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Australia Average Military Spending 1960-2025

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Creator: World Bank
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2.21% 66 data points

Military expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank

Australia's average military spending from 1960 to 2025 was 2.21%, based on 66 data points.

All Data (sorted by year)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	1.81%	−0.07%	67th
2024	1.88%	+0.02%	82nd
2023	1.86%	−0.02%	93rd
2022	1.88%	−0.10%	103rd
2021	1.98%	−0.03%	105th
2020	2.01%	+0.13%	102nd
2019	1.88%	−0.02%	103rd
2018	1.90%	−0.11%	105th
2017	2.01%	−0.08%	113th
2016	2.09%	+0.14%	113th
2015	1.95%	+0.18%	107th
2014	1.77%	+0.13%	94th
2013	1.64%	−0.03%	93rd
2012	1.67%	−0.08%	95th
2011	1.76%	−0.10%	96th
2010	1.85%	−0.07%	95th
2009	1.92%	+0.13%	97th
2008	1.80%	−0.02%	93rd
2007	1.81%	−0.01%	88th
2006	1.82%	+0.02%	88th
2005	1.80%	−0.03%	93rd
2004	1.82%	−0.02%	86th
2003	1.84%	−0.03%	83rd
2002	1.87%	+0.01%	83rd
2001	1.86%	+0.04%	83rd
2000	1.82%	−0.06%	83rd
1999	1.89%	+0.02%	80th
1998	1.87%	+0.00%	76th
1997	1.86%	−0.06%	76th
1996	1.93%	−0.09%	79th
1995	2.02%	−0.09%	77th
1994	2.11%	−0.06%	80th
1993	2.18%	+0.01%	78th
1992	2.17%	+0.00%	62nd
1991	2.16%	+0.09%	49th
1990	2.08%	+0.03%	45th
1989	2.05%	−0.11%	44th
1988	2.16%	−0.21%	47th
1987	2.37%	−0.17%	52nd
1986	2.54%	+0.02%	51st
1985	2.52%	+0.02%	56th
1984	2.51%	−0.01%	52nd
1983	2.52%	+0.13%	48th
1982	2.39%	+0.10%	44th
1981	2.30%	+0.05%	46th
1980	2.25%	+0.06%	47th
1979	2.19%	−0.02%	42nd
1978	2.22%	−0.03%	40th
1977	2.25%	+0.03%	46th
1976	2.22%	−0.05%	46th
1975	2.27%	+0.00%	49th
1974	2.26%	−0.12%	49th
1973	2.38%	−0.31%	50th
1972	2.69%	−0.08%	51st
1971	2.76%	−0.20%	50th
1970	2.97%	−0.42%	56th
1969	3.39%	−0.45%	60th
1968	3.84%	+0.04%	64th
1967	3.79%	+0.34%	56th
1966	3.45%	+0.50%	51st
1965	2.95%	+0.30%	44th
1964	2.65%	+0.20%	37th
1963	2.45%	+0.08%	36th
1962	2.36%	−0.05%	31st
1961	2.42%	+0.05%	38th
1960	2.37%	–	29th

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