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Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure)

Military spending as a share of total government spending, by country. 41 countries incl. India, China and Pakistan, 1990 onwards; edit the country list in Data Sources.

Source: World Bank (data compiled by SIPRI) · updated October 6, 2026 · World Bank Open Data, CC BY 4.0. Underlying source: SIPRI.

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Country ISO3 Indicator Year ▼ Military expenditure (% of govt expenditure)
Iran, Islamic Rep. IRN Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 1993 5.14
Italy ITA Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 1993 3.014
Japan JPN Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 1993 2.836
Sri Lanka LKA Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 1993 12.102
Malaysia MYS Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 1993 10.726
Netherlands NLD Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 1993 3.893
Norway NOR Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 1993 5.243
Oman OMN Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 1993 25.097
Pakistan PAK Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 1993 25.102
Philippines PHL Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 1993 10.749
Saudi Arabia SAU Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 1993 32.834
Singapore SGP Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 1993 27.174
Australia AUS Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 1992 6.362
Bangladesh BGD Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 1992 11.582
Canada CAN Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 1992 3.457
China CHN Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 1992 16.868
Germany DEU Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 1992 3.877
Spain ESP Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 1992 4.442
France FRA Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 1992 5.05
United Kingdom GBR Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 1992 9.397
Greece GRC Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 1992 8.566
India IND Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 1992 10.312
Iran, Islamic Rep. IRN Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 1992 9.897
Italy ITA Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 1992 3.007
Japan JPN Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 1992 2.985
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