World Bank WDI (SIPRI military expenditure) · updated 2026-10-15 · 166 economies tracked
3.12 (2025)
#n/a of 166 economies
0.9%
0.35×
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. United States climbed from #3 to #23 (overtook Pakistan). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.
Key events for United States ↓Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones
US suspends dollar-gold convertibility, Bretton Woods system ends.
Dow falls 22.6% in a single day, triggering global market turbulence.
Lehman Brothers collapse sets off the worst recession since the 1930s.
Sharpest quarterly GDP contraction on record as the pandemic hits.
Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP), Government Health Expenditure (% of GDP), General Government Gross Debt (% of GDP), Government Revenue (% of GDP)
No community estimates yet for Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP) — be the first.