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Benin - Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP) 0.89

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

Latest value

0.89 (2025)

Global rank

##116 of 166 economies

Share of global total

0.3%

Growth since 1960

1.02×

Ranking Race — Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#24#47#70#93#116#13919601970198019902000201020202025#53#1162024 overtook Indonesia2025 overtook Equatorial Guinea
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Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Benin climbed from #53 to #116 (overtook Indonesia). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Benin ↓

Key Events — Benin

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1981
Fell 16 places in global rank auto
2018
Fell 16 places in global rank auto
2024
Overtook Indonesia in global rank auto
2025
Overtook Equatorial Guinea in global rank auto

Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP), 1960-2025

World Bank WDI (SIPRI military expenditure) · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1960197519902005202020250.360.971.572.18
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