General Government Expenditure on Defence
This key economic indicator for the Defense sector has been recently updated.
- Estonia General Government Expenditure on Defence increased 3.2points in 2019, from a year earlier.
- Since 2014 Latvia General Government Expenditure on Defence increased 18.1points year on year reaching 2.06 Percent of GDP.
- In 2019 Estonia was ranked number 4 in General Government Expenditure on Defence.
- In 2019 Hungary was number 18 in General Government Expenditure on Defence at 0.94 Percent of GDP, jumping from 20 in 2018.
Top Countries in General Government Expenditure on Defence
Percent of GDP - 1970 to 2019
| # | 26 Countries | Percent of GDP | Last | YoY | 5‑years CAGR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
#1
Israel
| 5.34 % | 2019 | -4.5 % | -2.5 % | View data |
| 2 |
#2
United States
| 3.10 % | 2019 | -3.3 % | -2.3 % | View data |
| 3 |
#3
Australia
| 2.32 % | 2019 | +0.8 % | +2.6 % | View data |
| 4 |
#4
Estonia
| 2.09 % | 2019 | +3.2 % | +3.5 % | View data |
| 5 |
#5
Latvia
| 2.06 % | 2019 | -2.6 % | +18.1 % | View data |
| 6 |
#6
United Kingdom
| 1.83 % | 2019 | -2.1 % | -2.9 % | View data |
| 7 |
#7
Lithuania
| 1.72 % | 2019 | +0.2 % | +12.6 % | View data |
| 8 |
#8
Norway
| 1.70 % | 2019 | -0.3 % | +3.3 % | View data |
| 9 |
#9
Poland
| 1.64 % | 2019 | +0.1 % | +2.0 % | View data |
| 10 |
#10
Italy
| 1.26 % | 2019 | +0.7 % | +1.1 % | View data |
| 11 |
#11
Colombia
| 1.21 % | 2019 | +0.7 % | -5.0 % | View data |
| 12 |
#12
Finland
| 1.19 % | 2019 | -0.5 % | -3.0 % | View data |
| 13 |
#13
Sweden
| 1.16 % | 2019 | -4.4 % | -2.0 % | View data |
| 14 |
#14
Denmark
| 1.13 % | 2019 | -2.6 % | -0.1 % | View data |
| 15 |
#15
Chile
| 1.07 % | 2019 | -5.4 % | -2.5 % | View data |
| 16 |
#16
Germany
| 1.04 % | 2019 | -1.4 % | +1.7 % | View data |
| 17 |
#17
Slovakia
| 1.01 % | 2019 | -2.5 % | +0.4 % | View data |
| 18 |
#18
Hungary
| 0.94 % | 2019 | +1.3 % | +9.9 % | View data |
| 19 |
#19
Japan
| 0.94 % | 2019 | -0.7 % | -0.1 % | View data |
| 20 |
#20
Slovenia
| 0.92 % | 2019 | -5.0 % | +1.2 % | View data |
Source: OECD