Military expenditure in IDA blend
IDA blend: Military expenditure was 14.3% in 2007. ▲ Rising
Military expenditure in IDA blend, 1994–2007
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Measured in % of general government expenditure.
Analysis
IDA blend recorded 14.3% for military expenditure in 2007.
That represents a change of down 16.8% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure in IDA blend peaked at 19.5% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 14.3%, in 1999.
IDA blend ranks 4th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Military expenditure in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | % of general government expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 16.1% | — |
| 1995 | 15.9% | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 14.6% | -7.7% |
| 1997 | 15.5% | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 14.3% | -7.6% |
| 2000 | 15.4% | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 15.6% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 15.3% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 17.2% | +12.2% |
| 2004 | 19.5% | +13.8% |
| 2005 | 18.0% | -7.9% |
| 2006 | 17.2% | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 14.3% | -16.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.3% | 14.3% | 16.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 16.6% | 14.3% | 19.5% | 8 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
More public sector data for IDA blend
- Arms imports 1.10 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.62 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -57.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.10 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 21.19 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0128 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -6.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 14.35 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 529.41 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure in IDA blend?
- Military expenditure in IDA blend was 14.3% in 2007, according to SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
- What is the highest military expenditure recorded in IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 19.5% in 2004.
- What is the lowest military expenditure recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.3% in 1999.
- How does IDA blend rank for military expenditure?
- IDA blend ranks 4th out of 43 groups with data for 2007.
- Is military expenditure rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA blend 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