Military Expenditures (As % of Government Expenditure) in United Kingdom

Military expenditures as a share of government expenditure reached 5.29% in 2022 in the United Kingdom, according to the SIPRI Military Expenditure Database. This is 12.0% more than in the previous year.

Historically, military expenditures as a share of government expenditure in the United Kingdom reached an all time high of 15.7% in 1972 and an all time low of 4.33% in 2020.

United Kingdom has been ranked 57th within the group of 142 countries we follow in terms of military expenditures as a share of government expenditure.