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Latvia - Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP) 3.61

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

Latest value

3.61 (2025)

Global rank

##13 of 166 economies

Share of global total

1.1%

Growth since 1993

4.88×

Ranking Race — Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#23#45#67#89#111#13319601970198019902000201020202025#132#132024 overtook Estonia2025 overtook Mali
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Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Latvia climbed from #132 to #13 (overtook Estonia). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Latvia ↓

Key Events — Latvia

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2002
Climbed 34 places in global rank auto
2009
Fell 15 places in global rank auto
2010
Fell 21 places in global rank auto
2012
Fell 19 places in global rank auto
2016
Climbed 36 places in global rank auto
2018
Climbed 25 places in global rank auto
2024
Overtook Estonia in global rank auto
2025
Overtook Mali in global rank auto

Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP), 1993-2025

World Bank WDI (SIPRI military expenditure) · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
199320032013202320250.61.62.613.61
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