Afghanistan vs Yemen

Afghanistan vs Yemen: Military share of state spending

Military share of state spending: 5% of government spending in Afghanistan in 2020 and 14.3% of government spending in Yemen in 2014, by SIPRI estimates. In 2014 the value was higher in Yemen, by 9.2 percentage points, or 2.79 times that in Afghanistan.

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% of government spending · SIPRI

Afghanistan vs Yemen: Military share of state spendingMilitary share of state spending: 5% of government spending in Afghanistan in 2020 and 14.3% of government spending in Yemen in 2014, by SIPRI estimates. In 2014 the value was higher in Yemen, by 9.2 percentage points, or 2.79 times that in Afghanistan.
AfghanistanYemenSIPRI estimate

What the numbers say

  • Yemen has been higher since 2009, when it overtook Afghanistan.

Every year

% of government spending · SIPRI

YearAfghanistanYemen
20205–
20194.3–
20183.7–
20173.7–
20163.7–
20153.8–
20145.114.3
20134.313.3
20124.712.6
20118.316.5
20109.415.5
20099.916.1
200811.210.8
20071212
200610.411.5
200512.713.2
200416.115.5
2003–19.4
2002–22.4
2001–18
2000–15.5
1999–18.3
1998–17.8
1997–17
1996–17.2
1995–26.3
1994–33.4
1993–27.4
1992–29.6
1991–28.3
1990–24.6
  • Estimate

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Good to know

  • The part of everything the government spends that goes on its armed forces and defence, by SIPRI’s count.
  • Source: Information from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Military Expenditure Database, https://doi.org/10.55163/CQGC9685.
  • Marked points are SIPRI’s own: a dot where it gives the figure as its estimate, a ring where it calls the figure highly uncertain.

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