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Military > Military expenditures > Percent of GDP: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: This entry gives spending on defense programs for the most recent year available as a percent of gross domestic product (GDP); the GDP is calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in terms of purchasing power parity (PPP). For countries with no military forces, this figure can include expenditures on public security and police.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
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 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 6% of GDP 2005
=10 BurundiBurundi 5.9% of GDP 2006
=10 SyriaSyria 5.9% of GDP 2005
=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 MoroccoMorocco 5% of GDP 2003
17 SingaporeSingapore 4.9% of GDP 2005
18 SwazilandSwaziland 4.7% of GDP 2006
=19 BruneiBrunei 4.5% of GDP 2006
=19 BahrainBahrain 4.5% of GDP 2006
=21 ChinaChina 4.3% of GDP 2006
=21 GreeceGreece 4.3% of GDP 2005
23 United StatesUnited States 4.06% of GDP 2005
=24 LibyaLibya 3.9% of GDP 2005
=24 RussiaRussia 3.9% of GDP 2005
=26 CyprusCyprus 3.8% of GDP 2012
=26 CubaCuba 3.8% of GDP 2006
=26 ZimbabweZimbabwe 3.8% of GDP 2006
=26 DjiboutiDjibouti 3.8% of GDP 2006
30 NamibiaNamibia 3.7% of GDP 2006
31 AngolaAngola 3.6% of GDP 2009
32 UzbekistanUzbekistan 3.5% of GDP 2010
=33 ColombiaColombia 3.4% of GDP 2005
=33 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 3.4% of GDP 2005
=33 EgyptEgypt 3.4% of GDP 2005
=36 BotswanaBotswana 3.3% of GDP 2006
=36 AlgeriaAlgeria 3.3% of GDP 2006
=38 LebanonLebanon 3.1% of GDP 2005
=38 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 3.1% of GDP 2005
=38 United Arab EmiratesUAE 3.1% of GDP 2005
=41 AustraliaAustralia 3% of GDP 2009
=41 PakistanPakistan 3% of GDP 2007
=41 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 3% of GDP 2006
=41 SudanSudan 3% of GDP 2005
=41 CambodiaCambodia 3% of GDP 2005
=41 IndonesiaIndonesia 3% of GDP 2005
47 RwandaRwanda 2.9% of GDP 2006
=48 ArmeniaArmenia 2.8% of GDP 2010
=48 ComorosComoros 2.8% of GDP 2006
=48 KenyaKenya 2.8% of GDP 2006
=51 ChileChile 2.7% of GDP 2006
=51 South KoreaSouth Korea 2.7% of GDP 2006
=51 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 2.7% of GDP 2005
=54 Sri LankaSri Lanka 2.6% of GDP 2006
=54 LesothoLesotho 2.6% of GDP 2006
=54 BulgariaBulgaria 2.6% of GDP 2005
=54 FranceFrance 2.6% of GDP 2005
=54 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 2.6% of GDP 2005
=59 IranIran 2.5% of GDP 2006
=59 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 2.5% of GDP 2006
=59 IndiaIndia 2.5% of GDP 2006
=59 VietnamVietnam 2.5% of GDP 2005
63 CroatiaCroatia 2.39% of GDP 2005
=64 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 2.3% of GDP 2006
=64 PortugalPortugal 2.3% of GDP 2005
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 2.29% of GDP 2005
=66 TaiwanTaiwan 2.2% of GDP 2009
=66 UgandaUganda 2.2% of GDP 2006
68 BurmaBurma 2.1% of GDP 2005
69 MalaysiaMalaysia 2.03% of GDP 2005
=70 SeychellesSeychelles 2% of GDP 2006
=70 EstoniaEstonia 2% of GDP 2005
=70 FinlandFinland 2% of GDP 2005
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 1.94% of GDP 2005
=73 GeorgiaGeorgia 1.9% of GDP 2010
=73 PolandPoland 1.9% of GDP 2010
=73 AfghanistanAfghanistan 1.9% of GDP 2009
=73 FijiFiji 1.9% of GDP 2009
=73 RomaniaRomania 1.9% of GDP 2007
=73 MaliMali 1.9% of GDP 2006
=73 NorwayNorway 1.9% of GDP 2005
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 1.88% of GDP 2005
=80 GuyanaGuyana 1.8% of GDP 2006
=80 ZambiaZambia 1.8% of GDP 2005
=80 ItalyItaly 1.8% of GDP 2005
=80 ThailandThailand 1.8% of GDP 2005
84 HungaryHungary 1.75% of GDP 2005
=85 GhanaGhana 1.7% of GDP 2009
=85 BrazilBrazil 1.7% of GDP 2009
=85 ChadChad 1.7% of GDP 2009
