Global Military Expenditure (% of GDP) by Country Statistics & Insights
Military expenditure as a percentage of GDP.
Global Distribution
Loading...
Highest Military Expenditure (% of GDP)
Ukraine
36.65
%Lowest Military Expenditure (% of GDP)
Haiti
0.05
%Country Rankings by Military Expenditure (% of GDP)
| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ukraine
|
36.65 % | 2023 |
| 2 |
Eritrea
|
20.87 % | 2003 |
| 3 |
Libya
|
15.48 % | 2014 |
| 4 |
Lebanon
|
8.91 % | 2023 |
| 5 |
Algeria
|
8.17 % | 2023 |
| 6 |
Saudi Arabia
|
7.09 % | 2023 |
| 7 |
Qatar
|
6.96 % | 2022 |
| 8 |
South Sudan
|
6.26 % | 2023 |
| 9 |
Russian Federation
|
5.86 % | 2023 |
| 10 |
United Arab Emirates
|
5.64 % | 2014 |
| 11 |
Armenia
|
5.45 % | 2023 |
| 12 |
Oman
|
5.4 % | 2023 |
| 13 |
Israel
|
5.32 % | 2023 |
| 14 |
Jordan
|
4.91 % | 2023 |
| 15 |
Kuwait
|
4.9 % | 2023 |
| 16 |
Azerbaijan
|
4.6 % | 2023 |
| 17 |
Syrian Arab Republic
|
4.06 % | 2010 |
| 18 |
Togo
|
4.01 % | 2023 |
| 19 |
Burkina Faso
|
4.01 % | 2023 |
| 20 |
Yemen, Rep.
|
3.97 % | 2014 |
| 21 |
Poland
|
3.83 % | 2023 |
| 22 |
Mali
|
3.83 % | 2023 |
| 23 |
Myanmar
|
3.79 % | 2023 |
| 24 |
Burundi
|
3.66 % | 2023 |
| 25 |
Morocco
|
3.64 % | 2023 |
| 26 |
Kyrgyz Republic
|
3.62 % | 2023 |
| 27 |
Uzbekistan
|
3.56 % | 2018 |
| 28 |
United States
|
3.36 % | 2023 |
| 29 |
Greece
|
3.23 % | 2023 |
| 30 |
Bahrain
|
3.11 % | 2023 |
| 31 |
Brunei Darussalam
|
2.97 % | 2023 |
| 32 |
Chad
|
2.91 % | 2023 |
| 33 |
Turkmenistan
|
2.9 % | 1999 |
| 34 |
Cuba
|
2.88 % | 2018 |
| 35 |
Colombia
|
2.87 % | 2023 |
| 36 |
Estonia
|
2.87 % | 2023 |
| 37 |
Serbia
|
2.85 % | 2023 |
| 38 |
Korea, Rep.
|
2.81 % | 2023 |
| 39 |
Pakistan
|
2.8 % | 2023 |
| 40 |
Namibia
|
2.74 % | 2023 |
| 41 |
Lithuania
|
2.72 % | 2023 |
| 42 |
Singapore
|
2.66 % | 2023 |
| 43 |
Djibouti
|
2.63 % | 2008 |
| 44 |
Mauritania
|
2.55 % | 2023 |
| 45 |
Botswana
|
2.53 % | 2023 |
| 46 |
India
|
2.44 % | 2023 |
| 47 |
Finland
|
2.42 % | 2023 |
| 48 |
Tunisia
|
2.36 % | 2023 |
| 49 |
Liberia
|
2.3 % | 2023 |
| 50 |
Ecuador
|
2.3 % | 2023 |
| 51 |
Central African Republic
|
2.29 % | 2023 |
| 52 |
Latvia
|
2.27 % | 2023 |
| 53 |
United Kingdom
|
2.26 % | 2023 |
| 54 |
Hungary
|
2.13 % | 2023 |
| 55 |
Guinea
|
2.13 % | 2023 |
| 56 |
Cambodia
|
2.09 % | 2023 |
| 57 |
Iraq
|
2.07 % | 2023 |
| 58 |
Niger
|
2.07 % | 2023 |
| 59 |
Iran, Islamic Rep.
