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"Environmental Governance and Institutions -- Government Expenditure: Military expenditure as a percent of government expenditure"

"Units: Percent (%)"

,,2006,2005,2004,2003,2002,2001,2000,1999,1998,1997,1996,1995,1994,1993,1992,1991,1990,
World
"World","",..,11.2,10.9,10.9,10.9,10.3,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,

,,2006,2005,2004,2003,2002,2001,2000,1999,1998,1997,1996,1995,1994,1993,1992,1991,1990,
Country
"Albania","ALB",..,..,6.3,6.0,5.4,..,..,..,4.4,5.2,6.8,8.2,..,..,..,..,..,
"Algeria","DZA",15.3,16.6,15.7,14.9,15.2,15.5,16.5,15.7,16.9,15.3,13.8,12.2,12.4,..,..,..,..,
"Argentina","ARG",..,..,5.9,5.9,6.2,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Armenia","ARM",17.3,15.0,16.2,16.6,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Australia","AUS",7.5,7.2,7.3,7.2,7.1,7.0,7.5,7.5,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Austria","AUT",2.0,2.1,2.1,2.2,2.2,2.2,2.4,2.4,2.4,2.5,2.4,2.4,..,..,..,..,..,
"Azerbaijan","AZE",..,..,..,..,..,..,..,13.8,12.9,14.3,14.3,13.8,10.8,..,..,..,..,
"Bahamas","BHS",..,3.5,3.4,3.3,3.3,3.2,3.5,4.3,4.6,4.7,4.0,4.6,4.8,4.9,4.5,4.5,4.6,
"Bahrain","BHR",13.0,16.0,18.8,20.3,15.1,17.9,17.8,20.5,19.9,20.1,21.4,20.0,18.2,18.5,20.3,20.8,19.3,
"Bangladesh","BGD",..,..,13.6,13.2,13.8,14.9,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Barbados","BRB",..,..,2.4,2.3,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Belarus","BLR",5.5,4.2,4.8,4.6,5.7,5.4,5.0,4.8,5.5,6.0,3.8,5.7,11.3,7.2,4.8,..,..,
"Belgium","BEL",2.7,2.7,2.9,2.9,3.0,3.0,3.2,3.2,3.2,3.3,3.4,3.4,..,..,..,..,..,
"Belize","BLZ",..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,7.6,6.6,7.0,6.4,5.5,5.6,6.3,6.9,
"Bolivia","BOL",5.9,6.2,6.2,6.6,6.5,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Bosnia and Herzegovina","BIH",..,4.8,6.0,6.8,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Botswana","BWA",..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,10.0,11.5,13.8,13.7,14.1,15.7,15.5,
"Brazil","BRA",..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,7.1,8.4,..,..,4.8,4.9,5.1,6.4,7.6,
"Bulgaria","BGR",7.1,7.0,6.9,7.6,8.2,8.7,7.8,8.1,7.7,6.9,4.2,6.6,8.3,5.4,6.8,7.1,6.6,
"Burkina Faso","BFA",11.5,12.6,12.4,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Burundi","BDI",..,..,..,..,..,..,..,30.3,29.8,..,25.8,17.8,18.0,13.7,13.0,16.0,..,
"Cambodia","KHM",19.4,23.1,24.1,23.9,25.9,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Cameroon","CMR",..,..,..,..,..,..,..,12.0,12.0,..,..,11.8,11.7,10.5,10.2,9.5,10.1,
"Canada","CAN",6.5,6.4,6.2,6.2,6.2,6.3,6.0,6.1,6.0,6.0,6.3,6.4,6.8,7.1,6.9,7.1,7.8,
"Côte d'Ivoire","CIV",..,..,..,8.9,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Central African Rep","CAF",..,..,12.3,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Chile","CHL",21.2,20.5,20.2,17.0,18.1,17.7,17.7,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"China","CHN",..,18.2,18.2,19.9,19.6,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Colombia","COL",12.1,11.6,14.3,15.1,17.1,16.2,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Congo","COG",..,..,..,9.7,5.9,5.9,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Congo, Dem Rep","COD",..,..,..,..,..,..,11.4,11.5,3.9,14.2,13.5,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Croatia","HRV",4.1,4.0,4.1,5.1,5.8,6.0,6.5,9.5,12.6,13.6,17.1,22.2,21.8,25.1,20.3,..,..,
