Myanmar 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).
- Myanmar military spending/defense budget for 2022 was $1.86B, a 11.9% decline from 2021.
- Myanmar military spending/defense budget for 2021 was $2.11B, a 15.63% decline from 2020.
- Myanmar military spending/defense budget for 2020 was $2.50B, a 63.06% increase from 2019.
- Myanmar military spending/defense budget for 2019 was $1.53B, a 0.18% increase from 2018.
Myanmar Military Spending/Defense Budget - Historical Data |
Year |
Billions of US $ |
% of GDP |
2022 |
$1.86B |
3.05% |
2021 |
$2.11B |
3.39% |
2020 |
$2.50B |
2.99% |
2019 |
$1.53B |
2.19% |
2018 |
$1.53B |
2.36% |
2017 |
$2.22B |
3.64% |
2016 |
$2.46B |
4.09% |
2015 |
$2.55B |
4.30% |
2014 |
$2.37B |
3.79% |
2013 |
$2.37B |
4.00% |
2012 |
$2.97B |
3.85% |
2005 |
$32.95B |
1.35% |
2004 |
$29.85B |
1.66% |
2003 |
$24.19B |
1.67% |
2002 |
$11.00B |
1.13% |
2001 |
$9.46B |
1.56% |
2000 |
$9.03B |
2.00% |
1999 |
$6.95B |
1.73% |
1998 |
$5.87B |
2.01% |
1997 |
$4.78B |
2.31% |
1996 |
$4.68B |
3.49% |
1995 |
$3.93B |
3.68% |
1994 |
$2.80B |
3.54% |
1993 |
$2.06B |
3.52% |
1992 |
$1.37B |
3.35% |
1991 |
$0.94B |
3.17% |
1990 |
$0.81B |
3.40% |
1989 |
$0.55B |
2.96% |
1988 |
$0.26B |
2.14% |
1987 |
$0.20B |
1.97% |
1986 |
$0.23B |
2.88% |
1985 |
$0.20B |
2.98% |
1984 |
$0.19B |
2.92% |
1983 |
$0.19B |
3.07% |
1982 |
$0.20B |
3.22% |
1981 |
$0.21B |
3.46% |
1980 |
$0.20B |
3.42% |
1979 |
$0.19B |
3.56% |
1978 |
$0.18B |
3.92% |
1977 |
$0.17B |
4.04% |
1976 |
$0.16B |
3.79% |
1975 |
$0.14B |
3.78% |
1974 |
$0.16B |
4.02% |
1973 |
$0.15B |
5.11% |
1972 |
$0.12B |
5.45% |
1971 |
$0.13B |
5.65% |
1970 |
$0.12B |
5.60% |
1969 |
$0.11B |
5.31% |
1968 |
$0.10B |
5.02% |
1967 |
$0.10B |
5.20% |
1966 |
$0.11B |
6.13% |
1965 |
$0.11B |
6.70% |
1964 |
$0.10B |
6.02% |
1963 |
$0.10B |
6.85% |
1962 |
$0.09B |
5.69% |
1961 |
$0.09B |
6.12% |
1960 |
$0.09B |
6.12% |