Pakistan Military Spending/Defense Budget 1960-2024

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).
  • Pakistan military spending/defense budget for 2021 was $11.30B, a 8.76% increase from 2020.
  • Pakistan military spending/defense budget for 2020 was $10.39B, a 0.06% increase from 2019.
  • Pakistan military spending/defense budget for 2019 was $10.39B, a 11.45% decline from 2018.
  • Pakistan military spending/defense budget for 2018 was $11.73B, a 2.36% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Billions of US $
India $76.60B
Pakistan $11.30B
Indonesia $8.26B
Ukraine $5.94B
Morocco $5.38B
Egypt $5.17B
Bangladesh $4.88B
Nigeria $4.47B
Philippines $4.09B
Myanmar $2.11B
Sri Lanka $1.56B
Tunisia $1.25B
Kenya $1.11B
Angola $0.98B
Cambodia $0.64B
Bolivia $0.63B
Cameroon $0.44B
Honduras $0.44B
El Salvador $0.38B
Sudan $0.38B
Republic of Congo $0.31B
Georgia $0.30B
Ghana $0.30B
Zambia $0.28B
Mauritania $0.23B
Kyrgyz Republic $0.12B
Mongolia $0.11B
Papua New Guinea $0.09B
Eswatini $0.08B
Kosovo $0.08B
Nicaragua $0.08B
Moldova $0.05B
Timor-Leste $0.04B
Lesotho $0.04B
Cabo Verde $0.01B
Pakistan Military Spending/Defense Budget - Historical Data
Year Billions of US $ % of GDP
2021 $11.30B 3.83%
2020 $10.39B 4.03%
2019 $10.39B 4.11%
2018 $11.73B 4.13%
2017 $11.46B 3.77%
2016 $9.97B 3.59%
2015 $9.48B 3.55%
2014 $8.65B 3.48%
2013 $7.65B 3.47%
2012 $7.48B 3.48%
2011 $6.95B 3.29%
2010 $5.97B 3.42%
2009 $5.27B 3.27%
2008 $5.23B 3.46%
2007 $5.34B 3.51%
2006 $4.97B 3.65%
2005 $4.59B 3.90%
2004 $4.13B 3.96%
2003 $3.72B 4.09%
2002 $3.27B 4.07%
2001 $2.84B 3.88%
2000 $2.97B 4.17%
1999 $3.08B 5.19%
1998 $3.22B 5.42%
1997 $3.32B 5.62%
1996 $3.55B 6.04%
1995 $3.67B 5.82%
1994 $3.32B 5.92%
1993 $3.31B 6.43%
1992 $3.39B 6.70%
1991 $3.07B 6.57%
1990 $2.81B 6.52%
1989 $2.58B 6.53%
1988 $2.72B 6.79%
1987 $2.50B 6.97%
1986 $2.28B 6.99%
1985 $2.14B 6.92%
1984 $2.11B 6.66%
1983 $1.99B 6.64%
1982 $1.85B 6.38%
1981 $1.74B 5.71%
1980 $1.43B 5.52%
1979 $1.18B 5.45%
1978 $1.03B 5.50%
1977 $0.91B 5.55%
1976 $0.83B 5.89%
1975 $0.77B 6.32%
1974 $0.61B 6.09%
1973 $0.48B 6.21%
1972 $0.48B 6.87%
1971 $0.74B 6.74%
1970 $0.64B 6.16%
1969 $0.55B 5.51%
1968 $0.49B 5.10%
1967 $0.48B 5.40%
1966 $0.55B 6.73%
1965 $0.44B 5.90%
1964 $0.26B 3.87%
1963 $0.22B 3.65%
1962 $0.20B 3.66%
1961 $0.21B 4.10%
1960 $0.21B 4.31%