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Belarus - Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP) 2.4

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

Latest value

2.4 (2025)

Global rank

##40 of 166 economies

Share of global total

0.7%

Growth since 1992

1.09×

Ranking Race — Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#23#45#67#89#111#13319601970198019902000201020202025#65#402023 overtook Vietnam2025 overtook Iraq
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Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Belarus climbed from #65 to #40 (overtook Vietnam). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Belarus ↓

Key Events — Belarus

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1993
Fell 45 places in global rank auto
2000
Climbed 17 places in global rank auto
2001
Climbed 64 places in global rank auto
2002
Climbed 18 places in global rank auto
2021
Climbed 17 places in global rank auto
2023
Overtook Vietnam in global rank auto
2025
Overtook Iraq in global rank auto
2025
Climbed 16 places in global rank auto

Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP), 1992-2025

World Bank WDI (SIPRI military expenditure) · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
199220022012202220250.623.476.319.16
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