In 2022, the ratio of military expenditure to gross domestic product (GDP) in Germany increased by 0.1 percentage points (+7.52 percent) since 2021. With 1.39 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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Germany: Ratio of military spending to gross domestic product (GDP) from 2012 to 2022
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World Bank. (June 28, 2024). Germany: Ratio of military spending to gross domestic product (GDP) from 2012 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/810406/ratio-of-military-expenditure-to-gross-domestic-product-gdp-germany/
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