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DEFINITION: Current military expenditures as an estimated percent of gross domestic product (GDP).
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COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 North KoreaNorth Korea 22.9% 2003
2 OmanOman 11.4% 2005
=3 QatarQatar 10% 2005
=3 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 10% 2005
=5 IraqIraq 8.6% 2006
=5 JordanJordan 8.6% 2006
7 IsraelIsrael 7.3% 2006
8 YemenYemen 6.6% 2006
9 EritreaEritrea 6.3% 2006
=10 BurundiBurundi 5.9% 2006
=10 SyriaSyria 5.9% 2005
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 5.84% 2005
12 AngolaAngola 5.7% 2006
=13 MauritaniaMauritania 5.5% 2006
=13 MaldivesMaldives 5.5% 2005
=15 KuwaitKuwait 5.3% 2006
=15 TurkeyTurkey 5.3% 2005
=17 El SalvadorEl Salvador 5% 2006
=17 MoroccoMorocco 5% 2004
19 SingaporeSingapore 4.9% 2005
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 4.85% 2005
20 SwazilandSwaziland 4.7% 2006
=21 BruneiBrunei 4.5% 2006
=21 BahrainBahrain 4.5% 2006
=21 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 4.5% 2005
=24 ChinaChina 4.3% 2006
=24 GreeceGreece 4.3% 2005
26 ChadChad 4.2% 2006
27 United StatesUnited States 4.06% 2005
28 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 4% 2006
=29 TajikistanTajikistan 3.9% 2005
=29 LibyaLibya 3.9% 2005
=29 RussiaRussia 3.9% 2005
=32 DjiboutiDjibouti 3.8% 2006
=32 CubaCuba 3.8% 2006
=32 ZimbabweZimbabwe 3.8% 2006
=32 CyprusCyprus 3.8% 2005
36 NamibiaNamibia 3.7% 2006
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 3.55% 2005
37 ArmeniaArmenia 3.5% 2006
=38 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 3.4% 2005
=38 ColombiaColombia 3.4% 2005
=38 GabonGabon 3.4% 2005
=38 EgyptEgypt 3.4% 2005
=42 AlgeriaAlgeria 3.3% 2006
=42 BotswanaBotswana 3.3% 2006
44 PakistanPakistan 3.2% 2006
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 3.14% 2006
=45 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 3.1% 2006
=45 LebanonLebanon 3.1% 2005
=45 United Arab EmiratesUAE 3.1% 2005
=45 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 3.1% 2005
=49 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 3% 2006
=49 EthiopiaEthiopia 3% 2006
=49 IndonesiaIndonesia 3% 2005
=49 SudanSudan 3% 2005
=49 CambodiaCambodia 3% 2005
=54 ZambiaZambia 2.9% 2006
=54 RwandaRwanda 2.9% 2006
=56 ComorosComoros 2.8% 2006
=56 KenyaKenya 2.8% 2006
=56 EcuadorEcuador 2.8% 2006
=59 ChileChile 2.7% 2006
=59 South KoreaSouth Korea 2.7% 2006
=61 Sri LankaSri Lanka 2.6% 2006
=61 BrazilBrazil 2.6% 2006
=61 LesothoLesotho 2.6% 2006
=61 FranceFrance 2.6% 2005
=61 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 2.6% 2005
=61 BulgariaBulgaria 2.6% 2005
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 2.6% 2005
=67 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 2.5% 2006
=67 IranIran 2.5% 2006
=67 IndiaIndia 2.5% 2006
=67 VietnamVietnam 2.5% 2005
71 RomaniaRomania 2.47% 2005
=72 AustraliaAustralia 2.4% 2006
=72 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 2.4% 2005
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 2.4% 2005
74 CroatiaCroatia 2.39% 2005
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 2.39% 2006
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 2.33% 2005
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 2.32% 2005
=75 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 2.3% 2006
=75 PortugalPortugal 2.3% 2005
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 2.27% 2006
=77 UgandaUganda 2.2% 2006
=77 TaiwanTaiwan 2.2% 2006
=77 FijiFiji 2.2% 2005
80 BurmaBurma 2.1% 2005
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 2.07% 2005
81 MalaysiaMalaysia 2.03% 2005
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 2.01% 2005
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 2.01% 2005
=82 SeychellesSeychelles 2% 2006
=82 VenezuelaVenezuela 2% 2006
=82 FinlandFinland 2% 2005
=82 EstoniaEstonia 2% 2005
=82 UzbekistanUzbekistan 2% 2005
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 1.95% 2005
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 1.93% 2005
=87 MaliMali 1.9% 2006
=87 BoliviaBolivia 1.9% 2006
=87 SenegalSenegal 1.9% 2006
=87 AfghanistanAfghanistan 1.9% 2006
=87 NorwayNorway 1.9% 2005
