Military expenditure share of government expenditure

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

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

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Military expenditure share of government expenditure

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Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91343 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:29 · source revision unspecified
1991	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91342 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:29 · source revision unspecified
1992	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91341 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:29 · source revision unspecified
1993	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91340 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:29 · source revision unspecified
1994	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91339 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:29 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 13.67 Exact value 13.6662348730 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91338 · revision 1 Value 13.6662348730 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 13.6662348730 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:29 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 12.32 Exact value 12.3198178458 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91337 · revision 1 Value 12.3198178458 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 12.3198178458 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:29 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 10.07 Exact value 10.0705590436 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91336 · revision 1 Value 10.0705590436 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 10.0705590436 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:29 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 7.82 Exact value 7.8180467211 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91335 · revision 1 Value 7.8180467211 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 7.8180467211 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:29 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 6.38 Exact value 6.3770247712 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91334 · revision 1 Value 6.3770247712 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 6.3770247712 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:29 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 8.04 Exact value 8.0414481180 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91333 · revision 1 Value 8.0414481180 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 8.0414481180 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:29 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 7.19 Exact value 7.1945557598 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91332 · revision 1 Value 7.1945557598 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 7.1945557598 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:29 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 5.58 Exact value 5.5754218699 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91331 · revision 1 Value 5.5754218699 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 5.5754218699 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:29 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 6.91 Exact value 6.9052428739 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91330 · revision 1 Value 6.9052428739 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 6.9052428739 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:29 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 6.01 Exact value 6.0065872769 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91329 · revision 1 Value 6.0065872769 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 6.0065872769 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:29 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 5.14 Exact value 5.1447592347 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91328 · revision 1 Value 5.1447592347 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 5.1447592347 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:29 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 5.16 Exact value 5.1613326677 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91327 · revision 1 Value 5.1613326677 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 5.1613326677 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:29 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 5.23 Exact value 5.2285908561 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91326 · revision 1 Value 5.2285908561 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 5.2285908561 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:29 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 6.48 Exact value 6.4847968991 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91325 · revision 1 Value 6.4847968991 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 6.4847968991 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:29 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 7.25 Exact value 7.2504789321 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91324 · revision 1 Value 7.2504789321 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 7.2504789321 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:29 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 7.04 Exact value 7.0401114371 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91323 · revision 1 Value 7.0401114371 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 7.0401114371 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:29 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 6.55 Exact value 6.5487569512 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91322 · revision 1 Value 6.5487569512 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 6.5487569512 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:29 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 6.42 Exact value 6.4158025447 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91321 · revision 1 Value 6.4158025447 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 6.4158025447 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:29 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 6.13 Exact value 6.1265621848 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91320 · revision 1 Value 6.1265621848 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 6.1265621848 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:29 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 6.22 Exact value 6.2200870357 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91319 · revision 1 Value 6.2200870357 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 6.2200870357 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:29 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 6.14 Exact value 6.1436774532 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91318 · revision 1 Value 6.1436774532 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 6.1436774532 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:29 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 6.40 Exact value 6.4041077124 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91317 · revision 1 Value 6.4041077124 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 6.4041077124 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:29 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 6.35 Exact value 6.3546476199 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91316 · revision 1 Value 6.3546476199 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 6.3546476199 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:29 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 6.25 Exact value 6.2514993015 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91315 · revision 1 Value 6.2514993015 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 6.2514993015 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:29 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 6.43 Exact value 6.4292646973 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91314 · revision 1 Value 6.4292646973 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 6.4292646973 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:29 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 5.78 Exact value 5.7768098089 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91313 · revision 1 Value 5.7768098089 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 5.7768098089 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:29 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 5.31 Exact value 5.3100265546 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91312 · revision 1 Value 5.3100265546 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 5.3100265546 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:29 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 5.00 Exact value 5.0021150392 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91311 · revision 1 Value 5.0021150392 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 5.0021150392 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:29 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 4.90 Exact value 4.8998910804 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91310 · revision 1 Value 4.8998910804 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 4.8998910804 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:29 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 4.66 Exact value 4.6626059293 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91309 · revision 1 Value 4.6626059293 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 4.6626059293 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:29 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 4.43 Exact value 4.4291742310 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91308 · revision 1 Value 4.4291742310 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 4.4291742310 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:29 · source revision unspecified

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