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New Zealand Lowest Military Spending

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0.99% in 2015

Military expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank

The lowest military spending in New Zealand was 0.99% in 2015. The top 5 years were: 2015 (0.99%), 2014 (1.00%), 2016 (1.04%), 2013 (1.04%), 2017 (1.05%).

Top 5 Lowest Years▾

New Zealand Top 5 Lowest Military Spending Years
Rank	Year	Value
1st	2015	0.99%
2nd	2014	1.00%
3rd	2016	1.04%
4th	2013	1.04%
5th	2017	1.05%

All Data (sorted by value)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	1.15%	−0.05%	104th
2024	1.19%	−0.03%	50th
2023	1.22%	+0.05%	48th
2022	1.17%	+0.01%	51st
2021	1.16%	−0.18%	49th
2020	1.34%	+0.05%	57th
2019	1.29%	+0.19%	63rd
2018	1.11%	+0.05%	48th
2017	1.05%	+0.02%	47th
2016	1.04%	+0.05%	45th
2015	0.99%	−0.01%	38th
2014	1.00%	−0.05%	45th
2013	1.04%	−0.07%	48th
2012	1.12%	−0.05%	51st
2011	1.16%	−0.05%	54th
2010	1.21%	−0.01%	52nd
2009	1.22%	+0.07%	49th
2008	1.15%	−0.03%	46th
2007	1.18%	−0.06%	46th
2006	1.24%	+0.10%	50th
2005	1.14%	−0.04%	46th
2004	1.18%	−0.15%	45th
2003	1.33%	−0.07%	51st
2002	1.40%	−0.10%	55th
2001	1.50%	−0.10%	59th
2000	1.60%	−0.05%	66th
1999	1.65%	−0.06%	69th
1998	1.71%	−0.01%	67th
1997	1.72%	−0.07%	70th
1996	1.79%	−0.05%	74th
1995	1.84%	−0.01%	70th
1994	1.85%	−0.08%	68th
1993	1.94%	−0.16%	70th
1992	2.10%	−0.18%	57th
1991	2.28%	−0.03%	57th
1990	2.31%	+0.13%	51st
1989	2.18%	+0.07%	49th
1988	2.12%	−0.29%	43rd
1987	2.41%	+0.04%	54th
1986	2.37%	+0.00%	49th
1985	2.36%	−0.01%	52nd
1984	2.38%	−0.06%	48th
1983	2.44%	−0.14%	47th
1982	2.58%	−0.15%	48th
1981	2.73%	−0.29%	53rd
1980	3.02%	+0.86%	66th
1979	2.16%	−0.05%	40th
1978	2.21%	+0.09%	39th
1977	2.12%	+0.18%	42nd
1976	1.94%	−0.15%	38th
1975	2.08%	+0.02%	45th
1974	2.07%	+0.09%	44th
1973	1.97%	−0.21%	44th
1972	2.18%	−0.13%	42nd
1971	2.32%	−0.32%	45th
1970	2.63%	+0.07%	51st
1969	2.57%	−0.16%	48th
1968	2.73%	+0.10%	48th
1967	2.62%	−0.02%	37th
1966	2.64%	+0.28%	37th
1965	2.36%	−0.12%	34th
1964	2.47%	+0.27%	33rd
1963	2.20%	−0.11%	30th
1962	2.31%	−0.18%	29th
1961	2.49%	−0.21%	40th
1960	2.69%	–	37th

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