Military expenditure as a share of government spending in Taiwan
Taiwan: Military expenditure as a share of government spending was 12.36 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Military expenditure as a share of government spending in Taiwan, 1988–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, military expenditure as a share of government spending in Taiwan stood at 12.36.
The figure is up 15.2% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure as a share of government spending in Taiwan peaked at 22.53 in 1988 and was at its lowest, 8.24, in 2000.
Taiwan ranks 27th of 162 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
Military expenditure as a share of government spending in Taiwan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 22.53 | — |
| 1989 | 16.2 | -28.1% |
| 1990 | 18.41 | +13.7% |
| 1991 | 16.48 | -10.5% |
| 1992 | 16.08 | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 17.17 | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 16.45 | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 14.76 | -10.3% |
| 1996 | 14.84 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 13.78 | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 12.14 | -11.9% |
| 1999 | 13.82 | +13.8% |
| 2000 | 8.24 | -40.4% |
| 2001 | 10.96 | +33.0% |
| 2002 | 11.1 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 10.62 | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 10.63 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 10.23 | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 10.15 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 10.54 | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 10.9 | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 10.35 | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 10.16 | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 10.22 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 10.52 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 10.02 | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 10.09 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 10.55 | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 10.13 | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 10.23 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 9.93 | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 10.4 | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 9.8 | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 10.32 | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 11.14 | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 11.37 | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 10.74 | -5.6% |
| 2025 | 12.36 | +15.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military expenditure as a share of government spending in Taiwan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -40.4% | 13.82 | 8.24 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.36 | 16.2 | 22.53 | 2 |
| 1990s | 15.39 | 12.14 | 18.41 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.37 | 8.24 | 11.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.22 | 9.93 | 10.55 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.95 | 9.8 | 12.36 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan
- 24 Jordan 13.53 compare
- 25 Burkina Faso 13.21 compare
- 26 Central African Republic 12.46 compare
- 28 Brunei 12.15 compare
- 29 Iran 11.16 compare
- 30 Uzbekistan 11.06 compare
More reference data data for Taiwan
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0139 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3236 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4506 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0594 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 306.1 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure as a share of government spending in Taiwan?
- Military expenditure as a share of government spending in Taiwan was 12.36 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest military expenditure as a share of government spending recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 22.53 in 1988.
- What is the lowest military expenditure as a share of government spending recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.24 in 2000.
- How does Taiwan rank for military expenditure as a share of government spending?
- Taiwan ranks 27th out of 162 countries with data for 2025.
- Is military expenditure as a share of government spending rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Taiwan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Military expenditure as a share of government spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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