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Somalia - Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP) 1.54

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

Latest value

1.54 (2025)

Global rank

##82 of 166 economies

Share of global total

0.5%

Growth since 1961

6.7×

Ranking Race — Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#25#49#73#97#121#14519601970198019902000201020202025#64#822023 overtook Tanzania2024 overtook Cambodia
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Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Somalia climbed from #64 to #82 (overtook Tanzania). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Somalia ↓

Key Events — Somalia

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1986
Climbed 112 places in global rank auto
1989
Fell 85 places in global rank auto
2014
Climbed 27 places in global rank auto
2018
Climbed 16 places in global rank auto
2020
Climbed 15 places in global rank auto
2023
Overtook Tanzania in global rank auto
2024
Overtook Cambodia in global rank auto
2024
Climbed 23 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
19611976202120250.059.6819.3228.95
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