Military expenditure in Belarus
Belarus: Military expenditure was 50.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Military expenditure in Belarus, 2001–2024
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Measured in % of general government expenditure.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 50.7% for military expenditure in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 88.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure in Belarus peaked at 50.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23.4%, in 2008.
That places Belarus 2nd out of 161 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Military expenditure in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % of general government expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 32.8% | — |
| 2002 | 30.9% | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 28.9% | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 29.8% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 32.2% | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 35.0% | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 32.4% | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 23.4% | -27.8% |
| 2009 | 25.7% | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 30.3% | +17.9% |
| 2011 | 30.4% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 31.6% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 31.1% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 26.8% | -13.8% |
| 2015 | 27.2% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 37.4% | +37.4% |
| 2017 | 35.1% | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 40.6% | +15.6% |
| 2019 | 37.4% | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 36.9% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 38.0% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 42.9% | +12.9% |
| 2023 | 48.2% | +12.5% |
| 2024 | 50.7% | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.1% | 23.4% | 35.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 32.8% | 26.8% | 40.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.3% | 36.9% | 50.7% | 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 50.7% 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 50.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest military expenditure recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.4% in 2008.
- How does Belarus rank for military expenditure?
- Belarus ranks 2nd out of 161 countries with data for 2024.
- Is military expenditure rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 general government expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Military expenditure expressed as a percentage of general government expenditure