Tanzania - Military expenditure

Military expenditure (current USD)

The latest value for Military expenditure (current USD) in Tanzania was 659,313,000 as of 2020. Over the past 53 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 659,313,000 in 2020 and 14,629,990 in 1967.

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
1967 14,629,990
1968 16,239,990
1969 20,089,990
1970 29,539,990
1971 42,559,980
1972 53,689,680
1973 77,916,010
1974 120,044,700
1975 138,323,500
1976 136,687,500
1977 190,729,900
1978 421,677,800
1979 375,458,500
1980 232,291,700
1981 331,019,100
1982 366,761,900
1983 332,950,400
1984 293,025,200
1985 345,976,200
1986 260,704,000
1987 161,608,100
1988 124,833,700
1989 105,316,800
1990 87,154,460
1991 108,141,600
1992 96,907,040
1993 58,725,700
1994 58,375,570
1995 85,513,660
1996 101,038,500
1997 118,603,800
1998 134,277,000
1999 128,497,900
2000 135,056,000
2001 150,728,200
2002 140,753,600
2003 125,254,700
2004 127,567,900
2005 139,493,600
2006 147,417,900
2007 166,215,500
2008 194,000,300
2009 219,476,900
2010 282,725,100
2011 307,474,000
2012 359,739,400
2013 443,379,900
2014 507,285,800
2015 517,075,800
2016 544,218,300
2017 562,697,100
2018 599,968,300
2019 618,943,400
2020 659,313,000

Military expenditure (current LCU)

The value for Military expenditure (current LCU) in Tanzania was 1,840,000,000,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 52 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,840,000,000,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 104,500,000 in 1967.

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
1967 104,500,000
1968 116,000,000
1969 143,500,000
1970 211,000,000
1971 304,000,000
1972 383,500,000
1973 547,000,000
1974 856,500,000
1975 1,019,000,000
1976 1,145,000,000
1977 1,581,000,000
1978 3,252,000,000
1979 3,085,000,000
1980 1,904,000,000
1981 2,742,000,000
1982 3,404,500,000
1983 3,710,000,000
1984 4,481,000,000
1985 6,045,000,000
1986 8,524,500,000
1987 10,385,000,000
1988 12,395,000,000
1989 15,100,000,000
1990 17,000,000,000
1991 23,700,000,000
1992 28,850,000,000
1993 23,800,000,000
1994 29,750,000,000
1995 49,150,000,000
1996 58,600,000,000
1997 72,600,000,000
1998 89,250,000,000
1999 95,700,000,000
2000 108,100,000,000
2001 132,100,000,000
2002 136,050,000,000
2003 130,067,000,000
2004 138,964,000,000
2005 157,479,000,000
2006 184,553,000,000
2007 206,945,000,000
2008 232,085,000,000
2009 289,778,000,000
2010 398,436,000,000
2011 483,386,000,000
2012 569,468,000,000
2013 709,603,000,000
2014 839,053,000,000
2015 1,029,700,000,000
2016 1,185,150,000,000
2017 1,361,800,000,000
2018 1,590,150,000,000
2019 1,840,000,000,000

Military expenditure (% of GDP)

Military expenditure (% of GDP) in Tanzania was 1.03 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 53 years was 10.11 in 1978, while its lowest value was 0.70 in 2008.

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
1967 1.42
1968 1.47
1969 1.73
1970 2.30
1971 3.10
1972 3.43
1973 4.17
1974 5.36
1975 5.36
1976 4.69
1977 5.48
1978 10.11
1979 8.50
1980 4.52
1981 5.58
1982 5.50
1983 5.41
1984 5.25
1985 5.39
1986 5.74
1987 3.15
1988 2.45
1989 2.38
1990 2.05
1991 2.18
1992 2.11
1993 1.38
1994 1.29
1995 1.63
1996 1.56
1997 1.54
1998 1.60
1999 1.49
2000 1.49
2001 1.45
2002 1.30
2003 1.07
2004 0.99
2005 0.82
2006 0.79
2007 0.76
2008 0.70
2009 0.76
2010 0.90
2011 0.90
2012 0.91
2013 0.97
2014 1.02
2015 1.09
2016 1.09
2017 1.06
2018 1.06
2019 1.02
2020 1.03

Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure)

Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) in Tanzania was 6.05 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 12.68 in 1991, while its lowest value was 3.81 in 2009.

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 12.68
1992 9.86
1993 6.92
1994 6.36
1995 8.60
1996 9.57
1997 9.90
1998 10.29
1999 8.55
2000 8.86
2001 9.66
2002 7.88
2003 5.76
2004 4.81
2005 4.44
2006 4.43
2007 4.27
2008 3.83
2009 3.81
2010 4.49
2011 4.79
2012 4.69
2013 5.16
2014 5.88
2015 6.36
2016 6.47
2017 6.37
2018 6.37
2019 6.23
2020 6.05

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade