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El Salvador - Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP) 1.34

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

Latest value

1.34 (2025)

Global rank

#n/a of 166 economies

Share of global total

0.4%

Growth since 1965

1.81×

Ranking Race — Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#23#45#67#89#111#13319601970198019902000201020202025#71#912020 overtook Zambia2022 overtook South Sudan
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Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. El Salvador climbed from #71 to #91 (overtook Zambia). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for El Salvador ↓

Key Events — El Salvador

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1982
Climbed 15 places in global rank auto
1984
Climbed 24 places in global rank auto
1986
Fell 15 places in global rank auto
1990
Fell 21 places in global rank auto
1993
Fell 32 places in global rank auto
2003
Fell 20 places in global rank auto
2020
Overtook Zambia in global rank auto
2022
Overtook South Sudan in global rank auto

Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP), 1965-2025

World Bank WDI (SIPRI military expenditure) · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
196519801995201020250.632.624.66.59
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