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Australia Military Spending 1980s

Military expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank
2.36% decade average (1980-1989)

Australia's military spending during the 1980s ranged from 2.05% (1989) to 2.54% (1986), averaging 2.36% over 10 years of data.

1980s Data
YearValueChangeRank
1980 2.25% +0.06% 47th
1981 2.30% +0.05% 46th
1982 2.39% +0.10% 44th
1983 2.52% +0.13% 48th
1984 2.51% −0.01% 52nd
1985 2.52% +0.02% 56th
1986 2.54% +0.02% 51st
1987 2.37% −0.17% 52nd
1988 2.16% −0.21% 47th
1989 2.05% −0.11% 44th