Military spending as share of government spending (OWID/SIPRI)
Share of GDP / government spending, ready-made tidy CSVs Coverage: 1949-latest. Note: Easiest to ingest - direct CSV. Loaded automatically.
Source: Our World in Data (SIPRI-based) · updated October 6, 2026 · CC BY
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Download CSV| Entity | Code | World region according to OWID | Year | Military expenditure (% of government spending) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Arab Emirates | ARE | Asia | 2014 | 17.039 |
| United Kingdom | GBR | Europe | 1988 | 11.311 |
| United Kingdom | GBR | Europe | 1989 | 11.031 |
| United Kingdom | GBR | Europe | 1990 | 10.433 |
| United Kingdom | GBR | Europe | 1991 | 10.529 |
| United Kingdom | GBR | Europe | 1992 | 9.397 |
| United Kingdom | GBR | Europe | 1993 | 8.733 |
| United Kingdom | GBR | Europe | 1994 | 8.287 |
| United Kingdom | GBR | Europe | 1995 | 7.57 |
| United Kingdom | GBR | Europe | 1996 | 7.606 |
| United Kingdom | GBR | Europe | 1997 | 7.322 |
| United Kingdom | GBR | Europe | 1998 | 7.228 |
| United Kingdom | GBR | Europe | 1999 | 7.118 |
| United Kingdom | GBR | Europe | 2000 | 6.957 |
| United Kingdom | GBR | Europe | 2001 | 6.905 |
| United Kingdom | GBR | Europe | 2002 | 6.89 |
| United Kingdom | GBR | Europe | 2003 | 6.842 |
| United Kingdom | GBR | Europe | 2004 | 6.538 |
| United Kingdom | GBR | Europe | 2005 | 6.304 |
| United Kingdom | GBR | Europe | 2006 | 6.174 |
| United Kingdom | GBR | Europe | 2007 | 6.154 |
| United Kingdom | GBR | Europe | 2008 | 6.079 |
| United Kingdom | GBR | Europe | 2009 | 5.941 |
| United Kingdom | GBR | Europe | 2010 | 5.755 |
| United Kingdom | GBR | Europe | 2011 | 5.743 |