Global Military Expenditure (% of Gov Spending) by Country Statistics & Insights
Military expenditure as a percentage of total government expenditure.
Global Distribution
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Highest Military Expenditure (% of Gov Spending)
Ukraine
58.17
%Lowest Military Expenditure (% of Gov Spending)
Mauritius
0.52
%Country Rankings by Military Expenditure (% of Gov Spending)
| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ukraine
|
58.17 % | 2023 |
| 2 |
Belarus
|
50.59 % | 2023 |
| 3 |
Eritrea
|
46.37 % | 2003 |
| 4 |
Qatar
|
26.88 % | 2022 |
| 5 |
Saudi Arabia
|
24.04 % | 2023 |
| 6 |
Myanmar
|
20.68 % | 2023 |
| 7 |
Oman
|
20.66 % | 2023 |
| 8 |
Armenia
|
19.96 % | 2023 |
| 9 |
Somalia
|
19.79 % | 2023 |
| 10 |
Algeria
|
19.34 % | 2023 |
| 11 |
Singapore
|
18.03 % | 2023 |
| 12 |
United Arab Emirates
|
17.04 % | 2014 |
| 13 |
Russian Federation
|
16.14 % | 2023 |
| 14 |
Chad
|
15.34 % | 2023 |
| 15 |
Burkina Faso
|
15.11 % | 2023 |
| 16 |
Turkmenistan
|
14.96 % | 1999 |
| 17 |
Azerbaijan
|
14.71 % | 2023 |
| 18 |
Israel
|
14.59 % | 2023 |
| 19 |
Jordan
|
14.49 % | 2023 |
| 20 |
Pakistan
|
14.45 % | 2023 |
| 21 |
Yemen, Rep.
|
14.28 % | 2014 |
| 22 |
Mali
|
14.18 % | 2023 |
| 23 |
Guinea
|
13.82 % | 2023 |
| 24 |
Syrian Arab Republic
|
13.62 % | 2010 |
| 25 |
Iran, Islamic Rep.
|
13.53 % | 2023 |
| 26 |
Central African Republic
|
12.72 % | 2023 |
| 27 |
Togo
|
12.72 % | 2023 |
| 28 |
Morocco
|
11.12 % | 2023 |
| 29 |
Korea, Rep.
|
11.1 % | 2023 |
| 30 |
Uzbekistan
|
10.98 % | 2018 |
| 31 |
Libya
|
10.91 % | 2014 |
| 32 |
Bahrain
|
10.75 % | 2023 |
| 33 |
Lebanon
|
10.72 % | 2022 |
| 34 |
Afghanistan
|
10.5 % | 2021 |
| 35 |
Kyrgyz Republic
|
10.49 % | 2023 |
| 36 |
Burundi
|
10.23 % | 2023 |
| 37 |
Niger
|
10.23 % | 2023 |
| 38 |
Brunei Darussalam
|
10.19 % | 2023 |
| 39 |
Mauritania
|
9.61 % | 2023 |
| 40 |
Uganda
|
9.58 % | 2023 |
| 41 |
Sudan
|
9.5 % | 2021 |
| 42 |
Kuwait
|
9.45 % | 2023 |
| 43 |
Djibouti
|
9.11 % | 2008 |
| 44 |
United States
|
9.06 % | 2023 |
| 45 |
Congo, Rep.
|
8.89 % | 2023 |
| 46 |
Viet Nam
|
8.82 % | 2018 |
| 47 |
South Sudan
|
8.64 % | 2023 |
| 48 |
Colombia
|
8.31 % | 2023 |
| 49 |
India
|
8.15 % | 2023 |
| 50 |
Poland
|
8.12 % | 2023 |
| 51 |
Bangladesh
|
8.04 % | 2023 |
| 52 |
Botswana
|
7.83 % | 2023 |
| 53 |
Cambodia
|
7.71 % | 2023 |
| 54 |
Ethiopia
|
7.54 % | 2023 |
| 55 |
Equatorial Guinea
|
7.53 % | 2023 |
| 56 |
Namibia
|
7.48 % | 2023 |
| 57 |
Gabon
|
7.27 % | 2023 |
| 58 |
Tunisia
|
7.05 % | 2023 |
| 59 |
Sri Lanka
|
7.02 % | 2023 |
| 60 |
Congo, Dem. Rep.
