Military expenditure as % of GDP - Australia
Value & RankThe Military expenditure as % of GDP of Australia is 1.63 (% of GDP) with a global rank of 71.
Australia compared to other CountriesThe Military expenditure as % of GDP of Australia is similar to that of Poland, Zambia, Egypt, Croatia, Côte d'Ivoire, Cambodia, Paraguay, Bulgaria, Italy, Togo with a respective Military expenditure as % of GDP of 1.79, 1.69, 1.67, 1.66, 1.65, 1.60, 1.60, 1.58, 1.58, 1.57 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76.Last 10 years averageAustralia had an average Military expenditure as % of GDP of 1.86 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2003 to 2013).
Australia during the Great RecessionAustralia's Military expenditure as % of GDP had a positive growth of 1.97% during the Great RecessionAustralia since the end of the Great RecessionAustralia's Military expenditure as % of GDP had a negative growth (decline) of 15.5% since the end of the Great Recession
Australia compared to other CountriesThe Military expenditure as % of GDP of Australia is similar to that of Poland, Zambia, Egypt, Croatia, Côte d'Ivoire, Cambodia, Paraguay, Bulgaria, Italy, Togo with a respective Military expenditure as % of GDP of 1.79, 1.69, 1.67, 1.66, 1.65, 1.60, 1.60, 1.58, 1.58, 1.57 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76.Last 10 years averageAustralia had an average Military expenditure as % of GDP of 1.86 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2003 to 2013).
Australia during the Great RecessionAustralia's Military expenditure as % of GDP had a positive growth of 1.97% during the Great RecessionAustralia since the end of the Great RecessionAustralia's Military expenditure as % of GDP had a negative growth (decline) of 15.5% since the end of the Great Recession
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1991 | 2.21 |
1992 | 2.27 |
1993 | 2.30 |
1994 | 2.18 |
1995 | 2.11 |
1996 | 1.98 |
1997 | 1.96 |
1998 | 1.99 |
1999 | 1.99 |
2000 | 1.92 |
2001 | 2.06 |
2002 | 1.96 |
2003 | 1.98 |
2004 | 1.89 |
2005 | 1.88 |
2006 | 1.89 |
2007 | 1.89 |
2008 | 1.88 |
2009 | 1.93 |
2010 | 1.95 |
2011 | 1.83 |
2012 | 1.70 |
2013 | 1.63 |
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Poland | 66 | 1.79 |
Zambia | 67 | 1.69 |
Egypt | 68 | 1.67 |
Croatia | 69 | 1.66 |
Côte d'Ivoire | 70 | 1.65 |
Australia | 71 | 1.63 |
Cambodia | 72 | 1.60 |
Paraguay | 73 | 1.60 |
Bulgaria | 74 | 1.58 |
Italy | 75 | 1.58 |
Togo | 76 | 1.57 |
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Datasource: Workbank - World Development Indicators