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Paraguay - Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP) 0.88

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

Latest value

0.88 (2025)

Global rank

##119 of 166 economies

Share of global total

0.3%

Growth since 1960

0.35×

Ranking Race — Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#23#45#67#89#111#13319601970198019902000201020202025#27#1192020 overtook Belize2023 overtook Cameroon
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Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Paraguay climbed from #27 to #119 (overtook Belize). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Paraguay ↓

Key Events — Paraguay

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1974
Fell 19 places in global rank auto
1979
Fell 21 places in global rank auto
1982
Climbed 26 places in global rank auto
1987
Fell 20 places in global rank auto
1988
Climbed 15 places in global rank auto
1989
Fell 21 places in global rank auto
1991
Climbed 21 places in global rank auto
1995
Climbed 15 places 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
1960197519902005202020250.681.742.793.85
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