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	≈ 2.59 Exact value 2.5942501889 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83567 · revision 1 Value 2.5942501889 · 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 footnote: SIPRI estimate 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: 2.5942501889 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:44 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 2.65 Exact value 2.6450248141 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83566 · revision 1 Value 2.6450248141 · 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 footnote: SIPRI estimate 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: 2.6450248141 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:44 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 2.66 Exact value 2.6574228782 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83565 · revision 1 Value 2.6574228782 · 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 footnote: SIPRI estimate 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: 2.6574228782 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:44 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 2.52 Exact value 2.5248244988 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83564 · revision 1 Value 2.5248244988 · 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 footnote: SIPRI estimate 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: 2.5248244988 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:44 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 2.50 Exact value 2.5023833534 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83563 · revision 1 Value 2.5023833534 · 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 footnote: SIPRI estimate 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: 2.5023833534 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:44 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 2.27 Exact value 2.2737823729 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83562 · revision 1 Value 2.2737823729 · 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 footnote: SIPRI estimate 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: 2.2737823729 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:44 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 2.15 Exact value 2.1515250814 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83561 · revision 1 Value 2.1515250814 · 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 footnote: SIPRI estimate 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: 2.1515250814 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:44 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 2.17 Exact value 2.1739225047 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83560 · revision 1 Value 2.1739225047 · 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 footnote: SIPRI estimate 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: 2.1739225047 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:44 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 1.86 Exact value 1.8563682812 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83559 · revision 1 Value 1.8563682812 · 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 footnote: SIPRI estimate 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: 1.8563682812 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:44 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 1.62 Exact value 1.6237976325 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83558 · revision 1 Value 1.6237976325 · 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 footnote: SIPRI estimate 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: 1.6237976325 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:44 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 1.49 Exact value 1.4881116165 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83557 · revision 1 Value 1.4881116165 · 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: 1.4881116165 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:44 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 1.43 Exact value 1.4298852033 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83556 · revision 1 Value 1.4298852033 · 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: 1.4298852033 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:44 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 1.33 Exact value 1.3282795553 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83555 · revision 1 Value 1.3282795553 · 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: 1.3282795553 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:44 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 1.23 Exact value 1.2329056771 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83554 · revision 1 Value 1.2329056771 · 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: 1.2329056771 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:44 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 1.13 Exact value 1.1283565883 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83553 · revision 1 Value 1.1283565883 · 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: 1.1283565883 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:44 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 0.99 Exact value 0.9861918407 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83552 · revision 1 Value 0.9861918407 · 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: 0.9861918407 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:44 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 0.95 Exact value 0.9501232465 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83551 · revision 1 Value 0.9501232465 · 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: 0.9501232465 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:44 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 1.02 Exact value 1.0191892007 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83550 · revision 1 Value 1.0191892007 · 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: 1.0191892007 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:44 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 1.25 Exact value 1.2526618872 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83549 · revision 1 Value 1.2526618872 · 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: 1.2526618872 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:44 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 1.54 Exact value 1.5403476092 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83548 · revision 1 Value 1.5403476092 · 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: 1.5403476092 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:44 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 1.52 Exact value 1.5225558658 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83547 · revision 1 Value 1.5225558658 · 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: 1.5225558658 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:44 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 1.39 Exact value 1.3906345033 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83546 · revision 1 Value 1.3906345033 · 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: 1.3906345033 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:44 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 1.39 Exact value 1.3898888835 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83545 · revision 1 Value 1.3898888835 · 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: 1.3898888835 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:44 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 1.35 Exact value 1.3452509199 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83544 · revision 1 Value 1.3452509199 · 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: 1.3452509199 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:44 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 1.38 Exact value 1.3799760480 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83543 · revision 1 Value 1.3799760480 · 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: 1.3799760480 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:44 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 1.34 Exact value 1.3373267973 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83542 · revision 1 Value 1.3373267973 · 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: 1.3373267973 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:44 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 1.33 Exact value 1.3251669597 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83541 · revision 1 Value 1.3251669597 · 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: 1.3251669597 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:44 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 1.34 Exact value 1.3362761996 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83540 · revision 1 Value 1.3362761996 · 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: 1.3362761996 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:44 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 1.33 Exact value 1.3263935155 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83539 · revision 1 Value 1.3263935155 · 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: 1.3263935155 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:44 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 1.33 Exact value 1.3272981401 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83538 · revision 1 Value 1.3272981401 · 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: 1.3272981401 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:44 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 1.46 Exact value 1.4607792811 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83537 · revision 1 Value 1.4607792811 · 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: 1.4607792811 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:44 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 1.42 Exact value 1.4191728842 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83536 · revision 1 Value 1.4191728842 · 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: 1.4191728842 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:44 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 1.24 Exact value 1.2404364505 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83535 · revision 1 Value 1.2404364505 · 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: 1.2404364505 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:44 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 1.13 Exact value 1.1287541275 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83534 · revision 1 Value 1.1287541275 · 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: 1.1287541275 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:44 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 1.05 Exact value 1.0501124715 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83533 · revision 1 Value 1.0501124715 · 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: 1.0501124715 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:44 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 1.04 Exact value 1.0376759596 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83532 · revision 1 Value 1.0376759596 · 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: 1.0376759596 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:44 · source revision unspecified

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