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Countries by Military Spending

Military expenditure as a share of GDP.

163 of 240 countries and territories have a published value for this indicator.

#1 Ukraine
34.48% of GDP
Europe
World Bank, 2024
#2 Eritrea
20.87% of GDP
Africa
World Bank, 2003
#3 Israel
8.78% of GDP
Asia
World Bank, 2024
Median country
1.79% of GDP
Across 163 ranked countries

Full Ranking (163 Countries)

Countries with no published value are excluded rather than ranked last. Sort any column, filter by continent, or export as CSV.

163 countries
Values are the most recent published observation per country, so the year varies. The trend column shows each country's population from 1950 to 2025 (top 25 rows only, to keep the page light) — it is context, not the ranked measure.
1Ukraine34.48% of GDP
2Eritrea20.87% of GDP
3Israel8.78% of GDP
4Algeria7.97% of GDP
5Saudi Arabia7.30% of GDP
6Russia7.05% of GDP
7Myanmar6.80% of GDP
8Qatar6.50% of GDP
9United Arab Emirates5.64% of GDP
10Oman5.59% of GDP
11Armenia5.48% of GDP
12Libya5.29% of GDP
13Azerbaijan4.99% of GDP
14Kuwait4.84% of GDP
15Jordan4.80% of GDP
16Burkina Faso4.68% of GDP
17Mali4.20% of GDP
18Poland4.15% of GDP
19Syria4.06% of GDP
20Yemen3.97% of GDP
21Burundi3.80% of GDP
22Brunei3.58% of GDP
23Morocco3.52% of GDP
24United States3.42% of GDP
25Estonia3.37% of GDP
26Colombia3.36% of GDP
27Latvia3.26% of GDP
28Greece3.13% of GDP
29Lithuania3.12% of GDP
30Chad2.99% of GDP
31Kyrgyzstan2.97% of GDP
32Turkmenistan2.90% of GDP
33Bahrain2.90% of GDP
34Cuba2.88% of GDP
35Uzbekistan2.87% of GDP
36Singapore2.84% of GDP
37Botswana2.83% of GDP
38Namibia2.74% of GDP
39Pakistan2.67% of GDP
40Timor-Leste2.66% of GDP
41Djibouti2.63% of GDP
42Serbia2.60% of GDP
43Lebanon2.59% of GDP
44South Korea2.56% of GDP
45Central African Republic2.52% of GDP
46Tunisia2.51% of GDP
47Denmark2.42% of GDP
48Iraq2.36% of GDP
49Uruguay2.31% of GDP
50Finland2.30% of GDP
51Romania2.30% of GDP
52United Kingdom2.28% of GDP
53India2.27% of GDP
54Niger2.24% of GDP
55Ecuador2.22% of GDP
56Hungary2.16% of GDP
57Mauritania2.16% of GDP
58Bulgaria2.15% of GDP
59North Macedonia2.10% of GDP
60Norway2.09% of GDP
61Belarus2.07% of GDP
62Guinea2.05% of GDP
63France2.05% of GDP
64Albania2.04% of GDP
65Slovakia2.01% of GDP
66Iran2.01% of GDP
67Togo2.00% of GDP
68Sweden2.00% of GDP
69Mozambique1.99% of GDP
70South Sudan1.96% of GDP
71Turkey1.92% of GDP
72Czech Republic1.92% of GDP
73Netherlands1.92% of GDP
74Germany1.89% of GDP
75Australia1.88% of GDP
76Uganda1.88% of GDP
77Georgia1.86% of GDP
78Tajikistan1.85% of GDP
79Montenegro1.83% of GDP
80Afghanistan1.83% of GDP
81Vietnam1.81% of GDP
82Croatia1.79% of GDP
83China1.71% of GDP
84Cyprus1.65% of GDP
85Italy1.61% of GDP
86Somalia1.59% of GDP
87Chile1.58% of GDP
88Honduras1.58% of GDP
89Lesotho1.57% of GDP
