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Guyana - Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP) 0.99

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

Latest value

0.99 (2025)

Global rank

##111 of 166 economies

Share of global total

0.3%

Growth since 1973

0.6×

Ranking Race — Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#23#45#67#89#111#13319601970198019902000201020202025#68#1112024 overtook Ivory Coast2025 overtook Nepal
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Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Guyana climbed from #68 to #111 (overtook Ivory Coast). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Guyana ↓

Key Events — Guyana

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1974
Climbed 30 places in global rank auto
1975
Climbed 29 places in global rank auto
1978
Fell 19 places in global rank auto
1985
Climbed 16 places in global rank auto
1987
Fell 31 places in global rank auto
1989
Fell 34 places in global rank auto
1990
Fell 20 places in global rank auto
2004
Climbed 20 places in global rank auto

Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP), 1973-2025

World Bank WDI (SIPRI military expenditure) · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
197319882003201820250.583.25.828.44
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