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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Military expenditure share of government expenditure

Tanzania, United Republic of

Values and evidence for Tanzania, United Republic of. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91595 · 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 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 12.68 Exact value 12.6848536425 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91594 · revision 1 Value 12.6848536425 · 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: 12.6848536425 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 9.86 Exact value 9.8649341768 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91593 · revision 1 Value 9.8649341768 · 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: 9.8649341768 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 6.92 Exact value 6.9214013802 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91592 · revision 1 Value 6.9214013802 · 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: 6.9214013802 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 6.36 Exact value 6.3606975173 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91591 · revision 1 Value 6.3606975173 · 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: 6.3606975173 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 8.60 Exact value 8.6027189143 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91590 · revision 1 Value 8.6027189143 · 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: 8.6027189143 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 9.57 Exact value 9.5748974293 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91589 · revision 1 Value 9.5748974293 · 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: 9.5748974293 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 9.90 Exact value 9.8971703090 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91588 · revision 1 Value 9.8971703090 · 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: 9.8971703090 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 10.29 Exact value 10.2851374290 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91587 · revision 1 Value 10.2851374290 · 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: 10.2851374290 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 8.55 Exact value 8.5505671787 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91586 · revision 1 Value 8.5505671787 · 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: 8.5505671787 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 8.86 Exact value 8.8593704028 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91585 · revision 1 Value 8.8593704028 · 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: 8.8593704028 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 9.66 Exact value 9.6578447141 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91584 · revision 1 Value 9.6578447141 · 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: 9.6578447141 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 7.88 Exact value 7.8816929216 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91583 · revision 1 Value 7.8816929216 · 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: 7.8816929216 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 5.76 Exact value 5.7580764119 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91582 · revision 1 Value 5.7580764119 · 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: 5.7580764119 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 4.81 Exact value 4.8113073955 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91581 · revision 1 Value 4.8113073955 · 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: 4.8113073955 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 4.44 Exact value 4.4351982579 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91580 · revision 1 Value 4.4351982579 · 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: 4.4351982579 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 4.43 Exact value 4.4322902682 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91579 · revision 1 Value 4.4322902682 · 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: 4.4322902682 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 4.27 Exact value 4.2741000422 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91578 · revision 1 Value 4.2741000422 · 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: 4.2741000422 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 3.86 Exact value 3.8613742286 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91577 · revision 1 Value 3.8613742286 · 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: 3.8613742286 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 3.87 Exact value 3.8674189100 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91576 · revision 1 Value 3.8674189100 · 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: 3.8674189100 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 4.52 Exact value 4.5242999040 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91575 · revision 1 Value 4.5242999040 · 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: 4.5242999040 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 4.75 Exact value 4.7459870997 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91574 · revision 1 Value 4.7459870997 · 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: 4.7459870997 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 4.67 Exact value 4.6677399939 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91573 · revision 1 Value 4.6677399939 · 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: 4.6677399939 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 5.17 Exact value 5.1744091548 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91572 · revision 1 Value 5.1744091548 · 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: 5.1744091548 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:30 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 5.88 Exact value 5.8753353596 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91571 · revision 1 Value 5.8753353596 · 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: 5.8753353596 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:30 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 6.36 Exact value 6.3633783835 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91570 · revision 1 Value 6.3633783835 · 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: 6.3633783835 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:30 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 6.47 Exact value 6.4674705033 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91569 · revision 1 Value 6.4674705033 · 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: 6.4674705033 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:30 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 6.37 Exact value 6.3707437479 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91568 · revision 1 Value 6.3707437479 · 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: 6.3707437479 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:30 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 6.37 Exact value 6.3717938689 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91567 · revision 1 Value 6.3717938689 · 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: 6.3717938689 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:30 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 6.14 Exact value 6.1393363814 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91566 · revision 1 Value 6.1393363814 · 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: 6.1393363814 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:30 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 6.18 Exact value 6.1758056758 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91565 · revision 1 Value 6.1758056758 · 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: 6.1758056758 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:30 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 6.10 Exact value 6.0993502265 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91564 · revision 1 Value 6.0993502265 · 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: 6.0993502265 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:30 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 6.23 Exact value 6.2307813058 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91563 · revision 1 Value 6.2307813058 · 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: 6.2307813058 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:30 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 6.45 Exact value 6.4532535355 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91562 · revision 1 Value 6.4532535355 · 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: 6.4532535355 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:30 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 6.14 Exact value 6.1408676358 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91561 · revision 1 Value 6.1408676358 · 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: 6.1408676358 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:30 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 5.81 Exact value 5.8096505587 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91560 · revision 1 Value 5.8096505587 · 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: 5.8096505587 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:30 · source revision unspecified

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