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Military expenditure share of GDP

SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability.

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SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability.

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Military expenditure share of GDP

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Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 2.97 Exact value 2.9685262211 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84143 · revision 1 Value 2.9685262211 · 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: 2.9685262211 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:47 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 2.51 Exact value 2.5079984765 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84142 · revision 1 Value 2.5079984765 · 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: 2.5079984765 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:47 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 1.66 Exact value 1.6591777214 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84141 · revision 1 Value 1.6591777214 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.6591777214 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:47 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 1.93 Exact value 1.9313667561 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84140 · revision 1 Value 1.9313667561 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.9313667561 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:47 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 2.02 Exact value 2.0157823479 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84139 · revision 1 Value 2.0157823479 · 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: 2.0157823479 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:47 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 2.10 Exact value 2.1015105327 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84138 · revision 1 Value 2.1015105327 · 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: 2.1015105327 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:47 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 2.21 Exact value 2.2109109017 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84137 · revision 1 Value 2.2109109017 · 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: 2.2109109017 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:46 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 2.12 Exact value 2.1167072401 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84136 · revision 1 Value 2.1167072401 · 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: 2.1167072401 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:46 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 2.44 Exact value 2.4423558132 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84135 · revision 1 Value 2.4423558132 · 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: 2.4423558132 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:46 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 2.66 Exact value 2.6557340323 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84134 · revision 1 Value 2.6557340323 · 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: 2.6557340323 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:46 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 1.76 Exact value 1.7646077082 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84133 · revision 1 Value 1.7646077082 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.7646077082 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:46 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 1.68 Exact value 1.6832451457 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84132 · revision 1 Value 1.6832451457 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.6832451457 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:46 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 1.63 Exact value 1.6346747365 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84131 · revision 1 Value 1.6346747365 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.6346747365 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:46 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 1.69 Exact value 1.6916878458 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84130 · revision 1 Value 1.6916878458 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.6916878458 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:46 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 1.77 Exact value 1.7661558302 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84129 · revision 1 Value 1.7661558302 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.7661558302 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:46 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 1.68 Exact value 1.6843226885 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84128 · revision 1 Value 1.6843226885 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.6843226885 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:46 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 1.50 Exact value 1.5034260166 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84127 · revision 1 Value 1.5034260166 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.5034260166 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:46 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 1.39 Exact value 1.3944718900 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84126 · revision 1 Value 1.3944718900 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.3944718900 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:46 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 1.35 Exact value 1.3473449719 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84125 · revision 1 Value 1.3473449719 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.3473449719 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:46 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 1.43 Exact value 1.4323172328 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84124 · revision 1 Value 1.4323172328 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.4323172328 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:46 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 2.46 Exact value 2.4600938770 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84123 · revision 1 Value 2.4600938770 · 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: 2.4600938770 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:46 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 2.54 Exact value 2.5387866998 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84122 · revision 1 Value 2.5387866998 · 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: 2.5387866998 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:46 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 1.18 Exact value 1.1761227454 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84121 · revision 1 Value 1.1761227454 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.1761227454 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:46 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 0.94 Exact value 0.9378409898 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84120 · revision 1 Value 0.9378409898 · 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: 0.9378409898 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:46 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 0.92 Exact value 0.9244764299 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84119 · revision 1 Value 0.9244764299 · 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: 0.9244764299 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:46 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 0.99 Exact value 0.9866802877 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84118 · revision 1 Value 0.9866802877 · 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: 0.9866802877 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:46 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 1.00 Exact value 1.0033354738 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84117 · revision 1 Value 1.0033354738 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.0033354738 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:46 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 1.04 Exact value 1.0390185187 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84116 · revision 1 Value 1.0390185187 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.0390185187 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:46 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 1.15 Exact value 1.1524519233 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84115 · revision 1 Value 1.1524519233 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.1524519233 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:46 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 1.72 Exact value 1.7177524538 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84114 · revision 1 Value 1.7177524538 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.7177524538 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:46 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 2.47 Exact value 2.4676851792 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84113 · revision 1 Value 2.4676851792 · 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: 2.4676851792 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:46 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 2.34 Exact value 2.3381451507 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84112 · revision 1 Value 2.3381451507 · 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: 2.3381451507 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:46 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 1.85 Exact value 1.8452085709 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84111 · revision 1 Value 1.8452085709 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.8452085709 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:46 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 1.88 Exact value 1.8776840433 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84110 · revision 1 Value 1.8776840433 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.8776840433 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:46 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 1.97 Exact value 1.9731272800 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84109 · revision 1 Value 1.9731272800 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.9731272800 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:46 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 1.96 Exact value 1.9571287799 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #84108 · revision 1 Value 1.9571287799 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.9571287799 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:46 · source revision unspecified

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