=85 South AfricaSouth Africa 1.7% of GDP 2006
=85 SloveniaSlovenia 1.7% of GDP 2005
=90 NepalNepal 1.6% of GDP 2006
=90 UruguayUruguay 1.6% of GDP 2006
=90 NetherlandsNetherlands 1.6% of GDP 2005
=90 TogoTogo 1.6% of GDP 2005
=94 TajikistanTajikistan 1.5% of GDP 2010
=94 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 1.5% of GDP 2009
=94 PeruPeru 1.5% of GDP 2006
=94 NigeriaNigeria 1.5% of GDP 2006
=94 GermanyGermany 1.5% of GDP 2005
=94 SwedenSweden 1.5% of GDP 2005
100 AlbaniaAlbania 1.49% of GDP 2005
=101 BelizeBelize 1.4% of GDP 2009
=101 MongoliaMongolia 1.4% of GDP 2006
=101 TunisiaTunisia 1.4% of GDP 2006
=101 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 1.4% of GDP 2005
=101 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 1.4% of GDP 2005
=101 SenegalSenegal 1.4% of GDP 2005
=101 BelarusBelarus 1.4% of GDP 2005
=101 UkraineUkraine 1.4% of GDP 2005
=109 BoliviaBolivia 1.3% of GDP 2009
=109 CameroonCameroon 1.3% of GDP 2009
=109 BangladeshBangladesh 1.3% of GDP 2009
=109 DenmarkDenmark 1.3% of GDP 2007
=109 NigerNiger 1.3% of GDP 2006
=109 LiberiaLiberia 1.3% of GDP 2006
=109 MalawiMalawi 1.3% of GDP 2006
=109 BelgiumBelgium 1.3% of GDP 2005
=117 EthiopiaEthiopia 1.2% of GDP 2009
=117 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 1.2% of GDP 2006
=117 SpainSpain 1.2% of GDP 2005
=117 VenezuelaVenezuela 1.2% of GDP 2005
121 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 1.15% of GDP 2007
=122 KazakhstanKazakhstan 1.1% of GDP 2010
=122 GuineaGuinea 1.1% of GDP 2009
=122 CanadaCanada 1.1% of GDP 2005
=122 LatviaLatvia 1.1% of GDP 2005
126 SlovakiaSlovakia 1.08% of GDP 2011
=127 BeninBenin 1% of GDP 2009
=127 PanamaPanama 1% of GDP 2006
=127 ParaguayParaguay 1% of GDP 2006
=127 MadagascarMadagascar 1% of GDP 2006
=127 New ZealandNew Zealand 1% of GDP 2005
=127 BhutanBhutan 1% of GDP 2005
=127 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 1% of GDP 2005
=134 LithuaniaLithuania 0.9% of GDP 2011
=134 GabonGabon 0.9% of GDP 2009
=134 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 0.9% of GDP 2009
=134 The GambiaThe Gambia 0.9% of GDP 2009
=134 EcuadorEcuador 0.9% of GDP 2009
=134 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 0.9% of GDP 2009
=134 TongaTonga 0.9% of GDP 2006
=134 IrelandIreland 0.9% of GDP 2005
=134 SomaliaSomalia 0.9% of GDP 2005
=134 LuxembourgLuxembourg 0.9% of GDP 2005
=134 PhilippinesPhilippines 0.9% of GDP 2005
=145 ArgentinaArgentina 0.8% of GDP 2009
=145 AustriaAustria 0.8% of GDP 2009
=145 BarbadosBarbados 0.8% of GDP 2009
=145 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 0.8% of GDP 2006
=145 MozambiqueMozambique 0.8% of GDP 2006
=145 JapanJapan 0.8% of GDP 2006
=151 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 0.7% of GDP 2009
=151 The BahamasThe Bahamas 0.7% of GDP 2009
=151 MaltaMalta 0.7% of GDP 2006
=154 Costa RicaCosta Rica 0.6% of GDP 2012
=154 El SalvadorEl Salvador 0.6% of GDP 2009
=154 NicaraguaNicaragua 0.6% of GDP 2006
=154 HondurasHonduras 0.6% of GDP 2006
=154 SurinameSuriname 0.6% of GDP 2006
=154 JamaicaJamaica 0.6% of GDP 2006
=160 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 0.5% of GDP 2009
=160 Cape VerdeCape Verde 0.5% of GDP 2009
=160 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 0.5% of GDP 2009
=160 LaosLaos 0.5% of GDP 2006
=160 MexicoMexico 0.5% of GDP 2006
=165 GuatemalaGuatemala 0.4% of GDP 2009
=165 HaitiHaiti 0.4% of GDP 2006
=165 MoldovaMoldova 0.4% of GDP 2005
=168 MauritiusMauritius 0.3% of GDP 2006
=168 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 0.3% of GDP 2006
170 TanzaniaTanzania 0.2% of GDP 2005
171 BermudaBermuda 0.11% of GDP 2005
172 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 0.1% of GDP 2009
173 IcelandIceland 0.0 2005

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