Military Spending in Namibia
Our latest data shows that Namibia spent $432,000,000 on their military in 2012 which amounted to 3.9% of the country's GDP that year. Check out the chart below for more Namibian military budget data. We can only publish the past 12 years, but SIPRI has data as far back as 1988 on their site.
Total Spent: $3,692,000,000 (Last 12 years)
Year | Dollars Spent | % GDP |
---|---|---|
2001 | $215,000,000 | 2.2% |
2002 | $215,000,000 | 2.8% |
2003 | $212,000,000 | 2.9% |
2004 | $224,000,000 | 2.9% |
2005 | $248,000,000 | 3.1% |
2006 | $262,000,000 | 2.9% |
Year | Dollars Spent | % GDP |
---|---|---|
2007 | $292,000,000 | 3.0% |
2008 | $362,000,000 | 3.5% |
2009 | $384,000,000 | 3.9% |
2010 | $420,000,000 | 4.1% |
2011 | $426,000,000 | 4.0% |
2012 | $432,000,000 | 3.9% |
Note on Data: Constant (2011) US Dollars are used. For more information about this data visit SIPRI.org.
SIPRI Footnote: The figures for Namibia for 1999 refer to the budget of the Ministry of Defence only. In addition to this the 1999 budget of the Ministry of Finance includes a contingency provision of N$104 million for the Namibian military presence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The figures for 2002 include a supplementary allocation of N$78.5 million.
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Namibia's Military Branches
Army, Navy, Air Force.
Military Service Age in Namibia
18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription.