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Namibia - Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP) 2.77

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

Latest value

2.77 (2025)

Global rank

##31 of 166 economies

Share of global total

0.8%

Growth since 1990

0.43×

Ranking Race — Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#23#45#67#89#111#13319601970198019902000201020202025#16#312014 overtook Bahrain2024 overtook Singapore
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Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Namibia climbed from #16 to #31 (overtook Bahrain). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Namibia ↓

Key Events — Namibia

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1993
Fell 30 places in global rank auto
1994
Fell 22 places in global rank auto
1999
Climbed 23 places in global rank auto
2014
Overtook Bahrain in global rank auto
2024
Overtook Singapore in global rank auto

Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP), 1990-2025

World Bank WDI (SIPRI military expenditure) · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
199020002010202020251.753.314.866.42
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