Military Expenditure by Country

Ranking of 164 countries by Military Expenditure (% of GDP)

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Rank Country Continent Military Expenditure Year
1 Ukraine flag Ukraine Europe 34.5% 2024
2 Eritrea flag Eritrea Africa 20.9% 2003
3 Israel flag Israel Asia 8.8% 2024
4 Algeria flag Algeria Africa 8.0% 2024
5 Saudi Arabia flag Saudi Arabia Asia 7.3% 2024
6 Russian Federation flag Russian Federation Europe 7.1% 2024
7 Myanmar flag Myanmar Asia 6.8% 2024
8 Qatar flag Qatar Asia 6.5% 2022
9 United Arab Emirates flag United Arab Emirates Asia 5.6% 2014
10 Oman flag Oman Asia 5.6% 2024
11 Armenia flag Armenia Asia 5.5% 2024
12 Libya flag Libya Africa 5.3% 2023
13 Azerbaijan flag Azerbaijan Asia 5.0% 2024
14 Kuwait flag Kuwait Asia 4.8% 2024
15 Jordan flag Jordan Asia 4.8% 2024
16 Burkina Faso flag Burkina Faso Africa 4.7% 2024
17 Mali flag Mali Africa 4.2% 2024
18 Poland flag Poland Europe 4.2% 2024
19 Syrian Arab Republic flag Syrian Arab Republic Asia 4.1% 2010
20 Yemen, Rep. flag Yemen, Rep. Asia 4.0% 2014
21 Burundi flag Burundi Africa 3.8% 2024
22 Brunei Darussalam flag Brunei Darussalam Asia 3.6% 2024
23 Morocco flag Morocco Africa 3.5% 2024
24 United States flag United States North America 3.4% 2024
25 Estonia flag Estonia Europe 3.4% 2024
26 Colombia flag Colombia South America 3.4% 2024
27 Latvia flag Latvia Europe 3.3% 2024
28 Greece flag Greece Europe 3.1% 2024
29 Lithuania flag Lithuania Europe 3.1% 2024
30 Chad flag Chad Africa 3.0% 2024
31 Kyrgyz Republic flag Kyrgyz Republic Asia 3.0% 2024
32 Turkmenistan flag Turkmenistan Asia 2.9% 1999
33 Bahrain flag Bahrain Asia 2.9% 2024
34 Cuba flag Cuba North America 2.9% 2018
35 Uzbekistan flag Uzbekistan Asia 2.9% 2018
36 Singapore flag Singapore Asia 2.8% 2024
37 Botswana flag Botswana Africa 2.8% 2024
38 Namibia flag Namibia Africa 2.7% 2024
39 Pakistan flag Pakistan Asia 2.7% 2024
40 Timor-Leste flag Timor-Leste Asia 2.7% 2024
41 Djibouti flag Djibouti Africa 2.6% 2008
42 Serbia flag Serbia Europe 2.6% 2024
43 Lebanon flag Lebanon Asia 2.6% 2024
44 Korea, Rep. flag Korea, Rep. Asia 2.6% 2024
45 Central African Republic flag Central African Republic Africa 2.5% 2024
46 Tunisia flag Tunisia Africa 2.5% 2024
47 Denmark flag Denmark Europe 2.4% 2024
48 Iraq flag Iraq Asia 2.4% 2024
49 Uruguay flag Uruguay South America 2.3% 2024
50 Finland flag Finland Europe 2.3% 2024
51 Romania flag Romania Europe 2.3% 2024
52 United Kingdom flag United Kingdom Europe 2.3% 2024
53 India flag India Asia 2.3% 2024
54 Niger flag Niger Africa 2.2% 2024
55 Ecuador flag Ecuador South America 2.2% 2024
56 Hungary flag Hungary Europe 2.2% 2024
57 Mauritania flag Mauritania Africa 2.2% 2024
58 Bulgaria flag Bulgaria Europe 2.1% 2024
59 North Macedonia flag North Macedonia Europe 2.1% 2024
60 Norway flag Norway Europe 2.1% 2024
61 Belarus flag Belarus Europe 2.1% 2024
62 Guinea flag Guinea Africa 2.1% 2024
63 France flag France Europe 2.1% 2024
64 Albania flag Albania Europe 2.0% 2024
65 Slovak Republic flag Slovak Republic Europe 2.0% 2024
66 Iran, Islamic Rep. flag Iran, Islamic Rep. Asia 2.0% 2024
67 Togo flag Togo Africa 2.0% 2024
68 Sweden flag Sweden Europe 2.0% 2024
69 Mozambique flag Mozambique Africa 2.0% 2024
70 South Sudan flag South Sudan Africa 2.0% 2024
71 Turkiye flag Turkiye Asia 1.9% 2024
72 Czechia flag Czechia Europe 1.9% 2024
73 Netherlands flag Netherlands Europe 1.9% 2024
74 Germany flag Germany Europe 1.9% 2024
75 Australia flag Australia Oceania 1.9% 2024
76 Uganda flag Uganda Africa 1.9% 2024
77 Georgia flag Georgia Asia 1.9% 2024
78 Tajikistan flag Tajikistan Asia 1.8% 2024
79 Montenegro flag Montenegro Europe 1.8% 2024
80 Afghanistan flag Afghanistan Asia 1.8% 2021
81 Viet Nam flag Viet Nam Asia 1.8% 2018
82 Croatia flag Croatia Europe 1.8% 2024
83 China flag China Asia 1.7% 2024
