The CIA World Factbook Edition 1992 Defense Forces

Military expenditures In 25 editions of 36.

Military expenditures was published in 25 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 1990 to 2025. The 1992 edition carries it in 187 entries, in its Defense Forces section, under the heading “Defense expenditures”. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

entries in the 1992 edition
187
the first edition with it
1990
the latest edition with it
2025

Published as “Military expenditures” (2008 to 2025) and “Defense expenditures” (1990 to 1996).

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World

1 entry

World

  • $1.0 trillion, 4% of total world output; decline of 5-10% (1991 est.)

Africa

53 entries

Algeria

  • exchange rate conversion - $867 million, approximately 1.8% of GDP (1992)

Angola

exchange rate conversion - $NA, NA% of GDP

Benin

  • exchange rate conversion - $29 million, 1.7% of GDP (1988 est.)

Botswana

exchange rate conversion - $136.4 million, 4.4% of GDP (FY92)

Burkina now Burkina Faso

  • exchange rate conversion - $55 million, 2.7% of GDP (1988 est.)

Burundi

  • exchange rate conversion - $28 million, 3.7% of GDP (1989)

Cape Verde now Cabo Verde

exchange rate conversion - $NA, NA% of GDP

Cameroon

  • exchange rate conversion - $219 million, 1.7% of GDP (1990 est.)

Central African Republic

  • exchange rate conversion - $23 million, 1.8% of GDP (1989 est.)

Chad

  • exchange rate conversion - $39 million, 4.3% of GDP (1988)

Comoros

$NA, NA of GDP

Zaire now Democratic Republic of the Congo

  • exchange rate conversion - $49 million, 0.8% of GDP (1988)

Congo now Republic of the Congo

  • exchange rate conversion - $100 million, 4.6% of GDP (1987 est.)

Ivory Coast now Cote d'Ivoire

  • exchange rate conversion - $200 million, 2.3% of GDP (1988)

Djibouti

  • exchange rate conversion - $29.9 million, NA% of GDP (1986)

Egypt

  • exchange rate conversion - $2.5 billion, 6.4% of GDP (1991)

Equatorial Guinea

exchange rate conversion - $NA, NA% of GNP

Swaziland now Eswatini

  • exchange rate conversion - $11 million, about 2% of GNP (1989)

Ethiopia

  • exchange rate conversion - $760 million, 12.8% of GDP (1989)

Gabon

  • exchange rate conversion - $102 million, 3.2% of GDP (1990 est.)

The Gambia

  • exchange rate conversion - more than $1 million, 0.7% of GDP (1989)

Ghana

  • exchange rate conversion - $30 million, less than 1% of GNP (1989 est.)

Guinea

  • exchange rate conversion - $29 million, 1.2% of GDP (1988)

Guinea-Bissau

  • exchange rate conversion - $9.3 million, 5-6% of GDP (1987)

Kenya

  • exchange rate conversion - $100 million, 1% of GDP (1989 est.)

Lesotho

  • exchange rate conversion - $55 million, 13.1% of GDP (1990 est.)

Liberia

exchange rate conversion - $NA, NA% of GDP

Libya

  • exchange rate conversion - $NA, 11.1% of GDP (1987)

Madagascar

  • exchange rate conversion - $37 million, 2.2% of GDP (1989 est.)

Malawi

  • exchange rate conversion - $22 million, 1.6% of GDP (1989 est.)

Mali

  • exchange rate conversion - $41 million, 2% of GDP (1989)

Mauritania

  • exchange rate conversion - $40 million, 4.2% of GDP (1989)

Mauritius

exchange rate conversion - $5 million, 0.2% of GDP (FY89)

Morocco

exchange rate conversion - $1.1 billion, 4.2% of GDP (1992 budget)

Mozambique

  • exchange rate conversion - $107 million, 6-7% of GDP (1989)

Namibia

exchange rate conversion - $66 million, 3.4% of GDP (FY 92)

Niger

  • exchange rate conversion - $27 million, 1.3% of GDP (1989)

Nigeria

  • exchange rate conversion - $300 million, 1% of GDP (1990 est.)

Rwanda

  • exchange rate conversion - $37 million, 1.6% of GDP (1988 est.)

Sao Tome and Principe

exchange rate conversion - $NA, NA% of GDP

Senegal

  • exchange rate conversion - $100 million, 2% of GDP (1989 est.)

Seychelles

  • exchange rate conversion - $12 million, 4% of GDP (1990 est.)

Sierra Leone

  • exchange rate conversion - $6 million, 0.7% of GDP (1988 est.)

Somalia

exchange rate conversion - $NA, NA% of GDP

South Africa

exchange rate conversion - $3.5 billion, about 3% of GDP (FY92)

Sudan

  • exchange rate conversion - $610 million, 7.2% of GDP (1989 est.)

Tanzania

exchange rate conversion - $119 million, about 2% of GDP (FY89 budget)

Togo

  • exchange rate conversion - $43 million, about 3% of GDP (1989)

Tunisia

exchange rate conversion - $520 million, 5% of GDP (1992 budget)

Uganda

$NA, NA% of GDP

Western Sahara

exchange rate conversion - $NA, NA% of GDP

Zambia

exchange rate conversion - $NA, NA% of GDP

Zimbabwe

exchange rate conversion - $412.4 million, about 6% of GDP (FY91 est.)

Arctic Region

1 entry

Iceland

none

Asia

22 entries

Afghanistan

the new government has not yet adopted a defense budget

Armenia

$NA, NA% of GDP

Azerbaijan

$NA million, NA% of GDP

Bangladesh

exchange rate conversion - $339 million, 1.5% of GDP (FY92 budget)

Bhutan

exchange rate conversion - $NA, NA% of GDP

China

  • exchange rate conversion - $12-15 billion, NA of GNP (1991 est.)

Georgia

$NA, NA% of GNP

India

exchange rate conversion - $NA, NA% of GNP (FY91)

Japan

exchange rate conversion - $36.7 billion, 0.94% of GDP (FY92 est.)

Kazakhstan

$NA, NA% of GDP

Korea, North now North Korea

  • exchange rate conversion - about $5 billion, 20-25% of GNP (1991 est.);
  • note - the officially announced but suspect figure is $1.9 billion (1991) 8% of GNP (1991 est.)

Korea, South now South Korea

exchange rate conversion - $12.6 billion, 4.5% of GNP (1992 budget)

Kyrgyzstan

$NA, NA% of GDP

Maldives

  • exchange rate conversion - $1.8 million, NA% of GDP (1984 est.)

Mongolia

exchange rate conversion - $22.8 million of GDP (1992 budget)

Nepal

exchange rate conversion - $34 million, 2% of GDP (FY92)

Pakistan

exchange rate conversion - $2.9 billion, 6% of GNP (1992 budget)

Russia

$NA, NA% of GDP

Sri Lanka

  • exchange rate conversion - $432 million, 6% of GDP (1991)

Tajikistan

$NA, NA% of GDP

Turkmenistan

$NA, NA% of GDP

Uzbekistan

$NA, NA% of GDP

Central America and the Caribbean

20 entries

Antigua and Barbuda

exchange rate conversion - $1.4 million, 1% of GDP (FY91)

The Bahamas

  • exchange rate conversion--$65 million, 2.7% of GDP (1990)

Barbados

  • exchange rate conversion - $10 million, 0.7% of GDP (1989)

Belize

exchange rate conversion - $4.8 million, 1.8% of GDP (FY91)

Costa Rica

  • exchange rate conversion - $22 million, 0.5% of GDP (1989)

Cuba

  • exchange rate conversion - $1.2-1.4 billion, 6% of GNP (1989 est.)

Dominica

exchange rate conversion - $NA, NA% of GDP

Dominican Republic

  • exchange rate conversion - $70 million, 1% of GDP (1990)

El Salvador

  • exchange rate conversion - $220 million, 3.6% of GDP (1991)

Grenada

$NA, NA% of GDP

Guatemala

  • exchange rate conversion - $113 million, 1% of GDP (1990)

Haiti

  • exchange rate conversion - $34 million, 1.5% of GDP (1988 est.)

Honduras

  • exchange rate conversion - $43.4 million, about 1% of GDP (1992 est.)

Jamaica

exchange rate conversion - $20 million, less than 1% of GDP (FY91)

Nicaragua

exchange rate conversion - $70 million, 3.8% of GDP (1991 budget)

Panama

  • exchange rate conversion - $75.5 million, 1.5% of GDP (1990)

Saint Kitts and Nevis

exchange rate conversion - $NA, NA% of GDP

Saint Lucia

exchange rate conversion - $NA, NA% of GDP

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

exchange rate conversion - $NA, NA% of GDP

Trinidad and Tobago

  • exchange rate conversion - $59 million, 1-2% of GDP (1989 est.)

Europe

35 entries

Albania

  • exchange rate conversion - 1.0 billion leks, NA% of GNP (FY90);
  • note - conversion of defense expenditures into US dollars using the current exchange rate could produce misleading results

Austria

  • exchange rate conversion - $1.8 billion, 1% of GDP (1991)

Belarus

$NA, NA% of GDP

Belgium

  • exchange rate conversion - $4.2 billion, 2.7% of GDP (1991)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

$NA, NA% of GDP

Bulgaria

  • exchange rate conversion - 4.413 billion leva, 4.4% of GNP (1991);
  • note - conversion of defense expenditures into US dollars using the current exchange rate could produce misleading results

Croatia

$NA, NA% of GDP

Czechoslovakia

  • exchange rate conversion - 28 billion koruny, NA% of GNP (1991);
  • note - conversion of defense expenditures into US dollars using the current exchange rate would produce misleading results

Denmark

  • exchange rate conversion - $2.5 billion, 2% of GDP (1991)

Estonia

$NA, NA% of GDP

Finland

  • exchange rate conversion - $1.8 billion, 1.6% of GDP (1989 est.)

France

  • exchange rate conversion - $33.1 billion, 3.4% of GDP (1991)

Germany

  • exchange rate conversion - $39.5 billion, 2.5% of GDP (1991)

Greece

  • exchange rate conversion - $3.8 billion, 5.6% of GDP (1991)

Hungary

  • exchange rate conversion - 60.8 billion forints, 1.7% of GNP (1992 est.);
  • note - conversion of defense expenditures into US dollars using the current exchange rate would produce misleading results

Ireland

  • exchange rate conversion - $566 million, 1-2% of GDP (1992 est.)

Italy

  • exchange rate conversion - $22.7 billion, 2.2% of GDP (1991)

Latvia

  • NA% of GDP; 3-5% of Latvia's budget (1992)

Luxembourg

  • exchange rate conversion - $100 million, 1.4% of GDP (1991)

Malta

  • exchange rate conversion - $21.9 million, 1.3% of GDP (1989 est.)

Moldova

$NA, NA% of GDP

Netherlands

  • exchange rate conversion - $7.2 billion, 2.9% of GDP (1991)

Macedonia now North Macedonia

  • exchange rate conversion - 7.0 billion dinars (est.), NA% of GDP (1992);
  • note - conversion of the military budget into US dollars using the current exchange rate could produce misleading results

Norway

  • exchange rate conversion - $3.8 billion, 3.8% of GDP (1991)

Poland

  • exchange rate conversion - 19.2 trillion zotych, NA% of GDP (1991);
  • note - conversion of defense expenditures into US dollars using the current exchange rate could produce misleading results

Portugal

  • exchange rate conversion - $1.7 billion, 2.8% of GDP (1991)

Romania

  • exchange rate conversion - 50 billion lei (unofficial), NA% of GDP (1991);
  • note - conversion of defense expenditures into US dollars using the current exchange rate could produce misleading results

San Marino

exchange rate conversion - $NA, NA% of GDP

Serbia and Montenegro

$NA, NA% of GDP

Slovenia

  • exchange rate conversion - 13.5 billion Slovene Tolars, 4.5% of GDP (1992);
  • note - conversion of the military budget into US dollars using the current exchange rate could produce misleading results

Spain

  • exchange rate conversion - $8.7 billion, 2% of GDP (1991)

Sweden

exchange rate conversion - $6.2 billion, about 4% of GDP (FY91)

Switzerland

  • exchange rate conversion - $4.6 billion, about 2% of GDP (1990)

Ukraine

$NA, NA% of GDP

United Kingdom

exchange rate conversion - $42 billion, 4.3% of GDP (FY91)

Middle East

17 entries

Bahrain

  • exchange rate conversion - $194 million, 6% of GDP (1990)

Cyprus

  • exchange rate conversion - $209 million, 5% of GDP (1990 est.)

Gaza Strip

exchange rate conversion - $NA, NA% of GDP

Iran

  • exchange rate conversion - $13 billion, 14-15% of GNP (1991 est.)

