Military expenditure (% of GDP) in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Military expenditure (% of GDP) was 1.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Military expenditure in Tajikistan, 1992–2025
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military expenditure in Tajikistan is 1.5%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 10.5% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure in Tajikistan peaked at 2.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1992.
That places Tajikistan 99th out of 167 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Military expenditure (% of GDP) in Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +850.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -50.5% |
| 1995 | 1.1% | +63780.1% |
| 1996 | 1.3% | +17.3% |
| 1997 | 1.7% | +31.5% |
| 1998 | 1.7% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 1.4% | -18.7% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | -57.0% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +80.6% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | -9.6% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | +14.8% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | +12.9% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | +13.6% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -14.1% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | +92.6% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | +24.1% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | -44.3% |
| 2025 | 1.5% | +10.5% |
Tajikistan compared with similar countries
- Tajikistan's 1.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.5%, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Tajikistan's 1.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.0%, 73% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military expenditure (% of GDP) in Tajikistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +63780.1% | 0.0% | 1.1% |
| 1993 | +850.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.0% | 1.7% | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 0.9% | 2.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tajikistan
More public sector data for Tajikistan
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Arms imports 75.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.2946 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 3.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure in Tajikistan?
- Military expenditure in Tajikistan was 1.5% in 2025, according to SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
- What is the highest military expenditure recorded in Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest military expenditure recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1992.
- How does Tajikistan rank for military expenditure?
- Tajikistan ranks 99th out of 167 countries with data for 2025.
- Is military expenditure rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tajikistan 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