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Iraq Average Military Spending 1960-2025

Name: Iraq Military Spending
Creator: World Bank
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5.97% 44 data points

Military expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank

Iraq's average military spending from 1960 to 2025 was 5.97%, based on 44 data points.

All Data (sorted by year)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	1.87%	−0.48%	64th
2024	2.36%	+0.09%	110th
2023	2.26%	+0.62%	110th
2022	1.64%	−0.62%	91st
2021	2.26%	−0.85%	116th
2020	3.11%	−0.13%	130th
2019	3.24%	+0.49%	134th
2018	2.75%	−1.16%	129th
2017	3.91%	+0.36%	141st
2016	3.55%	−1.86%	135th
2015	5.41%	+2.46%	144th
2014	2.95%	−0.37%	126th
2013	3.32%	+1.42%	133rd
2012	1.90%	−0.40%	104th
2011	2.30%	−0.41%	110th
2010	2.71%	−0.19%	111th
2009	2.90%	+0.53%	112th
2008	2.37%	+0.13%	111th
2007	2.24%	+0.34%	101st
2006	1.90%	−0.35%	93rd
2005	2.24%	+0.57%	110th
2004	1.68%	−9.15%	81st
1981	10.83%	+5.32%	105th
1980	5.51%	−0.64%	94th
1979	6.15%	−1.97%	94th
1978	8.12%	−1.70%	93rd
1977	9.81%	−1.35%	96th
1976	11.16%	−0.51%	92nd
1975	11.67%	−0.82%	89th
1974	12.49%	+0.24%	89th
1973	12.26%	+1.62%	90th
1972	10.64%	+0.12%	85th
1971	10.52%	−0.65%	87th
1970	11.17%	−0.21%	84th
1969	11.38%	+2.16%	79th
1968	9.22%	+0.79%	77th
1967	8.43%	−0.09%	71st
1966	8.52%	−0.35%	72nd
1965	8.87%	+0.92%	72nd
1964	7.96%	−0.29%	68th
1963	8.25%	+1.34%	66th
1962	6.91%	+0.06%	63rd
1961	6.85%	−0.20%	62nd
1960	7.05%	–	53rd

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