The Global Militarization Index (GMI) is an annual report produced by the
Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies (BICC) which measures the relative position of nations' and regions' peacefulness. It is financially supported by German
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
The Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (, ; abbreviated BMZ) is a cabinet-level ministry of the Federal Republic of Germany. Its main office is at the former German Chancellery in Bonn with a second major office at the Eu ...
.
The first GMI was first published in 2006. The GMI 2023 covers 149 states and is widely used to study military economies of different countries and compare them. It focuses on three major indicators:
Military personnel
Military personnel or military service members are members of the state's armed forces. Their roles, pay, and obligations differ according to their military branch (army, navy, marines, coast guard, air force, and space force), rank ( office ...
;
Military expenditures; and
weaponry
A weapon, arm, or armament is any implement or device that is used to deter, threaten, inflict physical damage, harm, or kill. Weapons are used to increase the efficacy and efficiency of activities such as hunting, crime (e.g., murder), law e ...
.
Measurement
The index uses a number of indicators.
* Military Expenditure Index Score: comparison of military expenditures with
GDP
Gross domestic product (GDP) is a monetary measure of the total market value of all the final goods and services produced and rendered in a specific time period by a country or countries. GDP is often used to measure the economic performance o ...
and health care expenditures.
* People Index Score: contrast between the number of military and paramilitary forces with the overall population and the number of physicians.
* Heavy Weapons Index Score: number of
heavy weapons available per capita.
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See also
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Global Peace Index
The Global Peace Index (GPI) is a report produced by the Australia-based NGO Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP) which measures the relative position of nations' and regions' peacefulness. The GPI ranks 163 independent states and territories ...
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Global Terrorism Index
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Democracy Index
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World Happiness Report
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Since 2024, the r ...
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Corruption Perceptions Index
The Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) is an index that scores and ranks countries by their perceived levels of public sector corruption, as assessed by experts and business executives. The CPI generally defines corruption as an "abuse of entr ...
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Human Development Index
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Notes
The 2023 report
has been published but the full data set for 2023 is not yet available on th
BICC website
References
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Peace and conflict studies
International rankings
Military comparisons lists of countries