Military expenditure in Eritrea
Eritrea: Military expenditure was 46.4% in 2003. ▲ Rising
Military expenditure in Eritrea, 1993–2003
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Measured in % of general government expenditure.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 46.4% for military expenditure in 2003.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure in Eritrea peaked at 49.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 25.5%, in 1997.
Eritrea ranks 3rd of 161 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Military expenditure in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % of general government expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 41.0% | — |
| 1994 | 32.6% | -20.5% |
| 1995 | 31.1% | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 38.3% | +23.2% |
| 1997 | 25.5% | -33.5% |
| 1998 | 47.7% | +87.3% |
| 1999 | 41.9% | -12.2% |
| 2000 | 49.8% | +18.9% |
| 2001 | 48.1% | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 44.5% | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 46.4% | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.9% | 25.5% | 47.7% | 7 |
| 2000s | 47.2% | 44.5% | 49.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More public sector data for Eritrea
- Arms imports 4.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2007)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.46 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2007)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2007)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 23.75 % change on previous year (2005)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 4.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2007)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 72.81 current USD per person (2003)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.2087 current USD per US$ of GDP (2003)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 20.44 % change on previous year (2003)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 181.58 million current USD (2003)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 33.05 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2007)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure in Eritrea?
- Military expenditure in Eritrea was 46.4% in 2003, according to SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
- What is the highest military expenditure recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 49.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest military expenditure recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.5% in 1997.
- How does Eritrea rank for military expenditure?
- Eritrea ranks 3rd out of 161 countries with data for 2003.
- Is military expenditure rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea 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