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Malta - Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP) 0.45

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

Latest value

0.45 (2025)

Global rank

##141 of 166 economies

Share of global total

0.1%

Growth since 1985

0.35×

Ranking Race — Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#25#49#73#97#121#14519601970198019902000201020202025#96#1412024 overtook Guatemala2025 overtook Kazakhstan
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Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Malta climbed from #96 to #141 (overtook Guatemala). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Malta ↓

Key Events — Malta

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2024
Overtook Guatemala in global rank auto
2025
Overtook Kazakhstan in global rank auto

Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP), 1985-2025

World Bank WDI (SIPRI military expenditure) · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
198519952005201520250.370.731.11.46
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