Military expenditure in local currency rose 16.8% to NPR 40.4 bil in Nepal in 2017, according to the SIPRI Military Expenditure Database.
Historically, military expenditure in local currency in Nepal reached an all time high of NPR 40.4 bil in 2017 and an all time low of NPR 0.053 bil in 1970.
Nepal has been ranked 65th within the group of 147 countries we follow in terms of military expenditure in local currency, 10 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
Military Expenditure (Local Currency) | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Bangladesh | BDT bil | 254 | 262 | 305 | 367 | 395 | ||||||||||||||||
Bhutan | BTN bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
China | CNY bil | 1,320 | 1,424 | 1,538 | 1,660 | 1,781 | ||||||||||||||||
India | INR bil | 3,806 | 4,209 | 4,529 | 5,030 | 5,396 | ||||||||||||||||
Japan | JPY bil | 5,060 | 5,051 | 5,358 | 5,536 | 5,487 | ||||||||||||||||
Myanmar | MMK bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3,035 | 3,012 | 2,190 | 2,305 | 3,442 | ||||||||||
Nepal | NPR bil | 38.3 | 45.7 | 46.7 | 47.7 | 51.5 | ||||||||||||||||
Pakistan | PKR bil | 1,048 | 1,208 | 1,431 | 1,562 | 1,685 | ||||||||||||||||
Russia | RUB bil | 4,645 | 3,902 | 3,863 | 4,217 | 4,462 | ||||||||||||||||
Sri Lanka | SKR bil | 254 | 284 | 266 | 279 | 276 | ||||||||||||||||
USA | USD bil | 640 | 647 | 682 | 734 | 778 |