Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) in High income
High income: Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) was 7.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Military expenditure in High income, 1995–2024
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Measured in % of general government expenditure.
Analysis
High income recorded 7.0% for military expenditure in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.1% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure in High income peaked at 7.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 1995.
High income ranks 19th of 44 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) in High income, year by year
| Year | % of general government expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 4.5% | — |
| 2001 | 6.4% | +41.4% |
| 2002 | 6.6% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 6.7% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 6.8% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 6.9% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 6.9% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 6.7% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 6.6% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 6.5% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 6.6% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 6.6% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 6.6% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 6.4% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 6.7% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 6.4% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 6.3% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 6.3% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 5.7% | -10.6% |
| 2021 | 5.6% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 6.3% | +12.4% |
| 2023 | 6.5% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 7.0% | +8.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) in High income changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +41.4% | 4.5% | 6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.7% | 6.4% | 6.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 6.3% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 5.6% | 7.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near High income
More public sector data for High income
- Arms imports 20.57 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 12.4 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 16.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 17.59 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,385 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0272 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 12.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.96 trillion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 292.64 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure in High income?
- Military expenditure in High income was 7.0% in 2024, according to SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
- What is the highest military expenditure recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 7.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest military expenditure recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 1995.
- How does High income rank for military expenditure?
- High income ranks 19th out of 44 groups with data for 2024.
- Is military expenditure rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this High income 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