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Military expenditure (% of GDP)
Military spending as a share of GDP — the economic weight of defence. Ranked from largest to smallest.
Source: World Bank · World Development Indicators · MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS
Top 5 over time
Dashed line: world median| # | Country | Region | Military expenditure% of GDP | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ukraine |
Europe & Central Asia | 39.6% of GDP | 2025 |
| 2 |  Algeria |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 8.8% of GDP | 2025 |
| 3 |  Israel |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 7.8% of GDP | 2025 |
| 4 |  Russia |
Europe & Central Asia | 7.5% of GDP | 2025 |
| 5 |  Myanmar |
East Asia & Pacific | 6.6% of GDP | 2024 |
| 6 |  Qatar |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 6.5% of GDP | 2022 |
| 7 |  Saudi Arabia |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 6.5% of GDP | 2025 |
| 8 |  Azerbaijan |
Europe & Central Asia | 6.5% of GDP | 2025 |
| 9 |  Armenia |
Europe & Central Asia | 6.1% of GDP | 2025 |
| 10 |  Oman |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 5.7% of GDP | 2025 |
| 11 |  Kuwait |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 4.7% of GDP | 2025 |
| 12 |  Jordan |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 4.6% of GDP | 2025 |
| 13 |  Poland |
Europe & Central Asia | 4.5% of GDP | 2025 |
| 14 |  Mali |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.9% of GDP | 2025 |
| 15 |  Brunei |
East Asia & Pacific | 3.7% of GDP | 2024 |
| 16 |  Latvia |
Europe & Central Asia | 3.6% of GDP | 2025 |
| 17 |  Libya |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 3.6% of GDP | 2023 |
| 18 |  Morocco |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 3.5% of GDP | 2025 |
| 19 |  South Sudan |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.4% of GDP | 2025 |
| 20 |  Estonia |
Europe & Central Asia | 3.4% of GDP | 2025 |
| 21 |  Burkina Faso |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.3% of GDP | 2025 |
| 22 |  Norway |
Europe & Central Asia | 3.3% of GDP | 2025 |
| 23 |  Denmark |
Europe & Central Asia | 3.3% of GDP | 2025 |
| 24 |  Burundi |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.2% of GDP | 2025 |
| 25 |  Colombia |
Latin America & Caribbean | 3.2% of GDP | 2025 |
| 26 |  Chad |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.2% of GDP | 2025 |
| 27 |  United States |
North America | 3.1% of GDP | 2025 |
| 28 |  Botswana |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.1% of GDP | 2025 |
| 29 |  Bahrain |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 3.1% of GDP | 2025 |
| 30 |  Lithuania |
Europe & Central Asia | 3.1% of GDP | 2025 |
| 31 |  Singapore |
East Asia & Pacific | 3.0% of GDP | 2025 |
| 32 |  Greece |
Europe & Central Asia | 3.0% of GDP | 2025 |
| 33 |  Kyrgyzstan |
Europe & Central Asia | 2.9% of GDP | 2025 |
| 34 |  Pakistan |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.9% of GDP | 2025 |
| 35 |  Namibia |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.8% of GDP | 2025 |
| 36 |  Serbia |
Europe & Central Asia | 2.8% of GDP | 2025 |
| 37 |  Mauritania |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.7% of GDP | 2025 |
| 38 |  South Korea |
East Asia & Pacific | 2.6% of GDP | 2025 |
| 39 |  Finland |
Europe & Central Asia | 2.6% of GDP | 2025 |
| 40 |  Lebanon |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.5% of GDP | 2025 |
| 41 |  Tunisia |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.5% of GDP | 2025 |
| 42 |  Sweden |
Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% of GDP | 2025 |
| 43 |  Iraq |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.4% of GDP | 2025 |
| 44 |  Belarus |
Europe & Central Asia | 2.4% of GDP | 2025 |
| 45 |  United Kingdom |
Europe & Central Asia | 2.4% of GDP | 2025 |
| 46 |  Central African Republic |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.3% of GDP | 2025 |
| 47 |  India |
South Asia | 2.3% of GDP | 2025 |
| 48 |  Uruguay |
Latin America & Caribbean | 2.3% of GDP | 2025 |
| 49 |  Romania |
Europe & Central Asia | 2.3% of GDP | 2025 |
| 50 |  Germany |
Europe & Central Asia | 2.3% of GDP | 2025 |
| 51 |  Timor-Leste |
East Asia & Pacific | 2.3% of GDP | 2025 |
| 52 |  Netherlands |
Europe & Central Asia | 2.2% of GDP | 2025 |
| 53 |  Vietnam |
East Asia & Pacific | 2.2% of GDP | 2025 |
| 54 |  Niger |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.1% of GDP | 2025 |
| 55 |  Spain |
