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Sri Lanka
Military expenditure (% of GDP)

Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product

Global rank#85out of 147 countries
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Historical trend

5.94.53.21.90.5196019922024Sri Lanka · 2024: 1.43%Sri Lanka

Analytical takeaways

  • Sri Lanka records 1.43% for Military expenditure (% of GDP) in 2024, ranking #85 globally out of 147 countries.
  • Military expenditure (% of GDP) increased from 1.18% in 1960 to 1.43% in 2024, a gain of 0.24%.
  • The country sits in the middle of the global distribution for this metric, making the page a balanced entry point for comparative analysis beyond the extremes.

Comparison

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