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	≈ 4.63 Exact value 4.6321444730 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82991 · revision 1 Value 4.6321444730 · 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: 4.6321444730 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:41 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 4.45 Exact value 4.4483566730 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82990 · revision 1 Value 4.4483566730 · 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: 4.4483566730 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:41 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 4.47 Exact value 4.4713686460 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82989 · revision 1 Value 4.4713686460 · 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: 4.4713686460 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:41 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 4.09 Exact value 4.0917649340 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82988 · revision 1 Value 4.0917649340 · 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: 4.0917649340 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:41 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 3.79 Exact value 3.7914351281 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82987 · revision 1 Value 3.7914351281 · 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: 3.7914351281 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:41 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 4.18 Exact value 4.1825582320 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82986 · revision 1 Value 4.1825582320 · 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: 4.1825582320 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:41 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 4.26 Exact value 4.2580786759 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82985 · revision 1 Value 4.2580786759 · 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: 4.2580786759 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:41 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 4.45 Exact value 4.4518055432 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82984 · revision 1 Value 4.4518055432 · 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: 4.4518055432 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:41 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 5.21 Exact value 5.2097962780 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82983 · revision 1 Value 5.2097962780 · 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: 5.2097962780 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:41 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 5.21 Exact value 5.2072614143 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82982 · revision 1 Value 5.2072614143 · 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: 5.2072614143 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:41 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 4.51 Exact value 4.5075721900 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82981 · revision 1 Value 4.5075721900 · 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: 4.5075721900 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:41 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 4.80 Exact value 4.7989068009 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82980 · revision 1 Value 4.7989068009 · 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: 4.7989068009 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:41 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 4.89 Exact value 4.8932365549 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82979 · revision 1 Value 4.8932365549 · 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: 4.8932365549 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:41 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 4.84 Exact value 4.8375273854 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82978 · revision 1 Value 4.8375273854 · 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: 4.8375273854 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:41 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 4.38 Exact value 4.3842866180 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82977 · revision 1 Value 4.3842866180 · 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: 4.3842866180 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:41 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 4.28 Exact value 4.2750431312 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82976 · revision 1 Value 4.2750431312 · 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: 4.2750431312 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:41 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 3.92 Exact value 3.9229111937 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82975 · revision 1 Value 3.9229111937 · 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: 3.9229111937 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:41 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 3.60 Exact value 3.6025527911 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82974 · revision 1 Value 3.6025527911 · 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: 3.6025527911 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:41 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 3.85 Exact value 3.8500267940 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82973 · revision 1 Value 3.8500267940 · 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: 3.8500267940 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:41 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 3.88 Exact value 3.8824233475 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82972 · revision 1 Value 3.8824233475 · 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: 3.8824233475 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:41 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 3.38 Exact value 3.3813984398 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82971 · revision 1 Value 3.3813984398 · 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: 3.3813984398 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:41 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 3.19 Exact value 3.1938745685 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82970 · revision 1 Value 3.1938745685 · 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: 3.1938745685 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:41 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 3.11 Exact value 3.1081661901 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82969 · revision 1 Value 3.1081661901 · 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: 3.1081661901 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:41 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 3.04 Exact value 3.0384911488 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82968 · revision 1 Value 3.0384911488 · 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: 3.0384911488 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:41 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 3.05 Exact value 3.0478603848 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82967 · revision 1 Value 3.0478603848 · 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: 3.0478603848 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:41 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 3.05 Exact value 3.0467126594 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82966 · revision 1 Value 3.0467126594 · 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: 3.0467126594 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:41 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 3.09 Exact value 3.0895732239 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82965 · revision 1 Value 3.0895732239 · 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: 3.0895732239 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:41 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 2.97 Exact value 2.9684119101 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82964 · revision 1 Value 2.9684119101 · 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: 2.9684119101 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:41 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 2.81 Exact value 2.8060404541 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82963 · revision 1 Value 2.8060404541 · 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: 2.8060404541 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:41 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 2.77 Exact value 2.7651329723 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82962 · revision 1 Value 2.7651329723 · 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: 2.7651329723 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:41 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 2.81 Exact value 2.8056519154 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82961 · revision 1 Value 2.8056519154 · 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: 2.8056519154 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:41 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 2.52 Exact value 2.5226360580 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82960 · revision 1 Value 2.5226360580 · 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: 2.5226360580 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:41 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 2.36 Exact value 2.3565009766 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82959 · revision 1 Value 2.3565009766 · 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: 2.3565009766 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:41 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 2.76 Exact value 2.7646007920 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82958 · revision 1 Value 2.7646007920 · 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: 2.7646007920 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:41 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 2.80 Exact value 2.7998207909 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82957 · revision 1 Value 2.7998207909 · 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: 2.7998207909 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:41 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 3.05 Exact value 3.0462464248 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #82956 · revision 1 Value 3.0462464248 · 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: 3.0462464248 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:41 · source revision unspecified

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