United States US: Military Expenditure: % of GDP data was reported at 3.149 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 3.222 % for 2016. United States US: Military Expenditure: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 4.864 % from Sep 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 9.063 % in 1967 and a record low of 2.908 % in 1999. United States US: Military Expenditure: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.World Bank.WDI: Defense and Official Development Assistance. Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.); ; Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security.; Weighted average; Data for some countries are based on partial or uncertain data or rough estimates.

Germany DE: Military Expenditure: % of GDP data was reported at 1.520 % in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.377 % for 2022. Germany DE: Military Expenditure: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 1.929 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.899 % in 1963 and a record low of 1.066 % in 2005. Germany DE: Military Expenditure: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.World Bank.WDI: Defense and Official Development Assistance. Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.);Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security.;Weighted average;Data for some countries are based on partial or uncertain data or rough estimates.

This dataset is about countries in Europe. It has 44 rows. It features 3 columns: GDP, and military expenditure.

This dataset is about countries per year in Iran. It has 64 rows. It features 4 columns: country, GDP, and military expenditure.

Military Expenditure in Russia increased to 148967.30 USD Million in 2024 from 109203.60 USD Million in 2023. Russia Military Expenditure - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on October of 2025.

This dataset is about regions. It has 22 rows. It features 3 columns: GDP, and military expenditure. It is 97% filled with non-null values.

This dataset provides values for MILITARY EXPENDITURE PERCENT OF GDP WB DATA.HTML reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

Azerbaijan Military Expenditure: % of GDP data was reported at 4.602 % in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 3.800 % for 2022. Azerbaijan Military Expenditure: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 3.308 % from Dec 1992 (Median) to 2023, with 32 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5.465 % in 2015 and a record low of 1.947 % in 1994. Azerbaijan Military Expenditure: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Azerbaijan – Table AZ.World Bank.WDI: Defense and Official Development Assistance. Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.);Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security.;Weighted average;Data for some countries are based on partial or uncertain data or rough estimates.

Military Expenditure in the United Kingdom increased to 81763.20 USD Million in 2024 from 75303.40 USD Million in 2023. United Kingdom Military Expenditure - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on October of 2025.

Time series data for the statistic Military_Expenditure_Percent_Of_GDP and country United Kingdom. Indicator Definition:Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.)The statistic "Military Expenditure Percent Of GDP" stands at 2.26 percent as of 12/31/2023, the highest value since 12/31/2014. Regarding the One-Year-Change of the series, the current value constitutes an increase of 0.191 percentage points compared to the value the year prior.The 1 year change in percentage points is 0.191.The 3 year change in percentage points is 0.1027.The 5 year change in percentage points is 0.3203.The 10 year change in percentage points is -0.0274.The Serie's long term average value is 3.93 percent. It's latest available value, on 12/31/2023, is 1.67 percentage points lower, compared to it's long term average value.The Serie's change in percentage points from it's minimum value, on 12/31/2018, to it's latest available value, on 12/31/2023, is +0.32.The Serie's change in percentage points from it's maximum value, on 12/31/1960, to it's latest available value, on 12/31/2023, is -4.83.

This dataset is about countries in Eastern Asia. It has 5 rows. It features 3 columns: GDP, and military expenditure.

Military Expenditure in Latvia increased to 1425.70 USD Million in 2024 from 1253.80 USD Million in 2023. Latvia Military Expenditure - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on October of 2025.

Time series data for the statistic Military_Expenditure_Percent_Of_GDP and country Hungary. Indicator Definition:Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.)The statistic "Military Expenditure Percent Of GDP" stands at 2.13 percent as of 12/31/2023, the highest value since 12/31/1993. Regarding the One-Year-Change of the series, the current value constitutes an increase of 0.2922 percentage points compared to the value the year prior.The 1 year change in percentage points is 0.2922.The 3 year change in percentage points is 0.3678.The 5 year change in percentage points is 1.12.The 10 year change in percentage points is 1.18.The Serie's long term average value is 2.15 percent. It's latest available value, on 12/31/2023, is 0.0193 percentage points lower, compared to it's long term average value.The Serie's change in percentage points from it's minimum value, on 12/31/2014, to it's latest available value, on 12/31/2023, is +1.27.The Serie's change in percentage points from it's maximum value, on 12/31/1985, to it's latest available value, on 12/31/2023, is -2.84.

