 2003 | ≈ 3.33
Exact value3.3339948402 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82726 · revision 1
Value 3.3339948402 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 3.3339948402 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:40 · source revision unspecified |
| 2004 | ≈ 2.43
Exact value2.4338596856 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82725 · revision 1
Value 2.4338596856 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: 2.4338596856 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:40 · source revision unspecified |
| 2005 | ≈ 1.99
Exact value1.9930162686 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82724 · revision 1
Value 1.9930162686 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: 1.9930162686 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:40 · source revision unspecified |
| 2006 | ≈ 1.75
Exact value1.7505076486 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82723 · revision 1
Value 1.7505076486 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: 1.7505076486 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:40 · source revision unspecified |
| 2007 | ≈ 1.96
Exact value1.9598415997 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82722 · revision 1
Value 1.9598415997 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: 1.9598415997 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:40 · source revision unspecified |
| 2008 | ≈ 2.01
Exact value2.0105009271 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82721 · revision 1
Value 2.0105009271 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: 2.0105009271 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:40 · source revision unspecified |
| 2009 | ≈ 1.99
Exact value1.9922131769 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82720 · revision 1
Value 1.9922131769 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: 1.9922131769 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:40 · source revision unspecified |
| 2010 | ≈ 1.47
Exact value1.4739090832 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82719 · revision 1
Value 1.4739090832 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: 1.4739090832 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:40 · source revision unspecified |
| 2011 | Unavailable percent | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82718 · revision 1
Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:40 · source revision unspecified |
| 2012 | Unavailable percent | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82717 · revision 1
Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:40 · source revision unspecified |
| 2013 | Unavailable percent | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82716 · revision 1
Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:40 · source revision unspecified |
| 2014 | Unavailable percent | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82715 · revision 1
Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:40 · source revision unspecified |
| 2015 | Unavailable percent | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82714 · revision 1
Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:40 · source revision unspecified |
| 2016 | Unavailable percent | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82713 · revision 1
Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:40 · source revision unspecified |
| 2017 | Unavailable percent | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82712 · revision 1
Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:40 · source revision unspecified |
| 2018 | Unavailable percent | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82711 · revision 1
Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:40 · source revision unspecified |
| 2019 | Unavailable percent | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82710 · revision 1
Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:40 · source revision unspecified |
| 2020 | Unavailable percent | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82709 · revision 1
Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:40 · source revision unspecified |
| 2021 | ≈ 6.45
Exact value6.4523551123 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82708 · revision 1
Value 6.4523551123 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: 6.4523551123 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:40 · source revision unspecified |
| 2022 | ≈ 6.50
Exact value6.5002056527 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82707 · revision 1
Value 6.5002056527 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: 6.5002056527 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:40 · source revision unspecified |
| 2023 | Unavailable percent | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82706 · revision 1
Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:40 · source revision unspecified |
| 2024 | Unavailable percent | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82705 · revision 1
Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:40 · source revision unspecified |
| 2025 | Unavailable percent | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82704 · revision 1
Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:40 · source revision unspecified |
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