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Sri Lanka Average Military Spending 1960-2025

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2.15% 65 data points

Military expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank

Sri Lanka's average military spending from 1960 to 2025 was 2.15%, based on 65 data points.

All Data (sorted by year)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	1.36%	−0.06%	88th
2024	1.43%	−0.21%	62nd
2023	1.64%	+0.30%	81st
2022	1.34%	−0.37%	64th
2021	1.71%	−0.03%	96th
2020	1.74%	−0.01%	87th
2019	1.75%	+0.02%	93rd
2018	1.73%	−0.24%	96th
2017	1.98%	−0.00%	111th
2016	1.98%	−0.44%	107th
2015	2.42%	+0.00%	118th
2014	2.41%	+0.26%	122nd
2013	2.15%	−0.00%	113th
2012	2.16%	−0.53%	111th
2011	2.69%	−0.02%	117th
2010	2.70%	−0.46%	110th
2009	3.16%	−0.08%	117th
2008	3.24%	−0.02%	131st
2007	3.26%	+0.46%	127th
2006	2.80%	+0.16%	119th
2005	2.64%	−0.36%	118th
2004	3.00%	+0.13%	127th
2003	2.87%	−0.47%	121st
2002	3.34%	−0.94%	118th
2001	4.29%	−0.75%	127th
2000	5.03%	+1.00%	130th
1999	4.03%	−0.61%	120th
1998	4.64%	+0.01%	118th
1997	4.63%	−0.89%	124th
1996	5.52%	−0.34%	128th
1995	5.86%	+2.13%	129th
1994	3.73%	+0.30%	115th
1993	3.43%	+0.06%	107th
1992	3.37%	+0.29%	92nd
1991	3.08%	+0.75%	78th
1990	2.33%	+0.53%	52nd
1989	1.80%	−0.57%	34th
1988	2.37%	−1.02%	52nd
1987	3.39%	+0.70%	77th
1986	2.70%	−0.46%	57th
1985	3.16%	+2.24%	75th
1984	0.92%	+0.03%	10th
1983	0.89%	+0.34%	10th
1982	0.54%	−0.08%	6th
1981	0.63%	−0.14%	6th
1980	0.77%	−0.07%	8th
1979	0.83%	+0.03%	8th
1978	0.80%	+0.12%	7th
1977	0.68%	+0.03%	7th
1976	0.66%	−0.14%	7th
1975	0.80%	+0.01%	10th
1974	0.80%	−0.08%	11th
1973	0.87%	−0.49%	12th
1971	1.36%	+0.45%	21st
1970	0.92%	+0.11%	12th
1969	0.81%	+0.01%	11th
1968	0.79%	−0.05%	10th
1967	0.85%	−0.03%	8th
1966	0.87%	+0.02%	8th
1965	0.85%	+0.00%	7th
1964	0.85%	−0.05%	9th
1963	0.90%	−0.19%	9th
1962	1.08%	−0.10%	10th
1961	1.18%	+0.00%	14th
1960	1.18%	–	12th

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