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Historical Values
Year Value
1997 $236 million (FY95/96)
1998 $236 million (FY95/96)
1998 This entry gives current military expenditures in US dollars; the figure is calculated by multiplying the estimated defense spending in percentage terms by the gross domestic product (GDP) calculated on an exchange rate basis not purchasing power parity (PPP) terms. The figure should be treated with caution because of different price patterns and accounting methods among nations, as well as wide variations in the strength of their currencies.
1999 $427 million (FY97/98)
2000 $127 million (FY99/00)
2001 $127 million (FY99/00)
2002 $350.6 million (FY01)
2003 $625.1 million (FY02)
2004 $105 million (2003)
2005 $217 million (2004)