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Military expenditures

Taiwan — 31 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 6.8% of GNP, or $8.2 billion (FY90 est.)
1991 $9.10 billion, 4.5% of GDP (FY91) Appendix A: The United Nations System The UN is composed of six principal organs and numerous subordinate agencies and bodies as follows: 1) Secretariat 2) General Assembly: UNCHS United Nations Center for Human Settlements (Habitat) UNCTAD United Nations Conference on Trade and Development UNDP United Nations Development Program UNEP United Nations Environment Program UNFPA United Nations Population Fund UNHCR United Nations Office of High Co
1992 exchange rate conversion - $9.16 billion, 4.5% of GNP (FY92)
1993 exchange rate conversion - $10.9 billion, 5.4% of GNP (FY93/94 est.)
1994 exchange rate conversion - $12.1 billion, 5% of GNP (FY93/94 est.)
1995 exchange rate conversion - $9.8 billion, 3.4% of GDP (FY94/95); $9.77 billion proposed for FY95/96 budget TAJIKISTAN Note--Tajikistan has experienced three changes of government since it gained independence in September 1991. The current president, Emomali RAKHMONOV, was elected to the presidency in November 1994, yet has been in power since 1992. The country is suffering through its third year of a civil war, with no clear end in sight. Underlying the conflict are deeply-rooted regional and cla
1996 exchange rate conversion - $11.5 billion, 3.6% of GDP (FY96/97)
1997 3.6% (FY96/97)
1998 3.6% (FY96/97)
1999 2.8% (FY98/99)
2000 2.8% (FY98/99)
2001 2.8% (FY98/99)
2002 2.8% (FY01)
2003 2.7% (FY02)
2004 2.7% (2003)
2005 2.6% (2004)
2006 2.4% (2005 est.)
2007 2.2% (2006; to increase to 2.85% in 2007)
2008 2.2% of GDP (2006)
2009 2.2% of GDP (2006) country comparison to the world: 75
2010 2.2% of GDP (in 2009, the Taiwanese president pledged to maintain defense spending at 3.0% or higher; projected 2.73% for 2011) (2009) country comparison to the world: 68
2011 2.2% of GDP; note - in 2009, the Taiwanese president pledged to maintain defense spending at 3.0% or higher; projected 2.73% for 2011 (2009)
2012 2.2% of GDP; note - in 2009, the Taiwanese president pledged to maintain defense spending at 3.0% or higher; projected 2.73% for 2011 (2009)
2013 2.2% of GDP (2012) country comparison to the world: 63
2019 2.16 % (est) (2019) | 1.78% of GDP (2018) | 1.82% of GDP (2017) | 1.82% of GDP (2016) | 1.87% of GDP (2015)
2020 1.7% of GDP (2019) | 1.7% of GDP (2018) | 1.8% of GDP (2017) | 1.8% of GDP (2016) | 1.9% of GDP (2015)
2021 2.3% of GDP (2020 est.) 2.1% of GDP (2019) 1.8% of GDP (2018) 1.8% of GDP (2017) 1.8% of GDP (2016)
2022 2.2% of GDP (2022 est.) 2.1% of GDP (2021) 2.1% of GDP (2020) 1.8% of GDP (2019) (approximately $23.6 billion) 1.7% of GDP (2018) (approximately $21.9 billion)
2023 2.1% of GDP (2023 est.) 2.1% of GDP (2022) 2.1% of GDP (2021) 2.1% of GDP (2020) 1.8% of GDP (2019)
2024 2.5% of GDP (2023 est.) 2.1% of GDP (2022) 2.1% of GDP (2021) 2.1% of GDP (2020) 1.8% of GDP (2019)
2025 2.4% of GDP (2024 est.) 2.5% of GDP (2023 est.) 2.1% of GDP (2022 est.) 2.1% of GDP (2021 est.) 2.1% of GDP (2020 est.)