Global MacroDatasetNewAdded 2026-11-13

SIPRI Military Expenditure Database

Countries worldwide: annual military expenditure series, including as a share of GDP, as an Excel workbook

FreeNon-commercial onlyauth: noneCustom✓ verified Nov 13, 2026

Free?: FreeNon-commercial use only. Reproduce less than 10 per cent of a published data set. Free keyless workbook.
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Commercial use?: Read the termsProvider's own terms, not a standard licence

Non-commercial use only: SIPRI's terms limit fair use to non-commercial purposes and less than 10 per cent of a data set

SIPRI's terms and conditions allow fair use only for non-commercial purposes and only for:

“the reproduction of less than 10 per cent of a published data set.”

“Use of SIPRI copyrighted material for commercial purposes must be authorized and will normally require the payment of a reasonable royalty.”

Source: SIPRI: Terms and conditions (checked Nov 13, 2026). This isn't legal advice.

For other global macro datasets in the catalog without a non-commercial restriction in their terms, see:

Each source has its own terms; read its licence note before you use it. Both SIPRI conditions apply together: a non-commercial purpose and reproduction of less than 10 per cent of a published data set.

The fine print

License note: Non-commercial use only. Fair use is also limited to "the reproduction of less than 10 per cent of a published data set." Both conditions must apply. SIPRI's terms say "Use of SIPRI copyrighted material for commercial purposes must be authorized and will normally require the payment of a reasonable royalty." Custom. Signal Lab links only.
Required attribution: Required: credit SIPRI as the source.

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// Overview

SIPRI Military Expenditure Database

The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) publishes its Military Expenditure Database as a keyless Excel workbook of country military-spending time series.

Coverage

Countries worldwide: annual military expenditure series, including as a share of GDP, as an Excel workbook.

Good for

#global-macro#military-expenditure#defence#files#non-commercial

Verdict

A standard source for defence-spending comparisons, alongside world-bank. Non-commercial warning: SIPRI's terms limit fair use to non-commercial purposes and to "the reproduction of less than 10 per cent of a published data set." They also say "Use of SIPRI copyrighted material for commercial purposes must be authorized and will normally require the payment of a reasonable royalty." Both the non-commercial purpose and the portion limit must apply. Licence: Custom. SIPRI's terms and the linked databases terms path, read with plain curl, contain no ban on automated access. Rate limits: Not stated. Signal Lab links only.

// Limits

Free limits & license

Price	Free
Auth	none
Free tier	Non-commercial use only. Reproduce less than 10 per cent of a published data set. Free keyless workbook.
Rate limit	Not stated.
License	Custom (see note)
License note	Non-commercial use only. Fair use is also limited to "the reproduction of less than 10 per cent of a published data set." Both conditions must apply. SIPRI's terms say "Use of SIPRI copyrighted material for commercial purposes must be authorized and will normally require the payment of a reasonable royalty." Custom. Signal Lab links only.
Last verified	Nov 13, 2026

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Quick facts

Provider: sipri.org
Type: Dataset
Category: Global Macro
Domain: Global Macro
Auth: none
Free tier: Non-commercial use only. Reproduce less than 10 per cent of a published data set. Free keyless workbook.
Rate limit: Not stated.
License: Custom (see note)
License note: Non-commercial use only. Fair use is also limited to "the reproduction of less than 10 per cent of a published data set." Both conditions must apply. SIPRI's terms say "Use of SIPRI copyrighted material for commercial purposes must be authorized and will normally require the payment of a reasonable royalty." Custom. Signal Lab links only.
Verified: Nov 13, 2026

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Fetch https://signal-lab.qdt.ai/catalog.json, find slug "sipri-military-expenditure" and read its licenseNote. SIPRI's terms allow fair use only for non-commercial purposes and only for the reproduction of less than 10 per cent of a published data set; commercial use must be authorized and will normally require a royalty. So do not write a commercial loader for this workbook. If my use is non-commercial, link me to the official SIPRI Military Expenditure Database page at https://www.sipri.org/databases/milex so I can download the workbook myself, tell me to reproduce less than 10 per cent of any published data set and to credit SIPRI, and tell me to get SIPRI's authorization before any commercial use.

// Full record · catalog.json

name: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database
slug: sipri-military-expenditure
category: Global Macro
domain: Global Macro
type: Dataset
sitePageUrl: https://signal-lab.qdt.ai/datasets/sipri-military-expenditure
providerUrl: https://www.sipri.org/databases/milex
badge: Free
auth: none
freeTierLimits: Non-commercial use only. Reproduce less than 10 per cent of a published data set. Free keyless workbook.
rateLimits: Not stated.
docsUrl: https://www.sipri.org/databases/milex
coverage: Countries worldwide: annual military expenditure series, including as a share of GDP, as an Excel workbook.
lastVerified: 2026-11-13
evidenceUrls: https://www.sipri.org/databases/milex
https://www.sipri.org/sites/default/files/SIPRI-Milex-data-1949-2025_v1.2.xlsx
https://www.sipri.org/about/terms-and-conditions
tasks: global-macro
military-expenditure
defence
files
non-commercial
license: Custom
licenseUrl: https://www.sipri.org/about/terms-and-conditions
licenseNote: Non-commercial use only. Fair use is also limited to "the reproduction of less than 10 per cent of a published data set." Both conditions must apply. SIPRI's terms say "Use of SIPRI copyrighted material for commercial purposes must be authorized and will normally require the payment of a reasonable royalty." Custom. Signal Lab links only.
attribution: Required: credit SIPRI as the source.

// The same record over MCP

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}

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// Full record · catalog.json

// The same record over MCP

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