Use and distribution of these data are subject to stockholm international peace research institute sipri terms and conditions. Total global military spending rose for the second consecutive year in 2018, to the highest level since 1988the first year for which consistent global data is available. Apr 24, 2017 sipri today released their annual data on world military expenditure, covering 2016 along with full data for 172 countries going as far back as 1949 in some cases. Stockholm international peace research institute sipri. A military budget or military expenditure, also known as a defense budget, is the amount of financial resources dedicated by a state to raising and maintaining an armed forces or other methods essential for defense purposes. Stockholm, 29 april 2019 total world military expenditure rose to. This causes me a little wave of nostalgia, as up to last year this was my job, before i moved to wpf. Sipri military expenditure database, list by the international institute for strategic studies top 15. The data is based on open sources only, including a sipri questionnaire which is sent out annually to all countries included in the database. As of 2018, the military expenditure share of israels gdp was about 4. The sipri military expenditure database gives the annual military spending of countries since 1949, allowing comparison of countries military spending in local. The stockholm international peace research institute sipri military expenditure database provides information on military expenditures of 172 countries from 1988 to present. The comprehensive annual update of the sipri military expenditure database is accessible from today at. Sipris extended military expenditure database 19492015.
This statistic illustrates the military expenditure share of the gross domestic product in israel from 2010 to 2018. Sipri military expenditure database emerald insight. The amounts spent circles reflect the dynamics of power. Sipri s research on arms and military spending has been the core of the institutes work since its foundation in the 1960s. However, spending in relation to gdp color shading more clearly shows the political importance given to military spending. However, even with the increased military expenditure, china trails the u. Sipris research on arms and military spending has been the core of the. Sipris extended dataset of military expenditure of north atlantic. Military expenditure an overview sciencedirect topics. Sipri extended milex database beta version notes for users, 20160425. Sam perlofreeman, head of the sipri military expenditure project in the arms and military expenditure programme, wrote a commentary on the opportunity cost of world military spending.
Top list tiv tables stockholm international peace research. Nigeria military expenditure 19602018 data 20192020. Sipri yearbook 2019 armaments, disarmament and international security stockholm international peace research institute sipri yearbook series. Stockholm international peace research institute sipri data.
This work is largely based around three comprehensive and openaccess databases. The united states is a clear leader, and after it comes china, russia, saudi arabia, india, and the countries of europe and northeast asia. Stockholm international peace research institute sipri is an international institute based in sweden, dedicated to research into conflict, armaments, arms control and disarmament. The data is from the updated sipri military expenditure database, which provides military expenditure data by country for the years 19492018. It is expected that countries in north america and europe are the largest military spenders.
This fact sheet describes the global, regional and national trends in military expenditure that are revealed by the new data, with a special focus on those countries that. Sipri has collected data on military expenditure almost since its foundation in the 1960s, but various historical difficulties led to breaks in the consistency of the data series, so that until recently sipris consistent military expenditure database has only provided data from 1988 onwards. Established in 1966, sipri provides data, analysis and recommendations, based on open sources. New sipri military expenditure data for nato countries sipri. Feb 26, 2020 this statistic illustrates the military expenditure share of the gross domestic product in lebanon from 2010 to 2018. One has to understand military expenditure committed by one region might be used in another region. Sipri also found that while french arms sales had increases, british and german sales had fallen. Military expenditure % of gdp germany stockholm international peace research institute sipri, yearbook. From 24 april 2017 the sipri military expenditure database includes newly released information on military expenditure in 2016. The data is from the updated sipri military expenditure database, which provides military expenditure data by country for the. Each issue of the newsletter contains commentary pieces by sipri researchers, details of recent and upcoming events, staff news, and information about the latest sipri publications. Military expenditure current usd stockholm international peace research institute sipri, yearbook.
From 14 april 2014 the sipri military expenditure database includes newly released information on military expenditure in 20. Please check back in the second half of 2019 for an update. This article applies the augmented solow growth model to examine the influence of military expenditure on economic growth for 35 developing countries over the period of 19752009. Military expenditure by region, organization and income group sipri military expenditure data and estimates of world and regional military expenditure as presented in appendix 8a and table 8. The stockholm international peace research institute sipri, is the leading organization on military expediture data.
Military expenditure, 2016 world atlas of global issues. Sipri data on military expenditure the database, which covers approximately 165 countries, contains time series on military expenditure for the period since 1988 in a local currency, at current prices. This statistic illustrates the military expenditure share of the gross domestic product in lebanon from 2010 to 2018. Sipri trends in world military expenditure 2016 defesanet. Military expenditure database, accessed 9 july 2016 download data for all countries from 19882015 as an excel spreadsheet.
This is the second consecutive year that world military spending has increased. Sam perlofreeman, olawale ismail, carina solmirano. Sipris arms and military expenditure programme researcher nan tian said. The sipri military expenditure database contains consistent time series on the military spending of 171 countries since 1988, and of nato member states from 1949 or from when they joined nato. From the sipri military expenditure database, table 7. Six of the eight ukbased companies listed in the top 100 reported a reduction in arms sales in 2018. Global security and arms control is a monthly newsletter covering sipri s latest work in international security, arms control, nonproliferation and conflict. The database is updated annually, both with new data for the most. List of countries by military expenditure per capita references edit stockholm international peace research institute. When i took over the military expenditure database in 2009, i made a priority of extending the database backwards in time before 1988. The estimates of world and regional military expenditure are underestimates. Sipri military expenditure database the modernization push coincides with chinas emergence as the worlds shop floor, and the united states focus on fighting overseas wars in iraq and afghanistan. The sipri military expenditure database contains consistent time series on the military spending of countries for the period 19492018.
Algeria military expenditure 19692018 data 20192020. As of 2018, the military expenditure share of lebanons gdp was about five. Sipri yearbook 2019 stockholm international peace research. Together with her team, elisabeth managed to extend the database back to 1988. Nov 21, 2016 the extended database project was started by dr elisabeth skons who took over the military expenditure project at sipri in 1998. Stockholm international peace research institute sipri, yearbook. The 50th edition of the sipri yearbook analyses developments in 2018 in security and conflicts. List of countries by past military expenditure wikipedia. The database is updated annually, which may include updates to data for any of the years included in the database. The two maps on state military spending show two distinct geographies. As such it is not directly related to the output of military activities, such as military capability. Algeria military expenditure values, historical data and charts was last updated on april of 2020. Sipri release world military expenditure data for 2016. Military expenditure database stockholm international peace research institute sipri the sipri military expenditure database, which can be downloaded in english as an excel spreadsheet, contains data about the military spending of 171 countries since 1988, and of nato member states from 1949 or from their time of accession.
May 02, 2019 key findings of the annual update of the sipri military expenditure database. This fact sheet describes the global, regional and national trends in military expenditure that are revealed by the new data. The sipri military expenditure database military expenditure data provides an easily identifiable measure of the scale of resources absorbed by military activities. The sipri military expenditure database gives the annual military spending of countries since 1949, allowing comparison of countries military spending in local currency at current prices.
Nigeria military expenditure values, historical data and charts was last updated on april of 2020. Established in 1966, sipri provides data, analysis and recommendations, based on open sources, to policymakers, researchers, media and the interested public. Sipri is an independent international institute dedicated to research into conflict, armaments, arms control and disarmament. Stockholm international peace research institute wikipedia. List of countries by military expenditures wikipedia. This fact sheet presents regional and selected national military expenditure data for 2018 and trends over the decade 200918.