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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	≈ 1.38 Exact value 1.3802877199 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78455 · revision 1 Value 1.3802877199 · 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: 1.3802877199 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:22 · source revision unspecified
1991	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78454 · revision 1 Value Missing · 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: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:22 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 1.37 Exact value 1.3746502728 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78453 · revision 1 Value 1.3746502728 · 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: 1.3746502728 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:22 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 1.75 Exact value 1.7455821831 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78452 · revision 1 Value 1.7455821831 · 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: 1.7455821831 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:22 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 1.22 Exact value 1.2177229175 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78451 · revision 1 Value 1.2177229175 · 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: 1.2177229175 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:22 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 0.90 Exact value 0.8985557513 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78450 · revision 1 Value 0.8985557513 · 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: 0.8985557513 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:22 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 1.00 Exact value 1.0016673423 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78449 · revision 1 Value 1.0016673423 · 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: 1.0016673423 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:22 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 0.70 Exact value 0.6977222605 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78448 · revision 1 Value 0.6977222605 · 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: 0.6977222605 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:22 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 0.60 Exact value 0.5985243540 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78447 · revision 1 Value 0.5985243540 · 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: 0.5985243540 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:22 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 0.89 Exact value 0.8853687664 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78446 · revision 1 Value 0.8853687664 · 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: 0.8853687664 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:22 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 1.00 Exact value 0.9996060763 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78445 · revision 1 Value 0.9996060763 · 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: 0.9996060763 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:22 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 0.99 Exact value 0.9937178400 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78444 · revision 1 Value 0.9937178400 · 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: 0.9937178400 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:22 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 1.12 Exact value 1.1188132902 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78443 · revision 1 Value 1.1188132902 · 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: 1.1188132902 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:22 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 0.97 Exact value 0.9706005897 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78442 · revision 1 Value 0.9706005897 · 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: 0.9706005897 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:22 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 0.74 Exact value 0.7424326096 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78441 · revision 1 Value 0.7424326096 · 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: 0.7424326096 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:22 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 0.61 Exact value 0.6105893762 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78440 · revision 1 Value 0.6105893762 · 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: 0.6105893762 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:22 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 2.18 Exact value 2.1778414901 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78439 · revision 1 Value 2.1778414901 · 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: 2.1778414901 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:22 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 3.25 Exact value 3.2494980266 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78438 · revision 1 Value 3.2494980266 · 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: 3.2494980266 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:22 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 4.28 Exact value 4.2764585176 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78437 · revision 1 Value 4.2764585176 · 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: 4.2764585176 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:22 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 5.70 Exact value 5.7014843959 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78436 · revision 1 Value 5.7014843959 · 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: 5.7014843959 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:22 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 4.32 Exact value 4.3174739069 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78435 · revision 1 Value 4.3174739069 · 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: 4.3174739069 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:22 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 3.76 Exact value 3.7593130218 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78434 · revision 1 Value 3.7593130218 · 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: 3.7593130218 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:22 · source revision unspecified
2012	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78433 · revision 1 Value Missing · 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: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:22 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 4.29 Exact value 4.2948854723 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78432 · revision 1 Value 4.2948854723 · 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: 4.2948854723 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:22 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 2.16 Exact value 2.1578423890 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78431 · revision 1 Value 2.1578423890 · 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: 2.1578423890 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:22 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 1.52 Exact value 1.5239707659 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78430 · revision 1 Value 1.5239707659 · 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: 1.5239707659 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:22 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 2.31 Exact value 2.3117035500 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78429 · revision 1 Value 2.3117035500 · 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: 2.3117035500 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:22 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 1.66 Exact value 1.6596116400 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78428 · revision 1 Value 1.6596116400 · 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: 1.6596116400 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:22 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 1.65 Exact value 1.6527026798 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78427 · revision 1 Value 1.6527026798 · 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: 1.6527026798 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:22 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 1.57 Exact value 1.5736014821 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78426 · revision 1 Value 1.5736014821 · 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: 1.5736014821 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:22 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 2.21 Exact value 2.2119268812 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78425 · revision 1 Value 2.2119268812 · 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: 2.2119268812 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:22 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 2.08 Exact value 2.0791355688 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78424 · revision 1 Value 2.0791355688 · 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: 2.0791355688 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:22 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 2.04 Exact value 2.0442448086 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78423 · revision 1 Value 2.0442448086 · 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: 2.0442448086 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:22 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 2.12 Exact value 2.1175898288 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78422 · revision 1 Value 2.1175898288 · 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: 2.1175898288 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:22 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 2.98 Exact value 2.9775181794 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78421 · revision 1 Value 2.9775181794 · 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: 2.9775181794 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:22 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 3.19 Exact value 3.1851802790 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78420 · revision 1 Value 3.1851802790 · 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: 3.1851802790 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:22 · source revision unspecified

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