Military expenditure as a share of GDP (SIPRI via World Bank). Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Retrieved 15 Oct 2026.
| Period | Military Spending (% of GDP) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.7% |
49 countries carry a recent military expenditure as a share of GDP figure. Each opens its own page with the history, the source and the API request.
154 of 207 indicators carry a figure for Benin, grouped by topic.