Australia Lowest Military Spending
Military expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank
The lowest military spending in Australia was 1.64% in 2013. The top 5 years were: 2013 (1.64%), 2012 (1.67%), 2011 (1.76%), 2014 (1.77%), 2008 (1.80%).
Top 5 Lowest Years▾
Australia Top 5 Lowest Military Spending Years
| Rank | Year | Value |
| 1st |
2013 |
1.64% |
| 2nd |
2012 |
1.67% |
| 3rd |
2011 |
1.76% |
| 4th |
2014 |
1.77% |
| 5th |
2008 |
1.80% |
All Data (sorted by value)▾
| 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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