Eritrea
Military spending in Eritrea
Military spending in Eritrea: 21.33% of GDP in 1993 and 20.87% of GDP in 2003, by SIPRI estimates.
- Latest, 2003
- 20.87% of GDP
- Since 1993
- −0.46 percentage points
% of GDP · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- The highest was 34.38% of GDP in 1999, the lowest 11.86% of GDP in 1997.
Every year
% of GDP · SIPRI
| Year | Eritrea |
|---|---|
| 2003 | 20.87 |
| 2002 | 20.67 |
| 2001 | 22.14 |
| 2000 | 32.66 |
| 1999 | 34.38 |
| 1998 | 32.5 |
| 1997 | 11.86 |
| 1996 | 20.34 |
| 1995 | 19.54 |
| 1994 | 12.72 |
| 1993 | 21.33 |
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.
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- Military spending per person$75 in 2003
- Military share of state spending46.4% of government spending in 2003
- Armed forces personnel202,000 people in 2020
- National power0.31% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers13.29% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports4 million TIV in 2007
- Arms exports0 TIV in 2006