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New Zealand - Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP) 1.1

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

Latest value

1.1 (2025)

Global rank

#n/a of 166 economies

Share of global total

0.3%

Growth since 1960

0.41×

Ranking Race — Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#23#45#67#89#111#13319601970198019902000201020202025#23#1032019 overtook Egypt2022 overtook El Salvador
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Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. New Zealand climbed from #23 to #103 (overtook Egypt). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for New Zealand ↓

Key Events — New Zealand

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1980
Climbed 19 places in global rank auto
2019
Overtook Egypt in global rank auto
2019
Climbed 16 places in global rank auto
2022
Overtook El Salvador in global rank auto

Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP), 1960-2025

World Bank WDI (SIPRI military expenditure) · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1960197519902005202020250.991.672.343.02
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