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Military > Expenditures: Countries Compared

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COUNTRY
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DATE
GRAPH
1 OmanOman 11.4% of GDP 2005
=2 QatarQatar 10% of GDP 2005
=2 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 10% of GDP 2005
=4 JordanJordan 8.6% of GDP 2006
=4 IraqIraq 8.6% of GDP 2006
6 IsraelIsrael 7.3% of GDP 2006
7 YemenYemen 6.6% of GDP 2006
8 EritreaEritrea 6.3% of GDP 2006
=9 BurundiBurundi 5.9% of GDP 2006
=9 SyriaSyria 5.9% of GDP 2005
11 AngolaAngola 5.7% of GDP 2006
=12 MauritaniaMauritania 5.5% of GDP 2006
=12 MaldivesMaldives 5.5% of GDP 2005
=14 KuwaitKuwait 5.3% of GDP 2006
=14 TurkeyTurkey 5.3% of GDP 2005
16 El SalvadorEl Salvador 5% of GDP 2006
17 SingaporeSingapore 4.9% of GDP 2005
18 SwazilandSwaziland 4.7% of GDP 2006
=19 BahrainBahrain 4.5% of GDP 2006
=19 BruneiBrunei 4.5% of GDP 2006
=19 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 4.5% of GDP 2005
=22 ChinaChina 4.3% of GDP 2006
=22 GreeceGreece 4.3% of GDP 2005
24 ChadChad 4.2% of GDP 2006
25 United StatesUnited States 4.06% of GDP 2005
=26 LibyaLibya 3.9% of GDP 2005
=26 RussiaRussia 3.9% of GDP 2005
=26 TajikistanTajikistan 3.9% of GDP 2005
=29 ZimbabweZimbabwe 3.8% of GDP 2006
=29 CubaCuba 3.8% of GDP 2006
=29 DjiboutiDjibouti 3.8% of GDP 2006
=29 CyprusCyprus 3.8% of GDP 2005
33 NamibiaNamibia 3.7% of GDP 2006
=34 ColombiaColombia 3.4% of GDP 2005
=34 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 3.4% of GDP 2005
=34 EgyptEgypt 3.4% of GDP 2005
=34 GabonGabon 3.4% of GDP 2005
=38 BotswanaBotswana 3.3% of GDP 2006
=38 AlgeriaAlgeria 3.3% of GDP 2006
=40 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 3.1% of GDP 2006
=40 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 3.1% of GDP 2005
=40 LebanonLebanon 3.1% of GDP 2005
=40 United Arab EmiratesUAE 3.1% of GDP 2005
=44 EthiopiaEthiopia 3% of GDP 2006
=44 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 3% of GDP 2006
=44 SudanSudan 3% of GDP 2005
=44 CambodiaCambodia 3% of GDP 2005
=44 IndonesiaIndonesia 3% of GDP 2005
49 RwandaRwanda 2.9% of GDP 2006
=50 EcuadorEcuador 2.8% of GDP 2006
=50 KenyaKenya 2.8% of GDP 2006
=50 ComorosComoros 2.8% of GDP 2006
=53 South KoreaSouth Korea 2.7% of GDP 2006
=53 ChileChile 2.7% of GDP 2006
=55 LesothoLesotho 2.6% of GDP 2006
=55 BrazilBrazil 2.6% of GDP 2006
=55 Sri LankaSri Lanka 2.6% of GDP 2006
=55 BulgariaBulgaria 2.6% of GDP 2005
=55 FranceFrance 2.6% of GDP 2005
=55 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 2.6% of GDP 2005
=61 IndiaIndia 2.5% of GDP 2006
=61 IranIran 2.5% of GDP 2006
=61 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 2.5% of GDP 2006
=61 VietnamVietnam 2.5% of GDP 2005
=65 AustraliaAustralia 2.4% of GDP 2006
=65 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 2.4% of GDP 2005
67 CroatiaCroatia 2.39% of GDP 2005
=68 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 2.3% of GDP 2006
=68 PortugalPortugal 2.3% of GDP 2005
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 2.24% of GDP 2005
=70 TaiwanTaiwan 2.2% of GDP 2006
=70 UgandaUganda 2.2% of GDP 2006
=70 FijiFiji 2.2% of GDP 2005
73 BurmaBurma 2.1% of GDP 2005
74 MalaysiaMalaysia 2.03% of GDP 2005
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 2.02% of GDP 2005
=75 SeychellesSeychelles 2% of GDP 2006
=75 FinlandFinland 2% of GDP 2005
=75 EstoniaEstonia 2% of GDP 2005
=75 UzbekistanUzbekistan 2% of GDP 2005
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 1.95% of GDP 2005
