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Philippines - Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP) 1.3

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

Latest value

1.3 (2025)

Global rank

##95 of 166 economies

Share of global total

0.4%

Growth since 1960

0.73×

Ranking Race — Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#23#45#67#89#111#13319601970198019902000201020202025#40#952024 overtook Lebanon2025 overtook Seychelles
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Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Philippines climbed from #40 to #95 (overtook Lebanon). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Philippines ↓

Key Events — Philippines

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1978
Fell 21 places in global rank auto
1984
Fell 22 places in global rank auto
1988
Climbed 22 places in global rank auto
1997
Fell 15 places in global rank auto
2004
Fell 20 places in global rank auto
2014
Fell 16 places in global rank auto
2021
Climbed 18 places in global rank auto
2023
Fell 16 places 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
196019902005202020251.0422.973.93
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