Military expenditure in IDA total
IDA total: Military expenditure was 7.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Military expenditure in IDA total, 1994–2024
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Measured in % of general government expenditure.
Analysis
IDA total recorded 7.8% for military expenditure in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure in IDA total peaked at 17.9% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2024.
That places IDA total 10th out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Military expenditure in IDA total, year by year
| Year | % of general government expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 17.9% | — |
| 1995 | 15.4% | -14.0% |
| 1996 | 14.1% | -8.5% |
| 1997 | 14.1% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 15.3% | +8.8% |
| 1999 | 14.5% | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 14.4% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 13.6% | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 13.3% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 13.4% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 14.6% | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 12.8% | -12.2% |
| 2006 | 13.1% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 12.3% | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 9.7% | -20.7% |
| 2017 | 9.3% | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 9.4% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 8.6% | -8.6% |
| 2021 | 9.1% | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 8.3% | -9.0% |
| 2023 | 8.1% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 7.8% | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.2% | 14.1% | 17.9% | 6 |
| 2000s | 13.4% | 12.3% | 14.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 9.3% | 9.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 8.4% | 7.8% | 9.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
More public sector data for IDA total
- Arms imports 3.43 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- 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 7.8% in 2024, 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 7.8% in 2024.
- How does IDA total rank for military expenditure?
- IDA total ranks 10th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is military expenditure rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. 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