Military expenditure in Belarus
Belarus: Military expenditure was 2.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Military expenditure in Belarus, 1992–2024
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 2.1% for military expenditure in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 98.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure in Belarus peaked at 3.6% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2014.
That places Belarus 61st out of 164 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Military expenditure in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1.6% | — |
| 1993 | 2.8% | +72.0% |
| 1994 | 3.6% | +29.8% |
| 1995 | 1.7% | -53.1% |
| 1996 | 1.3% | -25.8% |
| 1997 | 1.8% | +40.3% |
| 1998 | 1.5% | -15.5% |
| 1999 | 1.4% | -8.6% |
| 2000 | 1.3% | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 1.4% | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | +10.3% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | +14.1% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | -11.9% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -18.0% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +9.2% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | +33.8% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -9.9% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | +12.1% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | +20.8% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | +22.7% |
| 2024 | 2.1% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.0% | 1.3% | 3.6% | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.4% | 2.1% | 5 |
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More public sector data for Belarus
- Arms imports 151.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 16.53 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0019 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -6.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 151.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 163.3 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.019 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -5.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.49 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 793.17 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure in Belarus?
- Military expenditure in Belarus was 2.1% in 2024, according to SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
- What is the highest military expenditure recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 1994.
- What is the lowest military expenditure recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2014.
- How does Belarus rank for military expenditure?
- Belarus ranks 61st out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is military expenditure rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 98.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as part of Military expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product