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Sri Lanka - Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP) 1.31

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

Latest value

1.31 (2025)

Global rank

#n/a of 166 economies

Share of global total

0.4%

Growth since 1960

1.11×

Ranking Race — Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#23#45#67#89#111#13319601970198019902000201020202025#47#942017 overtook Georgia2021 overtook Slovakia
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Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Sri Lanka climbed from #47 to #94 (overtook Georgia). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Sri Lanka ↓

Key Events — Sri Lanka

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1985
Climbed 59 places in global rank auto
1986
Fell 15 places in global rank auto
1987
Climbed 15 places in global rank auto
1988
Fell 22 places in global rank auto
1989
Fell 19 places in global rank auto
1990
Climbed 17 places in global rank auto
1991
Climbed 23 places in global rank auto
1995
Climbed 18 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
1960197519902005202020250.542.314.095.86
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