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Sri Lanka - Military Spending 1996

Name: Sri Lanka Military Spending 1996
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Military expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank

5.52% −0.34% from 1995 Global rank: 128th

Sri Lanka's military spending was 5.52% in 1996, decreased +0.34% from 5.86% in 1995. This was the 128th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1996▾

Military Spending by Country - 1996
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Ghana	0.29%	-14.5%
2nd	Mauritius	0.29%	-11.8%
3rd	Malawi	0.36%	11.8%
4th	Gambia, The	0.40%	30.4%
5th	Nigeria	0.41%	-16.0%
6th	Mexico	0.44%	6.0%
7th	Lithuania	0.50%	11.0%
8th	Guinea-Bissau	0.57%	14.3%
9th	Jamaica	0.57%	5.4%
10th	Luxembourg	0.61%	-0.7%
11th	Côte d'Ivoire	0.61%	-16.4%
12th	Dominican Republic	0.63%	15.3%
13th	Latvia	0.66%	-20.9%
14th	Nepal	0.73%	-4.3%
15th	Guyana	0.79%	-13.9%
16th	Cabo Verde	0.84%	-33.3%
17th	Sierra Leone	0.85%	-31.3%
18th	Niger	0.86%	-11.3%
19th	Estonia	0.87%	-6.9%
20th	Malta	0.87%	3.7%
21st	Mozambique	0.89%	-18.2%
22nd	Japan	0.89%	-0.7%
23rd	Guatemala	0.90%	-17.1%
24th	Moldova	0.91%	-2.1%
25th	Nicaragua	0.95%	-13.9%
26th	Belize	0.96%	-4.9%
27th	Uzbekistan	0.98%	11.4%
28th	Ireland	0.99%	-2.4%
29th	Chad	1.00%	11.5%
30th	Papua New Guinea	1.02%	31.2%
31st	Austria	1.05%	-2.2%
32nd	Zambia	1.05%	-27.5%
33rd	El Salvador	1.07%	-8.6%
34th	Panama	1.09%	-2.7%
35th	Kazakhstan	1.20%	16.4%
36th	Central African Republic	1.21%	3.7%
37th	Cameroon	1.22%	-2.1%
38th	Madagascar	1.24%	43.9%
39th	Argentina	1.24%	-15.7%
40th	Senegal	1.24%	-5.1%
41st	Hungary	1.25%	-4.9%
42nd	Belarus	1.26%	-25.8%
43rd	Indonesia	1.26%	3.1%
44th	Sudan	1.27%	-38.8%
45th	Switzerland	1.28%	-5.3%
46th	Burkina Faso	1.29%	-6.9%
47th	Tajikistan	1.29%	17.3%
48th	Albania	1.38%	-32.8%
49th	Canada	1.40%	-9.7%
50th	Kenya	1.42%	-13.9%
51st	Fiji	1.42%	-12.4%
52nd	Mali	1.43%	-4.6%
53rd	Germany	1.46%	-2.0%
54th	Sweden	1.47%	-15.4%
55th	Belgium	1.52%	-1.6%
56th	Finland	1.53%	7.6%
57th	Slovenia	1.54%	-1.9%
58th	Bangladesh	1.54%	-1.8%
59th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	1.55%	-70.4%
60th	Tanzania	1.56%	-4.4%
61st	Italy	1.58%	8.3%
62nd	Portugal	1.60%	-6.2%
63rd	Denmark	1.65%	-2.4%
64th	Eswatini	1.65%	-2.4%
65th	China	1.65%	-2.0%
66th	Brazil	1.65%	-11.1%
67th	Czechia	1.66%	-5.8%
68th	Ecuador	1.69%	-15.0%
69th	Netherlands	1.73%	-1.9%
70th	Bulgaria	1.74%	6.0%
71st	South Africa	1.76%	-17.1%
72nd	European Union	1.77%	-1.5%
73rd	Mongolia	1.78%	9.7%
74th	New Zealand	1.79%	-2.7%
75th	Spain	1.81%	-5.4%
76th	Tunisia	1.87%	7.0%
77th	Namibia	1.90%	-2.3%
78th	Poland	1.92%	0.7%
79th	Australia	1.93%	-4.5%
80th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	1.99%	-5.2%
81st	Turkmenistan	2.04%	-11.8%
82nd	Paraguay	2.06%	-9.6%
83rd	Seychelles	2.10%	-8.1%
84th	Thailand	2.15%	-5.4%
85th	Norway	2.16%	-6.3%
86th	Georgia	2.21%	-
87th	Uganda	2.21%	5.2%
88th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	2.24%	4.2%
89th	Azerbaijan	2.25%	-17.6%
90th	Philippines	2.27%	-1.1%
91st	Romania	2.37%	-9.4%
92nd	Malaysia	2.40%	-12.7%
93rd	Chile	2.42%	-5.4%
94th	France	2.44%	-3.1%
95th	Angola	2.45%	-48.0%
96th	India	2.47%	-4.1%
97th	Peru	2.50%	-5.1%
98th	Mauritania	2.63%	16.2%
99th	United Kingdom	2.72%	-4.5%
100th	Korea	2.74%	-5.1%
101st	Uruguay	2.81%	3.4%
102nd	North Macedonia	2.81%	-
103rd	Lesotho	2.82%	-12.9%
104th	Zimbabwe	2.88%	-9.4%
105th	Botswana	2.90%	-17.3%
106th	Slovak Republic	2.93%	-5.4%
107th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	2.97%	-3.5%
108th	Kyrgyz Republic	2.99%	-13.6%
109th	Algeria	3.09%	5.4%
110th	Serbia	3.16%	-
111th	Ukraine	3.18%	16.2%
112th	Greece	3.24%	4.5%
113th	Cambodia	3.24%	-9.5%
114th	Armenia	3.28%	-19.2%
115th	Myanmar	3.49%	-5.2%
116th	United States	3.55%	-7.9%
117th	Russian Federation	3.76%	-0.7%
118th	Morocco	3.95%	-9.2%
119th	Türkiye	4.14%	6.1%
120th	Lao PDR	4.19%	-28.2%
121st	Singapore	4.26%	1.8%
122nd	Colombia	4.45%	57.0%
123rd	Cyprus	4.52%	48.8%
124th	Djibouti	5.08%	-12.3%
125th	Bahrain	5.27%	1.8%
126th	Yemen, Republic of	5.28%	-16.8%
127th	Rwanda	5.33%	776.7%
128th	Sri Lanka	5.52%	-5.8%
129th	Lebanon	5.66%	-15.6%
130th	Burundi	5.86%	39.1%
131st	Jordan	6.03%	35.3%
132nd	Pakistan	6.04%	3.7%
133rd	Syrian Arab Republic	6.04%	-13.1%
134th	Brunei Darussalam	6.25%	14.1%
135th	Israel	7.38%	-2.0%
136th	Croatia	8.08%	-11.3%
137th	Saudi Arabia	8.47%	-8.7%
138th	Oman	9.41%	-14.2%
139th	Kuwait	10.29%	-24.2%
140th	Eritrea	20.34%	4.1%

FAQ

What was Sri Lanka's military spending in 1996?▾

Sri Lanka's military spending in 1996 was 5.52%. This ranked 128th globally.

How did Sri Lanka's military spending change in 1996?▾

Sri Lanka's military spending decreased by 5.8% in 1996 compared to 1995.

Which country had the highest military spending in 1996?▾

Eritrea had the highest military spending in 1996 at 20.34%.

What is the military spending of Sri Lanka in 1996?▾

The military spending of Sri Lanka in 1996 was 5.52%. This ranked 128th globally.

How does 1996 compare to 1995 for Sri Lanka's military spending?▾

Sri Lanka's military spending went from 5.86% in 1995 to 5.52% in 1996, a 5.8% decrease.

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