Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) was 6.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Military expenditure in IDA & IBRD total, 1998–2024
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Measured in % of general government expenditure.
Analysis
IDA & IBRD total recorded 6.7% for military expenditure in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 9.6% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2021.
IDA & IBRD total ranks 20th of 44 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | % of general government expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 9.6% | — |
| 1999 | 9.5% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 9.0% | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 8.4% | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 8.3% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 8.2% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 8.2% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 7.9% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 7.7% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 7.4% | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 6.8% | -8.9% |
| 2009 | 7.0% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 6.3% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 6.5% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 6.4% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 6.4% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 6.3% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 6.3% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 6.2% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 5.9% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 5.9% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 5.7% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 5.6% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 6.0% | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 6.3% | +5.4% |
| 2024 | 6.7% | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.5% | 9.5% | 9.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.9% | 6.8% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 5.9% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 5.6% | 6.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
More public sector data for IDA & IBRD total
- Arms imports 16.18 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.96 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -17.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 13.54 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 129.18 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0205 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 12.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 894.64 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 171.81 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure in IDA & IBRD total?
- Military expenditure in IDA & IBRD total was 6.7% in 2024, according to SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
- What is the highest military expenditure recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 9.6% in 1998.
- What is the lowest military expenditure recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2021.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for military expenditure?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 20th out of 44 groups with data for 2024.
- Is military expenditure rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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