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Malta - Military Spending 1997

Name: Malta Military Spending 1997
Creator: World Bank
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Military expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank

0.82% −0.05% from 1996 Global rank: 18th

Malta's military spending was 0.82% in 1997, decreased +0.05% from 0.87% in 1996. This was the 18th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1997▾

Military Spending by Country - 1997
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Mauritius	0.23%	-20.2%
2nd	Ghana	0.29%	0.4%
3rd	Malawi	0.41%	12.2%
4th	Gambia, The	0.41%	2.6%
5th	Mexico	0.42%	-4.2%
6th	Nigeria	0.44%	7.3%
7th	Sierra Leone	0.48%	-43.5%
8th	Côte d'Ivoire	0.58%	-5.7%
9th	Latvia	0.60%	-9.1%
10th	Luxembourg	0.62%	1.2%
11th	Guinea-Bissau	0.65%	14.8%
12th	Jamaica	0.66%	15.4%
13th	Chad	0.70%	-30.3%
14th	Nepal	0.72%	-2.2%
15th	Guatemala	0.74%	-17.1%
16th	Lithuania	0.74%	48.3%
17th	Dominican Republic	0.80%	25.8%
18th	Malta	0.82%	-5.6%
19th	Cabo Verde	0.83%	-1.6%
20th	Mozambique	0.86%	-3.6%
21st	Nicaragua	0.89%	-5.8%
22nd	Moldova	0.90%	-0.4%
23rd	Japan	0.90%	1.1%
24th	Ireland	0.92%	-6.8%
25th	Niger	0.93%	8.3%
26th	Sudan	0.95%	-24.8%
27th	Zambia	1.01%	-4.2%
28th	El Salvador	1.01%	-6.2%
29th	Estonia	1.03%	18.8%
30th	Austria	1.05%	-0.3%
31st	Papua New Guinea	1.08%	5.7%
32nd	Belize	1.11%	15.5%
33rd	Kazakhstan	1.11%	-7.4%
34th	Uzbekistan	1.12%	13.6%
35th	Argentina	1.14%	-8.1%
36th	Panama	1.17%	7.8%
37th	Guinea	1.17%	-13.5%
38th	Senegal	1.20%	-3.8%
39th	Switzerland	1.22%	-4.9%
40th	Canada	1.25%	-11.2%
41st	Georgia	1.25%	-43.3%
42nd	Albania	1.28%	-7.0%
43rd	Cameroon	1.30%	6.2%
44th	Kenya	1.34%	-5.5%
45th	Fiji	1.36%	-4.2%
46th	Germany	1.40%	-3.8%
47th	Slovenia	1.40%	-8.7%
48th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	1.41%	-8.8%
49th	Burkina Faso	1.42%	10.1%
50th	Belgium	1.46%	-4.0%
51st	Hungary	1.47%	17.5%
52nd	Madagascar	1.48%	19.7%
53rd	Eswatini	1.49%	-9.5%
54th	Mali	1.50%	4.8%
55th	Indonesia	1.50%	18.5%
56th	Finland	1.54%	0.3%
57th	Portugal	1.54%	-3.8%
58th	Tanzania	1.54%	-0.8%
59th	Bangladesh	1.57%	2.1%
60th	Brazil	1.58%	-4.7%
61st	Czechia	1.58%	-4.7%
62nd	South Africa	1.58%	-9.9%
63rd	Denmark	1.62%	-1.7%
64th	Italy	1.62%	2.4%
65th	China	1.63%	-1.2%
66th	Netherlands	1.64%	-5.6%
67th	Mongolia	1.64%	-7.8%
68th	Paraguay	1.69%	-18.3%
69th	Tajikistan	1.70%	31.5%
70th	New Zealand	1.72%	-4.1%
71st	Spain	1.72%	-5.0%
72nd	Tunisia	1.73%	-7.6%
73rd	European Union	1.75%	-0.7%
74th	Belarus	1.77%	40.3%
75th	Ecuador	1.81%	7.2%
76th	Australia	1.86%	-3.4%
