COUNTRY / INDICATOR
Yemen, Rep. Military Spending
Yemen, Rep. military spending: latest available value for 2014, historical series from 1990, ranking context and source documentation.
Series overview
MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3,97 | -0,11 |
| 2013 | 4,08 | -0,49 |
| 2012 | 4,57 | -0,35 |
| 2011 | 4,93 | 0,24 |
| 2010 | 4,69 | -0,97 |
| 2009 | 5,65 | 1,21 |
| 2008 | 4,45 | -0,40 |
| 2007 | 4,85 | 0,54 |
| 2006 | 4,31 | -0,56 |
| 2005 | 4,87 | -0,43 |
| 2004 | 5,30 | -1,55 |
| 2003 | 6,85 | -0,04 |
| 2002 | 6,90 | 1,41 |
| 2001 | 5,48 | 0,57 |
| 2000 | 4,92 | -0,26 |
| 1999 | 5,17 | -0,91 |
| 1998 | 6,08 | 0,28 |
| 1997 | 5,81 | 0,52 |
| 1996 | 5,28 | -1,07 |
| 1995 | 6,35 | -2,05 |
| 1994 | 8,40 | 1,33 |
| 1993 | 7,06 | -0,21 |
| 1992 | 7,28 | 0,27 |
| 1991 | 7,01 | 0,46 |
| 1990 | 6,55 | — |
Source methodology
World Development IndicatorsIndicator note: Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product
Source organization: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), uri: https://www.sipri.org/databases
Metadata fetched: 2026-09-27 05:39:08. Open original metadata response.
Revision history
12 detected changesSource revisions are retained before the current observation is replaced. This table documents the previous and replacement value for reproducibility.
| Detected | Data year | Previous value | Replacement value | Source | Source update |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 03:34:54 | 2009 | 5,65 | 5,65 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-09-30 03:34:54 | 2010 | 4,69 | 4,69 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-09-30 03:34:54 | 2011 | 4,93 | 4,93 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-09-30 03:34:54 | 2012 | 4,57 | 4,57 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-09-30 03:34:54 | 2013 | 4,08 | 4,08 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-09-30 03:34:54 | 2014 | 3,97 | 3,97 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-08-08 10:30:38 | 2009 | 5,65 | 5,65 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-08-08 10:30:38 | 2010 | 4,69 | 4,69 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-08-08 10:30:38 | 2011 | 4,93 | 4,93 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-08-08 10:30:38 | 2012 | 4,57 | 4,57 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-08-08 10:30:38 | 2013 | 4,08 | 4,08 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-08-08 10:30:38 | 2014 | 3,97 | 3,97 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
Country-specific interpretation
Automatically derived from the displayed seriesYemen, Rep. recorded 3,97 percent of GDP in 2014, the latest year available in this series.
Compared with 2013, the military spending decreased by 0,11.
Across the latest five-year comparison window, the series shows an downward direction.
Across 25 observations from 1990 to 2014, the average was 5,63; the minimum was 3,97 in 2014 and the maximum was 8,40 in 1994.
Yemen, Rep. ranks 20 out of 164 countries with a current value in the portal ranking.
The latest value is below the available average for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan.
It is also above the available average for the Low income group.
Defense burden and spending priorities.