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Turkey - Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP) 1.91

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

Latest value

1.91 (2025)

Global rank

##65 of 166 economies

Share of global total

0.6%

Growth since 1960

0.54×

Ranking Race — Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#23#45#67#89#111#13319601970198019902000201020202025#16#652018 overtook Brunei2025 overtook Croatia
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Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Turkey climbed from #16 to #65 (overtook Brunei). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Turkey ↓

Key Events — Turkey

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1995
Fell 17 places in global rank auto
2001
Banking crisis curated

Lira collapses; deep reform programme follows.

2018
Overtook Brunei in global rank auto
2018
Lira crisis curated

Currency depreciation and inflation spiral.

2021
Inflation surge curated

Unconventional rate policy drives inflation above 50%.

2025
Overtook Croatia 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
1960197519902005202020251.622.793.955.12
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