Eritrea - Military expenditure

Military expenditure (current USD)

The latest value for Military expenditure (current USD) in Eritrea was 181,583,700 as of 2003. Over the past 10 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 272,856,700 in 1999 and 80,198,310 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
1993 107,737,600
1994 80,198,310
1995 124,996,400
1996 152,271,800
1997 92,756,320
1998 263,001,700
1999 272,856,700
2000 230,670,100
2001 166,550,200
2002 150,764,400
2003 181,583,700

Military expenditure (current LCU)

The value for Military expenditure (current LCU) in Eritrea was 2,520,000,000 as of 2003. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,520,000,000 in 2003 and a minimum value of 438,700,000 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.

Year Value
1993 539,200,000
1994 438,700,000
1995 770,500,000
1996 968,100,000
1997 634,200,000
1998 1,936,200,000
1999 2,224,500,000
2000 2,220,200,000
2001 1,883,600,000
2002 2,104,400,000
2003 2,520,000,000

Military expenditure (% of GDP)

Military expenditure (% of GDP) in Eritrea was 20.87 as of 2003. Its highest value over the past 10 years was 34.38 in 1999, while its lowest value was 11.86 in 1997.

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
1993 21.33
1994 12.72
1995 19.54
1996 20.34
1997 11.86
1998 32.50
1999 34.38
2000 32.66
2001 22.14
2002 20.67
2003 20.87

Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure)

Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) in Eritrea was 31.14 as of 2003. Its highest value over the past 10 years was 47.72 in 1998, while its lowest value was 25.48 in 1997.

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
1993 41.00
1994 32.62
1995 31.09
1996 38.30
1997 25.48
1998 47.72
1999 41.88
2000 44.03
2001 32.06
2002 33.05
2003 31.14

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade