Military expenditure in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Military expenditure was 1.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Military expenditure in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1989–2024
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) recorded 1.6% for military expenditure in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 2.4% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2011.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 29th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Military expenditure in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 2.4% | — |
| 1990 | 2.3% | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 2.3% | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 2.3% | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 2.0% | -14.5% |
| 1994 | 1.9% | -5.6% |
| 1995 | 1.8% | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 1.8% | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 1.7% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 1.6% | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 1.8% | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 1.7% | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 1.8% | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 1.9% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | +10.2% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | -9.0% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.6% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
More public sector data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Arms imports 872.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.4073 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -41.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 872.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 161.96 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0156 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 6.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 346.78 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 93.74 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Military expenditure in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 1.6% in 2024, according to SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
- What is the highest military expenditure recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 1989.
- What is the lowest military expenditure recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2011.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for military expenditure?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 29th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is military expenditure rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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