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 1.92% of GDP 2005
=79 AfghanistanAfghanistan 1.9% of GDP 2006
=79 BoliviaBolivia 1.9% of GDP 2006
=79 MaliMali 1.9% of GDP 2006
=79 NorwayNorway 1.9% of GDP 2005
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 1.87% of GDP 2005
83 SlovakiaSlovakia 1.87% of GDP 2005
=84 GuyanaGuyana 1.8% of GDP 2006
=84 ThailandThailand 1.8% of GDP 2005
=84 ItalyItaly 1.8% of GDP 2005
=84 ZambiaZambia 1.8% of GDP 2005
88 HungaryHungary 1.75% of GDP 2005
89 PolandPoland 1.71% of GDP 2005
=90 GuineaGuinea 1.7% of GDP 2006
=90 BeninBenin 1.7% of GDP 2006
=90 South AfricaSouth Africa 1.7% of GDP 2006
=90 SloveniaSlovenia 1.7% of GDP 2005
=94 NepalNepal 1.6% of GDP 2006
=94 UruguayUruguay 1.6% of GDP 2006
=94 TogoTogo 1.6% of GDP 2005
=94 NetherlandsNetherlands 1.6% of GDP 2005
=98 BangladeshBangladesh 1.5% of GDP 2006
=98 NigeriaNigeria 1.5% of GDP 2006
=98 PeruPeru 1.5% of GDP 2006
=98 SwedenSweden 1.5% of GDP 2005
=98 GermanyGermany 1.5% of GDP 2005
103 AlbaniaAlbania 1.49% of GDP 2005
=104 BelizeBelize 1.4% of GDP 2006
=104 MongoliaMongolia 1.4% of GDP 2006
=104 TunisiaTunisia 1.4% of GDP 2006
=104 UkraineUkraine 1.4% of GDP 2005
=104 BelarusBelarus 1.4% of GDP 2005
=104 SenegalSenegal 1.4% of GDP 2005
=104 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 1.4% of GDP 2005
=104 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 1.4% of GDP 2005
=112 CameroonCameroon 1.3% of GDP 2006
=112 LiberiaLiberia 1.3% of GDP 2006
=112 MalawiMalawi 1.3% of GDP 2006
=112 NigerNiger 1.3% of GDP 2006
=112 BelgiumBelgium 1.3% of GDP 2005
=112 ArgentinaArgentina 1.3% of GDP 2005
=118 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 1.2% of GDP 2006
=118 LatviaLatvia 1.2% of GDP 2005
=118 VenezuelaVenezuela 1.2% of GDP 2005
=118 SpainSpain 1.2% of GDP 2005
=122 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 1.1% of GDP 2006
=122 CanadaCanada 1.1% of GDP 2005
=124 MadagascarMadagascar 1% of GDP 2006
=124 PanamaPanama 1% of GDP 2006
=124 ParaguayParaguay 1% of GDP 2006
=124 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 1% of GDP 2005
=124 BhutanBhutan 1% of GDP 2005
=124 New ZealandNew Zealand 1% of GDP 2005
=130 TongaTonga 0.9% of GDP 2006
=130 AustriaAustria 0.9% of GDP 2005
=130 SomaliaSomalia 0.9% of GDP 2005
=130 LuxembourgLuxembourg 0.9% of GDP 2005
=130 IrelandIreland 0.9% of GDP 2005
=130 PhilippinesPhilippines 0.9% of GDP 2005
=136 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 0.8% of GDP 2006
=136 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 0.8% of GDP 2006
=136 GhanaGhana 0.8% of GDP 2006
=136 MozambiqueMozambique 0.8% of GDP 2006
=136 JapanJapan 0.8% of GDP 2006
=141 MaltaMalta 0.7% of GDP 2006
=141 Cape VerdeCape Verde 0.7% of GDP 2005
=143 SurinameSuriname 0.6% of GDP 2006
=143 JamaicaJamaica 0.6% of GDP 2006
=143 NicaraguaNicaragua 0.6% of GDP 2006
=143 HondurasHonduras 0.6% of GDP 2006
147 GeorgiaGeorgia 0.59% of GDP 2005
=148 BarbadosBarbados 0.5% of GDP 2006
=148 MexicoMexico 0.5% of GDP 2006
=148 The GambiaThe Gambia 0.5% of GDP 2006
=148 The BahamasThe Bahamas 0.5% of GDP 2006
=148 LaosLaos 0.5% of GDP 2006
=153 Costa RicaCosta Rica 0.4% of GDP 2006
=153 GuatemalaGuatemala 0.4% of GDP 2006
=153 HaitiHaiti 0.4% of GDP 2006
=153 MoldovaMoldova 0.4% of GDP 2005
=157 MauritiusMauritius 0.3% of GDP 2006
=157 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 0.3% of GDP 2006
159 TanzaniaTanzania 0.2% of GDP 2005
160 BermudaBermuda 0.11% of GDP 2005
161 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 0.1% of GDP 2006
162 IcelandIceland 0.0 2005

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