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Ireland Average Military Spending 1960-2025

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0.95% 66 data points

Military expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank

Ireland's average military spending from 1960 to 2025 was 0.95%, based on 66 data points.

All Data (sorted by year)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	0.22%	−0.02%	147th
2024	0.24%	+0.01%	3rd
2023	0.23%	+0.02%	4th
2022	0.21%	−0.03%	3rd
2021	0.24%	−0.02%	3rd
2020	0.26%	−0.01%	3rd
2019	0.27%	−0.01%	3rd
2018	0.28%	−0.02%	3rd
2017	0.30%	−0.03%	3rd
2016	0.33%	−0.00%	4th
2015	0.33%	−0.12%	4th
2014	0.45%	−0.04%	7th
2013	0.49%	−0.02%	13th
2012	0.51%	−0.03%	9th
2011	0.54%	−0.04%	14th
2010	0.57%	−0.03%	15th
2009	0.60%	+0.02%	16th
2008	0.58%	+0.07%	14th
2007	0.51%	−0.00%	12th
2006	0.51%	−0.03%	11th
2005	0.54%	−0.03%	11th
2004	0.57%	−0.02%	14th
2003	0.59%	−0.05%	13th
2002	0.63%	−0.07%	14th
2001	0.70%	+0.01%	18th
2000	0.69%	−0.06%	18th
1999	0.75%	−0.07%	14th
1998	0.82%	−0.10%	19th
1997	0.92%	−0.07%	24th
1996	0.99%	−0.02%	28th
1995	1.02%	−0.09%	27th
1994	1.11%	−0.03%	29th
1993	1.14%	−0.06%	29th
1992	1.20%	−0.05%	23rd
1991	1.25%	+0.05%	22nd
1990	1.20%	+0.10%	19th
1989	1.11%	−0.09%	15th
1988	1.20%	−0.08%	15th
1987	1.28%	−0.14%	19th
1986	1.42%	+0.01%	24th
1985	1.42%	+0.00%	23rd
1984	1.41%	−0.08%	20th
1983	1.49%	−0.10%	22nd
1982	1.59%	+0.01%	21st
1981	1.58%	−0.08%	25th
1980	1.67%	+0.08%	26th
1979	1.58%	+0.10%	25th
1978	1.48%	−0.04%	25th
1977	1.53%	−0.09%	26th
1976	1.62%	−0.01%	28th
1975	1.63%	+0.22%	25th
1974	1.41%	+0.09%	23rd
1973	1.31%	−0.02%	21st
1972	1.33%	+0.08%	17th
1971	1.24%	+0.09%	18th
1970	1.16%	+0.06%	16th
1969	1.10%	−0.03%	17th
1968	1.13%	−0.05%	16th
1967	1.19%	−0.05%	13th
1966	1.23%	−0.09%	16th
1965	1.33%	+0.02%	18th
1964	1.30%	+0.06%	18th
1963	1.24%	−0.05%	16th
1962	1.29%	−0.03%	15th
1961	1.32%	−0.01%	17th
1960	1.33%	–	13th

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