Where possible, SIPRI military expenditure include all current and capital expenditure on:
- the armed forces, including peace keeping forces
- defence ministries and other government agencies engaged in defence projects
- paramilitary forces when judged to be trained, equipped and available for military operations
- military space activities
Such expenditures should include:
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personnel
- all expenditures on current personnel, military and civil
- retirement pensions of military personnel
- social services for personnel and their families
- operations and maintenance
- procurement
- military research and development
- military construction
- military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country)
Excluded military related expenditures:
- civil defence
- current expenditure for previous military activities
- veterans benefits
- demobilization
- conversion of arms production facilities
- destruction of weapons