Namibia - Military expenditure

Military expenditure (current USD)

The latest value for Military expenditure (current USD) in Namibia was 373,840,200 as of 2020. Over the past 29 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 537,456,000 in 2014 and 56,959,000 in 1994.

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
1991 144,767,700
1992 124,561,300
1993 70,155,520
1994 56,959,000
1995 68,236,520
1996 66,463,540
1997 83,659,580
1998 78,912,430
1999 105,766,000
2000 92,397,800
2001 96,757,180
2002 87,992,260
2003 129,449,100
2004 166,997,200
2005 192,072,100
2006 199,559,200
2007 228,174,700
2008 266,250,000
2009 299,516,000
2010 396,539,100
2011 443,591,400
2012 412,163,500
2013 389,958,800
2014 537,456,000
2015 518,203,700
2016 425,388,400
2017 456,081,200
2018 455,569,100
2019 414,059,500
2020 373,840,200

Military expenditure (current LCU)

The value for Military expenditure (current LCU) in Namibia was 5,922,702,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 6,611,725,000 in 2015 and a minimum value of 202,250,000 in 1994.

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
1991 399,750,000
1992 355,250,000
1993 229,250,000
1994 202,250,000
1995 247,500,000
1996 285,750,000
1997 385,500,000
1998 436,250,000
1999 646,175,000
2000 641,225,000
2001 833,000,000
2002 927,500,000
2003 979,250,000
2004 1,078,750,000
2005 1,221,450,000
2006 1,351,325,000
2007 1,607,575,000
2008 2,199,550,000
2009 2,538,000,000
2010 2,903,150,000
2011 3,220,975,000
2012 3,383,850,000
2013 3,765,075,000
2014 5,832,825,000
2015 6,611,725,000
2016 6,262,643,000
2017 6,043,362,000
2018 6,034,407,000
2019 5,922,702,000

Military expenditure (% of GDP)

Military expenditure (% of GDP) in Namibia was 3.28 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 5.62 in 1991, while its lowest value was 1.75 in 1994.

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
1991 5.62
1992 4.25
1993 2.46
1994 1.75
1995 1.95
1996 1.90
1997 2.30
1998 2.32
1999 3.12
2000 2.71
2001 3.01
2002 2.62
2003 2.62
2004 2.53
2005 2.65
2006 2.50
2007 2.61
2008 3.14
2009 3.37
2010 3.51
2011 3.57
2012 3.17
2013 3.07
2014 4.20
2015 4.41
2016 3.77
2017 3.35
2018 3.14
2019 3.09
2020 3.28

Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure)

Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) in Namibia was 8.25 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 15.43 in 1991, while its lowest value was 5.53 in 1996.

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
1991 15.43
1992 11.52
1993 6.85
1994 5.61
1995 5.83
1996 5.53
1997 6.58
1998 6.58
1999 8.69
2000 7.79
2001 8.81
2002 8.70
2003 8.37
2004 8.83
2005 9.46
2006 9.46
2007 10.01
2008 11.05
2009 10.56
2010 10.50
2011 9.29
2012 9.04
2013 8.37
2014 10.35
2015 10.37
2016 9.51
2017 9.25
2018 9.14
2019 8.68
2020 8.25

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade