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Jordan - Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP) 4.56

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

Latest value

4.56 (2025)

Global rank

##10 of 166 economies

Share of global total

1.4%

Growth since 1960

0.22×

Ranking Race — Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#23#45#67#89#111#13319601970198019902000201020202025#1#102017 overtook South Sudan2022 overtook Azerbaijan
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Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Jordan climbed from #1 to #10 (overtook South Sudan). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Jordan ↓

Key Events — Jordan

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2017
Overtook South Sudan in global rank auto
2022
Overtook Azerbaijan 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
1960197519902005202020254.1910.8117.4424.06
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