Military expenditure in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Military expenditure was 7.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Military expenditure in Lower middle income, 1993–2024
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Measured in % of general government expenditure.
Analysis
In 2024, military expenditure in Lower middle income stood at 7.4%. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure in Lower middle income peaked at 12.6% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 2024.
Lower middle income ranks 15th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Military expenditure in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of general government expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 12.6% | — |
| 1994 | 11.8% | -6.6% |
| 1995 | 12.0% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 11.7% | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 11.8% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 11.8% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 11.5% | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 11.4% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 11.2% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 10.6% | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 10.6% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 11.2% | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 11.0% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 10.4% | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 9.3% | -10.5% |
| 2008 | 8.9% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 9.9% | +12.1% |
| 2010 | 9.7% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 9.2% | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 8.9% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 9.1% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 9.4% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 9.0% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 9.2% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 9.3% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 9.3% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 9.2% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 8.7% | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 8.3% | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 7.9% | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 7.8% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 7.4% | -4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.9% | 11.5% | 12.6% | 7 |
| 2000s | 10.5% | 8.9% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 8.9% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 7.4% | 8.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 12 Russian Federation 18.9% compare
- 13 Armenia 18.3% compare
- 14 Chad 17.2% compare
- 15 United Arab Emirates 17.0% compare
- 16 Burkina Faso 17.0% compare
- 17 Mali 16.6% compare
- 18 Azerbaijan 15.2% compare
More public sector data for Lower middle income
- Arms imports 3.03 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.04 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -52.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 3.03 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 43.69 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0186 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 4.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 127.03 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 338.17 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure in Lower middle income?
- Military expenditure in Lower middle income was 7.4% in 2024, according to SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
- What is the highest military expenditure recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 12.6% in 1993.
- What is the lowest military expenditure recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 2024.
- How does Lower middle income rank for military expenditure?
- Lower middle income ranks 15th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is military expenditure rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lower middle 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