84 Cyprus flag Cyprus Asia 1.6% 2024
85 Italy flag Italy Europe 1.6% 2024
86 Somalia, Fed. Rep. flag Somalia, Fed. Rep. Africa 1.6% 2024
87 Chile flag Chile South America 1.6% 2024
88 Honduras flag Honduras North America 1.6% 2024
89 Lesotho flag Lesotho Africa 1.6% 2024
90 Senegal flag Senegal Africa 1.6% 2024
91 Gabon flag Gabon Africa 1.5% 2024
92 Portugal flag Portugal Europe 1.5% 2024
93 Cambodia flag Cambodia Asia 1.5% 2024
94 Kosovo flag Kosovo Europe 1.5% 2024
95 Eswatini flag Eswatini Africa 1.4% 2024
96 Spain flag Spain Europe 1.4% 2024
97 Sri Lanka flag Sri Lanka Asia 1.4% 2024
98 Japan flag Japan Asia 1.4% 2024
99 Bolivia flag Bolivia South America 1.4% 2024
100 Zambia flag Zambia Africa 1.3% 2024
101 Philippines flag Philippines Asia 1.3% 2024
102 Canada flag Canada North America 1.3% 2024
103 Fiji flag Fiji Oceania 1.3% 2024
104 Slovenia flag Slovenia Europe 1.3% 2024
105 Belgium flag Belgium Europe 1.3% 2024
106 Jamaica flag Jamaica North America 1.3% 2024
107 Rwanda flag Rwanda Africa 1.2% 2024
108 Guinea-Bissau flag Guinea-Bissau Africa 1.2% 2023
109 Congo, Dem. Rep. flag Congo, Dem. Rep. Africa 1.2% 2024
110 New Zealand flag New Zealand Oceania 1.2% 2024
111 El Salvador flag El Salvador North America 1.2% 2024
112 Congo, Rep. flag Congo, Rep. Africa 1.2% 2024
113 Seychelles flag Seychelles Africa 1.2% 2024
114 Tanzania flag Tanzania Africa 1.2% 2024
115 Thailand flag Thailand Asia 1.1% 2024
116 Malawi flag Malawi Africa 1.0% 2024
117 Cameroon flag Cameroon Africa 1.0% 2024
118 Angola flag Angola Africa 1.0% 2024
119 Austria flag Austria Europe 1.0% 2024
120 Kenya flag Kenya Africa 1.0% 2024
121 Malaysia flag Malaysia Asia 1.0% 2024
122 Equatorial Guinea flag Equatorial Guinea Africa 1.0% 2024
123 Nepal flag Nepal Asia 1.0% 2024
124 Panama flag Panama North America 1.0% 1999
125 Brazil flag Brazil South America 1.0% 2024
126 Luxembourg flag Luxembourg Europe 1.0% 2024
127 Bangladesh flag Bangladesh Asia 0.9% 2024
128 Paraguay flag Paraguay South America 0.9% 2024
129 Sudan flag Sudan Africa 0.9% 2021
130 Trinidad and Tobago flag Trinidad and Tobago North America 0.9% 2024
131 Peru flag Peru South America 0.9% 2024
132 Belize flag Belize North America 0.9% 2024
133 Mexico flag Mexico North America 0.9% 2024
134 Guyana flag Guyana South America 0.9% 2024
135 Dominican Republic flag Dominican Republic North America 0.8% 2024
136 Indonesia flag Indonesia Asia 0.8% 2024
137 Cote d'Ivoire flag Cote d'Ivoire Africa 0.8% 2024
138 Bosnia and Herzegovina flag Bosnia and Herzegovina Europe 0.7% 2024
139 Mongolia flag Mongolia Asia 0.7% 2024
140 Benin flag Benin Africa 0.7% 2024
141 Switzerland flag Switzerland Europe 0.7% 2024
142 Liberia flag Liberia Africa 0.7% 2024
143 Madagascar flag Madagascar Africa 0.7% 2024
144 South Africa flag South Africa Africa 0.7% 2024
145 Egypt, Arab Rep. flag Egypt, Arab Rep. Africa 0.7% 2024
146 Ethiopia flag Ethiopia Africa 0.7% 2024
147 Cabo Verde flag Cabo Verde Africa 0.6% 2024
148 Argentina flag Argentina South America 0.6% 2024
149 Moldova flag Moldova Europe 0.6% 2024
150 Gambia, The flag Gambia, The Africa 0.6% 2024
151 Nigeria flag Nigeria Africa 0.6% 2024
152 Nicaragua flag Nicaragua North America 0.5% 2024
153 Venezuela, RB flag Venezuela, RB South America 0.5% 2023
154 Sierra Leone flag Sierra Leone Africa 0.5% 2024
155 Malta flag Malta Europe 0.5% 2024
156 Kazakhstan flag Kazakhstan Asia 0.4% 2024
157 Ghana flag Ghana Africa 0.4% 2024
158 Guatemala flag Guatemala North America 0.4% 2024
159 Zimbabwe flag Zimbabwe Africa 0.4% 2024
160 Papua New Guinea flag Papua New Guinea Oceania 0.3% 2024
161 Ireland flag Ireland Europe 0.2% 2024
162 Lao PDR flag Lao PDR Asia 0.2% 2013
163 Mauritius flag Mauritius Africa 0.1% 2024
164 Haiti flag Haiti North America 0.1% 2024
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