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Algeria - Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP) 8.83

World Bank WDI (SIPRI military expenditure) · updated 2026-10-15 · 166 economies tracked

Latest value

8.83 (2025)

Global rank

##2 of 166 economies

Share of global total

2.7%

Growth since 1963

3.52×

Ranking Race — Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#23#45#67#89#111#13319601970198019902000201020202025#34#22023 overtook Qatar2025 overtook Israel
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Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Algeria climbed from #34 to #2 (overtook Qatar). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Algeria ↓

Key Events — Algeria

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1992
Climbed 31 places in global rank auto
1993
Climbed 17 places in global rank auto
1994
Climbed 19 places in global rank auto
2023
Overtook Qatar in global rank auto
2025
Overtook Israel in global rank auto

Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP), 1963-2025

World Bank WDI (SIPRI military expenditure) · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1963197819932008202320251.213.756.298.83
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