Europe & Central Asia | 2.1% of GDP | 2025 |
| 56 |  Ecuador |
Latin America & Caribbean | 2.1% of GDP | 2025 |
| 57 |  Iran |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.1% of GDP | 2025 |
| 58 |  Hungary |
Europe & Central Asia | 2.0% of GDP | 2025 |
| 59 |  Albania |
Europe & Central Asia | 2.0% of GDP | 2025 |
| 60 |  Slovakia |
Europe & Central Asia | 2.0% of GDP | 2025 |
| 61 |  Guinea |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.0% of GDP | 2025 |
| 62 |  France |
Europe & Central Asia | 2.0% of GDP | 2025 |
| 63 |  Croatia |
Europe & Central Asia | 2.0% of GDP | 2025 |
| 64 |  Belgium |
Europe & Central Asia | 2.0% of GDP | 2025 |
| 65 |  Bulgaria |
Europe & Central Asia | 2.0% of GDP | 2025 |
| 66 |  North Macedonia |
Europe & Central Asia | 2.0% of GDP | 2025 |
| 67 |  Uganda |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.0% of GDP | 2025 |
| 68 |  Australia |
East Asia & Pacific | 1.9% of GDP | 2025 |
| 69 |  Türkiye |
Europe & Central Asia | 1.9% of GDP | 2025 |
| 70 |  Montenegro |
Europe & Central Asia | 1.9% of GDP | 2025 |
| 71 |  Italy |
Europe & Central Asia | 1.9% of GDP | 2025 |
| 72 |  Togo |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.9% of GDP | 2025 |
| 73 |  Mozambique |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.9% of GDP | 2025 |
| 74 | XKXKosovo | Europe & Central Asia | 1.9% of GDP | 2025 |
| 75 |  Czechia |
Europe & Central Asia | 1.8% of GDP | 2025 |
| 76 |  Afghanistan |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.8% of GDP | 2021 |
| 77 |  Georgia |
Europe & Central Asia | 1.7% of GDP | 2025 |
| 78 |  China |
East Asia & Pacific | 1.7% of GDP | 2025 |
| 79 |  Portugal |
Europe & Central Asia | 1.7% of GDP | 2025 |
| 80 |  Gabon |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.7% of GDP | 2025 |
| 81 |  Lesotho |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.6% of GDP | 2025 |
| 82 |  Canada |
North America | 1.6% of GDP | 2025 |
| 83 |  Cyprus |
Europe & Central Asia | 1.6% of GDP | 2025 |
| 84 |  Eswatini |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.6% of GDP | 2025 |
| 85 |  Senegal |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.6% of GDP | 2025 |
| 86 |  Slovenia |
Europe & Central Asia | 1.5% of GDP | 2025 |
| 87 |  Somalia, Fed. Rep. |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.5% of GDP | 2025 |
| 88 |  Chile |
Latin America & Caribbean | 1.5% of GDP | 2025 |
| 89 |  Tajikistan |
Europe & Central Asia | 1.5% of GDP | 2025 |
| 90 |  Honduras |
Latin America & Caribbean | 1.5% of GDP | 2025 |
| 91 |  Cambodia |
East Asia & Pacific | 1.5% of GDP | 2025 |
| 92 |  Japan |
East Asia & Pacific | 1.4% of GDP | 2025 |
| 93 |  Angola |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.4% of GDP | 2025 |
| 94 |  DR Congo |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.4% of GDP | 2025 |
| 95 |  Jamaica |
Latin America & Caribbean | 1.4% of GDP | 2025 |
| 96 |  El Salvador |
Latin America & Caribbean | 1.3% of GDP | 2025 |
| 97 |  Fiji |
East Asia & Pacific | 1.3% of GDP | 2025 |
| 98 |  Sri Lanka |
South Asia | 1.3% of GDP | 2025 |
| 99 |  Congo |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.3% of GDP | 2025 |
| 100 |  Philippines |
East Asia & Pacific | 1.3% of GDP | 2025 |
| 101 |  Rwanda |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.3% of GDP | 2025 |
| 102 |  Zambia |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.3% of GDP | 2025 |
| 103 |  Seychelles |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.2% of GDP | 2025 |
| 104 |  Bolivia |
Latin America & Caribbean | 1.2% of GDP | 2025 |
| 105 |  Tanzania |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.2% of GDP | 2025 |
| 106 |  Malawi |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.1% of GDP | 2025 |
| 107 |  New Zealand |
East Asia & Pacific | 1.1% of GDP | 2025 |
| 108 |  Austria |
Europe & Central Asia | 1.1% of GDP | 2025 |
| 109 |  Kenya |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.1% of GDP | 2025 |
| 110 |  Cameroon |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.1% of GDP | 2025 |
| 111 |  Brazil |
Latin America & Caribbean | 1.1% of GDP | 2025 |
| 112 |  Indonesia |
East Asia & Pacific | 1.0% of GDP | 2025 |
| 113 |  Thailand |
East Asia & Pacific | 1.0% of GDP | 2025 |
| 114 |  Malaysia |
East Asia & Pacific | 1.0% of GDP | 2025 |
| 115 |  Belize |
Latin America & Caribbean | 1.0% of GDP | 2025 |
| 116 |  Guyana |
Latin America & Caribbean | 1.0% of GDP | 2025 |
| 117 |  Nepal |
South Asia | 1.0% of GDP | 2025 |
