"Hayk's Arrow" Armenian Strategic Center

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2003–2027 51 observations2027: $5.18 Bn† Proposed
Annual spending: 2003–2027, USD · current pricesEach bar opens its figures and sources on the spending page. Blank years are gaps, not zero spending.$0$2 Bn$4 Bn$6 Bn20032003: $138.39 Mn. Reported execution. Defence expenditure — pre-2006 functional heading; security separately classified. As of June 4, 2004. Annual average Original: 679622.2 million AZM (old manat). Normalized at 5,000 AZM = 1 AZN before annual-average USD conversion. Security/law-enforcement was a separate heading.2004: $177.17 Mn. Reported execution. Defence expenditure — pre-2006 functional heading; security separately classified. As of May 20, 2005. Annual average Original: 870567.9 million AZM (old manat). Normalized at 5,000 AZM = 1 AZN before annual-average USD conversion. Security/law-enforcement was a separate heading.2004: $183.81 Mn. Revised. Defence expenditure — pre-2006 functional heading; security separately classified. As of June 29, 2004. Annual average Original: 903188722 thousand AZM (old manat). Normalized at 5,000 AZM = 1 AZN before annual-average USD conversion. Security/law-enforcement was a separate heading.2005: $304.52 Mn. Reported execution. Defence expenditure — pre-2006 functional heading; security separately classified. As of May 23, 2006. Annual average Original: 1439506.7 million AZM (old manat). Normalized at 5,000 AZM = 1 AZN before annual-average USD conversion. Security/law-enforcement was a separate heading.2005: $255.14 Mn. Initial approved budget. Defence expenditure — pre-2006 functional heading; security separately classified. As of December 3, 2004. Annual average Original: 1206114310 thousand AZM (old manat). Normalized at 5,000 AZM = 1 AZN before annual-average USD conversion. Security/law-enforcement was a separate heading.2006: $717.12 Mn. Reported execution. Defence — functional heading including national security (2006–2019 classification). As of May 25, 2007. Annual average Functional-heading total; additional defence allocations in other headings are excluded. The historical budget classification differs from the later defence-and-national-security heading.2006: $718.24 Mn. Revised. Defence — functional heading including national security (2006–2019 classification). As of May 26, 2006. Annual average Functional-heading total; additional defence allocations in other headings are excluded. The historical budget classification differs from the later defence-and-national-security heading.2007: $945.6 Mn. Reported execution. Defence — functional heading including national security (2006–2019 classification). As of May 2, 2008. Annual average Functional-heading total; additional defence allocations in other headings are excluded. The historical budget classification differs from the later defence-and-national-security heading.2007: $928.58 Mn. Initial approved budget. Defence — functional heading including national security (2006–2019 classification). As of November 28, 2006. Annual average Functional-heading total; additional defence allocations in other headings are excluded. The historical budget classification differs from the later defence-and-national-security heading.2008: $1.24 Bn. Initial approved budget. Defence — functional heading including national security (2006–2019 classification). As of November 30, 2007. Annual average Functional-heading total; additional defence allocations in other headings are excluded. The historical budget classification differs from the later defence-and-national-security heading.2009: $1.47 Bn. Reported execution. Defence — functional heading including national security (2006–2019 classification). As of May 25, 2010. Annual average Functional-heading total; additional defence allocations in other headings are excluded. The historical budget classification differs from the later defence-and-national-security heading.2009: $1.49 Bn. Initial approved budget. Defence — functional heading including national security (2006–2019 classification). As of November 25, 2008. Annual average Functional-heading total; additional defence allocations in other headings are excluded. The historical budget classification differs from the later defence-and-national-security heading.20102010: $1.47 Bn. Reported execution. Defence — functional heading including national security (2006–2019 classification). As of May 27, 2011. Annual average Functional-heading total; additional defence allocations in other headings are excluded. The historical budget classification differs from the later defence-and-national-security heading.2010: $1.5 Bn. Initial approved budget. Defence — functional heading including national security (2006–2019 classification). As of November 26, 2009. Annual average Functional-heading total; additional defence allocations in other headings are excluded. The historical budget classification differs from