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South Asia: Defence Expenditure & Trade In Arms
|
Country |
Military Expenditure
|
Armed Forces Personnel |
Arms Trade |
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|
% of GNI |
% of Central Government Expenditure |
Total (Thousand) |
% of Labour Force |
Export % of Total Exports |
Import % of Total Imports |
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|
1992 |
1997 |
1992 |
1997 |
1992 |
1997 |
1992 |
1997 |
1992 |
1997 |
1992 |
1997 |
|
|
Bangladesh |
1.3 |
1.4 |
11.2 |
10.7 |
107 |
110 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
|
India |
2.5 |
2.8 |
12.4 |
14.3 |
1260 |
1260 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
2.9 |
1.0 |
|
Nepal |
1.0 |
0.8 |
6.0 |
5.1 |
35 |
35 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
|
Pakistan |
7.4 |
5.7 |
27.9 |
24.2 |
580 |
610 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
6.7 |
5.2 |
|
Sri Lanka |
3.8 |
5.1 |
13.6 |
21.2 |
110 |
110 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
Note:
Data for some countries are based on partial or uncertain data or rough
estimates.
Data Sources: The data on military expenditures, armed forces and
arms trade are from the Bureau of Verification and Compliance, World Military
Expenditures and Arms Transfers 1998 (U.S. Department of State, 1999).
Report: World Development Indicators :The World Bank,
Washington, 2001