Iraq

exchange rate conversion - $NA, NA% of GNP

Israel

  • $7.5 billion, 12.1% of GNP (1992 budget);
  • note - does not include pay for reserve soldiers and other defense-related categories;
  • actual outlays would therefore be higher

Jordan

  • exchange rate conversion - $404 million, 9.5% of GDP (1990)

Kuwait

exchange rate conversion - $9.17 billion, 20.4% of GDP (1992 budget)

Lebanon

exchange rate conversion - $271 million, 8.2% of GDP (1992 budget)

Oman

exchange rate conversion - $1.73 billion, 16% of GDP (1992 budget)

Qatar

  • exchange rate conversion - $NA,
  • NA%,
  • of GDP

Saudi Arabia

exchange rate conversion - $14.5 billion, 13% of GDP (1992 budget)

Syria

  • exchange rate conversion - $2.5 billion, 8% of GDP (1989)

Turkey now Turkiye

exchange rate conversion - $5.2 billion, 3-4% of GDP (1992 budget)

United Arab Emirates

  • exchange rate conversion - $1.47 billion, 5.3% of GDP (1989 est.)

West Bank

exchange rate conversion - $NA, NA% of GDP

Yemen

  • exchange rate conversion - $1.06 billion, 20% of GDP (1990)

North America

3 entries

Canada

exchange rate conversion - $11.4 billion, 1.7% of GDP (FY91); $10.5 billion, NA% of GDP (FY 92)

Mexico

exchange rate conversion - $1.6 billion, less than 1% of GDP (1982 budget)

United States

  • exchange rate conversion - $323.5 billion, 5.7% of GNP (1991)

Oceania

11 entries

Australia

exchange rate conversion - $7.5 billion, 2.4% of GDP (FY92 budget)

Fiji

exchange rate conversion - $22.4 million, 1.7% of GDP (FY 91)

Kiribati

$NA, NA% of GDP

Nauru

$NA - no formal defense structure

New Zealand

exchange rate conversion - $792 million, 2% of GDP (FY92)

Papua New Guinea

  • exchange rate conversion - $42 million, 1.3% of GDP (1989 est.)

Western Samoa now Samoa

exchange rate conversion - $NA, NA% of GDP

Solomon Islands

exchange rate conversion - $NA, NA% of GDP

Tonga

exchange rate conversion - $NA, NA% of GDP

Tuvalu

exchange rate conversion - $NA, NA% of GNP

Vanuatu

$NA, NA% of GDP

South America

12 entries

Argentina

  • exchange rate conversion - $700 million, 1.5% of GDP (1991)

Bolivia

exchange rate conversion - $80 million, 1.6% of GDP (1990 est).

Brazil

  • exchange rate conversion - $1.1 billion, 0.3% of GDP (1990)

Chile

  • exchange rate conversion - $1 billion, 3.4% of GDP (1991 est.)

Colombia

  • exchange rate conversion - $624 million, 1.4% of GDP (1991)

Ecuador

exchange rate conversion - $NA, NA% of GDP

Guyana

  • exchange rate conversion - $5.5 million, 6% of GDP (1989 est.)

Paraguay

  • exchange rate conversion - $84 million, 1.4% of GDP (1988 est.)

Peru

  • exchange rate conversion - $430 million, 2.4% of GDP (1991)

Suriname

$NA, NA% of GDP

Uruguay

  • exchange rate conversion - $168 million, 2.2% of GDP (1988)

Venezuela

  • exchange rate conversion - $1.95 billion, 4% of GDP (1991)

Southeast Asia

12 entries

Brunei

  • exchange rate conversion - $233.1 million, 7.1% of GDP (1988)

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

exchange rate conversion - $1.28 billion, FY(91-92)

Cambodia

exchange rate conversion - $NA, NA% of GDP

Hong Kong

  • exchange rate conversion - $300 million, 0.5% of GDP (1989 est.);
  • this represents one-fourth of the total cost of defending itself, the remainder being paid by the UK

Indonesia

exchange rate conversion - $1.7 billion, 2% of GNP (FY91)

Laos

exchange rate conversion - $NA, NA% of GDP

Malaysia

exchange rate conversion - $2.4 billion, about 5% of GDP (1992 budget)

Philippines

  • exchange rate conversion - $915 million, 1.9% of GNP (1991)

Singapore

  • exchange rate conversion - $1.7 billion, 4% of GDP (1990 est.)

Taiwan

exchange rate conversion - $9.16 billion, 4.5% of GNP (FY92)

Thailand

exchange rate conversion - $2.7 billion, about 3% of GNP (1992 budget)

Vietnam

exchange rate conversion - $NA, NA% of GNP

Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 1992, “Military expenditures”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/military-expenditures/1992.

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