The CIA World Factbook Edition 1994 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 1994 edition carries it in 191 entries, in its Defense Forces section, under the heading “Defense expenditures”. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

entries in the 1994 edition
191
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

somewhat less than $1.0 trillion, 3% of total world output; decline of 5%-10% (1993 est.)

Africa

54 entries

Algeria

  • exchange rate conversion - $1.36 billion, 2.5% of GDP (1993 est.)

Angola

$NA, NA% of GDP

Benin

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

Botswana

exchange rate conversion - $196 million, 4.9% of GDP (FY93/94)

Burkina now Burkina Faso

$NA, NA% of GDP

Burundi

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

Cape Verde now Cabo Verde

$NA, NA% of GDP

Cameroon

  • exchange rate conversion - $219 million, less than 2% of GDP (1990 est.)

Central African Republic

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

Chad

  • exchange rate conversion - $58 million, 5.6% of GDP (1989)

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

$NA, NA% of GDP

Cote d'Ivoire

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

Djibouti

  • exchange rate conversion - $26 million, NA% of GDP (1989)

Egypt

exchange rate conversion - $2.05 billion, 6% of GDP (FY92/93)

Equatorial Guinea

$NA, NA% of GDP

Eritrea

$NA, NA% of GDP

Swaziland now Eswatini

exchange rate conversion - $22 million, NA% of GDP (FY93/94)

Ethiopia

$NA, NA% of GDP

Gabon

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

The Gambia

$NA, NA% of GDP

Ghana

  • exchange rate conversion - $30 million, less than 1% of GDP (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 - $294 million, 4.9% of GDP (FY88/89 est.)

Lesotho

  • exchange rate conversion - $55 million, 13% of GDP (1990 est.)

Liberia

$NA, NA% of GDP

Libya

  • exchange rate conversion - $3.3 billion, 15% of GDP (1989 est.)

Madagascar

  • exchange rate conversion - $37 million, 2.2% of GDP (1991 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, 3.8% of GDP (1993 budget)

Mozambique

  • exchange rate conversion - $118 million, 8% of GDP (1993)

Namibia

exchange rate conversion - $66 million, 3.4% of GDP (FY92)

Niger

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

Nigeria

  • exchange rate conversion - $172 million, about 1% of GDP (1992)

Rwanda

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

Sao Tome and Principe

$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

$NA, NA% of GDP

South Africa

exchange rate conversion - $2.9 billion, about 2.5% of GDP (FY93 budget)

Sudan

  • exchange rate conversion - $339 million, 2.2% of GDP (1989 est.)

Tanzania

$NA, NA% of GDP

Togo

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

Tunisia

  • exchange rate conversion - $618 million, 3.7% of GDP (1993 est.)

Uganda

exchange rate conversion - $NA, 15% of budget (FY89/90)

Western Sahara

$NA, NA% of GDP

Zambia

  • exchange rate conversion - $45 million, 1% of GDP (1992 est.)

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

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

Azerbaijan

  • 2,848 million rubles, NA% of GDP (1992 est.);
  • note - conversion of the military budget into US dollars using the current exchange rate could produce misleading results

Bangladesh

exchange rate conversion - $355 million, 1.5% of GDP (FY92/93)

Bhutan

$NA, NA% of GDP

China

  • defense budget - 52.04 billion yuan, NA% of GDP (1994 est.);
  • note - conversion of the defense budget into US dollars using the current exchange rate could produce misleading results

Georgia

$NA, NA% of GNP

India

exchange rate conversion - $6.0 billion, 2.4% of GDP (FY93/94)

Japan

exchange rate conversion - $45.5 billion, less than 1% of GDP (FY94/95 est.)

Kazakhstan

  • 69,326 million rubles, NA% of GDP (forecast for 1993);
  • note - conversion of the military budget into US dollars using the current exchange rate could produce misleading results

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 $2.2 billion (1994), about 12% of total spending

Korea, South now South Korea

  • exchange rate conversion - $13.0 billion, 3.6% of GNP (1994 est.)

Kyrgyzstan

$NA, NA% of GDP

Maldives

$NA, NA% of GDP

Mongolia

  • exchange rate conversion - $22.8 million of GDP, 1% of GDP (1992)

Nepal

exchange rate conversion - $34 million, 2% of GDP (FY91/92)

Pakistan

exchange rate conversion - $3.0 billion, 5.7% of GNP (FY93/94)

Russia

$NA, NA% of GDP

Sri Lanka

  • exchange rate conversion - $417 million, 3.5% of GDP (1994 est.)

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 (FY90/91)

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 (1992)

Costa Rica

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

Cuba

exchange rate conversion - approx. $600 million, 4% of GSP (gross social product) in 1993 was for defense

Dominica

$NA, NA% of GDP

Dominican Republic

  • exchange rate conversion - $110 million, 0.7% of GDP (1993 est.)

