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Korea Average Military Spending 1960-2025

Name: Korea Military Spending
Creator: World Bank
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3.81% 66 data points

Military expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank

Korea's average military spending from 1960 to 2025 was 3.81%, based on 66 data points.

All Data (sorted by year)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	2.55%	−0.02%	34th
2024	2.56%	−0.04%	114th
2023	2.60%	+0.02%	118th
2022	2.58%	−0.04%	124th
2021	2.62%	−0.02%	126th
2020	2.64%	+0.12%	123rd
2019	2.52%	+0.16%	121st
2018	2.36%	+0.06%	123rd
2017	2.30%	−0.04%	118th
2016	2.34%	−0.04%	119th
2015	2.38%	−0.04%	117th
2014	2.41%	+0.02%	123rd
2013	2.39%	−0.00%	119th
2012	2.39%	+0.02%	117th
2011	2.37%	+0.01%	111th
2010	2.36%	−0.14%	105th
2009	2.50%	+0.11%	108th
2008	2.39%	+0.12%	112th
2007	2.27%	−0.03%	102nd
2006	2.30%	+0.02%	107th
2005	2.28%	+0.11%	111th
2004	2.17%	−0.01%	103rd
2003	2.18%	+0.01%	99th
2002	2.17%	−0.11%	93rd
2001	2.28%	−0.03%	91st
2000	2.31%	−0.18%	94th
1999	2.49%	−0.30%	94th
1998	2.79%	+0.13%	102nd
1997	2.66%	−0.08%	99th
1996	2.74%	−0.15%	100th
1995	2.89%	−0.30%	103rd
1994	3.19%	−0.23%	109th
1993	3.42%	−0.27%	106th
1992	3.69%	−0.02%	96th
1991	3.71%	−0.29%	86th
1990	4.00%	−0.29%	90th
1989	4.29%	+0.01%	89th
1988	4.28%	−0.19%	90th
1987	4.47%	−0.48%	91st
1986	4.95%	−0.28%	91st
1985	5.23%	−0.03%	92nd
1984	5.25%	−0.47%	91st
1983	5.73%	−0.51%	91st
1982	6.24%	−0.17%	90th
1981	6.42%	+0.02%	98th
1980	6.40%	+0.87%	100th
1979	5.53%	−0.85%	89th
1978	6.37%	+0.34%	90th
1977	6.03%	+0.13%	90th
1976	5.91%	+1.03%	88th
1975	4.88%	+0.34%	78th
1974	4.54%	+0.51%	81st
1973	4.03%	−0.98%	79th
1972	5.01%	+0.28%	75th
1971	4.73%	+0.33%	74th
1970	4.40%	−0.29%	70th
1969	4.69%	−0.04%	68th
1968	4.73%	+0.05%	69th
1967	4.69%	−0.00%	63rd
1966	4.69%	+0.28%	65th
1965	4.41%	+0.28%	65th
1964	4.13%	−0.69%	62nd
1963	4.82%	−2.04%	61st
1962	6.87%	+0.14%	62nd
1961	6.73%	−0.43%	61st
1960	7.16%	–	55th

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