South Korea South Korea, Military expenditure (current US$)

Year Value Rank Change Change,%
2023 47,925,588,087 11 +1,560,167,379 +3.36%
2022 46,365,420,707 10 -4,508,367,398 -8.86%
2021 50,873,788,105 10 +4,756,691,531 +10.3%
2020 46,117,096,575 10 +2,014,855,822 +4.57%
2019 44,102,240,752 10 +1,032,267,409 +2.4%
2018 43,069,973,343 10 +3,899,291,207 +9.95%
2017 39,170,682,136 10 +2,285,398,706 +6.2%
2016 36,885,283,430 10 +314,514,107 +0.86%
2015 36,570,769,323 10 -981,529,631 -2.61%
2014 37,552,298,954 10 +3,241,078,239 +9.45%
2013 34,311,220,715 10 +2,359,459,905 +7.38%
2012 31,951,760,810 11 +960,052,864 +3.1%
2011 30,991,707,946 12 +2,816,526,728 +10%
2010 28,175,181,219 12 +3,599,519,280 +14.6%
2009 24,575,661,939 12 -1,496,748,569 -5.74%
2008 26,072,410,508 11 -1,653,719,078 -5.96%
2007 27,726,129,585 11 +2,548,891,844 +10.1%
2006 25,177,237,741 10 +3,017,725,184 +13.6%
2005 22,159,512,557 12 +4,329,648,414 +24.3%
2004 17,829,864,143 12 +1,982,816,871 +12.5%
2003 15,847,047,272 12 +1,745,343,957 +12.4%
2002 14,101,703,315 10 +1,159,852,487 +8.96%
2001 12,941,850,828 10 -859,256,196 -6.23%
2000 13,801,107,024 10 +1,705,920,200 +14.1%
1999 12,095,186,824 10 +1,637,229,295 +15.7%
1998 10,457,957,529 11 -4,390,527,001 -29.6%
1997 14,848,484,530 10 -1,560,180,737 -9.51%
1996 16,408,665,267 7 +323,569,587 +2.01%
1995 16,085,095,679 7 +2,565,829,917 +19%
1994 13,519,265,763 9 +1,141,840,890 +9.23%
1993 12,377,424,873 8 +762,759,677 +6.57%
1992 11,614,665,196 11 +658,140,848 +6.01%
1991 10,956,524,348 12 +845,809,477 +8.37%
1990 10,110,714,871 12 +641,739,987 +6.78%
1989 9,468,974,884 12 +1,736,579,209 +22.5%
1988 7,732,395,676 12 +1,691,550,371 +28%
1987 6,040,845,305 13 +715,553,231 +13.4%
1986 5,325,292,074 12 +441,496,299 +9.04%
1985 4,883,795,775 12 +124,348,843 +2.61%
1984 4,759,446,931 13 +45,287,179 +0.961%
1983 4,714,159,753 12 +67,634,867 +1.46%
1982 4,646,524,886 13 +182,684,927 +4.09%
1981 4,463,839,960 15 +483,147,471 +12.1%
1980 3,980,692,489 15 +437,304,059 +12.3%
1979 3,543,388,430 15 +353,305,785 +11.1%
1978 3,190,082,645 14 +952,479,339 +42.6%
1977 2,237,603,306 22 +528,925,620 +31%
1976 1,708,677,686 23 +677,685,950 +65.7%
1975 1,030,991,736 26 +178,027,872 +20.9%
1974 852,963,864 27 +308,178,489 +56.6%
1973 544,785,375 30 +12,835,281 +2.41%
1972 531,950,093 26 +71,050,244 +15.4%
1971 460,899,849 28 +74,496,109 +19.3%
1970 386,403,740 32 +39,375,517 +11.3%
1969 347,028,224 31 +68,331,699 +24.5%
1968 278,696,524 32 +60,595,629 +27.8%
1967 218,100,896 34 +41,199,109 +23.3%
1966 176,901,786 33 +44,770,150 +33.9%
1965 132,131,636 37 -5,349,834 -3.89%
1964 137,481,470 35 -47,903,145 -25.8%
1963 185,384,615 27 -769,231 -0.413%
1962 186,153,846 27 +29,092,496 +18.5%
1961 157,061,350 25 -118,582,214 -43%
1960 275,643,564 17

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