El Salvador

  • exchange rate conversion - $104 million, 1.1% of GDP (1994 est.)

Grenada

$NA, NA% of GDP

Guatemala

  • exchange rate conversion - $121 million, 1% of GDP (1993)

Haiti

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

Honduras

  • exchange rate conversion - $42.8 million, about 1.3% of GDP (1993 est.)

Jamaica

exchange rate conversion - $19.3 million, 1% of GDP (FY91/92)

Nicaragua

  • exchange rate conversion - $43.0 million, 1.6% of GDP (1992)

Panama

expenditures for the Panamanian security forces amounted to $138.5 million, 1.0% of GDP (1993 est.)

Saint Kitts and Nevis

$NA, NA% of GDP

Saint Lucia

$NA, NA% of GDP

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

$NA, NA% of GDP

Trinidad and Tobago

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

Europe

37 entries

Albania

  • 215 million leke, NA% of GNP (1993 est.);
  • note - conversion of defense expenditures into US dollars using the current exchange rate could produce misleading results

Austria

  • exchange rate conversion - $1.7 billion, 0.9% of GDP (1993)

Belarus

  • 56.5 billion rubles, NA% of GDP (1993 est.);
  • note - conversion of the military budget into US dollars using the current exchange rate could produce misleading results

Belgium

  • exchange rate conversion - $3.8 billion, 1.8% of GDP (1993)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

$NA, NA% of GDP

Bulgaria

  • 5.77 billion leva, NA% of GDP (1993 est.);
  • note - conversion of defense expenditures into US dollars using the current exchange rate could produce misleading results

Croatia

  • 337 billion-393 billion Croatian dinars, NA% of GDP (1993 est.);
  • note - conversion of defense expenditures into US dollars using the current exchange rate could produce misleading results

Czech Republic now Czechia

  • 23 billion koruny, NA% of GNP (1993 est.);
  • note - conversion of defense expenditures into US dollars using the current exchange rate could produce misleading results

Denmark

  • exchange rate conversion - $2.6 billion, 2% of GDP (1993)

Estonia

  • 124.4 million kroons, NA% of GDP (forecast for 1993);
  • note - conversion of the military budget into US dollars using the current exchange rate could produce misleading results

Finland

  • exchange rate conversion - $1.6 billion, about 1.5% of GDP (1993)

France

  • exchange rate conversion - $33.0 billion, 3.3% of GDP (1993)

Germany

  • exchange rate conversion - $37.3 billion, 2% of GDP (1993)

Greece

  • exchange rate conversion - $4.0 billion, 5.4% of GDP (1993)

Hungary

  • 66.5 billion forints, NA% of GNP (1993 est.);
  • note - conversion of defense expenditures into US dollars using the current exchange rate could produce misleading results

Ireland

  • exchange rate conversion - $500 million, 1.3% of GDP (1993)

Italy

  • exchange rate conversion - $16.1 billion, 1.3% of GDP (1992)

Latvia

176 million rubles, 3%-5% of GDP; note - conversion of the military budget into US dollars using the prevailing exchange rate could produce misleading results

Lithuania

  • exchange rate conversion - $NA, 5.5% of GDP (1993 est.)

Luxembourg

  • exchange rate conversion - $100 million, 1.2% of GDP (1992)

Malta

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

Moldova

$NA, NA% of GDP

Netherlands

  • exchange rate conversion - $6.8 billion, 2.3% of GDP (1993)

The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia now North Macedonia

  • 7 billion denars, NA% of GNP (1993 est.);
  • note - conversion of the military budget into US dollars using the prevailing exchange rate could produce misleading results

Norway

  • exchange rate conversion - $3.1 billion, 3.2% of GDP (1993)

Poland

  • 30.8 trillion zlotych, 1.8% of GNP (1993 est.);
  • note - conversion of defense expenditures into US dollars using the current exchange rate could produce misleading results

Portugal

  • exchange rate conversion - $2.1 billion, 2.9% of GDP (1993)

Romania

137 billion lei, 3% of GDP (1993); note - conversion of defense expenditures into US dollars using the current exchange rate could produce misleading results

San Marino

$3.7 million (1992 est.), 1% of GDP

Serbia and Montenegro

  • 245 billion dinars, 4%-6% of GDP (1992 est.);
  • note - conversion of defense expenditures into US dollars using the prevailing exchange rate could produce misleading results

Slovakia

  • 8.2 billion koruny, NA% of GDP (1993 est.);
  • note - conversion of defense expenditures into US dollars using the current exchange rate could produce misleading results

Slovenia

13.5 billion tolars, 4.5% of GDP (1993); note - conversion of the military budget into US dollars using the current exchange rate could produce misleading results

Spain

  • exchange rate conversion - $5.8 billion, 1.3% of GDP (1994 est.)