"Cyprus","CYP",3.2,3.3,3.5,3.3,3.9,6.0,5.6,5.4,9.4,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Czech Rep","CZE",4.9,5.0,5.3,5.5,5.3,5.4,6.1,6.4,6.1,5.5,5.7,5.9,6.4,6.4,..,..,..,
"Denmark","DNK",4.4,4.1,4.2,4.2,4.4,4.5,4.2,4.3,4.3,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Dominican Rep","DOM",3.1,3.5,3.1,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Ecuador","ECU",..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,6.0,7.0,7.0,12.5,18.2,
"Egypt","EGY",9.9,13.3,14.6,16.1,16.4,14.7,15.5,16.1,16.7,15.2,14.9,16.3,15.6,15.8,14.1,19.1,22.8,
"El Salvador","SLV",3.0,3.6,3.9,4.6,4.3,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Estonia","EST",5.4,5.5,6.2,6.3,6.0,5.4,4.7,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Ethiopia","ETH",..,..,..,..,19.4,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Fiji","FJI",..,..,4.7,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,6.4,6.6,6.8,7.1,8.2,9.9,9.5,
"Finland","FIN",3.8,3.9,3.9,3.8,3.4,3.5,3.7,3.4,3.9,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"France","FRA",5.3,5.4,5.6,5.5,5.4,5.5,5.7,5.8,5.9,6.1,6.2,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Gambia","GMB",..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,7.0,
"Georgia","GEO",15.2,20.7,9.4,10.0,8.9,6.8,5.3,6.4,7.9,8.2,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Germany","DEU",4.3,4.3,4.4,4.4,4.6,4.6,4.7,4.7,4.7,4.8,4.9,4.2,..,..,..,..,..,
"Ghana","GHA",..,..,3.8,3.6,3.0,3.3,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Greece","GRC",..,9.1,8.3,8.7,9.1,9.4,9.8,10.6,10.5,9.8,9.8,9.0,..,..,..,..,..,
"Guatemala","GTM",3.6,3.0,3.8,5.7,6.0,8.0,7.5,6.4,7.7,9.0,10.3,13.1,13.6,12.5,13.0,13.2,16.1,
"Guinea","GIN",..,..,..,..,..,..,..,11.8,10.4,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Honduras","HND",2.8,2.8,3.2,3.3,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Hungary","HUN",2.7,3.4,3.5,3.9,3.7,4.3,4.1,3.6,3.1,3.5,3.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Iceland","ISL",0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"India","IND",17.7,17.8,16.8,17.4,17.9,19.1,19.5,20.3,19.3,18.4,17.9,18.4,18.6,19.0,18.3,19.3,20.6,
"Indonesia","IDN",..,..,8.3,8.4,6.7,..,..,5.7,8.1,9.6,15.2,16.2,16.3,14.7,16.2,16.6,15.4,
"Iran, Islamic Rep","IRN",19.4,20.6,23.1,22.3,19.8,29.6,31.8,22.5,16.5,16.9,15.4,15.2,18.5,14.3,14.8,17.4,18.1,
"Ireland","IRL",1.7,1.8,1.9,2.0,2.2,2.4,2.5,2.4,2.6,2.8,2.8,2.7,..,..,..,..,..,
"Israel","ISR",19.0,21.8,18.2,17.7,18.7,16.9,17.7,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Italy","ITA",4.1,4.8,5.1,5.1,5.1,4.9,5.2,4.9,4.6,4.2,3.9,3.6,..,..,..,..,..,
"Jamaica","JAM",1.4,1.7,1.6,1.7,1.7,1.6,1.5,1.6,1.8,2.2,1.7,1.7,1.7,2.1,4.3,..,..,
"Japan","JPN",..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,6.4,
