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DEFINITION:
Current military expenditures in US dollars; the figure is calculated by multiplying the estimated defense spending in percentage terms by the gross domestic product (GDP) calculated on an exchange rate basis not purchasing power parity (PPP) terms. Dollar figures for military expenditures should be treated with caution because of different price patterns and accounting methods among nations, as well as wide variations in the strength of their currencies Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eritrea | $237.79 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 2 | North Korea | $234.38 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2002 | ||
| 3 | Jordan | $128.09 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 4 | Saudi Arabia | $95.46 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2002 | ||
| 5 | Israel | $82.59 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2003 | ||
| 6 | Yemen | $80.45 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2003 | ||
| 7 | Armenia | $63.73 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2001 | ||
| 8 | Burundi | $58.27 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 9 | Bahrain | $57.11 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 10 | Brunei | $53.00 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 11 | Maldives | $52.93 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 12 | Morocco | $52.62 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2003 | ||
| 13 | Turkey | $50.57 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2003 | ||
| 14 | Iraq | $50.28 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2000 | ||
| 15 | Zimbabwe | $46.05 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 16 | Syria | $44.40 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2000 | ||
| 17 | Sudan | $43.93 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2001 | ||
| 18 | Kuwait | $43.61 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 19 | Djibouti | $42.93 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 20 | Libya | $42.64 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 1999 | ||
| 21 | Serbia and Montenegro | $42.12 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2002 | ||
| 22 | Colombia | $40.25 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2001 | ||
| 23 | Pakistan | $39.27 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 24 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $38.15 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2002 | ||
| 25 | Turkmenistan | $36.72 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 1999 | ||
| 26 | Cyprus | $36.69 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2002 | ||
| 27 | Chile | $35.68 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 28 | Ethiopia | $35.54 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 29 | China | $34.94 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 30 | Botswana | $34.46 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 31 | Guinea-Bissau | $32.98 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 32 | Tajikistan | $32.07 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2001 | ||
| 33 | Comoros | $32.01 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 34 | Iran | $31.76 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2003 | ||
| 35 | Afghanistan | $31.65 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 36 | Namibia | $29.48 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 37 | Egypt | $29.42 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2003 | ||
| 38 | Algeria | $29.17 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 39 | Congo, Republic of the | $29.13 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 40 | Lebanon | $28.89 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2002 | ||
| 41 | Greece | $28.17 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 42 | Cambodia | $28.15 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2001 | ||
| 43 | Rwanda | $27.44 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| South Asia average (profile) | $26.95 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | |||
| 44 | Azerbaijan | $26.41 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 1999 | ||
| 45 | Equatorial Guinea | $25.76 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 46 | Gabon | $25.74 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 47 | Sri Lanka | $25.67 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 48 | Australia | $25.40 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 49 | France | $25.13 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2003 | ||
| 50 | Uganda | $24.98 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 51 | Lesotho | $24.50 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 52 | Vietnam | $23.89 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 1998 | ||
| 53 | South Korea | $23.88 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2003 | ||
| 54 | Benin | $23.84 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 55 | United Kingdom | $23.72 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2003 | ||
| 56 | India | $23.29 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2003 | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | $23.23 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | |||
| 57 | Chad | $22.94 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 58 | Bulgaria | $22.82 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2002 | ||
| 59 | United Arab Emirates | $22.67 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2000 | ||
| 60 | Portugal | $22.53 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2003 | ||
| 61 | Romania | $21.50 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2002 | ||
| 62 | Estonia | $21.21 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2002 | ||
| 63 | Mongolia | $20.74 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2002 | ||
| 64 | Ecuador | $20.07 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 65 | Czech Republic | $20.05 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 66 | Mozambique | $19.87 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 67 | Zambia | $19.69 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 68 | Uruguay | $19.48 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 69 | Bhutan | $19.33 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 70 | Slovenia | $19.16 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2000 | ||
| 71 | Lithuania | $19.00 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2001 | ||
| 72 | Malaysia | $18.71 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2000 | ||
| 73 | Italy | $18.70 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2003 | ||
| 74 | Belize | $18.23 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2003 | ||
| 75 | Norway | $18.11 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2003 | ||
| 76 | Cuba | $17.81 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2003 | ||