Sweden

exchange rate conversion - $5.2 billion, 2.6% of GDP (FY93/94)

Switzerland

  • exchange rate conversion - $3.4 billion, 1.7% of GDP (1993)

Ukraine

  • 544,256 million karbovantsi, NA% of GDP (forecast for 1993);
  • note - conversion of the military budget into US dollars using the current exchange rate could produce misleading results

United Kingdom

exchange rate conversion - $34.8 billion, 3.7% of GDP (FY93/94)

Middle East

17 entries

Bahrain

  • exchange rate conversion - $245 million, 6% of GDP (1993)

Cyprus

  • exchange rate conversion - $407 million, 6.5% of GDP (1993)

Gaza Strip

$NA, NA% of GDP

Iran

according to official Iranian data, Iran spent 1,785 billion rials, including $808 million in hard currency in 1992 and budgeted 2,507 billion rials, including $850 million in hard currency for 1993 (est.)

Iraq

$NA, NA% of GNP

Israel

  • exchange rate conversion - $12.5 billion, 18% of GDP (1993)

Jordan

  • exchange rate conversion - $435 million, 7.9% of GDP (1993)

Kuwait

exchange rate conversion - $2.5 billion, 7.3% of GDP (FY92/93)

Lebanon

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

Oman

  • exchange rate conversion - $1.6 billion, 16% of GDP (1993 est.)

Qatar

  • $NA,
  • NA%,
  • of GDP

Saudi Arabia

exchange rate conversion - $16.5 billion, 13% of GDP (1993 budget)

Syria

  • exchange rate conversion - $2.2 billion, 6% of GDP (1992)

Turkey now Turkiye

  • exchange rate conversion - $14 billion, 5.6% of GDP (1994 est.)

United Arab Emirates

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

West Bank

$NA, NA% of GDP

Yemen

  • exchange rate conversion - $762 million, 14% of GDP (1992)

North America

3 entries

Canada

exchange rate conversion - $10.3 billion, 1.9% of GDP (FY93/94)

Mexico

$NA, NA% of GDP

United States

  • exchange rate conversion - $315.5 billion, 5.3% of GDP (1992)

Oceania

11 entries

Australia

exchange rate conversion - $7.1 billion, 2.4% of GDP (FY92/93)

Fiji

exchange rate conversion - $22.4 million, about 2% of GDP (FY91/92)

Kiribati

$NA, NA% of GDP

Nauru

$NA - no formal defense structure

New Zealand

exchange rate conversion - $792 million, 2% of GDP (FY90/91)

Papua New Guinea

  • exchange rate conversion - $55 million, 1.8% of GDP (1993 est.)

Western Samoa now Samoa

$NA, NA% of GDP

Solomon Islands

$NA, NA% of GDP

Tonga

$NA, NA% of GDP

Tuvalu

$NA, NA% of GNP

Vanuatu

$NA, NA% of GDP

South America

13 entries

Argentina

$NA, NA% of GDP

Bolivia

  • exchange rate conversion - $130.48 million; NA% of GDP (1994 est.)

Brazil

  • exchange rate conversion - $1.1 billion, 3% of GDP (1990)

Chile

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

Colombia

  • exchange rate conversion - $1.2 billion (1992 est.)

Ecuador

$NA, NA% of GDP

French Guiana

$NA, NA% of GDP

Guyana

$NA, NA% of GDP

Paraguay

  • exchange rate conversion - $100 million, 1.6% of GDP (1994 est.)

Peru

  • exchange rate conversion - $500 million, about 2% of GDP (1991)

Suriname

$NA, NA% of GDP

Uruguay

  • exchange rate conversion - $216 million, 2.3% of GDP (1991 est.)

Venezuela

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

Southeast Asia

12 entries

Brunei

  • exchange rate conversion - $300 million, 9% of GDP (1990)

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

$NA, NA% of GDP

Cambodia

$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 - $2.1 billion, 1.5% of GNP (FY93/94 est.)

Laos

$NA, NA% of GDP

Malaysia

  • exchange rate conversion - $2.2 billion, 3% of GDP (1994 est.)

Philippines

  • exchange rate conversion - $731 million, 1.4% of GNP (1992)

Singapore

  • exchange rate conversion - $2.7 billion, 6% of GDP (1993 est.)

Taiwan

exchange rate conversion - $12.1 billion, 5% of GNP (FY93/94 est.)

Thailand

exchange rate conversion - $3.8 billion, 2.9% of GNP (FY93/94 est.)

Vietnam

$NA, NA% of GNP

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Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 1994, “Military expenditures”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/military-expenditures/1994.

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