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Iraq - Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP) 2.45

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

Latest value

2.45 (2025)

Global rank

##39 of 166 economies

Share of global total

0.7%

Growth since 1960

0.35×

Ranking Race — Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#23#45#67#89#111#13319601970198019902000201020202025#7#392023 overtook Serbia2025 overtook Denmark
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Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Iraq climbed from #7 to #39 (overtook Serbia). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Iraq ↓

Key Events — Iraq

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2005
Climbed 27 places in global rank auto
2013
Climbed 28 places in global rank auto
2015
Climbed 23 places in global rank auto
2021
Fell 15 places in global rank auto
2022
Fell 22 places in global rank auto
2023
Overtook Serbia in global rank auto
2023
Climbed 18 places in global rank auto
2025
Overtook Denmark 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
196019752005202020251.645.268.8712.49
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