🪖 SIPRI Dashboard

View military expenditure around the world.
Author

Nathan States

Launch Source

SIPRI Dashboard

This web application allows users to view military spending across the world using several different metrics, including:

  • Converted USD
  • Inflation-Adjusted USD
  • Military Spending in GDP Percentage
  • Military Spending in Government Percentage
  • Military Spending in Capita Spending

You can view the dashboard by clicking here.

Data Source

The data comes from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), a think tank that researches conflict, armaments, arms control, and disarmament around the world. SIPRI was created by the Swedish Parliament in July 1966, who gives them an annual grant to fund their operations. They also receive funding from a variety of other governments and NGOs, including the EU, Australian Government, the University of Notre Dame, the Norwegian Ministry, and many more.

You can download the database used for this project here.

Photo Credit

Photo by Juli Kosolapova.

Sidenote

This application is currently being hosted on shinyapps.io on a free plan. Performance can sometimes be slow, and applications are limited to 25 active hours a month. It’s possible to download the source code and launch the app locally to avoid those issues.