Military expenditure (% of GDP) in IDA blend
IDA blend: Military expenditure (% of GDP) was 1.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Military expenditure in IDA blend, 1960–2025
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
IDA blend recorded 1.6% for military expenditure in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.7% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure in IDA blend peaked at 6.2% in 1969 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2014.
That places IDA blend 29th out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Military expenditure (% of GDP) in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.4% | — |
| 1961 | 2.4% | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 2.2% | -7.5% |
| 1963 | 2.1% | -7.9% |
| 1964 | 2.3% | +10.1% |
| 1965 | 3.1% | +38.5% |
| 1966 | 3.4% | +8.2% |
| 1967 | 4.6% | +36.2% |
| 1968 | 5.5% | +18.6% |
| 1969 | 6.2% | +13.8% |
| 1970 | 4.8% | -23.1% |
| 1971 | 4.6% | -3.5% |
| 1972 | 4.8% | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 4.4% | -8.6% |
| 1974 | 4.0% | -8.5% |
| 1975 | 5.9% | +46.5% |
| 1976 | 4.9% | -16.7% |
| 1977 | 5.0% | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 4.7% | -5.4% |
| 1979 | 4.3% | -9.2% |
| 1980 | 3.6% | -14.9% |
| 1981 | 3.1% | -13.8% |
| 1982 | 3.0% | -3.6% |
| 1983 | 3.2% | +6.2% |
| 1984 | 3.0% | -6.4% |
| 1985 | 2.9% | -4.6% |
| 1986 | 3.0% | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 2.9% | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 3.1% | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 3.0% | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 2.9% | -5.7% |
| 1991 | 2.9% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 3.0% | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 2.9% | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 2.4% | -17.1% |
| 1995 | 2.0% | -19.3% |
| 1996 | 1.7% | -13.5% |
| 1997 | 1.6% | -7.3% |
| 1998 | 1.6% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 2.6% | +58.9% |
| 2000 | 2.4% | -6.9% |
| 2001 | 2.3% | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | -12.8% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | -9.8% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | -12.6% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | -9.3% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | +12.5% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -23.0% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | +14.9% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | -15.0% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 1.6% | +10.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military expenditure (% of GDP) in IDA blend changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +58.9% | 1.6% | 2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.4% | 2.1% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.7% | 4.0% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.1% | 2.9% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.4% | 1.6% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.5% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
More public sector data for IDA blend
- Arms imports 891.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.62 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -57.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.10 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 21.19 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0128 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -6.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 14.35 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 529.41 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure in IDA blend?
- Military expenditure in IDA blend was 1.6% in 2025, according to SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
- What is the highest military expenditure recorded in IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 6.2% in 1969.
- What is the lowest military expenditure recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2014.
- How does IDA blend rank for military expenditure?
- IDA blend ranks 29th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is military expenditure rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA blend 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