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Iraq 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).
  • Iraq military spending/defense budget for 2022 was $4.68B, a 1.84% decline from 2021.
  • Iraq military spending/defense budget for 2021 was $4.77B, a 15.55% decline from 2020.
  • Iraq military spending/defense budget for 2020 was $5.65B, a 25.65% decline from 2019.
  • Iraq military spending/defense budget for 2019 was $7.60B, a 20.27% increase from 2018.
  
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Billions of US $
China $291.96B
Russia $86.37B
Brazil $20.21B
Turkey $10.64B
Colombia $9.94B
Algeria $9.15B
Mexico $8.54B
Iran $6.85B
Thailand $5.72B
Romania $5.19B
Lebanon $4.74B
Iraq $4.68B
Malaysia $3.67B
South Africa $3.00B
Azerbaijan $2.99B
Peru $2.85B
Ecuador $2.49B
Jordan $2.32B
Serbia $1.43B
Bulgaria $1.34B
Kazakhstan $1.13B
Belarus $0.82B
Armenia $0.80B
Dominican Republic $0.76B
Botswana $0.49B
Guatemala $0.43B
Namibia $0.37B
Paraguay $0.37B
Albania $0.29B
Gabon $0.28B
North Macedonia $0.22B
Jamaica $0.22B
Bosnia $0.18B
Equatorial Guinea $0.16B
Montenegro $0.10B
Guyana $0.08B
Fiji $0.07B
Belize $0.02B
Mauritius $0.02B
Venezuela $0.00B
Cuba $0.00B
Grenada $0.00B
Costa Rica $0.00B
St. Vincent and the Grenadines $0.00B
Tuvalu $0.00B
American Samoa $0.00B
Marshall Islands $0.00B
Tonga $0.00B
Maldives $0.00B
Nauru $0.00B
Turkmenistan $0.00B
St. Lucia $0.00B
Dominica $0.00B
Libya $0.00B
Suriname $0.00B
Samoa $0.00B
Iraq Military Spending/Defense Budget - Historical Data
Year Billions of US $ % of GDP
2022 $4.68B 1.67%
2021 $4.77B 2.30%
2020 $5.65B 3.35%
2019 $7.60B 3.28%
2018 $6.32B 2.83%
2017 $7.42B 3.86%
2016 $5.97B 3.56%
2015 $9.60B 5.41%
2014 $6.92B 2.95%
2013 $7.78B 3.32%
2012 $4.14B 1.90%
2011 $4.28B 2.30%
2010 $3.75B 2.71%
2009 $3.24B 2.90%
2008 $3.12B 2.37%
2007 $1.99B 2.24%
2006 $1.24B 1.90%
2005 $1.12B 2.24%
2004 $0.61B 1.68%
2003 $0.00B 0.00%
2002 $0.00B 0.00%
2001 $0.00B 0.00%
2000 $0.00B 0.00%
1999 $0.00B 0.00%
1998 $0.00B 0.00%
1997 $0.00B 0.00%
1996 $0.00B 0.00%
1995 $0.00B 0.00%
1994 $0.00B 0.00%
1993 $0.00B 0.00%
1992 $0.00B 0.00%
1991 $0.00B 0.00%
1990 $0.00B 0.00%
1989 $0.00B 0.00%
1988 $0.00B 0.00%
1987 $0.00B 0.00%
1986 $0.00B 0.00%
1985 $0.00B 0.00%
1984 $0.00B 0.00%
1983 $0.00B 0.00%
1982 $0.00B 0.00%
1981 $4.09B 10.83%
1980 $2.98B 5.51%
1979 $2.37B 6.15%
1978 $1.99B 8.12%
1977 $2.01B 9.81%
1976 $1.76B 11.16%
1975 $1.59B 11.67%
1974 $1.43B 12.49%
1973 $0.67B 12.26%
1972 $0.47B 10.64%
1971 $0.43B 10.52%
1970 $0.40B 11.17%
1969 $0.38B 11.38%
1968 $0.29B 9.22%
1967 $0.23B 8.43%
1966 $0.23B 8.52%
1965 $0.23B 8.87%
1964 $0.19B 7.96%
1963 $0.16B 8.25%
1962 $0.14B 6.91%
1961 $0.13B 6.85%
1960 $0.12B 7.05%