the later defence-and-national-security heading.2011: $1.7 Bn. Reported execution. Defence — functional heading including national security (2006–2019 classification). As of May 29, 2012. Annual average Functional-heading total; additional defence allocations in other headings are excluded. The historical budget classification differs from the later defence-and-national-security heading.2011: $1.67 Bn. Initial approved budget. Defence — functional heading including national security (2006–2019 classification). As of October 22, 2010. Annual average Functional-heading total; additional defence allocations in other headings are excluded. The historical budget classification differs from the later defence-and-national-security heading.2011: $1.72 Bn. Revised. Defence — functional heading including national security (2006–2019 classification). As of May 27, 2011. Annual average Functional-heading total; additional defence allocations in other headings are excluded. The historical budget classification differs from the later defence-and-national-security heading.2012: $1.78 Bn. Reported execution. Defence — functional heading including national security (2006–2019 classification). As of May 31, 2013. Annual average Functional-heading total; additional defence allocations in other headings are excluded. The historical budget classification differs from the later defence-and-national-security heading.2012: $1.75 Bn. Initial approved budget. Defence — functional heading including national security (2006–2019 classification). As of December 6, 2011. Annual average Functional-heading total; additional defence allocations in other headings are excluded. The historical budget classification differs from the later defence-and-national-security heading.2013: $1.89 Bn. Reported execution. Defence — functional heading including national security (2006–2019 classification). As of May 16, 2014. Annual average Functional-heading total; additional defence allocations in other headings are excluded. The historical budget classification differs from the later defence-and-national-security heading.2013: $1.94 Bn. Initial approved budget. Defence — functional heading including national security (2006–2019 classification). As of November 30, 2012. Annual average Functional-heading total; additional defence allocations in other headings are excluded. The historical budget classification differs from the later defence-and-national-security heading.2014: $1.93 Bn. Reported execution. Defence — functional heading including national security (2006–2019 classification). As of May 29, 2015. Annual average Functional-heading total; additional defence allocations in other headings are excluded. The historical budget classification differs from the later defence-and-national-security heading.20152015: $1.66 Bn. Reported execution. Defence — functional heading including national security (2006–2019 classification). As of May 31, 2016. Annual average Functional-heading total; additional defence allocations in other headings are excluded. The historical budget classification differs from the later defence-and-national-security heading.2015: $1.73 Bn. Initial approved budget. Defence — functional heading including national security (2006–2019 classification). As of November 28, 2014. Annual average Functional-heading total; additional defence allocations in other headings are excluded. The historical budget classification differs from the later defence-and-national-security heading.2016: $1.37 Bn. Reported execution. Defence — functional heading including national security (2006–2019 classification). As of May 31, 2017. Annual average Functional-heading total; additional defence allocations in other headings are excluded. The historical budget classification differs from the later defence-and-national-security heading.2016: $1.15 Bn. Initial approved budget. Defence — functional heading including national security (2006–2019 classification). As of October 20, 2015. Annual average Functional-heading total; additional defence allocations in other headings are excluded. The historical budget classification differs from the later defence-and-national-security heading.2016: $1.39 Bn. Revised. Defence — functional heading including national security (2006–2019 classification). As of February 23, 2016. Annual average Functional-heading total; additional defence allocations in other headings are excluded. The historical budget classification differs from the later defence-and-national-security heading.2017: $1.52 Bn. Reported execution. Defence — functional heading including national security (2006–2019 classification). As of May 31, 2018. Annual average Functional-heading total; additional defence allocations in other headings are excluded. The historical budget classification differs from the later defence-and-national-security heading.2017: $1.53 Bn. Initial approved budget. Defence — functional heading including national security (2006–2019 