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Eswatini - Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP) 1.6

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

Latest value

1.6 (2025)

Global rank

##79 of 166 economies

Share of global total

0.5%

Growth since 1977

0.9×

Ranking Race — Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#23#45#67#89#111#13319601970198019902000201020202025#72#792018 overtook Mauritania2022 overtook Sri Lanka
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Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Eswatini climbed from #72 to #79 (overtook Mauritania). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Eswatini ↓

Key Events — Eswatini

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1978
Climbed 16 places in global rank auto
2000
Fell 18 places in global rank auto
2001
Fell 15 places in global rank auto
2005
Climbed 28 places in global rank auto
2006
Fell 17 places in global rank auto
2018
Overtook Mauritania in global rank auto
2022
Overtook Sri Lanka in global rank auto

Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP), 1977-2025

World Bank WDI (SIPRI military expenditure) · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1977198719972007201720251.251.652.062.46

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