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Brazil - Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP) 1.05

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

Latest value

1.05 (2025)

Global rank

##106 of 166 economies

Share of global total

0.3%

Growth since 1960

0.39×

Ranking Race — Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#23#45#67#89#111#13319601970198019902000201020202025#24#1062018 overtook Senegal2025 overtook Thailand
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Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Brazil climbed from #24 to #106 (overtook Senegal). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Brazil ↓

Key Events — Brazil

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1965
Climbed 21 places in global rank auto
1977
Fell 15 places in global rank auto
1988
Climbed 15 places in global rank auto
1989
Climbed 20 places in global rank auto
1992
Fell 22 places in global rank auto
1993
Climbed 24 places in global rank auto
1994
Real Plan curated

New currency ends hyperinflation and stabilises the economy.

2002
Emerging-market crisis curated

Currency and debt fears peak ahead of the 2002 election.

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

World Bank WDI (SIPRI military expenditure) · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1960197519902005202020250.961.762.553.35
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