"Jordan","JOR",14.1,15.0,17.6,22.5,21.1,19.2,20.3,20.8,19.5,22.2,18.6,22.3,23.2,23.9,24.9,30.6,23.2,
"Kazakhstan","KAZ",6.2,5.7,7.0,7.4,7.9,7.4,5.7,6.0,6.6,5.7,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Kenya","KEN",..,9.3,7.7,8.7,8.6,8.1,7.8,..,..,7.6,8.2,6.4,8.4,11.0,9.3,12.1,..,
"Korea, Rep","KOR",..,12.1,12.1,12.1,13.5,13.4,14.4,15.2,16.6,18.5,18.8,19.4,20.5,22.3,22.6,23.4,25.0,
"Kuwait","KWT",17.1,18.5,19.1,19.4,18.4,..,..,18.9,18.9,21.2,24.7,29.3,25.4,22.6,34.5,55.8,101.4,
"Kyrgyzstan","KGZ",17.5,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Latvia","LVA",5.7,5.9,6.0,6.2,5.7,4.0,3.2,2.5,2.0,2.2,2.4,3.1,3.5,..,..,..,..,
"Lebanon","LBN",..,..,16.8,15.1,16.7,18.7,13.9,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Lesotho","LSO",..,5.9,6.1,6.8,6.9,7.8,..,..,..,..,10.1,10.7,8.7,..,9.7,11.2,15.2,
"Lithuania","LTU",4.2,4.2,4.8,5.2,4.8,5.1,5.2,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Luxembourg","LUX",2.2,2.1,2.0,2.1,2.2,2.2,1.9,1.9,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Madagascar","MDG",8.5,9.7,9.9,11.8,13.9,13.9,11.5,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Malaysia","MYS",..,..,..,13.8,10.2,11.2,10.5,11.4,9.7,12.6,13.0,16.0,15.1,14.3,13.0,13.4,11.0,
"Mali","MLI",14.3,15.0,13.9,14.6,14.5,15.7,20.7,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Malta","MLT",1.5,1.6,1.6,1.5,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Mauritius","MUS",..,0.9,0.9,1.0,1.0,1.0,1.0,1.0,1.0,1.2,1.6,1.8,1.8,1.9,1.9,2.0,1.8,
"Mexico","MEX",..,..,..,..,..,..,3.4,3.8,3.9,3.8,4.0,3.8,4.5,3.8,3.6,3.3,2.5,
"Moldova, Rep","MDA",0.9,1.2,1.3,1.8,..,1.8,1.4,1.8,1.9,2.4,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Mongolia","MNG",..,..,..,6.2,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Morocco","MAR",14.2,14.3,16.1,17.3,16.9,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Namibia","NAM",..,..,..,9.3,9.8,9.5,8.6,9.3,..,..,..,..,..,..,12.3,16.0,..,
"Nepal","NPL",12.8,14.1,12.5,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Netherlands","NLD",3.6,3.8,3.8,3.8,3.8,3.9,4.0,4.2,4.1,4.1,4.3,3.8,..,..,..,..,..,
"New Zealand","NZL",3.0,3.1,3.2,3.3,3.4,3.5,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Nicaragua","NIC",3.4,3.9,4.2,5.1,5.5,3.8,4.7,4.4,5.0,6.1,6.8,7.8,8.1,8.4,10.8,16.9,157.8,
"Norway","NOR",4.7,4.9,5.3,5.3,5.6,5.2,5.3,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Oman","OMN",..,..,..,..,..,45.2,40.4,40.1,41.5,45.5,43.2,45.2,46.5,45.8,47.9,46.5,50.8,
"Pakistan","PAK",25.0,28.4,29.5,25.6,24.9,24.8,23.4,26.3,27.2,27.5,28.2,31.4,31.8,31.9,34.5,35.6,34.5,
"Panama","PAN",..,..,..,..,..,..,..,4.6,4.4,5.4,5.1,5.6,5.6,5.9,5.1,5.8,5.9,
"Papua New Guinea","PNG",..,..,..,..,2.6,3.1,2.9,3.1,4.6,4.8,3.9,3.9,3.6,3.7,4.6,4.6,6.8,
"Paraguay","PRY",4.9,4.5,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Peru","PER",..,7.9,8.0,8.4,8.0,10.5,9.7,9.2,9.7,8.6,10.5,10.7,11.4,12.7,10.3,7.9,0.4,
"Philippines","PHL",5.0,4.9,4.8,5.2,..,..,6.2,..,..,..,..,..,..,8.5,7.9,7.9,8.1,