This dataset is about countries per year in Rwanda. It has 64 rows. It features 4 columns: country, GDP, and military expenditure.

Source: https://milex.sipri.org/sipri

This Dataset aims to show how much the Government of Russia invests into its military. In order to avoid problems with current/historical change rates, it uses indicators. Namely: - What % of the GDP did Russia invest in Defence? - How much did Russia invest per capita? - What % of all government did Russia invest into its military?

This dataset is about countries per year. It has 194 rows and is filtered where the date is 2021. It features 4 columns: country, GDP, and military expenditure.

Canada CA: Military Expenditure: % of GDP data was reported at 1.293 % in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.196 % for 2023. Canada CA: Military Expenditure: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 1.738 % from Mar 1961 (Median) to 2024, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.185 % in 1961 and a record low of 0.990 % in 2015. Canada CA: Military Expenditure: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.World Bank.WDI: Defense and Official Development Assistance. Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.);Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security.;Weighted average;Data for some countries are based on partial or uncertain data or rough estimates.

The dataset comprises the Quad (Australia, India, Japan, and the United States) member countries’ military expenditure (ME) and related economic indicators, 1991-2020. lnME is logarithms of the Quad member countries’ ME. lnSpillover1 is the product of the Quad member countries’ ME divided by its own ME. lnSpillover2 is logarithms of the sum of the Quad member countries’ ME minus its own ME. lnGDP is the Quad member countries’ GDP. And lnChineseME is logarithms of Chinese ME. lnME_fd is the first difference value of lnME. lnSpillover1_fd is the first difference value of lnSpillover1. lnSpillover2_fd is the first difference value of lnSpillover2. lnGDP_fd is the first difference value of ln lnGDP. And lnChineseME_fd is the first difference value of lnChineseME. IV_1_1 is the 2 periods lagged lnSpillover1_fd. IV_1_2 is logarithms of the first difference value of the product of the Quad member countries’ GDP divided by its own GDP. IV_2_1 is the 2 periods lagged lnSpillover2_fd. IV_2_2 is logarithms of the first difference value of the sum of the Quad member countries’ GDP minus its own GDP. Data on the Quad member countries’ ME (in current US dollars) from 1991–2020 were obtained from Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2022), and data on their GDP (in current US dollars) during the same period were obtained from World Bank (2022). Further, Chinese ME (in current US dollars) from 1991–2020 were obtained from Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2022). The data were converted to constant US dollars using the US GDP deflator taken from World Bank (2022). Data source Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. 2022. “SIPRI Military Expenditure Database.” https://www.sipri.org/databases/milex. World Bank. 2022. “World Development Indicators.” https://databank.worldbank.org/source/world-development-indicators.

Cyprus CY: Military Expenditure: % of GDP data was reported at 1.825 % in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.823 % for 2022. Cyprus CY: Military Expenditure: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 1.920 % from Dec 1985 (Median) to 2023, with 39 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 9.129 % in 1992 and a record low of 1.270 % in 1985. Cyprus CY: Military Expenditure: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Cyprus – Table CY.World Bank.WDI: Defense and Official Development Assistance. Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.);Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security.;Weighted average;Data for some countries are based on partial or uncertain data or rough estimates.

Time series data for the statistic Military_Expenditure_Percent_Of_GDP and country Gambia, The. Indicator Definition:Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.)The statistic "Military Expenditure Percent Of GDP" stands at 0.5843 percent as of 12/31/2023, the lowest value since 12/31/2010. Regarding the One-Year-Change of the series, the current value constitutes a decrease of -0.1096 percentage points compared to the value the year prior.The 1 year change in percentage points is -0.1096.The 3 year change in percentage points is -0.225.The 5 year change in percentage points is -0.1316.The 10 year change in percentage points is -0.1552.The Serie's long term average value is 0.537 percent. It's latest available value, on 12/31/2023, is 0.0473 percentage points higher, compared to it's long term average value.The Serie's change in percentage points from it's minimum value, on 12/31/2004, to it's latest available value, on 12/31/2023, is +0.392.The Serie's change in percentage points from it's maximum value, on 12/31/2014, to it's latest available value, on 12/31/2023, is -0.623.