Central African Republic - Military expenditure

Military expenditure (current USD)

The latest value for Military expenditure (current USD) in Central African Republic was 41,303,630 as of 2020. Over the past 29 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 51,585,280 in 2010 and 10,681,960 in 2002.

Definition: Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another).

Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security.

See also:

Year Value
1991 21,598,190
1992 23,185,440
1993 19,144,450
1994 10,689,750
1995 13,014,180
1996 12,196,220
2002 10,681,960
2003 15,018,930
2004 15,103,590
2005 15,396,200
2007 19,112,520
2008 31,511,480
2009 35,992,380
2010 51,585,280
2011 49,874,330
2012 42,746,020
2013 47,923,240
2014 38,407,010
2015 26,703,890
2016 26,833,000
2017 27,516,260
2018 30,517,650
2019 40,777,670
2020 41,303,630

Military expenditure (current LCU)

The value for Military expenditure (current LCU) in Central African Republic was 18,992,000,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 25,549,000,000 in 2010 and a minimum value of 5,421,000,000 in 1993.

Definition: Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.)

Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security.

Year Value
1991 6,093,000,000
1992 6,137,000,000
1993 5,421,000,000
1994 5,935,000,000
1995 6,496,000,000
1996 6,239,000,000
2002 7,445,200,000
2003 8,729,000,000
2004 7,979,000,000
2005 8,121,000,000
2007 9,159,999,000
2008 14,111,000,000
2009 16,995,100,000
2010 25,549,000,000
2011 23,534,000,000
2012 21,823,000,000
2013 23,676,000,000
2014 18,989,000,000
2015 15,794,000,000
2016 15,916,000,000
2017 16,157,000,000
2018 16,960,000,000
2019 18,992,000,000

Military expenditure (% of GDP)

Military expenditure (% of GDP) in Central African Republic was 1.87 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 3.16 in 2013, while its lowest value was 1.11 in 2002.

Definition: Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.)

Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security.

See also:

Year Value
1991 1.57
1992 1.64
1993 1.50
1994 1.26
1995 1.17
1996 1.21
2002 1.11
2003 1.35
2004 1.20
2005 1.15
2007 1.13
2008 1.59
2009 1.82
2010 2.60
2011 2.27
2012 1.97
2013 3.16
2014 2.26
2015 1.69
2016 1.53
2017 1.44
2018 1.43
2019 1.92
2020 1.87

Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure)

Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) in Central African Republic was 7.95 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 21.15 in 2013, while its lowest value was 5.61 in 1994.

Definition: Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.)

Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security.

See also:

Year Value
1991 6.80
1992 7.03
1993 7.18
1994 5.61
1995 5.64
1996 10.31
2002 6.53
2003 10.29
2004 8.83
2005 6.75
2007 8.46
2008 9.67
2009 10.92
2010 13.96
2011 14.47
2012 11.75
2013 21.15
2014 11.27
2015 11.28
2016 12.16
2017 9.69
2018 7.61
2019 10.58
2020 7.95

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade