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Mozambique - Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP) 1.87

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

Latest value

1.87 (2025)

Global rank

##68 of 166 economies

Share of global total

0.6%

Growth since 1980

1.01×

Ranking Race — Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#23#45#67#89#111#13319601970198019902000201020202025#74#682022 overtook Ecuador2024 overtook France
MozambiqueUkraineAlgeriaIsraelRussia

Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Mozambique climbed from #74 to #68 (overtook Ecuador). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Mozambique ↓

Key Events — Mozambique

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1981
Climbed 21 places in global rank auto
1990
Fell 23 places in global rank auto
1991
Fell 19 places in global rank auto
1995
Fell 53 places in global rank auto
2018
Climbed 28 places in global rank auto
2020
Climbed 28 places in global rank auto
2022
Overtook Ecuador in global rank auto
2023
Fell 18 places in global rank auto

Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP), 1980-2025

World Bank WDI (SIPRI military expenditure) · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1980199020002010202020250.61.732.874
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