classification). As of December 16, 2016. Annual average Functional-heading total; additional defence allocations in other headings are excluded. The historical budget classification differs from the later defence-and-national-security heading.2017: $1.53 Bn. Revised. Defence — functional heading including national security (2006–2019 classification). As of June 30, 2017. Annual average Functional-heading total; additional defence allocations in other headings are excluded. The historical budget classification differs from the later defence-and-national-security heading.2018: $1.67 Bn. Reported execution. Defence — functional heading including national security (2006–2019 classification). As of June 27, 2019. Annual average Functional-heading total; additional defence allocations in other headings are excluded. The historical budget classification differs from the later defence-and-national-security heading.2018: $1.61 Bn. Initial approved budget. Defence — functional heading including national security (2006–2019 classification). As of December 1, 2017. Annual average Functional-heading total; additional defence allocations in other headings are excluded. The historical budget classification differs from the later defence-and-national-security heading.2019: $1.86 Bn. Reported execution. Defence — functional heading including national security (2006–2019 classification). As of June 19, 2020. Annual average Functional-heading total; additional defence allocations in other headings are excluded. The historical budget classification differs from the later defence-and-national-security heading.2019: $1.78 Bn. Initial approved budget. Defence — functional heading including national security (2006–2019 classification). As of November 30, 2018. Annual average Functional-heading total; additional defence allocations in other headings are excluded. The historical budget classification differs from the later defence-and-national-security heading.20202020: $2.2 Bn. Reported execution. Defence and national security — state-budget functional heading. As of June 8, 2021. Annual average Functional-heading total. Broader ministerial headline totals that include other budget headings are not substituted here.2020: $2.26 Bn. Initial approved budget. Defence and national security — state-budget functional heading. As of December 16, 2019. Annual average2021: $2.67 Bn. Reported execution. Defence and national security — state-budget functional heading. As of June 28, 2022. Annual average Functional-heading total. Broader ministerial headline totals that include other budget headings are not substituted here.2021: $2.69 Bn. Initial approved budget. Defence and national security — state-budget functional heading. As of December 29, 2020. Annual average2022: $2.88 Bn. Reported execution. Defence and national security — state-budget functional heading. As of June 13, 2023. Annual average Functional-heading total. Broader ministerial headline totals that include other budget headings are not substituted here.2022: $2.64 Bn. Initial approved budget. Defence and national security — state-budget functional heading. As of December 23, 2021. Annual average2022: $2.99 Bn. Revised. Defence and national security — state-budget functional heading. As of June 29, 2022. Annual average Functional-heading total. Broader ministerial headline totals that include other budget headings are not substituted here.2023: $3.44 Bn. Reported execution. Defence and national security — state-budget functional heading. As of June 14, 2024. Annual average Functional-heading total. Broader ministerial headline totals that include other budget headings are not substituted here.2023: $3.13 Bn. Initial approved budget. Defence and national security — state-budget functional heading. As of December 30, 2022. Annual average2023: $3.56 Bn. Revised. Defence and national security — state-budget functional heading. As of June 16, 2023. Annual average2024: $3.86 Bn. Reported execution. Defence and national security — state-budget functional heading. As of July 11, 2025. Annual average2024: $3.77 Bn. Initial approved budget. Defence and national security — state-budget functional heading. As of December 26, 2023. Annual average2024: $4.19 Bn. Revised. Defence and national security — state-budget functional heading. As of June 25, 2024. Annual average2025: $4.74 Bn. Reported execution. Defence and national security — state-budget functional heading. As of July 7, 2026. Annual average2025: $4.93 Bn. Initial approved budget. Defence and national security — state-budget functional heading. As of December 27, 2024. Annual average2026: $5.12 Bn*. Initial approved budget. Defence and national security — state-budget functional heading. As of December 9, 2025. Year-to-date average · provisional20272027: $5.18 Bn†. Proposed. Defence and national security — state-budget functional heading. As of October 31, 2026. Budget assumption · not an observed annual average

