Military expenditure in local currency rose 2.22% to NPR 47.7 bil in Nepal in 2019, according to the SIPRI Military Expenditure Database.
Historically, military expenditure in local currency in Nepal reached an all time high of NPR 47.7 bil in 2019 and an all time low of NPR 0.053 bil in 1970.
Nepal has been ranked 61st within the group of 145 countries we follow in terms of military expenditure in local currency, 13 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 |
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