|
2.06 % | 2023 |
| 60 |
France
|
2.06 % | 2023 |
| 61 |
Slovak Republic
|
2.02 % | 2023 |
| 62 |
Congo, Rep.
|
2.0 % | 2023 |
| 63 |
Uruguay
|
2.0 % | 2023 |
| 64 |
Uganda
|
1.98 % | 2023 |
| 65 |
Denmark
|
1.95 % | 2023 |
| 66 |
Australia
|
1.92 % | 2023 |
| 67 |
Bulgaria
|
1.85 % | 2023 |
| 68 |
Afghanistan
|
1.83 % | 2021 |
| 69 |
Cyprus
|
1.82 % | 2023 |
| 70 |
Viet Nam
|
1.81 % | 2018 |
| 71 |
Belarus
|
1.8 % | 2023 |
| 72 |
Croatia
|
1.78 % | 2023 |
| 73 |
Albania
|
1.74 % | 2023 |
| 74 |
Mozambique
|
1.73 % | 2023 |
| 75 |
Seychelles
|
1.71 % | 2023 |
| 76 |
North Macedonia
|
1.7 % | 2023 |
| 77 |
Georgia
|
1.68 % | 2023 |
| 78 |
China
|
1.67 % | 2023 |
| 79 |
Sri Lanka
|
1.64 % | 2023 |
| 80 |
Montenegro
|
1.63 % | 2023 |
| 81 |
Chile
|
1.63 % | 2023 |
| 82 |
Romania
|
1.61 % | 2023 |
| 83 |
Norway
|
1.61 % | 2023 |
| 84 |
Italy
|
1.61 % | 2023 |
| 85 |
Equatorial Guinea
|
1.59 % | 2023 |
| 86 |
Eswatini
|
1.57 % | 2023 |
| 87 |
Honduras
|
1.57 % | 2023 |
| 88 |
Lesotho
|
1.54 % | 2023 |
| 89 |
Netherlands
|
1.53 % | 2023 |
| 90 |
Somalia
|
1.53 % | 1989 |
| 91 |
Czechia
|
1.52 % | 2023 |
| 92 |
Germany
|
1.52 % | 2023 |
| 93 |
Portugal
|
1.52 % | 2023 |
| 94 |
Spain
|
1.51 % | 2023 |
| 95 |
Turkiye
|
1.5 % | 2023 |
| 96 |
Sweden
|
1.47 % | 2023 |
| 97 |
Senegal
|
1.47 % | 2023 |
| 98 |
Guinea-Bissau
|
1.46 % | 2023 |
| 99 |
Bolivia
|
1.39 % | 2023 |
| 100 |
Slovenia
|
1.34 % | 2023 |
| 101 |
Angola
|
1.33 % | 2023 |
| 102 |
Fiji
|
1.32 % | 2023 |
| 103 |
Zambia
|
1.3 % | 2023 |
| 104 |
Canada
|
1.29 % | 2023 |
| 105 |
El Salvador
|
1.28 % | 2023 |
| 106 |
Rwanda
|
1.27 % | 2023 |
| 107 |
Timor-Leste
|
1.26 % | 2023 |
| 108 |
Kosovo
|
1.25 % | 2023 |
| 109 |
Philippines
|
1.25 % | 2023 |
| 110 |
Jamaica
|
1.22 % | 2023 |
| 111 |
Tajikistan
|
1.22 % | 2023 |
| 112 |
New Zealand
|
1.22 % | 2023 |
| 113 |
Belgium
|
1.21 % | 2023 |
| 114 |
Japan
|
1.2 % | 2023 |
| 115 |
Thailand
|
1.17 % | 2023 |
| 116 |
Congo, Dem. Rep.
|
1.16 % | 2023 |
| 117 |
Gabon
|
1.15 % | 2023 |
| 118 |
Tanzania
|
1.15 % | 2023 |
| 119 |
Peru
|
1.12 % | 2023 |
| 120 |
Brazil
|
1.08 % | 2023 |
| 121 |
Nepal
|
1.08 % | 2023 |
| 122 |
Bangladesh
|
1.02 % | 2023 |
| 123 |
Malawi
|
1.01 % | 2023 |
| 124 |
Panama
|
0.97 % | 1999 |
| 125 |
Cameroon
|
0.93 % | 2023 |
| 126 |
Malaysia
|
0.93 % | 2023 |
| 127 |
Sudan
|
0.92 % | 2021 |
| 128 |
Paraguay
|
0.91 % | 2023 |
| 129 |
Kenya
|
0.91 % | 2023 |
| 130 |
Cote d'Ivoire
|
0.89 % | 2023 |
| 131 |
Trinidad and Tobago
|
0.89 % | 2023 |
| 132 |
Egypt, Arab Rep.
|
0.87 % | 2023 |
| 133 |
Austria
|
0.84 % | 2023 |
| 134 |
Belize
|
0.82 % | 2023 |
| 135 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
0.81 % | 2023 |
| 136 |
Nigeria
|
0.81 % | 2023 |
| 137 |
Ethiopia
|
0.79 % | 2023 |
| 138 |
Luxembourg
|
0.75 % | 2023 |
| 139 |
Dominican Republic
|
0.74 % | 2023 |
| 140 |
South Africa
|
0.73 % | 2023 |
| 141 |
Benin
|
0.71 % | 2023 |
| 142 |
Switzerland
|
0.7 % | 2023 |
| 143 |
Indonesia
|
0.68 % | 2023 |
| 144 |
Madagascar
|
0.66 % | 2023 |
| 145 |
Mexico
|
0.66 % | 2023 |
| 146 |
Mongolia
|
0.6 % | 2023 |
| 147 |
Guyana
|
0.59 % | 2023 |
| 148 |
Gambia, The
|
0.58 % | 2023 |
| 149 |
Sierra Leone
|
0.56 % | 2023 |
| 150 |
Malta
|
0.56 % | 2023 |
| 151 |
Moldova
|
0.55 % | 2023 |
| 152 |
Nicaragua
|
0.55 % | 2023 |
| 153 |
Cabo Verde
|
0.53 % | 2023 |
| 154 |
Venezuela, RB
|
0.5 % | 2023 |
| 155 |
Kazakhstan
|
0.48 % | 2023 |
| 156 |
Argentina
|
0.47 % | 2023 |
| 157 |
Guatemala
|
0.41 % | 2023 |
| 158 |
Ghana
|
0.39 % | 2023 |
| 159 |
Papua New Guinea
|
0.31 % | 2023 |
| 160 |
Zimbabwe
|
0.25 % | 2023 |
| 161 |
Ireland
|
0.22 % | 2023 |
| 162 |
Lao PDR
|
0.19 % | 2013 |
| 163 |
Mauritius
|
0.15 % | 2023 |
| 164 |
Haiti
|
0.05 % | 2023 |
Global Military Expenditure (% of GDP) - Regional Analysis
Loading...
Global Military Expenditure (% of GDP) - Historical Trend
Loading...
Top 10 Countries by Military Expenditure (% of GDP)
Explore Indicators
Population
PeopleMilitary Expenditure
USDArea
Square KilometersMilitary Expenditure (% of GDP)
%GDP (Current US$)
USDMilitary Expenditure (% of Gov Spending)
%GDP Growth Rate
%Unemployment Rate
%Inflation Rate
%Current Account Balance
%Government Debt
%Total Exports
USDTotal Imports
USDArmed Forces Personnel
PeopleSurface Area
Square KilometersMethodology & Sources
Data Sources
- World Bank Open Data
- International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- United Nations Statistical Division
- National Statistical Offices
Calculation Method
The indicator values are calculated using standardized methodologies recommended by international statistical organizations. Annual data is aggregated from quarterly or monthly reports where available. Regional averages are weighted by each country's contribution to the regional total.
Note: Data may be subject to revisions by source organizations. Missing values are interpolated when appropriate methodology exists.