Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Pakistan's military expenditure stands at 2.91% as of 2025-12-31, up from 2.73% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1960 to 2025 (66 observations).
In 2025, Pakistan's military expenditure was 2.91%, up from 2.73% in 2024.
In 2024, Pakistan's military expenditure was 2.73%, down from 2.89% in 2023.
In 2023, Pakistan's military expenditure was 2.89%, down from 3.18% in 2022.
In 2022, Pakistan's military expenditure was 3.18%, down from 3.39% in 2021.
In 2021, Pakistan's military expenditure was 3.39%, down from 3.49% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.91% | +0.1837% |
| 2024 | 2.73% | -0.1611% |
| 2023 | 2.89% | -0.2858% |
| 2022 | 3.18% | -0.2124% |
| 2021 | 3.39% | -0.0974% |
| 2020 | 3.49% | -0.0192% |
| 2019 | 3.51% | -0.0811% |
| 2018 | 3.59% | +0.2225% |
| 2017 | 3.36% | +0.1607% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | +0.0408% |
| 2015 | 3.16% | +0.0664% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | +0.0086% |
| 2013 | 3.09% | -0.0078% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | +0.1765% |
| 2011 | 2.92% | -0.1227% |
| 2010 | 3.04% | -0.2233% |
| 2009 | 3.27% | -0.1941% |
| 2008 | 3.46% | -0.0526% |
| 2007 | 3.51% | -0.1333% |
| 2006 | 3.65% | -0.2518% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | -0.059% |
| 2004 | 3.96% | -0.1354% |
| 2003 | 4.09% | +0.0177% |
| 2002 | 4.07% | +0.1948% |
| 2001 | 3.88% | -0.2898% |
| 2000 | 4.17% | -1.02% |
| 1999 | 5.19% | -0.2252% |
| 1998 | 5.42% | -0.2061% |
| 1997 | 5.62% | -0.4159% |
| 1996 | 6.04% | +0.2169% |
| 1995 | 5.82% | -0.1033% |
| 1994 | 5.92% | -0.5038% |
| 1993 | 6.43% | -0.2709% |
| 1992 | 6.7% | +0.1272% |
| 1991 | 6.57% | +0.0486% |
| 1990 | 6.52% | -0.0104% |
| 1989 | 6.53% | -0.2531% |
| 1988 | 6.79% | -0.1861% |
| 1987 | 6.97% | -0.0198% |
| 1986 | 6.99% | +0.0695% |
| 1985 | 6.92% | +0.2626% |
| 1984 | 6.66% | +0.0157% |
| 1983 | 6.64% | +0.2681% |
| 1982 | 6.38% | +0.6648% |
| 1981 | 5.71% | +0.1876% |
| 1980 | 5.52% | +0.07% |
| 1979 | 5.45% | -0.05% |
| 1978 | 5.5% | -0.0441% |
| 1977 | 5.55% | -0.3421% |
| 1976 | 5.89% | -0.432% |
| 1975 | 6.32% | +0.2305% |
| 1974 | 6.09% | -0.1196% |
| 1973 | 6.21% | -0.6553% |
| 1972 | 6.87% | +0.1304% |
| 1971 | 6.74% | +0.5771% |
| 1970 | 6.16% | +0.6463% |
| 1969 | 5.51% | +0.4081% |
| 1968 | 5.1% | -0.3007% |
| 1967 | 5.4% | -1.33% |
| 1966 | 6.73% | +0.8259% |
| 1965 | 5.9% | +2.04% |
| 1964 | 3.87% | +0.2175% |
| 1963 | 3.65% | -0.0075% |
| 1962 | 3.66% | -0.442% |
| 1961 | 4.1% | -0.2148% |
| 1960 | 4.31% | — |
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Pakistan's military expenditure is 2.91% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 2.73% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 6.99% (1986); the lowest is 2.73% (2024), across data from 1960 to 2025.
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