Eswatini - Military expenditure

Military expenditure (current USD)

The latest value for Military expenditure (current USD) in Eswatini was 75,109,760 as of 2020. Over the past 43 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 106,629,400 in 2011 and 5,390,627 in 1977.

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
1977 5,390,627
1978 8,259,877
1979 10,183,560
1980 13,135,760
1981 12,379,580
1982 11,074,580
1983 11,735,930
1984 9,116,913
1985 6,646,663
1986 7,341,261
1987 8,349,583
1988 8,720,150
1989 8,731,527
1990 14,223,210
1991 16,006,840
1992 20,976,430
1993 23,724,350
1994 25,804,040
1995 28,769,620
1996 26,486,560
1997 25,662,120
1998 25,731,330
1999 25,853,260
2000 24,471,060
2001 19,665,060
2002 18,338,440
2003 31,927,690
2004 42,695,550
2005 59,471,670
2006 58,520,580
2007 61,877,520
2008 66,657,830
2009 75,911,620
2010 102,032,200
2011 106,629,400
2012 90,639,790
2013 86,040,380
2014 81,355,660
2015 73,527,460
2016 80,527,780
2017 87,762,820
2018 95,863,380
2019 86,532,290
2020 75,109,760

Military expenditure (current LCU)

The value for Military expenditure (current LCU) in Eswatini was 1,257,450,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 42 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,257,450,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 4,687,500 in 1977.

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
1977 4,687,500
1978 7,182,500
1979 8,572,500
1980 10,230,000
1981 10,850,000
1982 12,025,000
1983 13,075,000
1984 13,450,000
1985 14,775,000
1986 16,775,000
1987 17,000,000
1988 19,825,000
1989 22,900,000
1990 36,800,000
1991 44,200,000
1992 59,825,000
1993 77,525,000
1994 91,625,000
1995 104,350,000
1996 113,875,000
1997 118,250,000
1998 142,250,000
1999 157,950,000
2000 169,825,000
2001 169,300,000
2002 193,300,000
2003 241,525,000
2004 275,800,000
2005 378,200,000
2006 396,275,000
2007 435,950,000
2008 550,675,000
2009 643,250,000
2010 747,000,000
2011 774,250,000
2012 744,150,000
2013 830,725,000
2014 882,925,000
2015 938,136,800
2016 1,185,544,000
2017 1,160,927,000
2018 1,202,728,000
2019 1,257,450,000

Military expenditure (% of GDP)

Military expenditure (% of GDP) in Eswatini was 1.84 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 2.46 in 1979, while its lowest value was 1.25 in 1989.

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
1977 1.78
1978 2.43
1979 2.46
1980 2.42
1981 2.17
1982 2.20
1983 2.26
1984 2.03
1985 1.84
1986 1.63
1987 1.43
1988 1.26
1989 1.25
1990 1.28
1991 1.38
1992 1.63
1993 1.75
1994 1.82
1995 1.69
1996 1.65
1997 1.49
1998 1.65
1999 1.68
2000 1.44
2001 1.29
2002 1.30
2003 1.47
2004 1.54
2005 1.90
2006 1.81
2007 1.78
2008 2.02
2009 2.12
2010 2.30
2011 2.21
2012 1.85
2013 1.87
2014 1.84
2015 1.81
2016 2.10
2017 1.96
2018 2.04
2019 1.89
2020 1.84

Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure)

Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) in Eswatini was 5.04 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 32 years was 8.74 in 2011, while its lowest value was 4.86 in 2002.

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
1988 5.58
1989 5.36
1990 6.32
1991 6.32
1992 5.84
1993 6.81
1994 6.64
1995 7.49
1996 6.40
1997 6.37
1998 6.55
1999 5.68
2000 5.72
2001 4.96
2002 4.86
2003 5.68
2004 4.97
2005 6.48
2006 6.49
2007 5.88
2008 6.06
2009 6.34
2010 7.48
2011 8.74
2012 6.88
2013 6.56
2014 5.76
2015 5.36
2016 6.10
2017 5.52
2018 5.78
2019 5.56
2020 5.04

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade