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Sri Lanka - Military Spending 2003

Name: Sri Lanka Military Spending 2003
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Military expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank

2.87% −0.47% from 2002 Global rank: 121st

Sri Lanka's military spending was 2.87% in 2003, decreased +0.47% from 3.34% in 2002. This was the 121st highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2003▾

Military Spending by Country - 2003
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Mauritius	0.19%	-4.7%
2nd	Gambia, The	0.23%	-7.0%
3rd	Malawi	0.29%	-3.5%
4th	Trinidad and Tobago	0.29%	38.1%
5th	Ghana	0.30%	16.7%
6th	Papua New Guinea	0.35%	-7.0%
7th	Mexico	0.39%	-1.2%
8th	Moldova	0.42%	-0.8%
9th	Uzbekistan	0.43%	-9.8%
10th	Lao PDR	0.49%	-15.7%
11th	Nigeria	0.57%	-40.2%
12th	Jamaica	0.58%	-0.7%
13th	Ireland	0.59%	-7.3%
14th	Luxembourg	0.61%	3.0%
15th	Malta	0.63%	-1.2%
16th	Benin	0.65%	3.9%
17th	Cabo Verde	0.65%	-2.5%
18th	Belize	0.67%	3.3%
19th	Dominican Republic	0.76%	-27.8%
20th	Guatemala	0.82%	7.0%
21st	Paraguay	0.83%	-15.0%
22nd	El Salvador	0.84%	-25.6%
23rd	Nicaragua	0.86%	-0.5%
24th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	0.88%	299.8%
25th	Mozambique	0.91%	1.0%
26th	Indonesia	0.91%	29.9%
27th	Austria	0.92%	3.1%
28th	Switzerland	0.93%	-3.1%
29th	Niger	0.93%	-3.3%
30th	Japan	0.94%	0.0%
31st	Chad	0.97%	-13.2%
32nd	Honduras	1.00%	23.4%
33rd	Bangladesh	1.00%	-4.4%
34th	Côte d'Ivoire	1.01%	74.4%
35th	Kazakhstan	1.03%	3.2%
36th	Argentina	1.06%	-2.8%
37th	Georgia	1.07%	6.8%
38th	Burkina Faso	1.07%	-8.9%
39th	Tanzania	1.07%	-17.5%
40th	Canada	1.11%	-0.4%
41st	Senegal	1.12%	1.3%
42nd	Tajikistan	1.12%	6.7%
43rd	Lithuania	1.12%	-11.8%
44th	Belgium	1.22%	-0.2%
45th	Thailand	1.23%	-7.2%
46th	Central African Republic	1.26%	16.3%
47th	Sierra Leone	1.28%	-6.0%
48th	Germany	1.30%	-1.1%
49th	Belarus	1.30%	-7.2%
50th	Madagascar	1.32%	0.9%
51st	New Zealand	1.33%	-5.2%
52nd	Cambodia	1.34%	-7.6%
53rd	Albania	1.34%	1.3%
54th	Togo	1.37%	-26.5%
55th	Cameroon	1.38%	3.4%
56th	Nepal	1.39%	10.0%
57th	Mali	1.42%	11.9%
58th	Slovenia	1.42%	0.8%
59th	Spain	1.42%	-2.3%
60th	Portugal	1.43%	-2.1%
61st	Netherlands	1.44%	1.2%
62nd	Finland	1.45%	25.3%
63rd	Denmark	1.46%	-2.8%
64th	South Africa	1.47%	-4.0%
65th	Eswatini	1.48%	6.0%
66th	Tunisia	1.48%	-0.6%
67th	Fiji	1.49%	-4.0%
68th	Brazil	1.50%	-20.7%
69th	Peru	1.51%	-2.1%
70th	Mongolia	1.51%	-15.9%
71st	Philippines	1.55%	5.2%
72nd	Guinea-Bissau	1.58%	1.1%
73rd	European Union	1.58%	-0.4%
74th	Sweden	1.59%	-2.5%
75th	Hungary	1.65%	3.1%
76th	Kenya	1.65%	1.1%
77th	Gabon	1.67%	-6.4%
78th	Latvia	1.68%	5.7%
79th	Uganda	1.69%	3.5%
80th	Italy	1.70%	0.3%
81st	Seychelles	1.73%	3.4%
82nd	Estonia	1.74%	4.8%
