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Belgium Average Military Spending 1960-2025

Name: Belgium Military Spending
Creator: World Bank
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2.08% 66 data points

Military expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank

Belgium's average military spending from 1960 to 2025 was 2.08%, based on 66 data points.

All Data (sorted by year)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	1.34%	+0.06%	90th
2024	1.28%	+0.09%	54th
2023	1.18%	+0.02%	45th
2022	1.16%	+0.12%	48th
2021	1.04%	+0.04%	40th
2020	1.01%	+0.12%	37th
2019	0.89%	−0.01%	33rd
2018	0.89%	+0.01%	31st
2017	0.89%	−0.01%	30th
2016	0.90%	−0.01%	27th
2015	0.91%	−0.05%	33rd
2014	0.97%	−0.04%	38th
2013	1.00%	−0.03%	44th
2012	1.04%	−0.01%	41st
2011	1.04%	−0.05%	41st
2010	1.09%	−0.07%	44th
2009	1.16%	−0.06%	46th
2008	1.22%	+0.12%	52nd
2007	1.10%	+0.04%	41st
2006	1.06%	−0.04%	40th
2005	1.10%	−0.06%	43rd
2004	1.16%	−0.06%	43rd
2003	1.22%	−0.00%	44th
2002	1.22%	−0.06%	42nd
2001	1.28%	−0.07%	42nd
2000	1.35%	−0.04%	50th
1999	1.39%	−0.02%	52nd
1998	1.42%	−0.04%	50th
1997	1.46%	−0.06%	50th
1996	1.52%	−0.03%	55th
1995	1.54%	−0.13%	51st
1994	1.68%	−0.06%	54th
1993	1.74%	−0.10%	52nd
1992	1.83%	−0.46%	45th
1991	2.29%	−0.07%	58th
1990	2.36%	−0.11%	53rd
1989	2.46%	−0.17%	60th
1988	2.63%	−0.27%	65th
1987	2.90%	−0.05%	65th
1986	2.95%	+0.02%	68th
1985	2.93%	−0.08%	69th
1984	3.01%	−0.18%	68th
1983	3.19%	−0.08%	64th
1982	3.27%	−0.10%	66th
1981	3.37%	+0.12%	74th
1980	3.25%	−0.01%	73rd
1979	3.26%	−0.00%	67th
1978	3.26%	+0.12%	66th
1977	3.14%	+0.05%	66th
1976	3.09%	+0.03%	61st
1975	3.07%	+0.30%	58th
1974	2.76%	−0.07%	55th
1973	2.84%	−0.05%	58th
1972	2.88%	−0.02%	54th
1971	2.90%	−0.02%	53rd
1970	2.92%	−0.01%	55th
1969	2.93%	−0.18%	52nd
1968	3.12%	−0.02%	53rd
1967	3.13%	+0.02%	46th
1966	3.11%	+0.14%	47th
1965	2.97%	−0.24%	45th
1964	3.21%	−0.00%	48th
1963	3.22%	−0.07%	47th
1962	3.28%	+0.03%	47th
1961	3.26%	−0.14%	47th
1960	3.40%	–	42nd

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