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Tunisia - Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP) 2.49

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

Latest value

2.49 (2025)

Global rank

##37 of 166 economies

Share of global total

0.8%

Growth since 1960

1.25×

Ranking Race — Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#23#45#67#89#111#13319601970198019902000201020202025#37#372020 overtook Turkey2021 overtook India
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Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Tunisia climbed from #37 to #37 (overtook Turkey). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Tunisia ↓

Key Events — Tunisia

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1962
Fell 18 places in global rank auto
1982
Climbed 26 places in global rank auto
1984
Fell 22 places in global rank auto
1987
Fell 16 places in global rank auto
2011
Climbed 24 places in global rank auto
2015
Climbed 22 places in global rank auto
2020
Overtook Turkey in global rank auto
2021
Overtook India in global rank auto

Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP), 1960-2025

World Bank WDI (SIPRI military expenditure) · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1960197519902005202020251.242.223.194.17
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