South Africa Military Spending 1980s

Military expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank
3.85% decade average (1980-1989)

South Africa's military spending during the 1980s ranged from 3.30% (1980) to 4.62% (1988), averaging 3.85% over 10 years of data.

1980s Data
YearValueChangeRank
1980 3.30% −0.56% 75th
1981 3.64% +0.33% 78th
1982 3.61% −0.02% 70th
1983 3.60% −0.01% 71st
1984 3.70% +0.09% 78th
1985 3.70% +0.00% 81st
1986 3.82% +0.12% 80th
1987 4.19% +0.37% 86th
1988 4.62% +0.43% 93rd
1989 4.36% −0.27% 91st