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Syria - Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP) 4.06

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

Latest value

4.06 (2010)

Global rank

##13 of 166 economies

Share of global total

1.4%

Growth since 1960

0.39×

Ranking Race — Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#23#45#67#89#111#13319601970198019902000201020202025#2#132009 overtook Angola2010 overtook Armenia
SyriaUkraineAlgeriaIsraelRussia

Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Syria climbed from #2 to #13 (overtook Angola). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Syria ↓

Key Events — Syria

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2009
Overtook Angola in global rank auto
2010
Overtook Armenia in global rank auto

Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP), 1960-2010

World Bank WDI (SIPRI military expenditure) · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1960197019801990200020103.558.2612.9817.69
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