90Senegal1.57% of GDP
91Gabon1.54% of GDP
92Portugal1.53% of GDP
93Cambodia1.52% of GDP
94Eswatini1.44% of GDP
95Spain1.43% of GDP
96Sri Lanka1.43% of GDP
97Japan1.37% of GDP
97Bolivia1.37% of GDP
99Zambia1.33% of GDP
100Philippines1.32% of GDP
101Canada1.31% of GDP
101Fiji1.31% of GDP
103Slovenia1.31% of GDP
104Belgium1.28% of GDP
105Jamaica1.27% of GDP
106Rwanda1.25% of GDP
107Guinea-Bissau1.24% of GDP
108DR Congo1.23% of GDP
109New Zealand1.19% of GDP
110Congo1.19% of GDP
110El Salvador1.19% of GDP
112Seychelles1.18% of GDP
113Tanzania1.16% of GDP
114Thailand1.08% of GDP
115Malawi1.03% of GDP
116Cameroon1.01% of GDP
117Kenya1.00% of GDP
117Angola1.00% of GDP
117Austria1.00% of GDP
120Malaysia0.99% of GDP
121Equatorial Guinea0.98% of GDP
122Nepal0.98% of GDP
123Panama0.97% of GDP
124Brazil0.97% of GDP
125Luxembourg0.96% of GDP
126Bangladesh0.94% of GDP
127Paraguay0.93% of GDP
128Sudan0.93% of GDP
129Trinidad and Tobago0.92% of GDP
130Peru0.91% of GDP
131Belize0.90% of GDP
132Mexico0.89% of GDP
133Guyana0.87% of GDP
134Dominican Republic0.78% of GDP
135Indonesia0.78% of GDP
136Ivory Coast0.76% of GDP
137Bosnia and Herzegovina0.75% of GDP
138Mongolia0.74% of GDP
139Benin0.72% of GDP
140Switzerland0.72% of GDP
141Liberia0.71% of GDP
142Madagascar0.71% of GDP
143South Africa0.70% of GDP
144Egypt0.67% of GDP
145Ethiopia0.65% of GDP
146Cape Verde0.62% of GDP
147Argentina0.62% of GDP
148Moldova0.60% of GDP
149Gambia0.57% of GDP
150Nigeria0.56% of GDP
151Nicaragua0.55% of GDP
152Venezuela0.50% of GDP
153Sierra Leone0.46% of GDP
154Malta0.45% of GDP
155Kazakhstan0.43% of GDP
156Ghana0.38% of GDP
157Guatemala0.37% of GDP
158Zimbabwe0.35% of GDP
159Papua New Guinea0.31% of GDP
160Ireland0.24% of GDP
161Laos0.19% of GDP
162Mauritius0.15% of GDP
163Haiti0.07% of GDP

Top 10

The ten highest-ranked countries by military spending.

  1. Ukraine34.48%
  2. Eritrea20.87%
  3. Israel8.78%
  4. Algeria7.97%
  5. Saudi Arabia7.30%
  6. Russia7.05%
  7. Myanmar6.80%
  8. Qatar6.50%
  9. United Arab Emirates5.64%
  10. Oman5.59%
Top ten countries by military spending
NameMilitary Spending
Ukraine34.48%
Eritrea20.87%
Israel8.78%
Algeria7.97%
Saudi Arabia7.30%
Russia7.05%
Myanmar6.80%
Qatar6.50%
United Arab Emirates5.64%
Oman5.59%

By Continent

Mean of country values within each continent — an unweighted average, so a small country counts the same as a large one.

Average military spending by continent
NameValueShare
Asia2.925.0%
Europe2.924.4%
Africa2.118.1%
South America1.412.1%
North America1.210.4%
Oceania1.210.0%

Average by continent

About This Data

Definition

Military expenditure as a share of GDP.

Coverage and vintage

163 of 240 countries and territories report this indicator. Each value is the latest published observation for that country — the year column shows which. The leading value is World Bank, 2024.