|
6.96 % | 2023 |
| 61 |
Lithuania
|
6.93 % | 2023 |
| 62 |
Estonia
|
6.77 % | 2023 |
| 63 |
Uruguay
|
6.72 % | 2023 |
| 64 |
Greece
|
6.57 % | 2023 |
| 65 |
Serbia
|
6.42 % | 2023 |
| 66 |
Guinea-Bissau
|
6.41 % | 2023 |
| 67 |
Ecuador
|
6.06 % | 2023 |
| 68 |
Chile
|
6.06 % | 2023 |
| 69 |
Tanzania
|
6.03 % | 2023 |
| 70 |
Honduras
|
5.86 % | 2023 |
| 71 |
Latvia
|
5.63 % | 2023 |
| 72 |
Mozambique
|
5.63 % | 2023 |
| 73 |
Cameroon
|
5.63 % | 2023 |
| 74 |
Albania
|
5.62 % | 2023 |
| 75 |
Georgia
|
5.54 % | 2023 |
| 76 |
Angola
|
5.53 % | 2023 |
| 77 |
Nigeria
|
5.52 % | 2023 |
| 78 |
Senegal
|
5.5 % | 2023 |
| 79 |
United Kingdom
|
5.15 % | 2023 |
| 80 |
Australia
|
5.06 % | 2023 |
| 81 |
Philippines
|
5.02 % | 2023 |
| 82 |
Bulgaria
|
5.02 % | 2023 |
| 83 |
China
|
4.97 % | 2023 |
| 84 |
Peru
|
4.92 % | 2023 |
| 85 |
Thailand
|
4.92 % | 2023 |
| 86 |
Fiji
|
4.77 % | 2023 |
| 87 |
Eswatini
|
4.72 % | 2023 |
| 88 |
North Macedonia
|
4.7 % | 2023 |
| 89 |
Zambia
|
4.69 % | 2023 |
| 90 |
El Salvador
|
4.66 % | 2023 |
| 91 |
Cyprus
|
4.62 % | 2023 |
| 92 |
Rwanda
|
4.55 % | 2023 |
| 93 |
Finland
|
4.44 % | 2023 |
| 94 |
Seychelles
|
4.43 % | 2023 |
| 95 |
Hungary
|
4.41 % | 2023 |
| 96 |
Romania
|
4.37 % | 2023 |
| 97 |
Bolivia
|
4.2 % | 2023 |
| 98 |
Slovak Republic
|
4.19 % | 2023 |
| 99 |
Iraq
|
4.15 % | 2023 |
| 100 |
Egypt, Arab Rep.
|
4.15 % | 2023 |
| 101 |
Kenya
|
4.11 % | 2023 |
| 102 |
Malaysia
|
4.11 % | 2023 |
| 103 |
Denmark
|
4.1 % | 2023 |
| 104 |
Nepal
|
4.08 % | 2023 |
| 105 |
Jamaica
|
4.06 % | 2023 |
| 106 |
Kosovo
|
4.02 % | 2023 |
| 107 |
Norway
|
4.0 % | 2023 |
| 108 |
Cote d'Ivoire
|
3.97 % | 2023 |
| 109 |
Malawi
|
3.96 % | 2023 |
| 110 |
Indonesia
|
3.92 % | 2023 |
| 111 |
Dominican Republic
|
3.92 % | 2023 |
| 112 |
Croatia
|
3.9 % | 2023 |
| 113 |
Panama
|
3.82 % | 1999 |
| 114 |
Paraguay
|
3.79 % | 2023 |
| 115 |
Tajikistan
|
3.78 % | 2023 |
| 116 |
Benin
|
3.75 % | 2023 |
| 117 |
Montenegro
|
3.74 % | 2023 |
| 118 |
Belize
|
3.58 % | 2023 |
| 119 |
France
|
3.57 % | 2023 |
| 120 |
Liberia
|
3.5 % | 2023 |
| 121 |
Madagascar
|
3.45 % | 2023 |
| 122 |
Portugal
|
3.44 % | 2023 |
| 123 |
Netherlands
|
3.39 % | 2023 |
| 124 |
Czechia
|
3.3 % | 2023 |
| 125 |
Timor-Leste
|
3.21 % | 2023 |
| 126 |
Spain
|
3.21 % | 2023 |
| 127 |
Canada
|
3.12 % | 2023 |
| 128 |
Germany
|
3.08 % | 2023 |
| 129 |
Sweden
|
3.06 % | 2023 |
| 130 |
Italy
|
3.04 % | 2023 |
| 131 |
Guatemala
|
2.98 % | 2023 |
| 132 |
New Zealand
|
2.91 % | 2023 |
| 133 |
Slovenia
|
2.83 % | 2023 |
| 134 |
Japan
|
2.82 % | 2023 |
| 135 |
Trinidad and Tobago
|
2.82 % | 2023 |
| 136 |
Lesotho
|
2.73 % | 2023 |
| 137 |
Gambia, The
|
2.64 % | 2023 |
| 138 |
Mexico
|
2.37 % | 2023 |
| 139 |
Sierra Leone
|
2.35 % | 2023 |
| 140 |
Guyana
|
2.33 % | 2023 |
| 141 |
Brazil
|
2.24 % | 2023 |
| 142 |
Belgium
|
2.22 % | 2023 |
| 143 |
South Africa
|
2.21 % | 2023 |
| 144 |
Switzerland
|
2.2 % | 2023 |
| 145 |
Kazakhstan
|
2.1 % | 2023 |
| 146 |
Nicaragua
|
2.02 % | 2023 |
| 147 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
1.93 % | 2023 |
| 148 |
Ghana
|
1.92 % | 2023 |
| 149 |
Cabo Verde
|
1.74 % | 2023 |
| 150 |
Mongolia
|
1.73 % | 2023 |
| 151 |
Austria
|
1.63 % | 2023 |
| 152 |
Luxembourg
|
1.62 % | 2023 |
| 153 |
Papua New Guinea
|
1.42 % | 2023 |
| 154 |
Moldova
|
1.4 % | 2023 |
| 155 |
Zimbabwe
|
1.38 % | 2023 |
| 156 |
Malta
|
1.38 % | 2023 |
| 157 |
Argentina
|
1.25 % | 2023 |
| 158 |
Ireland
|
1.02 % | 2023 |
| 159 |
Lao PDR
|
0.78 % | 2013 |
| 160 |
Haiti
|
0.67 % | 2023 |
| 161 |
Mauritius
|
0.52 % | 2023 |
Global Military Expenditure (% of Gov Spending) - Regional Analysis
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Global Military Expenditure (% of Gov Spending) - Historical Trend
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Top 10 Countries by Military Expenditure (% of Gov Spending)
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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.