| 77 | Poland | $17.67 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2002 | ||
| 78 | Seychelles | $17.58 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 79 | Bangladesh | $17.56 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 80 | Croatia | $17.41 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | $17.24 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2003 | |||
| 81 | Togo | $17.22 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 82 | Tunisia | $17.12 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 1999 | ||
| 83 | Swaziland | $17.00 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 84 | Brazil | $16.57 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 85 | Slovakia | $16.56 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2002 | ||
| 86 | Sweden | $16.36 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 87 | Hungary | $16.19 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2002 | ||
| 88 | Netherlands | $15.51 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 89 | Denmark | $15.29 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2003 | ||
| 90 | Cape Verde | $15.25 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 91 | Argentina | $15.17 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 1999 | ||
| 92 | Bolivia | $15.07 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 93 | Venezuela | $15.00 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 94 | Nepal | $14.74 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 95 | South Africa | $14.66 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 96 | Ukraine | $14.58 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2002 | ||
| 97 | Germany | $14.36 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2003 | ||
| 98 | Taiwan | $14.33 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2003 | ||
| 99 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | $14.23 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 100 | Senegal | $14.07 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 101 | Cameroon | $14.02 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 102 | Guinea | $14.01 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 103 | Fiji | $13.95 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 104 | Finland | $13.78 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 1998 | ||
| =105 | Honduras | $13.49 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| =105 | Peru | $13.49 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2003 | ||
| 107 | Mauritania | $13.44 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 108 | Belgium | $12.90 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2003 | ||
| 109 | Albania | $12.68 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2002 | ||
| 110 | Kyrgyzstan | $12.59 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2001 | ||
| 111 | Burkina Faso | $12.49 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 112 | Sierra Leone | $12.32 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 113 | Belarus | $12.07 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2002 | ||
| 114 | Central African Republic | $11.86 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 115 | Cote d'Ivoire | $11.64 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 116 | Canada | $11.47 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2003 | ||
| 117 | Dominican Republic | $11.36 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 1998 | ||
| 118 | Niger | $11.32 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 119 | Spain | $11.24 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2003 | ||
| 120 | Kenya | $10.97 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 121 | Latvia | $10.47 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2001 | ||
| 122 | El Salvador | $10.43 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2003 | ||
| 123 | Oman | $10.42 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 124 | Panama | $10.37 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 125 | Madagascar | $10.22 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 126 | Switzerland | $10.18 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2001 | ||
| 127 | Japan | $10.00 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 128 | Philippines | $9.29 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 129 | Angola | $9.28 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 130 | Kazakhstan | $9.00 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2002 | ||
| 131 | Mexico | $8.84 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 132 | Guyana | $8.76 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2003 | ||
| 133 | Haiti | $8.67 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2003 | ||
| 134 | Luxembourg | $7.99 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2003 | ||
| 135 | Austria | $7.75 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2001 | ||
| 136 | Paraguay | $7.64 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 137 | Nigeria | $7.54 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 138 | Georgia | $7.52 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2000 | ||
| 139 | Guatemala | $7.37 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 140 | Suriname | $7.35 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2003 | ||
| 141 | Nicaragua | $7.29 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 142 | Ireland | $7.28 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2000 | ||
| 143 | Sao Tome and Principe | $6.53 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 144 | Trinidad and Tobago | $6.24 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2003 | ||
| 145 | Malta | $5.85 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 146 | Malawi | $5.83 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 147 | Ghana | $5.55 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 148 | Indonesia | $5.06 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 149 | Papua New Guinea | $4.79 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2003 | ||
| 150 | Mali | $4.60 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 151 | Somalia | $4.33 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2003 | ||
| 152 | Laos | $4.27 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 153 | Jamaica | $3.77 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2003 | ||
| 154 | Costa Rica | $3.45 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 155 | Moldova | $3.35 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 156 | Liberia | $3.26 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 157 | The Gambia | $2.49 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 158 | Mauritius | $2.06 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 159 | Tanzania | $1.81 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 160 | Bermuda | $1.79 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2002 | ||
| 161 | San Marino | $0.90 per 1,000 $ of GDP | 2000 | ||
| 162 | Iceland | 0.0 | 2003 |
