Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) in IDA total
IDA total: Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) was 8.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Military expenditure in IDA total, 1994–2025
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Measured in % of general government expenditure.
Analysis
IDA total recorded 8.1% for military expenditure in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure in IDA total peaked at 17.9% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2024.
That places IDA total 11th out of 44 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) in IDA total, year by year
| Year | % of general government expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 17.9% | — |
| 1995 | 15.4% | -14.0% |
| 1996 | 14.1% | -8.4% |
| 1997 | 14.1% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 15.3% | +8.7% |
| 1999 | 14.5% | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 14.3% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 13.5% | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 13.2% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 13.4% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 14.5% | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 12.8% | -12.2% |
| 2006 | 13.1% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 12.2% | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 9.7% | -20.2% |
| 2017 | 9.4% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 9.5% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 8.5% | -10.1% |
| 2021 | 8.6% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 8.3% | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 8.1% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 8.0% | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 8.1% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.2% | 14.1% | 17.9% | 6 |
| 2000s | 13.4% | 12.2% | 14.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 9.4% | 9.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 8.0% | 8.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
More public sector data for IDA total
- Arms imports 1.43 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.8 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0012 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 27.68 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 3.43 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 20.68 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0139 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 9.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 40.23 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 135.37 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure in IDA total?
- Military expenditure in IDA total was 8.1% in 2025, according to SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
- What is the highest military expenditure recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 17.9% in 1994.
- What is the lowest military expenditure recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2024.
- How does IDA total rank for military expenditure?
- IDA total ranks 11th out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is military expenditure rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA 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