Australia Yearbook - 2001

Chapter 4—Defence 123
4.5 DEFENCE OUTLAYS AS A PROPORTION OF GDP, Selected Countries—1990 to 2000
Australia USA
UK Singapore Indonesia
Year
%
%
%
%
%
%
1990 2.1 5.1 3.9 5.1 1.5 n.a.
1991 2.2 5.0 4.0 4.9 1.5 1.6
1992 2.3 4.6 3.8 5.1 1.4 1.4
1993 2.4 4.3 3.6 4.6 1.3 1.2
1994 2.3 3.8 3.4 4.3 1.3 1.1
1995 2.1 3.7 3.1 4.6 1.3 1.2
1996 2.0 3.5 3.0 4.3 1.3 1.1
1997 1.9 3.3 2.9 4.5 1.4 1.1
1998 1.9 3.1 2.8 4.9 1.0 1.0
1999 1.9 2.9 2.7 5.1 1.1 1.1
2000 (est) 1.8 3.2 2.5 4.5 1.1 1.0
Source: Department of Defence.
NZ
Defence
expenditure—international
comparisons
Table 4.5 shows defence outlays as a proportion
of GDP in trend terms over the last decade, for
a selection of countries.
Based on current estimates and projections of
defence expenditure by a range of countries
(table 4.6 and graph 4.7), Australia is not among
the big spenders on defence in terms of
percentage of GDP. In our region, only the
Philippines, Indonesia and New Zealand spend a
smaller proportion of their GDP on defence than
Australia.
4.6 DEFENCE OUTLAYS AS A PROPORTION OF
GDP, Selected Countries(a)
Country %
Singapore(d) 4.5
United States(d) 3.2
United Kingdom(c) 2.5
France(b) 2.3
India(d) 2.3
Sweden(b) 2.1
Malaysia(d) 2.0
Philippines(d) 2.0
Australia(d) 1.8
Netherlands(b) 1.8
Thailand(c) 1.5
Germany(b) 1.2
Canada(c) 1.1
Indonesia(d) 1.1
New Zealand(c) 1.0
(a) Most recent year available. (b) 1998. (c) 1999. (d) 2000.
Source: Department of Defence.
4.7 DEFENCE OUTLAYS AS A PROPORTION OF GDP, Selected Countries(a) by Country Group
AUSTRALASIA
Australia
New Zealand
ASIA
Singapore
India
Malaysia
Philippines
Thailand
Indonesia
WESTERN EUROPE
UK
France
Sweden
Netherlands
Germany
NORTH AMERICA
United States
Canada
0 1 3 4 5
%
(a)Mostrecentyearavailable.
Source: Department of Defence.