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Military expenditure share of government expenditure

SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness.

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SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness.

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Military expenditure share of government expenditure

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Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 11.82 Exact value 11.8212121212 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #90551 · revision 1 Value 11.8212121212 · 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: 11.8212121212 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:26 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 12.38 Exact value 12.3764705882 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #90550 · revision 1 Value 12.3764705882 · 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: 12.3764705882 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:26 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 10.12 Exact value 10.1225296443 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #90549 · revision 1 Value 10.1225296443 · 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: 10.1225296443 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:26 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 8.11 Exact value 8.1107828656 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #90548 · revision 1 Value 8.1107828656 · 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: 8.1107828656 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:26 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 9.32 Exact value 9.3167067308 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #90547 · revision 1 Value 9.3167067308 · 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: 9.3167067308 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:26 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 7.98 Exact value 7.9768555467 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #90546 · revision 1 Value 7.9768555467 · 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: 7.9768555467 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:26 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 7.33 Exact value 7.3268133659 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #90545 · revision 1 Value 7.3268133659 · 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: 7.3268133659 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:26 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 9.00 Exact value 8.9957963568 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #90544 · revision 1 Value 8.9957963568 · 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: 8.9957963568 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:26 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 8.49 Exact value 8.4899328859 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #90543 · revision 1 Value 8.4899328859 · 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: 8.4899328859 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:26 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 7.57 Exact value 7.5672883195 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #90542 · revision 1 Value 7.5672883195 · 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: 7.5672883195 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:26 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 7.17 Exact value 7.1678136580 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #90541 · revision 1 Value 7.1678136580 · 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: 7.1678136580 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:26 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 7.36 Exact value 7.3574437481 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #90540 · revision 1 Value 7.3574437481 · 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: 7.3574437481 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:26 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 7.15 Exact value 7.1462785556 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #90539 · revision 1 Value 7.1462785556 · 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: 7.1462785556 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:26 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 6.80 Exact value 6.7983950213 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #90538 · revision 1 Value 6.7983950213 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 6.7983950213 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:26 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 6.06 Exact value 6.0644330836 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #90537 · revision 1 Value 6.0644330836 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 6.0644330836 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:26 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 6.21 Exact value 6.2133606734 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #90536 · revision 1 Value 6.2133606734 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 6.2133606734 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:26 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 5.45 Exact value 5.4497199483 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #90535 · revision 1 Value 5.4497199483 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 5.4497199483 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:26 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 4.32 Exact value 4.3211613350 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #90534 · revision 1 Value 4.3211613350 · 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: 4.3211613350 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:26 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 3.97 Exact value 3.9691818053 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #90533 · revision 1 Value 3.9691818053 · 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: 3.9691818053 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:26 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 3.52 Exact value 3.5196232013 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #90532 · revision 1 Value 3.5196232013 · 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: 3.5196232013 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:26 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 3.28 Exact value 3.2779250059 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #90531 · revision 1 Value 3.2779250059 · 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: 3.2779250059 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:26 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 3.53 Exact value 3.5322096941 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #90530 · revision 1 Value 3.5322096941 · 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: 3.5322096941 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:26 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 3.51 Exact value 3.5076928256 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #90529 · revision 1 Value 3.5076928256 · 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: 3.5076928256 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:26 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 3.78 Exact value 3.7819225244 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #90528 · revision 1 Value 3.7819225244 · 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: 3.7819225244 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:26 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 3.99 Exact value 3.9925434944 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #90527 · revision 1 Value 3.9925434944 · 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: 3.9925434944 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:26 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 4.25 Exact value 4.2464650448 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #90526 · revision 1 Value 4.2464650448 · 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: 4.2464650448 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:26 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 4.49 Exact value 4.4877983542 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #90525 · revision 1 Value 4.4877983542 · 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: 4.4877983542 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:26 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 5.59 Exact value 5.5893943466 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #90524 · revision 1 Value 5.5893943466 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 5.5893943466 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:26 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 5.65 Exact value 5.6460172920 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #90523 · revision 1 Value 5.6460172920 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 5.6460172920 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:26 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 5.51 Exact value 5.5105755528 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #90522 · revision 1 Value 5.5105755528 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 5.5105755528 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:26 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 5.26 Exact value 5.2628607062 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #90521 · revision 1 Value 5.2628607062 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 5.2628607062 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:26 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 4.99 Exact value 4.9875249614 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #90520 · revision 1 Value 4.9875249614 · 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: 4.9875249614 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:26 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 4.68 Exact value 4.6838402983 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #90519 · revision 1 Value 4.6838402983 · 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: 4.6838402983 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:26 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 4.38 Exact value 4.3755292917 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #90518 · revision 1 Value 4.3755292917 · 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: 4.3755292917 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:26 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 5.44 Exact value 5.4405705049 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #90517 · revision 1 Value 5.4405705049 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 5.4405705049 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:26 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 5.65 Exact value 5.6482953622 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #90516 · revision 1 Value 5.6482953622 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 5.6482953622 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:26 · source revision unspecified

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