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Sri Lanka - Military Spending 2006

Name: Sri Lanka Military Spending 2006
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Military expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank

2.80% +0.16% from 2005 Global rank: 119th

Sri Lanka's military spending was 2.80% in 2006, increased +0.16% from 2.64% in 2005. This was the 119th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2006▾

Military Spending by Country - 2006
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Mauritius	0.15%	-4.2%
2nd	Gambia, The	0.26%	-6.1%
3rd	Ghana	0.26%	0.5%
4th	Mexico	0.30%	-12.6%
5th	Lao PDR	0.34%	-12.6%
6th	Nigeria	0.35%	-12.3%
7th	Liberia	0.35%	-48.7%
8th	Papua New Guinea	0.38%	-9.5%
9th	Guatemala	0.43%	12.5%
10th	Moldova	0.48%	20.6%
11th	Ireland	0.51%	-5.1%
12th	Luxembourg	0.52%	-10.9%
13th	Nicaragua	0.55%	-21.3%
14th	Malawi	0.55%	-25.6%
15th	Cabo Verde	0.56%	-13.0%
16th	Mozambique	0.60%	-13.9%
17th	Jamaica	0.61%	15.4%
18th	Trinidad and Tobago	0.62%	2.8%
19th	Malta	0.66%	-20.3%
20th	Indonesia	0.66%	-12.3%
21st	Benin	0.67%	-2.2%
22nd	Dominican Republic	0.68%	-10.8%
23rd	Honduras	0.69%	7.9%
24th	Switzerland	0.75%	-9.5%
25th	Belize	0.77%	2.6%
26th	Argentina	0.79%	-7.0%
27th	Austria	0.79%	-7.5%
28th	Tanzania	0.79%	-3.9%
29th	Paraguay	0.79%	10.0%
30th	Guyana	0.81%	-42.9%
31st	El Salvador	0.89%	-1.8%
32nd	Sierra Leone	0.89%	3.7%
33rd	Japan	0.90%	-1.5%
34th	Cambodia	0.91%	-9.5%
35th	Thailand	0.95%	-3.7%
36th	Mongolia	0.96%	-5.5%
37th	Madagascar	0.98%	-8.8%
38th	Kazakhstan	0.98%	-5.5%
39th	Bangladesh	0.99%	1.8%
40th	Belgium	1.06%	-3.7%
41st	Côte d'Ivoire	1.09%	2.7%
42nd	Burkina Faso	1.11%	-7.6%
43rd	Libya	1.12%	-26.7%
44th	Canada	1.12%	1.4%
45th	South Africa	1.15%	-6.6%
46th	Lithuania	1.17%	0.4%
47th	Germany	1.18%	-4.4%
48th	Hungary	1.22%	-13.6%
49th	Cameroon	1.23%	7.5%
50th	New Zealand	1.24%	8.9%
51st	Philippines	1.26%	-1.5%
52nd	Senegal	1.27%	12.4%
53rd	Gabon	1.28%	2.7%
54th	Sweden	1.32%	-6.3%
55th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	1.32%	1.1%
56th	Spain	1.37%	-1.2%
57th	Denmark	1.38%	5.1%
58th	Netherlands	1.39%	-0.3%
59th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1.39%	-10.2%
60th	Estonia	1.39%	-4.3%
61st	Mali	1.39%	0.5%
62nd	Seychelles	1.41%	-11.8%
63rd	Finland	1.44%	-1.5%
64th	Norway	1.44%	-8.3%
65th	Tunisia	1.45%	-0.4%
66th	Kenya	1.46%	-13.9%
67th	Peru	1.46%	-7.9%
68th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	1.47%	-14.6%
69th	European Union	1.47%	-3.3%
70th	Brazil	1.48%	-2.8%
71st	Uganda	1.50%	-10.7%
72nd	Portugal	1.51%	-5.1%
73rd	Italy	1.51%	-5.1%
74th	Nepal	1.53%	-9.3%
75th	Slovenia	1.55%	8.4%
76th	Albania	1.57%	16.1%
77th	Czechia	1.57%	-11.8%
