Military expenditure in local currency rose 15.3% to PKR 1,205 bil in Pakistan in 2017, according to the SIPRI Military Expenditure Database.
Historically, military expenditure in local currency in Pakistan reached an all time high of PKR 1,205 bil in 2017 and an all time low of PKR 0.954 bil in 1962. When compared to Pakistan's main peers, military expenditure in local currency in Afghanistan amounted to AFN 13.0 bil, CNY 1,546 bil in China, INR 4,209 bil in India and IQD 459,788 bil in Iran in 2017.
Pakistan has been ranked 19th within the group of 151 countries we follow in terms of military expenditure in local currency, 2 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Military Expenditure (Local Currency) | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Afghanistan | AFN bil | ... | 12.6 | 13.0 | 14.3 | 17.6 | 21.5 | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Bangladesh | BDT bil | 254 | 262 | 305 | 367 | 395 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | CNY bil | 1,320 | 1,424 | 1,538 | 1,660 | 1,781 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | INR bil | 3,806 | 4,209 | 4,529 | 5,030 | 5,396 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | IQD bil | 378,224 | 459,788 | 459,062 | 527,391 | 694,231 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | IRR bil | ... | ... | 7,057 | 8,781 | 7,487 | 9,056 | 6,766 | ||||||||||||||
| Japan | JPY bil | 5,060 | 5,051 | 5,358 | 5,536 | 5,487 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | PKR bil | 1,048 | 1,208 | 1,431 | 1,562 | 1,685 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | RUB bil | 4,645 | 3,902 | 3,863 | 4,217 | 4,462 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | SKR bil | 254 | 284 | 266 | 279 | 276 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tajikistan | TJS bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.662 | 0.668 | 0.745 | 0.803 | 0.825 | ||||||||||||
| Turkmenistan | TMT bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| USA | USD bil | 640 | 647 | 682 | 734 | 778 |
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