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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | IRL | Europe | 1994 | 2.569 |
| Ireland | IRL | Europe | 1995 | 2.516 |
| Ireland | IRL | Europe | 1996 | 2.57 |
| Ireland | IRL | Europe | 1997 | 2.559 |
| Ireland | IRL | Europe | 1998 | 2.408 |
| Ireland | IRL | Europe | 1999 | 2.307 |
| Ireland | IRL | Europe | 2000 | 2.273 |
| Ireland | IRL | Europe | 2001 | 2.184 |
| Ireland | IRL | Europe | 2002 | 1.928 |
| Ireland | IRL | Europe | 2003 | 1.798 |
| Ireland | IRL | Europe | 2004 | 1.73 |
| Ireland | IRL | Europe | 2005 | 1.637 |
| Ireland | IRL | Europe | 2006 | 1.529 |
| Ireland | IRL | Europe | 2007 | 1.427 |
| Ireland | IRL | Europe | 2008 | 1.388 |
| Ireland | IRL | Europe | 2009 | 1.283 |
| Ireland | IRL | Europe | 2010 | 0.886 |
| Ireland | IRL | Europe | 2011 | 1.153 |
| Ireland | IRL | Europe | 2012 | 1.207 |
| Ireland | IRL | Europe | 2013 | 1.235 |
| Ireland | IRL | Europe | 2014 | 1.226 |
| Ireland | IRL | Europe | 2015 | 1.176 |
| Ireland | IRL | Europe | 2016 | 1.193 |
| Ireland | IRL | Europe | 2017 | 1.172 |
| Ireland | IRL | Europe | 2018 | 1.131 |