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Albania - Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP) 2.03

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

Latest value

2.03 (2025)

Global rank

##55 of 166 economies

Share of global total

0.6%

Growth since 1980

0.34×

Ranking Race — Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#23#45#67#89#111#13319601970198019902000201020202025#13#552023 overtook China2024 overtook Mozambique
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Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Albania climbed from #13 to #55 (overtook China). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Albania ↓

Key Events — Albania

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1993
Fell 18 places in global rank auto
1995
Fell 23 places in global rank auto
1996
Fell 18 places in global rank auto
2006
Climbed 22 places in global rank auto
2009
Fell 25 places in global rank auto
2023
Overtook China in global rank auto
2023
Climbed 32 places in global rank auto
2024
Overtook Mozambique in global rank auto

Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP), 1980-2025

World Bank WDI (SIPRI military expenditure) · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1980199020002010202020251.092.774.446.12
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