Military expenditure in Egypt
Egypt: Military expenditure was 2.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Military expenditure in Egypt, 1999–2024
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Measured in % of general government expenditure.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 2.9% for military expenditure in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 30.2% on the previous year and down 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure in Egypt peaked at 10.7% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2024.
That places Egypt 132nd out of 161 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Military expenditure in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of general government expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 9.8% | — |
| 2000 | 9.8% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 10.7% | +9.2% |
| 2002 | 10.6% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 10.4% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 9.6% | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 9.0% | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 7.5% | -15.7% |
| 2007 | 7.6% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 6.7% | -12.4% |
| 2009 | 6.2% | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 6.2% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 6.0% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 5.3% | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 4.7% | -13.0% |
| 2014 | 4.7% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 5.1% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 4.4% | -13.2% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 4.5% | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 4.8% | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 4.6% | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 4.2% | -8.8% |
| 2024 | 2.9% | -30.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.8% | 9.8% | 9.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.8% | 6.2% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 4.2% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 2.9% | 4.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More public sector data for Egypt
- Arms imports 72.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.6178 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -93.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 72.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 20.56 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0062 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -24.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 2.40 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 1,156 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure in Egypt?
- Military expenditure in Egypt was 2.9% in 2024, according to SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
- What is the highest military expenditure recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2001.
- What is the lowest military expenditure recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2024.
- How does Egypt rank for military expenditure?
- Egypt ranks 132nd out of 161 countries with data for 2024.
- Is military expenditure rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt 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