Myanmar - Military expenditure

Military expenditure (current USD)

The latest value for Military expenditure (current USD) in Myanmar was 2,445,822,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 32,954,260,000 in 2005 and 85,617,090 in 1961.

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
1960 89,512,590
1961 85,617,090
1962 90,704,340
1963 100,322,400
1964 97,912,600
1965 107,241,900
1966 105,456,900
1967 102,039,100
1968 104,590,600
1969 114,418,600
1970 122,781,900
1971 127,758,800
1972 117,181,300
1973 152,452,300
1974 159,999,300
1975 138,923,700
1976 155,142,200
1977 169,293,700
1978 183,429,300
1979 190,866,400
1980 202,083,500
1981 205,288,100
1982 195,419,400
1983 192,170,000
1984 188,720,800
1985 196,758,600
1986 231,843,400
1987 203,653,700
1988 255,256,800
1989 550,194,600
1990 814,025,600
1991 942,677,100
1992 1,370,458,000
1993 2,061,810,000
1994 2,801,967,000
1995 3,932,079,000
1996 4,675,441,000
1997 4,780,529,000
1998 5,873,098,000
1999 6,950,081,000
2000 9,030,565,000
2001 9,464,417,000
2002 11,000,360,000
2003 24,189,110,000
2004 29,853,910,000
2005 32,954,260,000
2012 2,969,236,000
2013 2,366,989,000
2014 2,372,896,000
2015 2,552,370,000
2016 2,455,784,000
2017 2,221,961,000
2018 1,529,364,000
2019 1,495,510,000
2020 2,445,822,000

Military expenditure (current LCU)

The value for Military expenditure (current LCU) in Myanmar was 191,734,000,000 as of 2005. As the graph below shows, over the past 45 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 191,734,000,000 in 2005 and a minimum value of 407,700,000 in 1961.

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
1960 426,250,000
1961 407,700,000
1962 431,925,000
1963 477,725,000
1964 466,250,000
1965 510,675,000
1966 502,175,000
1967 485,900,000
1968 498,050,000
1969 544,850,000
1970 584,675,000
1971 608,750,000
1972 639,750,000
1973 751,750,000
1974 778,000,000
1975 886,250,000
1976 1,040,500,000
1977 1,196,500,000
1978 1,247,000,000
1979 1,257,000,000
1980 1,321,250,000
1981 1,482,250,000
1982 1,506,500,000
1983 1,529,750,000
1984 1,567,000,000
1985 1,667,500,000
1986 1,699,500,000
1987 1,355,000,000
1988 1,632,250,000
1989 3,689,000,000
1990 5,159,750,000
1991 5,923,500,000
1992 8,366,000,000
1993 12,694,500,000
1994 16,741,500,000
1995 22,283,250,000
1996 27,667,250,000
1997 29,839,250,000
1998 37,254,000,000
1999 43,686,750,000
2000 58,849,750,000
2001 63,874,500,000
2002 73,065,250,000
2003 148,495,000,000
2004 173,327,000,000
2005 191,734,000,000

Military expenditure (% of GDP)

Military expenditure (% of GDP) in Myanmar was 2.89 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 59 years was 6.85 in 1963, while its lowest value was 1.13 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
1961 6.12
1962 5.69
1963 6.85
1964 6.02
1965 6.70
1966 6.13
1967 5.20
1968 5.02
1969 5.31
1970 5.60
1971 5.65
1972 5.45
1973 5.11
1974 4.02
1975 3.77
1976 3.79
1977 4.04
1978 3.92
1979 3.56
1980 3.42
1981 3.46
1982 3.22
1983 3.07
1984 2.92
1985 2.98
1986 2.88
1987 1.97
1988 2.14
1989 2.96
1990 3.40
1991 3.17
1992 3.35
1993 3.52
1994 3.54
1995 3.68
1996 3.49
1997 2.31
1998 2.01
1999 1.73
2000 2.00
2001 1.56
2002 1.13
2003 1.67
2004 1.66
2005 1.35
2012 3.90
2013 4.04
2014 3.79
2015 4.30
2016 4.09
2017 3.65
2018 2.31
2019 2.09
2020 2.89

Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure)

Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) in Myanmar was 14.05 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 22 years was 21.51 in 2012, while its lowest value was 9.77 in 1999.

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
1998 10.48
1999 9.77
2000 11.20
2001 10.62
2002 10.07
2003 15.02
2004 13.73
2005 11.86
2012 21.51
2013 17.93
2014 15.94
2015 17.77
2016 17.45
2017 17.54
2018 11.22
2019 10.55
2020 14.05

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade