Tunisia 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).
  • Tunisia military spending/defense budget for 2021 was $1.25B, a 8.04% increase from 2020.
  • Tunisia military spending/defense budget for 2020 was $1.16B, a 15.63% increase from 2019.
  • Tunisia military spending/defense budget for 2019 was $1.00B, a 18.56% increase from 2018.
  • Tunisia military spending/defense budget for 2018 was $0.84B, a 1.71% decline from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Bangladesh $4.88B
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Mongolia $0.11B
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Eswatini $0.08B
Kosovo $0.08B
Nicaragua $0.08B
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Lesotho $0.04B
Cabo Verde $0.01B
Tunisia Military Spending/Defense Budget - Historical Data
Year Billions of US $ % of GDP
2021 $1.25B 2.83%
2020 $1.16B 2.91%
2019 $1.00B 2.56%
2018 $0.84B 2.11%
2017 $0.86B 2.14%
2016 $0.99B 2.36%
2015 $0.98B 2.27%
2014 $0.91B 1.91%
2013 $0.76B 1.64%
2012 $0.68B 1.51%
2011 $0.72B 1.56%
2010 $0.57B 1.30%
2009 $0.56B 1.29%
2008 $0.58B 1.29%
2007 $0.49B 1.26%
2006 $0.50B 1.45%
2005 $0.47B 1.45%
2004 $0.44B 1.43%
2003 $0.41B 1.48%
2002 $0.35B 1.49%
2001 $0.34B 1.52%
2000 $0.33B 1.55%
1999 $0.36B 1.56%
1998 $0.37B 1.68%
1997 $0.36B 1.73%
1996 $0.40B 1.87%
1995 $0.34B 1.74%
1994 $0.30B 1.74%
1993 $0.28B 1.73%
1992 $0.29B 1.71%
1991 $0.26B 1.83%
1990 $0.25B 1.84%
1989 $0.23B 2.11%
1988 $0.23B 2.10%
1987 $0.19B 1.82%
1986 $0.21B 2.09%
1985 $0.22B 2.34%
1984 $0.25B 2.76%
1983 $0.38B 4.17%
1982 $0.33B 3.69%
1981 $0.23B 2.48%
1980 $0.19B 2.03%
1979 $0.16B 2.24%
1978 $0.15B 2.49%
1977 $0.12B 2.38%
1976 $0.08B 1.86%
1975 $0.08B 1.74%
1974 $0.05B 1.31%
1973 $0.04B 1.40%
1972 $0.03B 1.41%
1971 $0.02B 1.48%
1970 $0.02B 1.56%
1969 $0.02B 1.31%
1968 $0.02B 1.44%
1967 $0.02B 1.42%
1966 $0.01B 1.32%
1965 $0.01B 1.29%
1964 $0.02B 1.74%
1963 $0.02B 1.51%
1962 $0.01B 1.73%
1961 $0.02B 2.22%
1960 $0.02B 2.00%