"Poland","POL",5.4,5.3,5.2,5.0,5.4,5.4,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Portugal","PRT",5.0,5.4,5.2,4.9,5.1,5.1,5.1,5.1,5.2,5.7,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Romania","ROU",..,8.2,8.7,8.9,8.9,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Russian Federation","RUS",20.5,20.4,..,..,..,17.9,17.5,16.9,13.0,..,..,38.3,21.7,..,..,..,..,
"Rwanda","RWA",..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,29.3,44.2,29.6,
"Senegal","SEN",..,..,..,..,..,9.7,10.4,13.3,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Seychelles","SYC",3.4,3.8,5.0,4.8,3.5,4.2,3.9,4.0,3.8,4.0,4.1,4.9,5.2,5.6,..,..,..,
"Sierra Leone","SLE",..,..,5.1,6.8,5.9,8.6,14.4,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Singapore","SGP",..,34.0,30.5,30.4,30.3,26.4,28.7,35.3,33.1,32.7,26.3,35.1,34.8,28.1,27.0,24.9,27.1,
"Slovakia","SVK",5.1,5.1,4.7,5.2,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Slovenia","SVN",4.2,3.6,3.7,3.6,3.6,3.3,2.9,3.5,4.0,4.2,4.7,4.7,4.4,4.8,6.1,..,..,
"South Africa","ZAF",4.5,4.8,4.8,5.5,5.8,5.5,5.1,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Spain","ESP",4.2,4.2,4.2,4.3,4.3,3.8,3.9,3.8,3.8,3.9,3.8,3.9,..,..,..,..,..,
"Sri Lanka","LKA",11.0,12.4,13.0,12.6,13.6,16.2,19.7,17.1,19.2,18.2,19.9,20.3,13.8,13.5,12.6,10.9,8.5,
"Sudan","SDN",..,..,..,..,..,..,..,53.2,34.1,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Swaziland","SWZ",..,..,..,7.4,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Sweden","SWE",4.0,4.3,4.4,4.7,4.9,5.1,5.6,5.3,5.3,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Switzerland","CHE",..,4.9,5.0,5.2,5.4,5.6,4.2,4.1,4.2,4.5,4.7,5.2,6.1,6.0,7.1,7.7,..,
"Tajikistan","TJK",..,..,15.8,20.0,..,12.2,13.4,13.9,15.1,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Thailand","THA",6.8,7.0,7.2,8.3,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Tunisia","TUN",4.8,5.6,5.5,5.9,5.8,6.1,6.2,6.2,6.7,6.9,7.2,6.7,6.8,6.6,6.8,6.8,6.6,
"Turkey","TUR",9.8,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Uganda","UGA",12.0,13.4,13.0,10.0,9.3,9.7,13.9,17.4,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Ukraine","UKR",5.7,6.4,7.9,9.6,9.6,10.4,13.5,11.8,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"United Arab Emirates","ARE",..,..,..,..,..,..,..,45.7,47.9,49.2,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"United Kingdom","GBR",6.3,6.7,6.9,6.7,6.5,6.5,6.7,6.8,7.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"United States","USA",19.5,19.1,19.0,17.9,16.6,15.6,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Uruguay","URY",4.3,4.7,4.8,5.0,5.4,5.8,5.5,6.3,5.9,6.4,7.1,7.9,11.3,8.2,12.1,9.9,14.1,
"Venezuela","VEN",..,4.4,4.9,5.1,5.5,7.1,6.0,7.8,6.8,8.8,6.4,8.7,9.0,12.4,8.8,9.7,..,
"Yemen","YEM",..,..,..,..,..,..,..,23.9,20.5,21.4,21.9,33.4,37.3,31.3,33.3,33.1,41.4,
"Zambia","ZMB",..,..,11.3,..,..,4.8,..,10.3,6.6,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Zimbabwe","ZWE",..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,0.0,0.0,0.1,0.1,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,

Footnotes
No footnotes

Source
"Development Data Group, The World Bank. 2008. 2008 World Development Indicators Online. Washington, DC: The World Bank. Available at: http://go.worldbank.org/U0FSM7AQ40."


