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Egypt - Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP) 0.61

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

Latest value

0.61 (2025)

Global rank

##132 of 166 economies

Share of global total

0.2%

Growth since 1962

0.09×

Ranking Race — Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#23#45#67#89#111#13319601970198019902000201020202025#8#1322015 overtook Togo2016 overtook Zambia
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Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Egypt climbed from #8 to #132 (overtook Togo). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Egypt ↓

Key Events — Egypt

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2012
Fell 15 places in global rank auto
2015
Overtook Togo in global rank auto
2016
Overtook Zambia in global rank auto
2017
Fell 16 places in global rank auto
2018
Fell 15 places in global rank auto
2023
Fell 15 places in global rank auto

Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP), 1962-2025

World Bank WDI (SIPRI military expenditure) · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1962197719922007202220250.616.1611.7217.27
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