| 118 |  Trinidad and Tobago |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.9% of GDP | 2025 |
| 119 |  Sudan |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.9% of GDP | 2021 |
| 120 |  Nigeria |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.9% of GDP | 2025 |
| 121 |  Equatorial Guinea |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.9% of GDP | 2025 |
| 122 |  Benin |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.9% of GDP | 2025 |
| 123 |  Guinea-Bissau |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.9% of GDP | 2025 |
| 124 |  Mongolia |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.9% of GDP | 2025 |
| 125 |  Paraguay |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.9% of GDP | 2025 |
| 126 |  Liberia |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.9% of GDP | 2025 |
| 127 |  Luxembourg |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.9% of GDP | 2025 |
| 128 |  Peru |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.8% of GDP | 2025 |
| 129 |  Bangladesh |
South Asia | 0.8% of GDP | 2025 |
| 130 |  Dominican Republic |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.8% of GDP | 2025 |
| 131 |  Côte d'Ivoire |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.8% of GDP | 2025 |
| 132 |  Switzerland |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.8% of GDP | 2025 |
| 133 |  South Africa |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.7% of GDP | 2025 |
| 134 |  Mexico |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.7% of GDP | 2025 |
| 135 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.7% of GDP | 2025 |
| 136 |  Cabo Verde |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.7% of GDP | 2025 |
| 137 |  Madagascar |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.6% of GDP | 2025 |
| 138 |  Egypt |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.6% of GDP | 2025 |
| 139 |  Gambia |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.6% of GDP | 2025 |
| 140 |  Nicaragua |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.6% of GDP | 2025 |
| 141 |  Zimbabwe |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.6% of GDP | 2025 |
| 142 |  Argentina |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.6% of GDP | 2025 |
| 143 |  Moldova |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.6% of GDP | 2025 |
| 144 |  Guatemala |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.5% of GDP | 2025 |
| 145 |  Ethiopia |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.5% of GDP | 2025 |
| 146 |  Ghana |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.5% of GDP | 2025 |
| 147 |  Malta |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.4% of GDP | 2025 |
| 148 |  Kazakhstan |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.4% of GDP | 2025 |
| 149 |  Sierra Leone |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.4% of GDP | 2025 |
| 150 |  Papua New Guinea |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.4% of GDP | 2025 |
| 151 |  Ireland |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.2% of GDP | 2025 |
| 152 |  Mauritius |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.1% of GDP | 2025 |
| 153 |  Haiti |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.1% of GDP | 2025 |
| 154 |  Costa Rica |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.0% of GDP | 2025 |
| 154 |  Iceland |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.0% of GDP | 2025 |
| 154 |  Panama |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.0% of GDP | 2025 |
| — |  Cuba |
Latin America & Caribbean | 2.9% of GDP | 2018 |
| — |  Djibouti |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.6% of GDP | 2008 |
| — |  Eritrea |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 20.9% of GDP | 2003 |
| — |  Laos |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.2% of GDP | 2013 |
| — |  Syria |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 4.1% of GDP | 2010 |
| — |  Turkmenistan |
Europe & Central Asia | 3.1% of GDP | 1999 |
| — |  United Arab Emirates |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 5.6% of GDP | 2014 |
| — |  Uzbekistan |
Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% of GDP | 2018 |
| — |  Venezuela |
Latin America & Caribbean | 2.2% of GDP | 2017 |
| — |  Yemen |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 4.0% of GDP | 2014 |
Latest value per country. Ranked: countries with data from the last 5 years of the series; older values are listed below without a rank. 156 ranked.