Military spending, per unit of GDP in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Military spending, per unit of GDP was 0.0125 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.0125 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
98th
of 160 countries
All-time high
0.1293 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1995
All-time low
0.0125 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Military spending, per unit of GDP in Sri Lanka, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military spending, per unit of gdp in Sri Lanka is 0.0125 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 50.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military spending, per unit of gdp in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.1293 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0125 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2025.
That places Sri Lanka 98th out of 160 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Military spending, per unit of GDP in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0384 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.0381 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 1962 | 0.035 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0348 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.032 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0255 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0262 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0253 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0275 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0261 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0279 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0403 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +44.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0332 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.6% |
| 1973 | 0.024 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -27.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0202 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0201 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0196 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0212 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.2% |
| 1978 | 0.039 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +84.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0365 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0282 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0228 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0193 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0312 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +61.9% |
| 1984 | 0.03 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1083 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +260.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0883 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1083 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0718 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -33.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0553 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0655 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0798 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0829 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0834 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0854 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1293 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +51.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1133 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0926 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0929 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.084 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1063 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0935 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0737 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0581 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0591 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0463 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0462 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0494 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0449 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0449 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.03 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -33.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0273 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0237 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0222 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0243 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0254 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0215 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0208 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0191 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0205 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0201 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0197 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0168 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0142 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0127 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.8% |
| 2025 | 0.0125 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.0125 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0132 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, 95% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military spending, per unit of GDP in Sri Lanka 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +260.5% | 0.03 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1083 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0309 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0253 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0384 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0282 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0196 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0403 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0563 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0193 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1083 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0909 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0655 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1293 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0622 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0449 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1063 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0235 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0191 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.03 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.016 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0125 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0201 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 95 El Salvador 0.0133 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 96 Fiji 0.0131 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 97 Philippines 0.0129 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 99 Tajikistan 0.0124 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 100 South Sudan 0.0124 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 101 Jamaica 0.0123 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More reference data data for Sri Lanka
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1608 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.316 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1784 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1604 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9713 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military spending, per unit of gdp in Sri Lanka?
- Military spending, per unit of gdp in Sri Lanka was 0.0125 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military spending, per unit of gdp recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1293 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1995.
- What is the lowest military spending, per unit of gdp recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0125 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for military spending, per unit of gdp?
- Sri Lanka ranks 98th out of 160 countries with data for 2025.
- Is military spending, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military spending, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Military spending divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Military spending ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Military spending Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Military spending divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.