=87 LithuaniaLithuania 1.9% 2005
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 1.89% 2005
93 SlovakiaSlovakia 1.87% 2005
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 1.83% 2005
94 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 1.81% 2005
=95 GuyanaGuyana 1.8% 2006
=95 ThailandThailand 1.8% 2005
=95 ItalyItaly 1.8% 2005
98 HungaryHungary 1.75% 2005
99 PolandPoland 1.71% 2005
=100 South AfricaSouth Africa 1.7% 2006
=100 BeninBenin 1.7% 2006
=100 GuineaGuinea 1.7% 2006
=100 SloveniaSlovenia 1.7% 2005
=104 TanzaniaTanzania 1.6% 2006
=104 NepalNepal 1.6% 2006
=104 UruguayUruguay 1.6% 2006
=104 NetherlandsNetherlands 1.6% 2005
=104 TogoTogo 1.6% 2005
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 1.54% 2006
=109 BangladeshBangladesh 1.5% 2006
=109 NigeriaNigeria 1.5% 2006
=109 PeruPeru 1.5% 2006
=109 SwedenSweden 1.5% 2006
=109 KazakhstanKazakhstan 1.5% 2006
=109 DenmarkDenmark 1.5% 2005
=109 GermanyGermany 1.5% 2005
116 AlbaniaAlbania 1.49% 2005
=117 BelizeBelize 1.4% 2006
=117 MongoliaMongolia 1.4% 2006
=117 TunisiaTunisia 1.4% 2006
=117 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 1.4% 2005
=117 UkraineUkraine 1.4% 2005
=117 BelarusBelarus 1.4% 2005
=117 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 1.4% 2005
=124 CameroonCameroon 1.3% 2006
=124 LiberiaLiberia 1.3% 2006
=124 MalawiMalawi 1.3% 2006
=124 SomaliaSomalia 1.3% 2006
=124 NigerNiger 1.3% 2006
=124 ArgentinaArgentina 1.3% 2005
=124 BelgiumBelgium 1.3% 2005
=131 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 1.2% 2006
=131 SpainSpain 1.2% 2005
=131 LatviaLatvia 1.2% 2005
=134 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 1.1% 2006
=134 PhilippinesPhilippines 1.1% 2006
=134 CanadaCanada 1.1% 2005
=137 MadagascarMadagascar 1% 2006
=137 PanamaPanama 1% 2006
=137 ParaguayParaguay 1% 2006
=137 New ZealandNew Zealand 1% 2005
=137 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 1% 2005
=137 BhutanBhutan 1% 2005
=143 TongaTonga 0.9% 2006
=143 IrelandIreland 0.9% 2005
=143 LuxembourgLuxembourg 0.9% 2005
=143 AustriaAustria 0.9% 2005
=147 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 0.8% 2006
=147 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 0.8% 2006
=147 GhanaGhana 0.8% 2006
=147 MozambiqueMozambique 0.8% 2006
=147 JapanJapan 0.8% 2006
=152 Cape VerdeCape Verde 0.7% 2006
=152 MaltaMalta 0.7% 2006
=154 SurinameSuriname 0.6% 2006
=154 JamaicaJamaica 0.6% 2006
=154 NicaraguaNicaragua 0.6% 2006
=154 HondurasHonduras 0.6% 2006
158 GeorgiaGeorgia 0.59% 2005
=159 BarbadosBarbados 0.5% 2006
=159 MexicoMexico 0.5% 2006
=159 The GambiaThe Gambia 0.5% 2006
=159 The BahamasThe Bahamas 0.5% 2006
=159 LaosLaos 0.5% 2006
=159 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 0.5% 2006
=165 GuatemalaGuatemala 0.4% 2006
=165 HaitiHaiti 0.4% 2006
=165 Costa RicaCosta Rica 0.4% 2006
=165 MoldovaMoldova 0.4% 2005
=169 MauritiusMauritius 0.3% 2006
=169 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 0.3% 2006
171 BermudaBermuda 0.11% 2005
172 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 0.1% 2006
173 IcelandIceland 0.0 2005

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Interesting observations about Military > Expenditures > Percent of GDP

  • Oman ranked first for expenditures > percent of GDP amongst Hot countries in 2005.
  • Eritrea ranked first for expenditures > percent of GDP amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2006.
  • Iraq ranked first for expenditures > percent of GDP amongst Failed states in 2006.
  • Qatar ranked first for expenditures > percent of GDP amongst Former British colonies in 2005.
  • North Korea ranked first for expenditures > percent of GDP globally in 2003.
  • El Salvador ranked first for expenditures > percent of GDP amongst Former Spanish colonies in 2006.
  • Saudi Arabia ranked third for expenditures > percent of GDP amongst Muslim countries in 2005.
  • Syria ranked first for expenditures > percent of GDP amongst Former French colonies in 2005.
  • Burundi ranked second for expenditures > percent of GDP amongst Christian countries in 2006.
  • Cuba ranked second for expenditures > percent of GDP amongst Latin America and Caribbean in 2006.
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