Military expenditure in Other small states
Other small states: Military expenditure was 5.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Military expenditure in Other small states, 2000–2024
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Measured in % of general government expenditure.
Analysis
In 2024, military expenditure in Other small states stood at 5.3%.
The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure in Other small states peaked at 6.4% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2012.
Other small states ranks 32nd of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Military expenditure in Other small states, year by year
| Year | % of general government expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.9% | — |
| 2001 | 6.4% | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 5.0% | -21.0% |
| 2003 | 5.3% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 4.5% | -14.0% |
| 2005 | 4.8% | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 4.7% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 4.7% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 4.3% | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 4.2% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 4.2% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 4.1% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 4.5% | +10.2% |
| 2015 | 4.4% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 4.4% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 4.2% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 4.5% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 4.5% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 4.6% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 5.1% | +9.8% |
| 2024 | 5.3% | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.0% | 4.2% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 4.0% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 4.5% | 5.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
More public sector data for Other small states
- Arms imports 104.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 8.29 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -84.9 % change on previous year (2012)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 104.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 235.91 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0146 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 14.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 3.05 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 378.3 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure in Other small states?
- Military expenditure in Other small states was 5.3% in 2024, according to SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
- What is the highest military expenditure recorded in Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4% in 2001.
- What is the lowest military expenditure recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2012.
- How does Other small states rank for military expenditure?
- Other small states ranks 32nd out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is military expenditure rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Other small states 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