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

Trinidad and Tobago

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Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83711 · 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 04:46:45 · source revision unspecified
1991	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83710 · 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 04:46:45 · source revision unspecified
1992	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83709 · 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 04:46:45 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 0.49 Exact value 0.4947735903 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83708 · revision 1 Value 0.4947735903 · 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: 0.4947735903 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:45 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 0.49 Exact value 0.4892194323 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83707 · revision 1 Value 0.4892194323 · 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: 0.4892194323 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:45 · source revision unspecified
1995	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83706 · 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 04:46:45 · source revision unspecified
1996	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83705 · 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 04:46:45 · source revision unspecified
1997	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83704 · 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 04:46:45 · source revision unspecified
1998	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83703 · 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 04:46:45 · source revision unspecified
1999	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83702 · 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 04:46:45 · source revision unspecified
2000	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83701 · 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 04:46:45 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 0.16 Exact value 0.1556347993 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83700 · revision 1 Value 0.1556347993 · 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: 0.1556347993 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:45 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 0.21 Exact value 0.2130742659 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83699 · revision 1 Value 0.2130742659 · 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: 0.2130742659 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:45 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 0.29 Exact value 0.2942941122 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83698 · revision 1 Value 0.2942941122 · 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: 0.2942941122 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:45 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 0.56 Exact value 0.5633268743 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83697 · revision 1 Value 0.5633268743 · 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: 0.5633268743 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:45 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 0.60 Exact value 0.6045380003 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83696 · revision 1 Value 0.6045380003 · 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: 0.6045380003 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:45 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 0.62 Exact value 0.6212758738 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83695 · revision 1 Value 0.6212758738 · 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: 0.6212758738 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:45 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 0.57 Exact value 0.5686685815 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83694 · revision 1 Value 0.5686685815 · 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: 0.5686685815 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:45 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 0.49 Exact value 0.4933752265 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83693 · revision 1 Value 0.4933752265 · 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: 0.4933752265 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:45 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 0.71 Exact value 0.7096586445 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83692 · revision 1 Value 0.7096586445 · 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: 0.7096586445 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:45 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 0.64 Exact value 0.6352173666 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83691 · revision 1 Value 0.6352173666 · 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: 0.6352173666 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:45 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 0.57 Exact value 0.5664371909 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83690 · revision 1 Value 0.5664371909 · 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: 0.5664371909 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:45 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 0.64 Exact value 0.6412292579 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83689 · revision 1 Value 0.6412292579 · 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: 0.6412292579 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:45 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 0.76 Exact value 0.7630690413 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83688 · revision 1 Value 0.7630690413 · 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: 0.7630690413 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:45 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 0.66 Exact value 0.6563010510 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83687 · revision 1 Value 0.6563010510 · 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: 0.6563010510 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:45 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 0.75 Exact value 0.7529743927 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83686 · revision 1 Value 0.7529743927 · 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: 0.7529743927 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:45 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 0.91 Exact value 0.9142658929 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83685 · revision 1 Value 0.9142658929 · 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: 0.9142658929 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:45 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 0.85 Exact value 0.8453764152 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83684 · revision 1 Value 0.8453764152 · 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: 0.8453764152 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:45 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 0.69 Exact value 0.6947471311 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83683 · revision 1 Value 0.6947471311 · 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: 0.6947471311 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:45 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 0.73 Exact value 0.7331097600 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83682 · revision 1 Value 0.7331097600 · 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: 0.7331097600 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:45 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 0.81 Exact value 0.8126072586 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83681 · revision 1 Value 0.8126072586 · 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: 0.8126072586 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:44 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 0.86 Exact value 0.8590570553 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83680 · revision 1 Value 0.8590570553 · 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: 0.8590570553 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:44 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 0.77 Exact value 0.7656349318 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83679 · revision 1 Value 0.7656349318 · 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: 0.7656349318 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:44 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 0.96 Exact value 0.9593897242 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83678 · revision 1 Value 0.9593897242 · 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: 0.9593897242 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:44 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 0.98 Exact value 0.9815820494 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83677 · revision 1 Value 0.9815820494 · 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: 0.9815820494 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:44 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 0.94 Exact value 0.9393365274 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #83676 · revision 1 Value 0.9393365274 · 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: 0.9393365274 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:44 · source revision unspecified

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