Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) in Egypt
Egypt: Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) was 2.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Military expenditure in Egypt, 1999–2025
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Measured in % of general government expenditure.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 2.5% for military expenditure in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 28.1% on the previous year and down 53.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure in Egypt peaked at 10.6% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2025.
That places Egypt 140th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Military expenditure (% of general government 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% | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 4.2% | -7.9% |
| 2024 | 3.4% | -18.9% |
| 2025 | 2.5% | -28.1% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 2.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.8%, 42% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 2.5% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 12.3%, 20% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
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 | 4.0% | 2.5% | 4.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
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More public sector data for Egypt
- 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 697.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure in Egypt?
- Military expenditure in Egypt was 2.5% in 2025, 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 10.6% in 2002.
- What is the lowest military expenditure recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2025.
- How does Egypt rank for military expenditure?
- Egypt ranks 140th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is military expenditure rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.1%. 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