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	≈ 4.03 Exact value 4.0262315083 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83459 · revision 1 Value 4.0262315083 · 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: 4.0262315083 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:44 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 4.42 Exact value 4.4240189889 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83458 · revision 1 Value 4.4240189889 · 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: 4.4240189889 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:44 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 4.73 Exact value 4.7273873306 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83457 · revision 1 Value 4.7273873306 · 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: 4.7273873306 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:44 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 2.76 Exact value 2.7596134074 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83456 · revision 1 Value 2.7596134074 · 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: 2.7596134074 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:44 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 2.44 Exact value 2.4436854517 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83455 · revision 1 Value 2.4436854517 · 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: 2.4436854517 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:44 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 2.28 Exact value 2.2811802628 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83454 · revision 1 Value 2.2811802628 · 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: 2.2811802628 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:44 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 2.10 Exact value 2.0957485102 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83453 · revision 1 Value 2.0957485102 · 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: 2.0957485102 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:44 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 2.02 Exact value 2.0248100371 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83452 · revision 1 Value 2.0248100371 · 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: 2.0248100371 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:44 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 1.73 Exact value 1.7329155877 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83451 · revision 1 Value 1.7329155877 · 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: 1.7329155877 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:44 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 1.78 Exact value 1.7829254421 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83450 · revision 1 Value 1.7829254421 · 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: 1.7829254421 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:44 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 1.68 Exact value 1.6793328210 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83449 · revision 1 Value 1.6793328210 · 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: 1.6793328210 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:43 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 1.78 Exact value 1.7782655217 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83448 · revision 1 Value 1.7782655217 · 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: 1.7782655217 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:43 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 1.68 Exact value 1.6773754709 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83447 · revision 1 Value 1.6773754709 · 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: 1.6773754709 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:43 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 1.73 Exact value 1.7343163750 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83446 · revision 1 Value 1.7343163750 · 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: 1.7343163750 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:43 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 1.90 Exact value 1.8976402274 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83445 · revision 1 Value 1.8976402274 · 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: 1.8976402274 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:43 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 1.60 Exact value 1.6023523511 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83444 · revision 1 Value 1.6023523511 · 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: 1.6023523511 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:43 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 1.41 Exact value 1.4134300233 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83443 · revision 1 Value 1.4134300233 · 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: 1.4134300233 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:43 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 1.47 Exact value 1.4682835894 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83442 · revision 1 Value 1.4682835894 · 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: 1.4682835894 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:43 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 1.15 Exact value 1.1501931970 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83441 · revision 1 Value 1.1501931970 · 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: 1.1501931970 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:43 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 1.02 Exact value 1.0208783356 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83440 · revision 1 Value 1.0208783356 · 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: 1.0208783356 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:43 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 0.74 Exact value 0.7379153633 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83439 · revision 1 Value 0.7379153633 · 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: 0.7379153633 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:43 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 0.86 Exact value 0.8555040633 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83438 · revision 1 Value 0.8555040633 · 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: 0.8555040633 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:43 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 0.94 Exact value 0.9366795846 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83437 · revision 1 Value 0.9366795846 · 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: 0.9366795846 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:43 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 1.04 Exact value 1.0365589327 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83436 · revision 1 Value 1.0365589327 · 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: 1.0365589327 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:43 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 2.23 Exact value 2.2275734326 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83435 · revision 1 Value 2.2275734326 · 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: 2.2275734326 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:43 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 1.26 Exact value 1.2637047198 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83434 · revision 1 Value 1.2637047198 · 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: 1.2637047198 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:43 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 1.40 Exact value 1.3977168421 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83433 · revision 1 Value 1.3977168421 · 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: 1.3977168421 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:43 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 1.33 Exact value 1.3273449733 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83432 · revision 1 Value 1.3273449733 · 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: 1.3273449733 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:43 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 1.21 Exact value 1.2053920448 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83431 · revision 1 Value 1.2053920448 · 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: 1.2053920448 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:43 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 1.16 Exact value 1.1603964906 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83430 · revision 1 Value 1.1603964906 · 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: 1.1603964906 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:43 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 1.37 Exact value 1.3671227979 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83429 · revision 1 Value 1.3671227979 · 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: 1.3671227979 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:43 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 2.46 Exact value 2.4602326515 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83428 · revision 1 Value 2.4602326515 · 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: 2.4602326515 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:43 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 1.16 Exact value 1.1616055620 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83427 · revision 1 Value 1.1616055620 · 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: 1.1616055620 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:43 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 1.34 Exact value 1.3386521325 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83426 · revision 1 Value 1.3386521325 · 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: 1.3386521325 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:43 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 1.27 Exact value 1.2748129503 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83425 · revision 1 Value 1.2748129503 · 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: 1.2748129503 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:43 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 1.24 Exact value 1.2443069629 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83424 · revision 1 Value 1.2443069629 · 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: 1.2443069629 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:43 · source revision unspecified

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