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Ethiopia - Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP) 0.49

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

Latest value

0.49 (2025)

Global rank

##139 of 166 economies

Share of global total

0.1%

Growth since 1961

0.26×

Ranking Race — Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#25#49#73#97#12119601970198019902000201020202025#42#1392022 overtook Ivory Coast2025 overtook Nicaragua
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Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Ethiopia climbed from #42 to #139 (overtook Ivory Coast). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Ethiopia ↓

Key Events — Ethiopia

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1975
Climbed 16 places in global rank auto
1992
Fell 20 places in global rank auto
1995
Fell 17 places in global rank auto
1997
Climbed 27 places in global rank auto
1998
Climbed 25 places in global rank auto
2007
Fell 16 places in global rank auto
2008
Fell 17 places in global rank auto
2009
Fell 29 places in global rank auto

Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP), 1961-2025

World Bank WDI (SIPRI military expenditure) · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1961197619912006202120250.443.72710.28
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