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# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Saudi Arabia | 8.2% | 2008 | ||
2 | United States | 4.3% | 2008 | ||
3 | Russia | 3.5% | 2008 | ||
4 | Greece | 3.3% | 2009 | ||
5 | South Korea | 2.8% | 2008 | ||
6 | India | 2.6% | 2008 | ||
7 | Bulgaria | 2.34% | 2009 | ||
8 | France | 2.32% | 2009 | ||
9 | China | 2% | 2008 | ||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 1.97% | 2008 | |||
10 | Estonia | 1.85% | 2009 | ||
11 | Australia | 1.8% | 2008 | ||
12 | Cyprus | 1.78% | 2009 | ||
13 | Poland | 1.66% | 2009 | ||
14 | European Union | 1.63% | 2009 | ||
15 | Latvia | 1.6% | 2009 | ||
=16 | Portugal | 1.53% | 2009 | ||
=16 | Slovakia | 1.53% | 2009 | ||
18 | Brazil | 1.5% | 2008 | ||
19 | Slovenia | 1.48% | 2009 | ||
European Union average (profile) | 1.44% | 2009 | |||
=20 | Czech Republic | 1.44% | 2009 | ||
=20 | Italy | 1.44% | 2009 | ||
Eurozone average (profile) | 1.43% | 2009 | |||
22 | Netherlands | 1.43% | 2009 | ||
23 | Denmark | 1.41% | 2009 | ||
24 | Finland | 1.32% | 2009 | ||
25 | Canada | 1.3% | 2008 | ||
26 | Germany | 1.27% | 2009 | ||
=27 | Belgium | 1.24% | 2009 | ||
=27 | Romania | 1.24% | 2009 | ||
29 | Sweden | 1.23% | 2009 | ||
30 | Hungary | 1.22% | 2009 | ||
31 | Spain | 1.16% | 2009 | ||
32 | Lithuania | 1.12% | 2009 | ||
33 | Austria | 0.94% | 2009 | ||
34 | Japan | 0.9% | 2008 | ||
35 | Ireland | 0.58% | 2009 | ||
36 | Luxembourg | 0.53% | 2009 | ||
37 | Malta | 0.5% | 2009 |
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Interesting observations about Military > Defence spending > Percent of GDP
- Greece ranked first for defence spending > percent of GDP amongst European Union in 2009.
- United States ranked first for defence spending > percent of GDP amongst High income OECD countries in 2008.
- France ranked second for defence spending > percent of GDP amongst Eurozone in 2009.
- Russia ranked first for defence spending > percent of GDP amongst Europe in 2008.
- 2 of the top 3 countries by defence spending > percent of GDP are Sparsely populated.
- Bulgaria ranked second for defence spending > percent of GDP amongst NATO countries in 2009.
- 14 of the bottom 15 countries by defence spending > percent of GDP are Christian.
- Japan ranked last for defence spending > percent of GDP amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2008.
- 12 of the bottom 15 countries by defence spending > percent of GDP are Cold countries'.
- Spain ranked second last for defence spending > percent of GDP amongst Southern Europe in 2009.