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Coverage and method

National defence budget heading · coverage changes over timeSeparate scopes; these series must not be added together.

Coverage changes in 2006 and 2020. Special-defence-project funding in other headings is listed separately in the source records.

* 2026 uses the available year-to-date average; the full-year average is not yet available.

† Future-year amount uses a disclosed budget exchange-rate assumption, not an observed annual average.

51 observations · open records and sources

Annual indicators

Military & paramilitary personnel · IISS

1992–2020
82,000Latest: 2020 · Estimate
People
Military & paramilitary personnel · IISS · 1992–2020Historical active-duty armed-forces and qualifying paramilitary personnel, excluding reservists, from IISS The Military Balance as distributed by the World Bank. The indicator combines regular and paramilitary forces and uses estimates where exact numbers are unavailable. It does not measure readiness, mobilised strength or current force capability. Empty years have no included observation. Click a bar for the figure and its source. 0100K200K1992: 43,000 · Estimate19921993: 45,000 · Estimate1994: 50,000 · Estimate1995: 126,700 · Estimate1996: 110,700 · Estimate1997: 106,700 · Estimate1998: 87,150 · Estimate1999: 84,900 · Estimate2000: 87,100 · Estimate20002001: 87,100 · Estimate2002: 87,100 · Estimate2003: 81,500 · Estimate2004: 81,000 · Estimate2005: 82,000 · Estimate2006: 82,000 · Estimate2007: 82,000 · Estimate2008: 82,000 · Estimate2009: 81,940 · Estimate2010: 81,940 · Estimate20102011: 81,950 · Estimate2012: 81,950 · Estimate2013: 81,950 · Estimate2014: 81,950 · Estimate2015: 81,950 · Estimate2016: 81,950 · Estimate2017: 82,000 · Estimate2018: 81,950 · Estimate2019: 82,000 · Estimate2020: 82,000 · Estimate2020

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Regular and qualifying paramilitary personnel. Reserves excluded.

Coverage and method

Historical active-duty armed-forces and qualifying paramilitary personnel, excluding reservists, from IISS The Military Balance as distributed by the World Bank. The indicator combines regular and paramilitary forces and uses estimates where exact numbers are unavailable. It does not measure readiness, mobilised strength or current force capability.

Historical estimates · latest observation 2020. No later headcount is inferred. Large year-to-year changes are retained as published, without attributing a cause.

29 annual observations

Data and sources

Military expenditure · share of GDP

1992–2025
6.47%Latest: 2025 · Estimate
%
Military expenditure · share of GDP · 1992–2025SIPRI military expenditure divided by GDP for the same calendar year. Percentages are taken from the published Share of GDP sheet; these are resource-burden indicators, not military capability. Empty years have no included observation. Click a bar for the figure and its source. 03.571992: 2.4% · Estimate19921993: 5% · Estimate1994: 1.95% · Estimate1995: 2.74% · Estimate1996: 2.25% · Estimate1997: 2.32% · Estimate1998: 2.41% · Estimate1999: 2.63% · Estimate2000: 2.27% · Estimate20002001: 2.31% · Estimate2002: 2.24% · Estimate2003: 2.43% · Estimate2004: 2.63% · Estimate2005: 2.3% · Estimate2006: 3.42% · Estimate2007: 2.86% · Estimate2008: 3.29% · Estimate2009: 3.33% · Estimate2010: 2.79% · Estimate20102011: 4.67% · Estimate2012: 4.66% · Estimate2013: 4.54% · Estimate2014: 4.56% · Estimate2015: 5.46% · Estimate2016: 3.69% · Estimate2017: 3.76% · Estimate2018: 3.55% · Estimate2019: 3.85% · Estimate2020: 5.24% · Estimate2021: 4.93% · Estimate2022: 3.8% · Estimate2023: 4.92% · Estimate2024: 5.08% · Estimate2025: 6.47% · Estimate2025

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SIPRI estimates, including qualifying paramilitary expenditure. Not ministry-only accounts.

Coverage and method

SIPRI military expenditure divided by GDP for the same calendar year. Percentages are taken from the published Share of GDP sheet; these are resource-burden indicators, not military capability.

SIPRI 2026 edition · definitions and historical coverage follow footnote 7. Open the annual figures for sources.

