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Namibia
Military expenditure (% of GDP)

Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product

Global rank#29out of 147 countries
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Historical trend

6.45.34.12.91.8199020072024Namibia · 2024: 2.73%Namibia

Analytical takeaways

  • Namibia records 2.73% for Military expenditure (% of GDP) in 2024, ranking #29 globally out of 147 countries.
  • Military expenditure (% of GDP) declined from 6.42% in 1990 to 2.73% in 2024, a decrease of 3.69%.
  • The country sits in the top quartile of the global distribution for this metric, making the page useful for leader-oriented high-intent searches.

Comparison

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