83rd	Australia	1.84%	-1.4%
84th	Slovak Republic	1.85%	4.1%
85th	Sudan	1.86%	-30.2%
86th	Czechia	1.88%	3.8%
87th	Poland	1.90%	0.4%
88th	Norway	1.97%	-5.1%
89th	Cyprus	1.99%	-6.8%
90th	China	2.00%	-3.1%
91st	Croatia	2.03%	-25.2%
92nd	Zimbabwe	2.03%	-67.7%
93rd	Myanmar	2.07%	39.7%
94th	Libya	2.07%	0.1%
95th	Romania	2.09%	-8.7%
96th	France	2.11%	2.3%
97th	Viet Nam	2.13%	-19.7%
98th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	2.15%	7.8%
99th	Korea	2.18%	0.3%
100th	Guyana	2.20%	-4.1%
101st	Uruguay	2.24%	-11.6%
102nd	North Macedonia	2.34%	-11.5%
103rd	Lesotho	2.37%	-5.9%
104th	Ecuador	2.39%	27.9%
105th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	2.41%	10.6%
106th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	2.42%	-38.1%
107th	Azerbaijan	2.43%	8.2%
108th	Congo, Republic of	2.43%	14.5%
109th	Guinea	2.44%	-26.6%
110th	Rwanda	2.45%	-19.7%
111th	United Kingdom	2.55%	2.7%
112th	Greece	2.56%	-19.0%
113th	Malaysia	2.61%	17.8%
114th	Namibia	2.62%	0.3%
115th	India	2.68%	-5.3%
116th	Bulgaria	2.69%	-3.2%
117th	Chile	2.70%	6.8%
118th	Armenia	2.73%	1.1%
119th	Ukraine	2.75%	2.6%
120th	Kyrgyz Republic	2.87%	5.1%
121st	Sri Lanka	2.87%	-14.2%
122nd	Algeria	3.00%	-12.1%
123rd	Serbia	3.10%	-18.2%
124th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	3.18%	-3.1%
125th	Türkiye	3.27%	-13.3%
126th	Qatar	3.33%	-15.2%
127th	Colombia	3.46%	1.4%
128th	Morocco	3.49%	0.1%
129th	Russian Federation	3.67%	-2.3%
130th	Brunei Darussalam	3.71%	-4.1%
131st	Angola	3.76%	31.1%
132nd	United States	3.83%	11.0%
133rd	Mauritania	4.00%	45.8%
134th	Botswana	4.01%	-2.5%
135th	Pakistan	4.09%	0.4%
136th	Bahrain	4.66%	1.0%
137th	Lebanon	4.68%	-1.6%
138th	United Arab Emirates	4.69%	-3.8%
139th	Singapore	4.84%	-1.1%
140th	Burundi	5.53%	1.7%
141st	Jordan	6.00%	10.2%
142nd	Syrian Arab Republic	6.25%	15.4%
143rd	Israel	6.25%	-1.8%
144th	Kuwait	6.54%	-11.6%
145th	Yemen, Republic of	6.85%	-0.6%
146th	Oman	7.96%	-1.7%
147th	Saudi Arabia	8.69%	-11.0%
148th	Eritrea	20.87%	0.9%

FAQ

What was Sri Lanka's military spending in 2003?▾

Sri Lanka's military spending in 2003 was 2.87%. This ranked 121st globally.

How did Sri Lanka's military spending change in 2003?▾

Sri Lanka's military spending decreased by 14.2% in 2003 compared to 2002.

Which country had the highest military spending in 2003?▾

Eritrea had the highest military spending in 2003 at 20.87%.

What is the military spending of Sri Lanka in 2003?▾

The military spending of Sri Lanka in 2003 was 2.87%. This ranked 121st globally.

How does 2003 compare to 2002 for Sri Lanka's military spending?▾

Sri Lanka's military spending went from 3.34% in 2002 to 2.87% in 2003, a 14.2% decrease.

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