78th	Congo, Republic of	1.57%	3.4%
79th	Slovak Republic	1.59%	-5.4%
80th	Fiji	1.61%	21.5%
81st	Rwanda	1.64%	-5.7%
82nd	Croatia	1.67%	-4.5%
83rd	Eswatini	1.67%	-17.7%
84th	Belarus	1.71%	14.1%
85th	Zambia	1.74%	-5.6%
86th	Qatar	1.75%	-12.2%
87th	Latvia	1.80%	7.7%
88th	Australia	1.82%	1.2%
89th	North Macedonia	1.84%	-9.5%
90th	Romania	1.85%	-8.1%
91st	China	1.87%	-0.1%
92nd	Afghanistan	1.90%	-4.8%
93rd	Iraq	1.90%	-15.4%
94th	Cyprus	1.90%	-6.7%
95th	Poland	1.91%	-0.4%
96th	Viet Nam	1.94%	8.8%
97th	France	1.98%	-2.5%
98th	Zimbabwe	1.99%	36.7%
99th	Uruguay	2.01%	0.3%
100th	Malaysia	2.01%	-7.7%
101st	Lesotho	2.07%	1.2%
102nd	Ecuador	2.08%	-12.2%
103rd	Bulgaria	2.08%	-6.9%
104th	Serbia	2.12%	-4.7%
105th	Chad	2.18%	256.7%
106th	Montenegro	2.29%	-15.0%
107th	Korea	2.30%	0.8%
108th	Brunei Darussalam	2.30%	-1.9%
109th	Türkiye	2.34%	-1.9%
110th	United Kingdom	2.37%	-2.2%
111th	Namibia	2.50%	-5.4%
112th	Chile	2.51%	-1.1%
113th	Algeria	2.51%	-8.0%
114th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	2.61%	-4.0%
115th	India	2.68%	-7.9%
116th	Mauritania	2.69%	-11.7%
117th	Botswana	2.75%	-3.6%
118th	Ukraine	2.77%	-0.7%
119th	Sri Lanka	2.80%	6.0%
120th	Greece	2.83%	-2.5%
121st	Armenia	2.95%	2.6%
122nd	Bahrain	3.10%	-3.5%
123rd	Morocco	3.11%	-4.5%
124th	Kyrgyz Republic	3.17%	3.0%
125th	United Arab Emirates	3.23%	-11.8%
126th	Russian Federation	3.25%	-2.5%
127th	Colombia	3.30%	-2.3%
128th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	3.32%	9.2%
129th	Azerbaijan	3.42%	48.7%
130th	Burundi	3.51%	-20.8%
131st	Kuwait	3.54%	-18.4%
132nd	Sudan	3.64%	9.9%
133rd	Pakistan	3.65%	-6.5%
134th	Angola	3.76%	1.9%
135th	Timor-Leste	3.77%	111.7%
136th	Singapore	3.92%	-8.2%
137th	United States	4.04%	-1.2%
138th	Yemen, Republic of	4.31%	-11.5%
139th	Syrian Arab Republic	4.39%	-12.6%
140th	Lebanon	4.58%	2.3%
141st	Djibouti	4.59%	1.8%
142nd	Jordan	4.66%	-2.8%
143rd	Georgia	5.22%	56.3%
144th	Israel	5.86%	-3.2%
145th	Oman	7.10%	-8.0%
146th	Saudi Arabia	7.85%	1.5%

FAQ

What was Sri Lanka's military spending in 2006?▾

Sri Lanka's military spending in 2006 was 2.80%. This ranked 119th globally.

How did Sri Lanka's military spending change in 2006?▾

Sri Lanka's military spending increased by 6.0% in 2006 compared to 2005.

Which country had the highest military spending in 2006?▾

Saudi Arabia had the highest military spending in 2006 at 7.85%.

What is the military spending of Sri Lanka in 2006?▾

The military spending of Sri Lanka in 2006 was 2.80%. This ranked 119th globally.

How does 2006 compare to 2005 for Sri Lanka's military spending?▾

Sri Lanka's military spending went from 2.64% in 2005 to 2.80% in 2006, a 6.0% increase.

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