Tunisia Military Spending
Tunisia spends an estimated 2.5% of GDP on its military in 2026; its most recent reported expenditure in US dollars is $1.4 billion (2025).
Defense budget and military expenditure data (1960–2027)
Data updated: July 7, 2026
Key Facts (2026 estimate)
Military Expenditure
$1.4 billion
Ranked #77 of 153 countries worldwide
Percent of GDP
2.5%
Ranked #54 of 163 countries by % of GDP
Year-over-Year Change
+3.0%
From $1.4B in 2025
Historical Peak Spending
$1.4 billion
Reached in 2021
How the 2026 figures are produced. Neither figure is a researched budget estimate. The share-of-GDP figure is the arithmetic mean of Tunisia’s last 3 reported years (2023–2025), carried across both estimate years unchanged. The dollar figure is not a per-country forecast — it is the actual SIPRI figure for 2025 raised by a flat 3%, the same rate applied to every country in this group, so it can rise even where the share-of-GDP path falls. Actual SIPRI figures for Tunisia run to 2025.
Tunisia Defense Budget Summary
In 2026, Tunisia is estimated to have spent $1.4 billion on military and defense, representing 2.5% of the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP). This budget covers the armed forces including army, navy, and air force expenditures. Tunisia is the #77 highest military spender in the world by absolute spending.
Compared to the previous year (2025), defense spending increased by 3.0%, from $1.4 billion to $1.4 billion. This change in the military budget reflects growing defense priorities.
The highest percentage of GDP allocated to defense spending was 4.2% in 1983. The historical average military budget is 1.9% of GDP.
Data source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database. Values are in constant 2024 US dollars. Data for 2026 is an estimate based on government budget announcements.
Historical Military Spending
Military Spending (% of GDP)
Military Spending (USD Billions, 2024 prices)
Historical Data
| Year | Percent of GDP | USD (millions) |
|---|---|---|
| 2027(estimate) | 2.50% | $1,432M |
| 2026(estimate) | 2.50% | $1,392M |
| 2025 | 2.49% | $1,351M |
| 2024 | 2.50% | $1,315M |
| 2023 | 2.50% | $1,294M |
| 2022 | 2.55% | $1,342M |
| 2021 | 2.62% | $1,405M |
| 2020 | 2.71% | $1,400M |
| 2019 | 2.38% | $1,337M |
| 2018 | 1.98% | $1,087M |
| 2017 | 2.03% | $1,083M |
| 2016 | 2.22% | $1,166M |
| 2015 | 2.14% | $1,095M |
| 2014 | 1.81% | $918M |
| 2013 | 1.56% | $768M |
| 2012 | 1.44% | $698M |
| 2011 | 1.49% | $691M |
| 2010 | 1.24% | $579M |
| 2009 | 1.29% | $558M |
| 2008 | 1.29% | $541M |
| 2007 | 1.26% | $498M |
| 2006 | 1.45% | $540M |
| 2005 | 1.45% | $512M |
| 2004 | 1.43% | $476M |
| 2003 | 1.48% | $467M |
| 2002 | 1.49% | $449M |
| 2001 | 1.52% | $453M |
| 2000 | 1.55% | $436M |
| 1999 | 1.56% | $418M |
| 1998 | 1.68% | $422M |
| 1997 | 1.73% | $414M |
| 1996 | 1.87% | $419M |
| 1995 | 1.74% | $364M |
| 1994 | 1.74% | $358M |
| 1993 | 1.73% | $346M |
| 1992 | 1.71% | $333M |
| 1991 | 1.83% | $331M |
| 1990 | 1.84% | $324M |
| 1989 | 2.11% | $352M |
| 1988 | 2.10% | $341M |
| 1987 | 1.82% | $295M |
| 1986 | 2.09% | $325M |
| 1985 | 2.34% | $379M |
| 1984 | 2.76% | $437M |
| 1983 | 4.17% | $639M |
| 1982 | 3.69% | $519M |
| 1981 | 2.48% | $344M |
| 1980 | 2.03% | $260M |
| 1979 | 2.24% | $244M |
| 1978 | 2.49% | $255M |
| 1977 | 2.38% | $229M |
| 1976 | 1.86% | $173M |
| 1975 | 1.74% | $150M |
| 1974 | 1.31% | $106M |
| 1973 | 1.40% | $104M |
| 1972 | 1.41% | $106M |
| 1971 | 1.48% | $94M |
| 1970 | 1.56% | $90M |
| 1969 | 1.31% | $71M |
| 1968 | 1.44% | $74M |
| 1967 | 1.42% | $66M |
| 1966 | 1.32% | $62M |
| 1965 | 1.29% | $59M |
| 1964 | 1.74% | $75M |
| 1963 | 1.51% | $62M |
| 1962 | 1.73% | $62M |
| 1961 | 2.22% | $81M |
| 1960 | 2.00% | — |