Military expenditure (% of GDP) in Other small states
Other small states: Military expenditure (% of GDP) was 1.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Military expenditure in Other small states, 1968–2025
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military expenditure in Other small states is 1.4%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 10.1% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure in Other small states peaked at 3.9% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1968.
That places Other small states 32nd 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 44 years of available data.
Military expenditure (% of GDP) in Other small states, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 0.0% | — |
| 1969 | 0.1% | +33.3% |
| 1984 | 1.7% | +2749.0% |
| 1985 | 1.7% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.9% | +9.3% |
| 1987 | 2.3% | +22.0% |
| 1988 | 2.9% | +26.4% |
| 1989 | 2.9% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 3.4% | +17.9% |
| 1991 | 3.4% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 3.9% | +13.6% |
| 1993 | 2.4% | -38.9% |
| 1994 | 2.5% | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 2.2% | -11.5% |
| 1996 | 2.6% | +19.5% |
| 1997 | 3.0% | +15.6% |
| 1998 | 2.6% | -15.2% |
| 1999 | 2.0% | -23.1% |
| 2000 | 1.7% | -14.7% |
| 2001 | 1.7% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | -14.5% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | +11.7% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | +15.1% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | +14.3% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | +7.5% |
| 2025 | 1.4% | -10.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military expenditure (% of GDP) in Other small states 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +2749.0% | 0.1% | 1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 2.3% | 1.7% | 2.9% | 6 |
| 1990s | 2.8% | 2.0% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
More public sector data for Other small states
- Arms imports 244.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 8.29 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -84.9 % change on previous year (2012)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 104.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 235.91 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0146 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 14.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 3.05 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 378.3 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure in Other small states?
- Military expenditure in Other small states was 1.4% in 2025, according to SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
- What is the highest military expenditure recorded in Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 3.9% in 1992.
- What is the lowest military expenditure recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1968.
- How does Other small states rank for military expenditure?
- Other small states ranks 32nd out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is military expenditure rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Other small states 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