77th	Sweden	1.90%	28.7%
78th	Philippines	1.91%	-15.6%
79th	Poland	2.00%	4.1%
80th	Peru	2.00%	-20.2%
81st	Norway	2.02%	-6.8%
82nd	Seychelles	2.02%	-3.4%
83rd	Malaysia	2.09%	-13.1%
84th	Uganda	2.12%	-4.3%
85th	North Macedonia	2.13%	-24.4%
86th	Bulgaria	2.16%	24.3%
87th	Thailand	2.17%	1.0%
88th	Slovak Republic	2.27%	-22.7%
89th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	2.27%	14.4%
90th	Namibia	2.30%	20.9%
91st	Myanmar	2.31%	-33.8%
92nd	Azerbaijan	2.32%	3.1%
93rd	France	2.39%	-1.8%
94th	Uruguay	2.40%	-14.5%
95th	Chile	2.47%	2.1%
96th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	2.50%	11.3%
97th	United Kingdom	2.56%	-6.0%
98th	India	2.65%	7.1%
99th	Korea	2.66%	-2.9%
100th	Lesotho	2.71%	-4.0%
101st	Colombia	2.80%	-37.0%
102nd	Egypt, Arab Republic of	2.84%	-4.5%
103rd	Mauritania	2.97%	13.0%
104th	Zimbabwe	3.00%	4.0%
105th	Cambodia	3.00%	-7.3%
106th	Romania	3.02%	27.4%
107th	Kyrgyz Republic	3.11%	4.1%
108th	Botswana	3.20%	10.3%
109th	Greece	3.30%	1.8%
110th	Serbia	3.37%	6.6%
111th	United States	3.41%	-4.2%
112th	Algeria	3.64%	17.6%
113th	Lao PDR	3.84%	-8.3%
114th	Armenia	3.91%	19.1%
115th	Turkmenistan	3.96%	94.1%
116th	Ukraine	3.99%	25.5%
117th	Russian Federation	4.04%	7.5%
118th	Libya	4.08%	82.0%
119th	Türkiye	4.10%	-0.9%
120th	Rwanda	4.17%	-21.7%
121st	Morocco	4.19%	6.2%
122nd	Lebanon	4.31%	-24.0%
123rd	Singapore	4.45%	4.5%
124th	Sri Lanka	4.63%	-16.1%
125th	Bahrain	5.07%	-3.9%
126th	Djibouti	5.47%	7.8%
127th	Cyprus	5.57%	23.2%
128th	Pakistan	5.62%	-6.9%
129th	Yemen, Republic of	5.81%	9.9%
130th	Syrian Arab Republic	5.88%	-2.6%
131st	Angola	5.97%	144.0%
132nd	Jordan	6.13%	1.7%
133rd	Burundi	6.36%	8.6%
134th	United Arab Emirates	6.76%	-
135th	Israel	7.18%	-2.7%
136th	Brunei Darussalam	7.18%	15.0%
137th	Croatia	7.48%	-7.4%
138th	Kuwait	8.09%	-21.4%
139th	Oman	9.36%	-0.5%
140th	Saudi Arabia	11.00%	29.9%
141st	Eritrea	11.86%	-41.7%

FAQ

What was Malta's military spending in 1997?▾

Malta's military spending in 1997 was 0.82%. This ranked 18th globally.

How did Malta's military spending change in 1997?▾

Malta's military spending decreased by 5.6% in 1997 compared to 1996.

Which country had the highest military spending in 1997?▾

Eritrea had the highest military spending in 1997 at 11.86%.

What is the military spending of Malta in 1997?▾

The military spending of Malta in 1997 was 0.82%. This ranked 18th globally.

How does 1997 compare to 1996 for Malta's military spending?▾

Malta's military spending went from 0.87% in 1996 to 0.82% in 1997, a 5.6% decrease.

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