Rwanda - Military expenditure

Military expenditure (current USD)

The latest value for Military expenditure (current USD) in Rwanda was 143,021,900 as of 2020. Over the past 47 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 143,021,900 in 2020 and 7,786,747 in 1974.

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
1973 9,365,840
1974 7,786,747
1975 9,319,735
1976 10,297,660
1977 16,062,940
1978 14,393,010
1979 19,633,020
1980 23,552,270
1981 28,682,780
1982 28,175,370
1983 28,024,670
1984 25,460,680
1985 27,250,730
1986 34,889,470
1987 36,093,360
1988 36,626,350
1989 41,622,480
1990 95,132,740
1991 105,333,800
1992 88,570,170
1993 89,436,140
1994 40,510,580
1995 56,449,340
1996 73,658,820
1997 77,272,580
1998 87,091,840
1999 80,852,360
2000 61,329,860
2001 56,885,900
2002 51,118,620
2003 45,196,270
2004 41,215,760
2005 44,996,350
2006 54,557,650
2007 55,580,440
2008 67,660,360
2009 75,278,490
2010 74,514,420
2011 75,383,930
2012 79,793,910
2013 82,480,710
2014 90,937,790
2015 103,563,200
2016 107,278,600
2017 115,716,800
2018 118,959,200
2019 124,073,400
2020 143,021,900

Military expenditure (current LCU)

The value for Military expenditure (current LCU) in Rwanda was 109,094,000,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 46 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 109,094,000,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 724,000,000 in 1974.

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
1973 786,000,000
1974 724,000,000
1975 860,000,000
1976 999,000,000
1977 1,541,000,000
1978 1,288,000,000
1979 1,702,000,000
1980 2,027,000,000
1981 2,500,000,000
1982 2,622,000,000
1983 2,693,000,000
1984 2,552,000,000
1985 2,759,000,000
1986 3,056,000,000
1987 2,868,000,000
1988 2,800,000,000
1989 3,336,000,000
1990 7,963,000,000
1991 13,184,000,000
1992 11,863,000,000
1993 12,900,000,000
1994 5,700,000,000
1995 14,800,000,000
1996 22,600,000,000
1997 23,300,000,000
1998 27,200,000,000
1999 27,000,000,000
2000 23,900,000,000
2001 25,200,000,000
2002 24,300,000,000
2003 24,300,000,000
2004 23,800,000,000
2005 25,100,000,000
2006 30,100,000,000
2007 30,400,000,000
2008 37,000,000,000
2009 42,779,330,000
2010 43,451,670,000
2011 45,253,500,000
2012 49,017,000,000
2013 53,335,000,000
2014 62,007,000,000
2015 74,666,500,000
2016 84,937,500,000
2017 96,090,000,000
2018 102,493,000,000
2019 109,094,000,000

Military expenditure (% of GDP)

Military expenditure (% of GDP) in Rwanda was 1.40 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 5.51 in 1991, while its lowest value was 0.61 in 1995.

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
1973 1.88
1974 1.47
1975 1.63
1976 1.61
1977 2.15
1978 1.59
1979 1.75
1980 1.88
1981 2.04
1982 2.00
1983 1.90
1984 1.60
1985 1.59
1986 1.80
1987 1.68
1988 1.59
1989 1.75
1990 3.73
1991 5.51
1992 4.29
1993 4.54
1994 3.44
1995 0.61
1996 5.33
1997 4.17
1998 4.38
1999 4.45
2000 3.54
2001 3.40
2002 3.05
2003 2.45
2004 1.97
2005 1.74
2006 1.73
2007 1.45
2008 1.39
2009 1.40
2010 1.29
2011 1.16
2012 1.09
2013 1.08
2014 1.13
2015 1.25
2016 1.28
2017 1.26
2018 1.25
2019 1.24
2020 1.40

Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure)

Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) in Rwanda was 4.97 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 23.72 in 1996, while its lowest value was 4.01 in 2014.

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
1992 17.81
1993 19.77
1994 21.44
1995 21.33
1996 23.72
1997 21.14
1998 23.13
1999 16.76
2000 16.26
2001 15.18
2002 12.71
2003 11.42
2004 9.70
2005 7.69
2006 7.98
2007 6.09
2008 5.82
2009 5.94
2010 5.11
2011 4.44
2012 4.24
2013 4.03
2014 4.01
2015 4.57
2016 4.94
2017 4.98
2018 4.68
2019 4.25
2020 4.97

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade