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United Kingdom Military Spending 1980s

Name: United Kingdom Military Spending 1980s
Creator: World Bank
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Military expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank

4.96% decade average (1980-1989)

United Kingdom's military spending during the 1980s ranged from 4.04% (1989) to 5.51% (1984), averaging 4.96% over 10 years of data.

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1980s Data▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
1980	5.02%	+0.34%	91st
1981	4.98%	−0.04%	89th
1982	5.38%	+0.40%	84th
1983	5.40%	+0.02%	87th
1984	5.51%	+0.11%	92nd
1985	5.32%	−0.19%	93rd
1986	5.06%	−0.26%	93rd
1987	4.69%	−0.37%	95th
1988	4.21%	−0.47%	87th
1989	4.04%	−0.17%	86th