Military expenditure share of government expenditure

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

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

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Military expenditure share of government expenditure

South Africa

Values and evidence for South Africa. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91703 · 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	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91702 · 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
1992	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91701 · 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
1993	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91700 · 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
1994	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91699 · 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
1995	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91698 · 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
1996	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91697 · 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
1997	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91696 · 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
1998	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91695 · 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
1999	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91694 · 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
2000	≈ 5.50 Exact value 5.5045534973 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91693 · revision 1 Value 5.5045534973 · 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: 5.5045534973 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 5.88 Exact value 5.8831112695 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91692 · revision 1 Value 5.8831112695 · 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: 5.8831112695 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 6.16 Exact value 6.1590163175 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91691 · revision 1 Value 6.1590163175 · 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: 6.1590163175 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 5.78 Exact value 5.7764356547 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91690 · revision 1 Value 5.7764356547 · 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: 5.7764356547 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 5.34 Exact value 5.3351420066 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91689 · revision 1 Value 5.3351420066 · 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: 5.3351420066 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 4.91 Exact value 4.9116664393 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91688 · revision 1 Value 4.9116664393 · 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: 4.9116664393 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 4.68 Exact value 4.6778671196 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91687 · revision 1 Value 4.6778671196 · 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: 4.6778671196 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 4.33 Exact value 4.3331216758 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91686 · revision 1 Value 4.3331216758 · 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: 4.3331216758 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 4.00 Exact value 3.9964475368 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91685 · revision 1 Value 3.9964475368 · 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: 3.9964475368 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 3.83 Exact value 3.8285402042 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91684 · revision 1 Value 3.8285402042 · 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: 3.8285402042 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 3.54 Exact value 3.5408066053 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91683 · revision 1 Value 3.5408066053 · 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: 3.5408066053 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 3.57 Exact value 3.5707633863 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91682 · revision 1 Value 3.5707633863 · 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: 3.5707633863 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 3.61 Exact value 3.6113582298 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91681 · revision 1 Value 3.6113582298 · 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: 3.6113582298 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 3.56 Exact value 3.5551409841 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91680 · revision 1 Value 3.5551409841 · 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: 3.5551409841 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 3.49 Exact value 3.4851888672 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91679 · revision 1 Value 3.4851888672 · 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: 3.4851888672 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 3.34 Exact value 3.3381696328 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91678 · revision 1 Value 3.3381696328 · 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: 3.3381696328 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 3.25 Exact value 3.2467167540 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91677 · revision 1 Value 3.2467167540 · 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: 3.2467167540 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 3.16 Exact value 3.1599779997 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91676 · revision 1 Value 3.1599779997 · 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: 3.1599779997 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 2.97 Exact value 2.9674610605 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91675 · revision 1 Value 2.9674610605 · 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: 2.9674610605 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 2.81 Exact value 2.8108410293 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91674 · revision 1 Value 2.8108410293 · 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: 2.8108410293 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 2.76 Exact value 2.7632243815 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91673 · revision 1 Value 2.7632243815 · 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: 2.7632243815 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 2.59 Exact value 2.5862811610 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91672 · revision 1 Value 2.5862811610 · 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: 2.5862811610 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 2.66 Exact value 2.6630847395 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91671 · revision 1 Value 2.6630847395 · 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: 2.6630847395 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 2.47 Exact value 2.4713135944 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91670 · revision 1 Value 2.4713135944 · 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: 2.4713135944 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 2.29 Exact value 2.2927243725 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91669 · revision 1 Value 2.2927243725 · 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: 2.2927243725 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 2.19 Exact value 2.1924715177 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #91668 · revision 1 Value 2.1924715177 · 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: 2.1924715177 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:31 · source revision unspecified

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