Nepal - Military expenditure

Military expenditure (current USD)

The latest value for Military expenditure (current USD) in Nepal was 424,265,000 as of 2020. Over the past 50 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 436,745,600 in 2017 and 5,185,185 in 1970.

Definition: 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). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another).

Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security.

See also:

Year Value
1970 5,185,185
1971 5,891,358
1972 6,503,704
1973 7,152,748
1974 8,446,970
1975 10,529,140
1976 11,876,000
1977 13,208,000
1978 14,867,260
1979 17,300,000
1980 20,083,330
1981 21,959,580
1982 25,491,170
1983 29,081,760
1984 29,211,270
1985 30,532,050
1986 31,053,050
1987 33,928,830
1988 35,789,120
1989 36,331,140
1990 37,929,190
1991 35,431,480
1992 37,607,540
1993 37,041,840
1994 39,253,000
1995 39,766,580
1996 39,547,030
1997 42,587,850
1998 42,273,080
1999 47,484,960
2000 51,358,140
2001 64,701,740
2002 85,405,890
2003 102,934,100
2004 130,650,300
2005 159,326,000
2006 157,247,700
2007 169,575,400
2008 187,069,700
2009 209,703,500
2010 254,950,100
2011 284,518,800
2012 256,686,800
2013 281,038,400
2014 328,115,600
2015 323,797,700
2016 356,495,300
2017 436,745,600
2018 429,373,000
2019 428,701,800
2020 424,265,000

Military expenditure (current LCU)

The value for Military expenditure (current LCU) in Nepal was 47,689,650,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 47,689,650,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 52,500,000 in 1970.

Definition: 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). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.)

Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security.

Year Value
1970 52,500,000
1971 59,650,000
1972 65,850,000
1973 74,900,000
1974 89,200,000
1975 115,850,000
1976 148,450,000
1977 165,100,000
1978 180,050,000
1979 207,600,000
1980 241,000,000
1981 270,900,000
1982 337,600,000
1983 423,000,000
1984 480,800,000
1985 557,100,000
1986 659,250,000
1987 740,300,000
1988 833,500,000
1989 987,800,000
1990 1,113,950,000
1991 1,320,000,000
1992 1,606,500,000
1993 1,800,500,000
1994 1,939,000,000
1995 2,063,500,000
1996 2,242,000,000
1997 2,470,500,000
1998 2,789,000,000
1999 3,240,345,000
2000 3,651,245,000
2001 4,849,350,000
2002 6,651,120,000
2003 7,837,550,000
2004 9,625,480,000
2005 11,370,700,000
2006 11,440,650,000
2007 11,262,350,000
2008 13,050,300,000
2009 16,261,500,000
2010 18,651,000,000
2011 21,060,000,000
2012 21,869,000,000
2013 26,134,700,000
2014 32,009,050,000
2015 33,158,550,000
2016 38,324,000,000
2017 45,694,900,000
2018 46,654,700,000
2019 47,689,650,000

Military expenditure (% of GDP)

Military expenditure (% of GDP) in Nepal was 1.36 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 1.93 in 2005, while its lowest value was 0.59 in 1970.

Definition: 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). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.)

Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security.

See also:

Year Value
1970 0.59
1971 0.62
1972 0.65
1973 0.66
1974 0.61
1975 0.68
1976 0.86
1977 0.89
1978 0.86
1979 0.91
1980 1.03
1981 0.99
1982 1.09
1983 1.25
1984 1.22
1985 1.20
1986 1.18
1987 1.16
1988 1.08
1989 1.11
1990 1.08
1991 1.10
1992 1.07
1993 1.05
1994 0.97
1995 0.94
1996 0.90
1997 0.88
1998 0.93
1999 0.95
2000 0.96
2001 1.10
2002 1.45
2003 1.59
2004 1.79
2005 1.93
2006 1.75
2007 1.55
2008 1.60
2009 1.65
2010 1.56
2011 1.54
2012 1.43
2013 1.54
2014 1.63
2015 1.56
2016 1.70
2017 1.71
2018 1.54
2019 1.38
2020 1.36

Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure)

Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) in Nepal was 4.83 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 14.04 in 2005, while its lowest value was 4.50 in 2019.

Definition: 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). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.)

Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security.

See also:

Year Value
2000 6.87
2001 7.46
2002 9.77
2003 11.67
2004 13.32
2005 14.04
2006 13.73
2007 10.35
2008 10.48
2009 8.50
2010 8.33
2011 8.26
2012 7.42
2013 8.65
2014 8.65
2015 7.74
2016 7.75
2017 6.28
2018 4.82
2019 4.50
2020 4.83

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade