Military expenditure in local currency rose 9.31% to PKR 1,535 bil in Pakistan in 2019, according to the SIPRI Military Expenditure Database.
Historically, military expenditure in local currency in Pakistan reached an all time high of PKR 1,535 bil in 2019 and an all time low of PKR 0.954 bil in 1962. When compared to Pakistan's main peers, military expenditure in local currency in Afghanistan amounted to AFN 17.6 bil, CNY 1,804 bil in China, INR 5,006 bil in India and IQD 531,378 bil in Iran in 2019.
Pakistan has been ranked 17th within the group of 145 countries we follow in terms of military expenditure in local currency.
| 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 |
| Afghanistan | AFN bil | ... | 12.6 | 13.0 | 14.3 | 17.6 | 21.5 | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Bangladesh | BDT bil | 254 | 262 | 305 | 367 | 395 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | IQD bil | 378,224 | 459,788 | 459,062 | 527,391 | 694,231 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | IRR bil | ... | ... | 7,057 | 8,781 | 7,487 | 9,056 | 6,766 | ||||||||||||||
| Japan | JPY bil | 5,060 | 5,051 | 5,358 | 5,536 | 5,487 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tajikistan | TJS bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.662 | 0.668 | 0.745 | 0.803 | 0.825 | ||||||||||||
| Turkmenistan | TMT bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| USA | USD bil | 640 | 647 | 682 | 734 | 778 |
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