Italy vs Tajikistan: Military spending
Military spending in 2025: 1.89% of GDP in Italy and 1.47% of GDP in Tajikistan, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Italy, by 0.42 percentage points, or 1.28 times that in Tajikistan.
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Watch it change on the map% of GDP · SIPRI
Latest figures
% of GDP · SIPRI
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 1.89 2025 | 1.18 | 68 of 151 |
| Tajikistan | 1.47 2025 | 1.28 | 85 of 151 |
What the numbers say
- Italy has been higher since 2024, when it overtook Tajikistan.
- In 2025, Italy ranked 68 and Tajikistan ranked 85 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of GDP · SIPRI
| Year | Italy | Tajikistan |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.89 | 1.47 |
| 2024 | 1.59 | 1.33 |
| 2023 | 1.53 | 2.4 |
| 2022 | 1.6 | 1.93 |
| 2021 | 1.61 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1.66 | 0.95 |
| 2019 | 1.25 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1.32 | 1.05 |
| 2017 | 1.29 | 1.04 |
| 2016 | 1.3 | 1.21 |
| 2015 | 1.18 | 1.28 |
| 2014 | 1.25 | 1.13 |
| 2013 | 1.39 | – |
| 2012 | 1.42 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1.47 | 1.09 |
| 2010 | 1.49 | 0.95 |
| 2009 | 1.55 | 0.95 |
| 2008 | 1.53 | 1.02 |
| 2007 | 1.44 | – |
| 2006 | 1.51 | – |
| 2005 | 1.6 | – |
| 2004 | 1.67 | 1.13 |
| 2003 | 1.7 | 1.12 |
| 2002 | 1.69 | 1.05 |
| 2001 | 1.67 | 0.58 |
| 2000 | 1.73 | 0.6 |
| 1999 | 1.68 | 1.39 |
| 1998 | 1.64 | 1.71 |
| 1997 | 1.62 | 1.7 |
| 1996 | 1.58 | 1.29 |
| 1995 | 1.46 | 1.1 |
| 1994 | 1.71 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1.79 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1.75 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1.86 | – |
| 1990 | 1.88 | – |
| 1989 | 2.03 | – |
| 1988 | 2.07 | – |
| 1987 | 2.06 | – |
| 1986 | 1.98 | – |
| 1985 | 1.94 | – |
| 1984 | 2.01 | – |
| 1983 | 2.02 | – |
| 1982 | 2.01 | – |
| 1981 | 1.82 | – |
| 1980 | 1.76 | – |
| 1979 | 1.87 | – |
| 1978 | 1.88 | – |
| 1977 | 1.89 | – |
| 1976 | 1.83 | – |
| 1975 | 1.98 | – |
| 1974 | 2.07 | – |
| 1973 | 2.2 | – |
| 1972 | 2.39 | – |
| 1971 | 2.24 | – |
| 1970 | 2.06 | – |
| 1969 | 2.42 | – |
| 1968 | 2.65 | – |
| 1967 | 2.77 | – |
| 1966 | 2.99 | – |
| 1965 | 2.75 | – |
| 1964 | 2.73 | – |
| 1963 | 2.75 | – |
| 1962 | 2.63 | – |
| 1961 | 2.57 | – |
| 1960 | 2.71 | – |
| 1959 | 2.95 | – |
| 1958 | 3.04 | – |
| 1957 | 3.09 | – |
| 1956 | 3.17 | – |
| 1955 | 3.25 | – |
| 1954 | 3.53 | – |
| 1953 | 3.33 | – |
| 1952 | 3.99 | – |
| 1951 | 3.78 | – |
- Estimate
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence, as a share of its economy, 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.
- Ranks count the 151 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
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