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United Kingdom Lowest Military Spending

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1.94% in 2018

Military expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank

The lowest military spending in United Kingdom was 1.94% in 2018. The top 5 years were: 2018 (1.94%), 2017 (1.95%), 2016 (1.98%), 2019 (1.99%), 2015 (2.05%).

Top 5 Lowest Years▾

United Kingdom Top 5 Lowest Military Spending Years
Rank	Year	Value
1st	2018	1.94%
2nd	2017	1.95%
3rd	2016	1.98%
4th	2019	1.99%
5th	2015	2.05%

All Data (sorted by value)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	2.28%	−0.00%	45th
2024	2.28%	+0.05%	106th
2023	2.23%	+0.17%	108th
2022	2.06%	−0.02%	109th
2021	2.07%	−0.09%	109th
2020	2.16%	+0.18%	109th
2019	1.99%	+0.04%	108th
2018	1.94%	−0.01%	107th
2017	1.95%	−0.03%	109th
2016	1.98%	−0.06%	108th
2015	2.05%	−0.14%	110th
2014	2.18%	−0.11%	114th
2013	2.29%	−0.13%	117th
2012	2.42%	−0.08%	118th
2011	2.50%	−0.07%	114th
2010	2.57%	−0.08%	109th
2009	2.65%	+0.16%	109th
2008	2.49%	+0.11%	113th
2007	2.37%	+0.00%	106th
2006	2.37%	−0.05%	110th
2005	2.42%	−0.08%	116th
2004	2.50%	−0.05%	111th
2003	2.55%	+0.07%	111th
2002	2.49%	+0.07%	99th
2001	2.41%	+0.04%	95th
2000	2.37%	−0.05%	95th
1999	2.42%	−0.07%	93rd
1998	2.50%	−0.06%	90th
1997	2.56%	−0.16%	97th
1996	2.72%	−0.13%	99th
1995	2.85%	−0.53%	102nd
1994	3.38%	−0.21%	110th
1993	3.59%	−0.27%	109th
1992	3.86%	−0.25%	99th
1991	4.12%	+0.13%	91st
1990	3.98%	−0.06%	89th
1989	4.04%	−0.17%	86th
1988	4.21%	−0.47%	87th
1987	4.69%	−0.37%	95th
1986	5.06%	−0.26%	93rd
1985	5.32%	−0.19%	93rd
1984	5.51%	+0.11%	92nd
1983	5.40%	+0.02%	87th
1982	5.38%	+0.40%	84th
1981	4.98%	−0.04%	89th
1980	5.02%	+0.34%	91st
1979	4.68%	−0.05%	84th
1978	4.73%	−0.19%	79th
1977	4.92%	−0.25%	80th
1976	5.18%	−0.16%	82nd
1975	5.34%	+0.27%	81st
1974	5.07%	+0.16%	83rd
1973	4.91%	−0.26%	83rd
1972	5.17%	+0.09%	78th
1971	5.08%	−0.12%	76th
1970	5.20%	−0.30%	75th
1969	5.50%	−0.44%	72nd
1968	5.94%	−0.29%	74th
1967	6.24%	−0.01%	69th
1966	6.25%	−0.19%	68th
1965	6.44%	−0.16%	67th
1964	6.60%	−0.20%	67th
1963	6.80%	−0.14%	64th
1962	6.94%	+0.02%	64th
1961	6.92%	−0.17%	63rd
1960	7.09%	–	54th

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