Military > Expenditures > Dollar figure > Per $ GDP: Countries Compared

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.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	EritreaEritrea	$237.79 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
2	North KoreaNorth Korea	$234.38 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2002
3	JordanJordan	$128.09 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
4	Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia	$95.46 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2002
5	IsraelIsrael	$82.59 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2003
6	YemenYemen	$80.45 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2003
7	ArmeniaArmenia	$63.73 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2001
8	BurundiBurundi	$58.27 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
9	BahrainBahrain	$57.11 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
10	BruneiBrunei	$53.00 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
11	MaldivesMaldives	$52.93 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
12	MoroccoMorocco	$52.62 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2003
13	TurkeyTurkey	$50.57 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2003
14	IraqIraq	$50.28 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2000
15	ZimbabweZimbabwe	$46.05 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
16	SyriaSyria	$44.40 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2000
17	SudanSudan	$43.93 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2001
18	KuwaitKuwait	$43.61 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
19	DjiboutiDjibouti	$42.93 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
20	LibyaLibya	$42.64 per 1,000 $ of GDP	1999
21	Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+	$42.12 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2002
22	ColombiaColombia	$40.25 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2001
23	PakistanPakistan	$39.27 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
24	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina	$38.15 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2002
25	TurkmenistanTurkmenistan	$36.72 per 1,000 $ of GDP	1999
26	CyprusCyprus	$36.69 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2002
27	ChileChile	$35.68 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
28	EthiopiaEthiopia	$35.54 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
29	ChinaChina	$34.94 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
30	BotswanaBotswana	$34.46 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
31	Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau	$32.98 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
32	TajikistanTajikistan	$32.07 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2001
33	ComorosComoros	$32.01 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
34	IranIran	$31.76 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2003
35	AfghanistanAfghanistan	$31.65 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
36	NamibiaNamibia	$29.48 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
37	EgyptEgypt	$29.42 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2003
38	AlgeriaAlgeria	$29.17 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
39	Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the	$29.13 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
40	LebanonLebanon	$28.89 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2002
41	GreeceGreece	$28.17 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
42	CambodiaCambodia	$28.15 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2001
43	RwandaRwanda	$27.44 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
	South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile)	$26.95 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
44	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	$26.41 per 1,000 $ of GDP	1999
45	Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea	$25.76 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
46	GabonGabon	$25.74 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
47	Sri LankaSri Lanka	$25.67 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
48	AustraliaAustralia	$25.40 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
49	FranceFrance	$25.13 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2003
50	UgandaUganda	$24.98 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
51	LesothoLesotho	$24.50 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
52	VietnamVietnam	$23.89 per 1,000 $ of GDP	1998
53	South KoreaSouth Korea	$23.88 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2003
54	BeninBenin	$23.84 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
55	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	$23.72 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2003
56	IndiaIndia	$23.29 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2003
	Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile)	$23.23 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
57	ChadChad	$22.94 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
58	BulgariaBulgaria	$22.82 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2002
59	United Arab EmiratesUAE	$22.67 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2000
60	PortugalPortugal	$22.53 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2003
61	RomaniaRomania	$21.50 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2002
62	EstoniaEstonia	$21.21 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2002
63	MongoliaMongolia	$20.74 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2002
64	EcuadorEcuador	$20.07 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
65	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	$20.05 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
66	MozambiqueMozambique	$19.87 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
67	ZambiaZambia	$19.69 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
68	UruguayUruguay	$19.48 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
69	BhutanBhutan	$19.33 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
70	SloveniaSlovenia	$19.16 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2000
71	LithuaniaLithuania	$19.00 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2001
72	MalaysiaMalaysia	$18.71 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2000
73	ItalyItaly	$18.70 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2003
74	BelizeBelize	$18.23 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2003
75	NorwayNorway	$18.11 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2003
76	CubaCuba	$17.81 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2003
77	PolandPoland	$17.67 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2002
78	SeychellesSeychelles	$17.58 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
79	BangladeshBangladesh	$17.56 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
