Eritrea
Military share of state spending in Eritrea
Military share of state spending in Eritrea: 41% of government spending in 1993 and 46.4% of government spending in 2003, by SIPRI estimates.
- Latest, 2003
- 46.4% of government spending
- Since 1993
- +5.4 percentage points
% of government spending · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- The highest was 49.8% of government spending in 2000, the lowest 25.5% of government spending in 1997.
Every year
% of government spending · SIPRI
| Year | Eritrea |
|---|---|
| 2003 | 46.4 |
| 2002 | 44.5 |
| 2001 | 48.1 |
| 2000 | 49.8 |
| 1999 | 41.9 |
| 1998 | 47.7 |
| 1997 | 25.5 |
| 1996 | 38.3 |
| 1995 | 31.1 |
| 1994 | 32.6 |
| 1993 | 41 |
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.
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