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 | 2.8% |
| 2024 | 2.8% |
| 2023 | 2.7% |
| 2022 | 2.9% |
| 2021 | 3.2% |
| 2020 | 3.5% |
| 2019 | 3.3% |
| 2018 | 3.3% |
| 2017 | 3.5% |
| 2016 | 4% |
| 2015 | 4.5% |
| 2014 | 4.3% |
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.
159 of 207 indicators carry a figure for Namibia, grouped by topic.