80	CroatiaCroatia	$17.41 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
	Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	$17.24 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2003
81	TogoTogo	$17.22 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
82	TunisiaTunisia	$17.12 per 1,000 $ of GDP	1999
83	SwazilandSwaziland	$17.00 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
84	BrazilBrazil	$16.57 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
85	SlovakiaSlovakia	$16.56 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2002
86	SwedenSweden	$16.36 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
87	HungaryHungary	$16.19 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2002
88	NetherlandsNetherlands	$15.51 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
89	DenmarkDenmark	$15.29 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2003
90	Cape VerdeCape Verde	$15.25 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
91	ArgentinaArgentina	$15.17 per 1,000 $ of GDP	1999
92	BoliviaBolivia	$15.07 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
93	VenezuelaVenezuela	$15.00 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
94	NepalNepal	$14.74 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
95	South AfricaSouth Africa	$14.66 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
96	UkraineUkraine	$14.58 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2002
97	GermanyGermany	$14.36 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2003
98	TaiwanTaiwan	$14.33 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2003
99	Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR.	$14.23 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
100	SenegalSenegal	$14.07 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
101	CameroonCameroon	$14.02 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
102	GuineaGuinea	$14.01 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
103	FijiFiji	$13.95 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
104	FinlandFinland	$13.78 per 1,000 $ of GDP	1998
=105	HondurasHonduras	$13.49 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
=105	PeruPeru	$13.49 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2003
107	MauritaniaMauritania	$13.44 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
108	BelgiumBelgium	$12.90 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2003
109	AlbaniaAlbania	$12.68 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2002
110	KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan	$12.59 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2001
111	Burkina FasoBurkina Faso	$12.49 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
112	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	$12.32 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
113	BelarusBelarus	$12.07 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2002
114	Central African RepublicCentral Africa	$11.86 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
115	Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire	$11.64 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
116	CanadaCanada	$11.47 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2003
117	Dominican RepublicDominican Rep.	$11.36 per 1,000 $ of GDP	1998
118	NigerNiger	$11.32 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
119	SpainSpain	$11.24 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2003
120	KenyaKenya	$10.97 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
121	LatviaLatvia	$10.47 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2001
122	El SalvadorEl Salvador	$10.43 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2003
123	OmanOman	$10.42 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
124	PanamaPanama	$10.37 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
125	MadagascarMadagascar	$10.22 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
126	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	$10.18 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2001
127	JapanJapan	$10.00 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
128	PhilippinesPhilippines	$9.29 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
129	AngolaAngola	$9.28 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
130	KazakhstanKazakhstan	$9.00 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2002
131	MexicoMexico	$8.84 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
132	GuyanaGuyana	$8.76 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2003
133	HaitiHaiti	$8.67 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2003
134	LuxembourgLuxembourg	$7.99 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2003
135	AustriaAustria	$7.75 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2001
136	ParaguayParaguay	$7.64 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
137	NigeriaNigeria	$7.54 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
138	GeorgiaGeorgia	$7.52 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2000
139	GuatemalaGuatemala	$7.37 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
140	SurinameSuriname	$7.35 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2003
141	NicaraguaNicaragua	$7.29 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
142	IrelandIreland	$7.28 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2000
143	Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+	$6.53 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
144	Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+	$6.24 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2003
145	MaltaMalta	$5.85 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
146	MalawiMalawi	$5.83 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
147	GhanaGhana	$5.55 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
148	IndonesiaIndonesia	$5.06 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
149	Papua New GuineaPapua NG	$4.79 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2003
150	MaliMali	$4.60 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
151	SomaliaSomalia	$4.33 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2003
152	LaosLaos	$4.27 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
153	JamaicaJamaica	$3.77 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2003
154	Costa RicaCosta Rica	$3.45 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
155	MoldovaMoldova	$3.35 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
156	LiberiaLiberia	$3.26 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
157	The GambiaThe Gambia	$2.49 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
158	MauritiusMauritius	$2.06 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
159	TanzaniaTanzania	$1.81 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
160	BermudaBermuda	$1.79 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2002
161	San MarinoSan Marino	$0.90 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2000
162	IcelandIceland	0.0	2003

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