Syria

Military share of state spending in Syria

Military share of state spending in Syria: 24.3% of government spending in 1990 and 13.6% of government spending in 2010, by SIPRI estimates.

Latest, 2010
13.6% of government spending
Since 1990
−10.7 percentage points
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% of government spending · SIPRI

Military share of state spending in SyriaMilitary share of state spending in Syria: 24.3% of government spending in 1990 and 13.6% of government spending in 2010, by SIPRI estimates. The highest was 30.4% of government spending in 1991, the lowest 13.6% of government spending in 2010.
Estimates, SIPRISIPRI estimate

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 30.4% of government spending in 1991, the lowest 13.6% of government spending in 2010.

Every year

% of government spending · SIPRI

YearSyria
201013.6
200915.1
200815.5
200715.9
200616.5
200517.8
200417.7
200319.1
200217.4
200118.9
200019
199920.7
199820.2
199720.3
199621.8
199523.4
199424.3
199324.6
199226.3
199130.4
199024.3
  • Estimate

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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