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Nepal - Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP) 0.97

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

Latest value

0.97 (2025)

Global rank

##112 of 166 economies

Share of global total

0.3%

Growth since 1970

1.64×

Ranking Race — Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#23#45#67#89#111#13319601970198019902000201020202025#84#1122015 overtook Malaysia2016 overtook Finland
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Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Nepal climbed from #84 to #112 (overtook Malaysia). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Nepal ↓

Key Events — Nepal

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2015
Overtook Malaysia in global rank auto
2016
Overtook Finland in global rank auto
2019
Fell 16 places in global rank auto

Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP), 1970-2025

World Bank WDI (SIPRI military expenditure) · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
197019852000201520250.590.961.321.69
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