Myanmar Military Spending/Defense Budget 1960-2025

Myanmar military spending/defense budget for 2022 was 1.86 billion US dollars, a 11.9% decline from 2021.
  • Myanmar military spending/defense budget for 2021 was 2.11 billion US dollars, a 15.63% decline from 2020.
  • Myanmar military spending/defense budget for 2020 was 2.50 billion US dollars, a 63.06% increase from 2019.
  • Myanmar military spending/defense budget for 2019 was 1.53 billion US dollars, a 0.18% increase from 2018.
Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country).