Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) was 5.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Military expenditure in Upper middle income, 1999–2024
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Measured in % of general government expenditure.
Analysis
In 2024, military expenditure in Upper middle income stood at 5.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure in Upper middle income peaked at 9.3% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2021.
That places Upper middle income 31st out of 44 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % of general government expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 9.3% | — |
| 2000 | 8.6% | -7.3% |
| 2001 | 7.9% | -8.2% |
| 2002 | 7.8% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 7.6% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 7.5% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 7.1% | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 6.9% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 6.9% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 6.0% | -12.4% |
| 2009 | 6.2% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 5.9% | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 5.5% | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 5.7% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 5.6% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 5.4% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 5.1% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 5.1% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 5.0% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 5.2% | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 5.5% | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 5.6% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.3% | 9.3% | 9.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.2% | 6.0% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 5.1% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 5.0% | 5.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 28 Iran 11.2% compare
- 29 Uzbekistan 11.1% compare
- 30 Bahrain 10.8% compare
- 31 South Korea 10.8% compare
- 32 Mauritania 10.8% compare
- 33 Guinea 10.6% compare
- 34 Morocco 10.3% compare
More public sector data for Upper middle income
- Arms imports 7.32 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 2.63 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 2.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 8.06 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 179.69 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0172 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 6.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 551.35 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 176.55 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure in Upper middle income?
- Military expenditure in Upper middle income was 5.6% in 2024, according to SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
- What is the highest military expenditure recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 9.3% in 1999.
- What is the lowest military expenditure recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2021.
- How does Upper middle income rank for military expenditure?
- Upper middle income ranks 31st out of 44 groups with data for 2024.
- Is military expenditure rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Upper 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