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.
MILITARY_EXPENDITURE_GOVERNMENT_SHARE · raw · annual · percent
Military budget priority
Military expenditure share of government expenditure
Military budget priority
SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness.
Data and evidence
Military expenditure share of government expenditure
Trinidad and Tobago
| Period | Value | Status | Provenance & calculation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Unavailable percent | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91487 · revision 1
Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:30 · source revision unspecified |
| 1991 | Unavailable percent | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91486 · revision 1
Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:30 · source revision unspecified |
| 1992 | ≈ 1.62
Exact value1.6245436675 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91485 · revision 1
Value 1.6245436675 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: 1.6245436675 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:30 · source revision unspecified |
| 1993 | ≈ 1.92
Exact value1.9228619340 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91484 · revision 1
Value 1.9228619340 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: 1.9228619340 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:30 · source revision unspecified |
| 1994 | ≈ 1.93
Exact value1.9310676114 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91483 · revision 1
Value 1.9310676114 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: 1.9310676114 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:30 · source revision unspecified |
| 1995 | Unavailable percent | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91482 · revision 1
Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:30 · source revision unspecified |
| 1996 | Unavailable percent | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91481 · revision 1
Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:30 · source revision unspecified |
| 1997 | Unavailable percent | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91480 · revision 1
Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:30 · source revision unspecified |
| 1998 | Unavailable percent | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91479 · revision 1
Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:30 · source revision unspecified |
| 1999 | Unavailable percent | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91478 · revision 1
Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:30 · source revision unspecified |
| 2000 | ≈ 0.57
Exact value0.5657041839 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91477 · revision 1
Value 0.5657041839 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: 0.5657041839 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:30 · source revision unspecified |
| 2001 | ≈ 0.73
Exact value0.7251483680 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91476 · revision 1
Value 0.7251483680 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: 0.7251483680 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:30 · source revision unspecified |
| 2002 | ≈ 0.91
Exact value0.9089687605 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91475 · revision 1
Value 0.9089687605 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: 0.9089687605 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:30 · source revision unspecified |
| 2003 | ≈ 2.65
Exact value2.6500985722 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91474 · revision 1
Value 2.6500985722 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: 2.6500985722 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:30 · source revision unspecified |
| 2004 | ≈ 2.78
Exact value2.7750990595 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91473 · revision 1
Value 2.7750990595 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: 2.7750990595 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:30 · source revision unspecified |
| 2005 | ≈ 2.71
Exact value2.7082078313 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91472 · revision 1
Value 2.7082078313 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: 2.7082078313 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:30 · source revision unspecified |
| 2006 | ≈ 2.11
Exact value2.1089001748 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91471 · revision 1
Value 2.1089001748 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: 2.1089001748 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:30 · source revision unspecified |
| 2007 | ≈ 2.25
Exact value2.2534199112 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91470 · revision 1
Value 2.2534199112 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: 2.2534199112 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:30 · source revision unspecified |
| 2008 | ≈ 1.69
Exact value1.6941056712 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91469 · revision 1
Value 1.6941056712 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: 1.6941056712 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:30 · source revision unspecified |
| 2009 | ≈ 1.69
Exact value1.6904553659 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91468 · revision 1
Value 1.6904553659 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: 1.6904553659 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:30 · source revision unspecified |
| 2010 | ≈ 1.87
Exact value1.8653896668 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91467 · revision 1
Value 1.8653896668 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: 1.8653896668 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:30 · source revision unspecified |
| 2011 | ≈ 1.89
Exact value1.8895883777 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91466 · revision 1
Value 1.8895883777 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: 1.8895883777 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:30 · source revision unspecified |
| 2012 | ≈ 2.65
Exact value2.6547741996 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91465 · revision 1
Value 2.6547741996 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: 2.6547741996 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:30 · source revision unspecified |
| 2013 | ≈ 1.98
Exact value1.9776591890 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91464 · revision 1
Value 1.9776591890 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: 1.9776591890 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:30 · source revision unspecified |
| 2014 | ≈ 2.18
Exact value2.1781673046 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91463 · revision 1
Value 2.1781673046 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: 2.1781673046 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:30 · source revision unspecified |
| 2015 | ≈ 3.56
Exact value3.5644741558 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91462 · revision 1
Value 3.5644741558 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: 3.5644741558 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:30 · source revision unspecified |
| 2016 | ≈ 2.87
Exact value2.8657190037 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91461 · revision 1
Value 2.8657190037 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: 2.8657190037 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:30 · source revision unspecified |
| 2017 | ≈ 2.75
Exact value2.7511574074 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91460 · revision 1
Value 2.7511574074 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: 2.7511574074 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:30 · source revision unspecified |
| 2018 | ≈ 2.30
Exact value2.3011119302 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91459 · revision 1
Value 2.3011119302 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: 2.3011119302 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:30 · source revision unspecified |
| 2019 | ≈ 4.95
Exact value4.9507810070 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91458 · revision 1
Value 4.9507810070 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: 4.9507810070 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:30 · source revision unspecified |
| 2020 | ≈ 2.26
Exact value2.2558670271 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91457 · revision 1
Value 2.2558670271 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: 2.2558670271 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:30 · source revision unspecified |
| 2021 | ≈ 2.83
Exact value2.8296343332 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91456 · revision 1
Value 2.8296343332 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: 2.8296343332 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:30 · source revision unspecified |
| 2022 | ≈ 2.83
Exact value2.8271395425 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91455 · revision 1
Value 2.8271395425 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: 2.8271395425 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:30 · source revision unspecified |
| 2023 | ≈ 2.92
Exact value2.9155995549 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91454 · revision 1
Value 2.9155995549 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: 2.9155995549 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:30 · source revision unspecified |
| 2024 | ≈ 2.88
Exact value2.8761790553 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91453 · revision 1
Value 2.8761790553 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: 2.8761790553 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:30 · source revision unspecified |
| 2025 | ≈ 2.54
Exact value2.5424177723 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91452 · revision 1
Value 2.5424177723 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI 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 historyRevision 1: 2.5424177723 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:30 · source revision unspecified |
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