Military expenditure in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Military expenditure was 6.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Military expenditure in Tajikistan, 1998–2024
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Measured in % of general government expenditure.
Analysis
Tajikistan recorded 6.2% for military expenditure in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.5% on the previous year and up 51.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure in Tajikistan peaked at 11.7% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2017.
Tajikistan ranks 63rd of 161 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Military expenditure in Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | % of general government expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 10.0% | — |
| 1999 | 7.9% | -20.5% |
| 2000 | 6.6% | -17.1% |
| 2001 | 6.8% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 11.0% | +62.5% |
| 2003 | 11.7% | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 10.7% | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 5.1% | -52.9% |
| 2009 | 4.0% | -20.2% |
| 2010 | 3.7% | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 4.5% | +22.3% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 4.1% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | -17.0% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | +10.6% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 3.3% | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | +11.6% |
| 2022 | 6.9% | +90.4% |
| 2023 | 7.7% | +11.8% |
| 2024 | 6.2% | -19.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.0% | 7.9% | 10.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.0% | 4.0% | 11.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 3.1% | 4.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 3.3% | 7.7% | 5 |
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More public sector data for Tajikistan
- Arms imports 3.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.2946 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 3.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2022)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 23.26 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0171 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -13.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 246.39 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 21.62 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2022)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 2,054 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure in Tajikistan?
- Military expenditure in Tajikistan was 6.2% in 2024, according to SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
- What is the highest military expenditure recorded in Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 11.7% in 2003.
- What is the lowest military expenditure recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2017.
- How does Tajikistan rank for military expenditure?
- Tajikistan ranks 63rd out of 161 countries with data for 2024.
- Is military expenditure rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tajikistan 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