Eritrea Military Spending/Defense Budget 1993-2024
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).
- Eritrea military spending/defense budget for 2003 was $0.18B, a 20.44% increase from 2002.
- Eritrea military spending/defense budget for 2002 was $0.15B, a 9.48% decline from 2001.
- Eritrea military spending/defense budget for 2001 was $0.17B, a 27.8% decline from 2000.
- Eritrea military spending/defense budget for 2000 was $0.23B, a 15.46% decline from 1999.
| Eritrea Military Spending/Defense Budget - Historical Data |
| Year |
Billions of US $ |
% of GDP |
| 2003 |
$0.18B |
20.87% |
| 2002 |
$0.15B |
20.67% |
| 2001 |
$0.17B |
22.14% |
| 2000 |
$0.23B |
32.66% |
| 1999 |
$0.27B |
34.38% |
| 1998 |
$0.26B |
32.50% |
| 1997 |
$0.09B |
11.86% |
| 1996 |
$0.15B |
20.34% |
| 1995 |
$0.12B |
19.54% |
| 1994 |
$0.08B |
12.72% |
| 1993 |
$0.11B |
21.33% |
