The ratio of military expenditure to gross domestic product (GDP) in Afghanistan increased by 0.5 percentage points (+36.76 percent) in 2021 in comparison to the previous year. With 1.83 percent, the ratio thereby reached its highest value in the observed period. Military expenditure refers to the total amount of money spent on a country's armed forces, including peacekeeping and defense operations. This figure is then given as a share of its gross domestic product (not total government expenditure). When comparing international figures there may be some discrepancies depending on what countries consider military spending.
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