34 annual observations

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Recorded activity

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Equipment & procurement

52 records
Latest recorded year: 20262 records
Source records by year1993–2026
Equipment & procurement · 1993–2026Counts of included source records by year and recorded implementation stage. Each coloured bar segment opens only its matching records. Gaps do not establish inactivity.0361993: 1 · Reported19931994: 1 · Reported20002002: 1 · Reported2003: 1 · Reported2004: 1 · Reported2005: 3 · Reported20052006: 2 · Reported2007: 2 · Reported2008: 3 · Reported2009: 2 · Reported2010: 2 · Reported20102011: 1 · Reported2012: 3 · Reported2013: 2 · Reported2013: 1 · Publicly displayed2014: 1 · Reported2014: 1 · Completion reported2015: 1 · Reported20152016: 1 · Reported2017: 3 · Reported2017: 1 · Completion reported2018: 2 · Reported2018: 1 · Publicly displayed2018: 1 · Service acceptance reported2018: 2 · Delivery reported2019: 1 · Publicly displayed2020: 1 · Reported20202023: 2 · Contracted2024: 1 · Publicly displayed2024: 1 · Service acceptance reported2024: 1 · Delivery reported2025: 1 · Publicly displayed2025: 2 · Service acceptance reported2026: 1 · Contracted2026: 1 · Announced2026

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34 Reported5 Publicly displayed4 Service acceptance reported3 Contracted3 Delivery reported2 Completion reported1 Announced

Forces & reform

23 records
Latest recorded year: 20262 records
Source records by year1991–2026
Forces & reform · 1991–2026Counts of included source records by year and recorded implementation stage. Each coloured bar segment opens only its matching records. Gaps do not establish inactivity.0231991: 1 · Established1991: 1 · Adopted19911992: 1 · Established1992: 1 · Reported19951997: 1 · Established1999: 2 · Established20002004: 1 · Reported20052007: 1 · Adopted2008: 1 · Reported2010: 1 · Adopted20102013: 1 · Established20152018: 1 · Reported20202021: 1 · Established2022: 1 · Established2022: 2 · Reported2023: 1 · Adopted2024: 1 · Established2024: 1 · Adopted2024: 1 · In force2026: 1 · Reported2026: 1 · Completion reported2026

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9 Established7 Reported5 Adopted1 Completion reported1 In force

Defence industry

26 records
Latest recorded year: 20267 records
Source records by year1993–2026
Defence industry · 1993–2026Counts of included source records by year and recorded implementation stage. Each coloured bar segment opens only its matching records. Gaps do not establish inactivity.0471993: 1 · Reported199320002003: 1 · Approved2005: 1 · Established20052007: 2 · Completion reported2008: 1 · Completion reported2009: 2 · Completion reported2010: 1 · Completion reported20102011: 1 · Completion reported2011: 1 · Production reported2013: 1 · Completion reported2014: 1 · Reported20152018: 1 · Completion reported20202023: 1 · Established2024: 1 · Announced2024: 2 · Contracted2025: 1 · Announced2026: 1 · Completion reported2026: 3 · Announced2026: 2 · Contracted2026: 1 · Proposed2026

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10 Completion reported5 Announced4 Contracted2 Established2 Reported1 Approved1 Production reported1 Proposed

Defence partnerships

40 records
Latest recorded year: 202610 records
Source records by year1992–2026
Defence partnerships · 1992–2026Counts of included source records by year and recorded implementation stage. Each coloured bar segment opens only its matching records. Gaps do not establish inactivity.05101992: 1 · Reported1992: 1 · Signed19921994: 1 · Signed19951996: 1 · Signed1997: 1 · Reported1999: 1 · Reported20002001: 1 · Reported2002: 1 · Reported2002: 1 · Established2003: 1 · Reported2004: 1 · Reported2005: 1 · Approved20052007: 1 · Established2008: 3 · Completion reported2008: 1 · Approved2010: 1 · Signed20102011: 1 · Completion reported2012: 1 · Reported2015: 1 · Reported20152018: 1 · Reported2018: 1 · Completion reported2019: 1 · Reported20202021: 1 · Completion reported2021: 1 · Signed2022: 1 · Signed2025: 2 · Reported2025: 1 · Completion reported2026: 1 · Reported2026: 6 · Completion reported2026: 2 · Signed2026: 1 · Announced2026

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14 Reported13 Completion reported8 Signed2 Approved2 Established1 Announced
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