Technical Notes
"Adapted from the World Bank's World Development Indicators"
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"Definition:"
"Military expenditure is defined by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), derived from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) definition, as ""all current and capital expenditure on: a) the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; b) defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; c) paramiltary forces, when judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and d) military space activities."" Values are expressed here as a percent of central government expenditure. Military expenditures include the cost of procurements, personnel, research & development, construction, operations, maintenance, and military aid to other countries. Civil defense, veterans' benefits, demobilization and destruction of weapons are not included as military expenditures. Although national defense is an important function of government, and security from external threats contributes to economic development, high levels of defense spending burden the economy and may impede growth."
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"Central government expenditures include the expenditures of all bodies that are agencies or instruments of a central government authority. In countries with strong subnational authorities, these figures can substantially understate total government expenditures; thus care should be taken in making national comparisons."
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"Years Covered and Frequency of Update:"
"The World Bank publishes the World Development Indicators each April and makes periodic revisions throughout the year. As of 2008, data are available annually from 1990 to 2006."
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"Methodology: "
"The World Bank uses data collected by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) for its WDI military expenditure dataset. Data are from SIPRI's Yearbook 2007: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security. Military expenditures as a percentage of central government expenditure are calculated from SIPRI data on military expenditures and International Monetary Fund (IMF) data on central government expenditures."
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"SIPRI obtains military expenditure data from the following primary sources: national budget documents, defense white papers, public finance statistics, and responses to surveys. Surveys are administered by either SIPRI, the United Nations, or the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). Secondary sources quoting primary data include data published by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), IMF, the Europa Yearbook, and country reports of the Economist Intelligence Unit. Other secondary sources include specialist journals and newspapers."
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"Country data were obtained directly from the World Bank without manipulation. However, regional and income-based aggregates are computed by WRI. These aggregates may differ from those produced by the World Bank as WRI does not impute missing values in calculating aggregates. In addition, WRI uses different regional classifications and uses income aggregates that are based on the current, rather than data-year, income-group membership."
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"Data Reliability:"
"Although military expenditure data reported by SIPRI is considered reliable, defense spending data reported by governments are not compiled using standard definitions. They are often incomplete and unreliable. Even in countries where the parliament vigilantly reviews budgets and spending, defense spending and arms transfers rarely receive close scrutiny and full, public disclosure (see Ball 1984 and Happe and Wakeman-Linn 1994)."
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"In addition, a lack of sufficiently detailed data makes it difficult to apply a common definition of military expenditure globally, so SIPRI has adopted a definition (derived from the NATO definition) as a guideline (see ""Definition"" above). 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. In the many cases where SIPRI cannot make independent estimates, it uses the national data provided. Because of the differences in definitions and the difficulty in verifying the accuracy and completeness of data, the data on military spending are not strictly comparable across countries."