Military spending as a share of government spending in Egypt
Egypt: Military spending as a share of government spending was 2.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Military spending as a share of government spending in Egypt, 2002–2025
Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of government spending.
Analysis
In 2025, military spending as a share of government spending in Egypt stood at 2.5%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 28.1% on the previous year and down 53.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military spending as a share of government spending in Egypt peaked at 10.6% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2025.
Egypt ranks 139th of 162 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Military spending as a share of government spending in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of government spending | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 10.6% | — |
| 2003 | 10.4% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 9.6% | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 9.0% | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 7.5% | -15.7% |
| 2007 | 7.6% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 6.7% | -12.4% |
| 2009 | 6.2% | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 6.2% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 6.0% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 5.3% | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 4.7% | -13.0% |
| 2014 | 4.7% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 5.1% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 4.4% | -13.2% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 4.5% | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 4.8% | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 4.6% | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 4.2% | -7.9% |
| 2024 | 3.4% | -18.9% |
| 2025 | 2.5% | -28.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.4% | 6.2% | 10.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 4.2% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 2.5% | 4.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 136 Trinidad and Tobago 2.5% compare
- 137 Sierra Leone 2.5% compare
- 138 Mongolia 2.5% compare
- 140 Ghana 2.4% compare
- 141 East Timor 2.4% compare
- 142 Haiti 2.4% compare
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.05 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4622 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 25.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 71.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 6.55 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military spending as a share of government spending in Egypt?
- Military spending as a share of government spending in Egypt was 2.5% in 2025, according to Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest military spending as a share of government spending recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 10.6% in 2002.
- What is the lowest military spending as a share of government spending recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2025.
- How does Egypt rank for military spending as a share of government spending?
- Egypt ranks 139th out of 162 countries with data for 2025.
- Is military spending as a share of government spending rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Military spending as a share of government spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total military expenditure divided by government spending.