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Argentina - Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP) 0.56

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

Latest value

0.56 (2025)

Global rank

##134 of 166 economies

Share of global total

0.2%

Growth since 1960

0.36×

Ranking Race — Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#23#45#67#89#111#13319601970198019902000201020202025#44#1342017 overtook Belgium2022 overtook Indonesia
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Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Argentina climbed from #44 to #134 (overtook Belgium). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Argentina ↓

Key Events — Argentina

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1963
Fell 22 places in global rank auto
1976
Climbed 24 places in global rank auto
1980
Fell 22 places in global rank auto
1982
Fell 18 places in global rank auto
1984
Fell 17 places in global rank auto
1989
Hyperinflation curated

Prices spiral out of control before convertibility plan.

2001
Sovereign default curated

Largest default in history; peso peg abandoned.

2003
Commodity boom rebound curated

Strong recovery driven by commodity exports.

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

World Bank WDI (SIPRI military expenditure) · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1960197519902005202020250.561.953.334.72
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