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Military expenditure share of GDP

SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability.

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SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability.

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Military expenditure share of GDP

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Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 4.55 Exact value 4.5474150493 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82775 · revision 1 Value 4.5474150493 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 4.5474150493 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:40 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 4.77 Exact value 4.7733346643 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82774 · revision 1 Value 4.7733346643 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 4.7733346643 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:40 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 4.25 Exact value 4.2476825168 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82773 · revision 1 Value 4.2476825168 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 4.2476825168 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:40 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 2.74 Exact value 2.7406080147 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82772 · revision 1 Value 2.7406080147 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2.7406080147 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:40 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 3.11 Exact value 3.1147284081 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82771 · revision 1 Value 3.1147284081 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 3.1147284081 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:40 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 2.61 Exact value 2.6134476853 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82770 · revision 1 Value 2.6134476853 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2.6134476853 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:40 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 2.37 Exact value 2.3690729256 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82769 · revision 1 Value 2.3690729256 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2.3690729256 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:40 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 3.02 Exact value 3.0176499620 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82768 · revision 1 Value 3.0176499620 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 3.0176499620 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:40 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 3.00 Exact value 3.0041748639 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82767 · revision 1 Value 3.0041748639 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 3.0041748639 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:40 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 2.64 Exact value 2.6402592674 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82766 · revision 1 Value 2.6402592674 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2.6402592674 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:40 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 2.50 Exact value 2.4989141843 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82765 · revision 1 Value 2.4989141843 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2.4989141843 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:40 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 2.42 Exact value 2.4207451879 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82764 · revision 1 Value 2.4207451879 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2.4207451879 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:40 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 2.29 Exact value 2.2872960755 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82763 · revision 1 Value 2.2872960755 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2.2872960755 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:40 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 2.09 Exact value 2.0884871335 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82762 · revision 1 Value 2.0884871335 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2.0884871335 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:40 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 2.01 Exact value 2.0076575613 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82761 · revision 1 Value 2.0076575613 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2.0076575613 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:40 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 2.01 Exact value 2.0069936091 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82760 · revision 1 Value 2.0069936091 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2.0069936091 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:40 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 1.85 Exact value 1.8451254600 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82759 · revision 1 Value 1.8451254600 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.8451254600 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:40 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 1.49 Exact value 1.4936182598 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82758 · revision 1 Value 1.4936182598 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.4936182598 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:40 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 1.40 Exact value 1.3999843656 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82757 · revision 1 Value 1.3999843656 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.3999843656 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:40 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 1.28 Exact value 1.2780696123 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82756 · revision 1 Value 1.2780696123 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.2780696123 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:40 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 1.23 Exact value 1.2269766070 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82755 · revision 1 Value 1.2269766070 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.2269766070 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:40 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 1.24 Exact value 1.2355686693 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82754 · revision 1 Value 1.2355686693 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.2355686693 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:40 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 1.17 Exact value 1.1739252275 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82753 · revision 1 Value 1.1739252275 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.1739252275 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:40 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 1.29 Exact value 1.2922307671 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82752 · revision 1 Value 1.2922307671 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.2922307671 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:40 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 1.35 Exact value 1.3476637836 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82751 · revision 1 Value 1.3476637836 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.3476637836 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:40 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 1.45 Exact value 1.4507182438 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82750 · revision 1 Value 1.4507182438 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.4507182438 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:40 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 1.43 Exact value 1.4277045415 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82749 · revision 1 Value 1.4277045415 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.4277045415 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:40 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 1.73 Exact value 1.7337551022 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82748 · revision 1 Value 1.7337551022 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.7337551022 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:40 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 1.80 Exact value 1.8027400894 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82747 · revision 1 Value 1.8027400894 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.8027400894 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:40 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 1.84 Exact value 1.8424790349 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82746 · revision 1 Value 1.8424790349 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.8424790349 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:40 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 2.02 Exact value 2.0154172794 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82745 · revision 1 Value 2.0154172794 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2.0154172794 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:40 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 1.86 Exact value 1.8573957809 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82744 · revision 1 Value 1.8573957809 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.8573957809 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:40 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 1.76 Exact value 1.7562500822 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82743 · revision 1 Value 1.7562500822 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.7562500822 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:40 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 1.62 Exact value 1.6174955024 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82742 · revision 1 Value 1.6174955024 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.6174955024 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:40 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 2.17 Exact value 2.1735767956 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82741 · revision 1 Value 2.1735767956 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2.1735767956 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:40 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 2.28 Exact value 2.2811664387 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82740 · revision 1 Value 2.2811664387 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2.2811664387 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:40 · source revision unspecified

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