Nepal
Military share of state spending in Nepal
Military share of state spending in Nepal: 6.9% of government spending in 2000 and 4.5% of government spending in 2025, by SIPRI estimates.
- Latest, 2025
- 4.5% of government spending
- Since 2000
- −2.4 percentage points
- Rank, 2025
- 89 of 150
- counting from the highest
% of government spending · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- The highest was 14% of government spending in 2005, the lowest 4.4% of government spending in 2022.
Every year
% of government spending · SIPRI
| Year | Nepal |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.5 |
| 2024 | 4.6 |
| 2023 | 4.5 |
| 2022 | 4.4 |
| 2021 | 4.5 |
| 2020 | 4.8 |
| 2019 | 4.5 |
| 2018 | 4.8 |
| 2017 | 6.3 |
| 2016 | 7.7 |
| 2015 | 7.7 |
| 2014 | 8.6 |
| 2013 | 8.7 |
| 2012 | 7.4 |
| 2011 | 8.3 |
| 2010 | 8.3 |
| 2009 | 8.5 |
| 2008 | 10.5 |
| 2007 | 10.4 |
| 2006 | 13.7 |
| 2005 | 14 |
| 2004 | 13.3 |
| 2003 | 11.7 |
| 2002 | 9.8 |
| 2001 | 7.5 |
| 2000 | 6.9 |
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.
- Ranks count the 150 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Nepal in numbers
Every measure for Nepal on one page
Health
People
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spending0.97% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$429M in 2025
- Military spending per person$14 in 2025
- Armed forces personnel112,000 people in 2020
- National power0.18% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers1.4% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports6 million TIV in 2025