Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) was 9.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Military expenditure in Early-demographic dividend, 1993–2025
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Measured in % of general government expenditure.
Analysis
In 2025, military expenditure in Early-demographic dividend stood at 9.6%.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 13.7% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 2011.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 8th of 44 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of general government expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 12.1% | — |
| 1994 | 11.6% | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 11.6% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 11.2% | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 12.0% | +7.3% |
| 1998 | 13.7% | +14.1% |
| 1999 | 12.3% | -10.3% |
| 2000 | 11.1% | -9.6% |
| 2001 | 10.7% | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 10.2% | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 10.0% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 10.1% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 10.1% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 10.0% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 9.6% | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 8.9% | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 9.4% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 9.1% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 8.6% | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 9.1% | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 9.3% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 9.9% | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 10.8% | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 9.9% | -8.8% |
| 2017 | 10.2% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 9.9% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 9.4% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 9.2% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 8.9% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 8.8% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 9.0% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 9.4% | +4.3% |
| 2025 | 9.6% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.1% | 11.2% | 13.7% | 7 |
| 2000s | 10.0% | 8.9% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.6% | 8.6% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.1% | 8.8% | 9.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
More public sector data for Early-demographic dividend
- Arms imports 11.09 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.68 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -38.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 5.98 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 97.77 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0222 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 12.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 347.32 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 291.7 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure in Early-demographic dividend?
- Military expenditure in Early-demographic dividend was 9.6% in 2025, according to SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
- What is the highest military expenditure recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 13.7% in 1998.
- What is the lowest military expenditure recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 2011.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for military expenditure?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 8th out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is military expenditure rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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