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Cyprus - Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP) 1.61

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

Latest value

1.61 (2025)

Global rank

##78 of 166 economies

Share of global total

0.5%

Growth since 1985

1.27×

Ranking Race — Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#23#45#67#89#111#13319601970198019902000201020202025#97#782018 overtook Lithuania2020 overtook Norway
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Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Cyprus climbed from #97 to #78 (overtook Lithuania). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Cyprus ↓

Key Events — Cyprus

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1987
Climbed 66 places in global rank auto
1993
Fell 21 places in global rank auto
1996
Climbed 15 places in global rank auto
1999
Fell 21 places in global rank auto
2002
Fell 25 places in global rank auto
2018
Overtook Lithuania in global rank auto
2020
Overtook Norway in global rank auto
2023
Fell 16 places in global rank auto

Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP), 1985-2025

World Bank WDI (SIPRI military expenditure) · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
198519952005201520251.273.896.519.13
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