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Azerbaijan - Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP) 6.47

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

Latest value

6.47 (2025)

Global rank

##6 of 166 economies

Share of global total

2.0%

Growth since 1992

2.7×

Ranking Race — Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#23#45#67#89#111#13319601970198019902000201020202025#60#62023 overtook Togo2025 overtook South Sudan
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Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Azerbaijan climbed from #60 to #6 (overtook Togo). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Azerbaijan ↓

Key Events — Azerbaijan

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1993
Climbed 41 places in global rank auto
1994
Fell 52 places in global rank auto
1995
Climbed 31 places in global rank auto
2006
Climbed 23 places in global rank auto
2011
Climbed 22 places in global rank auto
2023
Overtook Togo in global rank auto
2025
Overtook South Sudan in global rank auto

Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP), 1992-2025

World Bank WDI (SIPRI military expenditure) · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
199220022012202220251.953.464.966.47
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