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Military expenditures compares spending on defense programs for the most recent year available as a percent of gross domestic product (GDP; calculated on an exchange rate basis).
| Rank | Country | (% of GDP) | Date of Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 8.78 | 2018 |
| 2 | Oman | 8.17 | 2018 |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates | 5.70 | 2016 |
| 4 | Algeria | 5.27 | 2018 |
| 5 | Israel | 5.10 | 2017 |
| 6 | Kuwait | 5.06 | 2018 |
| 7 | Lebanon | 4.99 | 2018 |
| 8 | Jordan | 4.68 | 2018 |
| 9 | Armenia | 4.25 | 2018 |
| 10 | Pakistan | 4.03 | 2018 |
| 11 | Uzbekistan | 4.00 | 2018 |
| 12 | Yemen | 3.98 | 2014 |
| 13 | Russia | 3.93 | 2018 |
| 14 | Ukraine | 3.78 | 2018 |
| 15 | Azerbaijan | 3.77 | 2018 |
| 16 | Bahrain | 3.60 | 2018 |
| 17 | Colombia | 3.50 | 2018 est. |
| 18 | United States | 3.42 | 2019 est. |
| 19 | Namibia | 3.35 | 2018 |
| 20 | Singapore | 3.30 | 2019 |
| 21 | Bulgaria | 3.25 | 2019 est. |
| 22 | Morocco | 3.10 | 2018 |
| 23 | Mauritania | 3.02 | 2018 |
| 24 | Gambia, The | 3.00 | 2018 |
| 25 | Burma | 2.93 | 2018 |
| 26 | Cuba | 2.87 | 2017 |
| 27 | Mali | 2.87 | 2018 |
| 28 | Botswana | 2.78 | 2018 |
| 29 | Iraq | 2.73 | 2018 |
| 30 | Iran | 2.67 | 2018 est. |
| 31 | Korea, South | 2.62 | 2018 |
| 32 | Congo, Republic of the | 2.55 | 2018 |
| 33 | Guinea | 2.47 | 2018 |
| 34 | Niger | 2.45 | 2018 |
| 35 | India | 2.42 | 2018 |
| 36 | Ecuador | 2.38 | 2018 |
| 37 | Brunei | 2.37 | 2018 |
| 38 | Georgia | 2.30 | 2019 |
| 39 | Vietnam | 2.30 | 2018 |
| 40 | Greece | 2.28 | 2019 est. |
| 41 | Sudan | 2.28 | 2018 |
| 42 | Cambodia | 2.21 | 2018 |
| 43 | Zimbabwe | 2.17 | 2018 |
| 44 | Estonia | 2.14 | 2019 est. |
| 45 | United Kingdom | 2.14 | 2019 est. |
| 46 | Chad | 2.13 | 2018 |
| 47 | Tunisia | 2.09 | 2018 |
| 48 | Burkina Faso | 2.06 | 2018 |
| 49 | Romania | 2.04 | 2019 est. |
| 50 | Lithuania | 2.03 | 2019 est. |
| 51 | Latvia | 2.01 | 2019 est. |
| 52 | Poland | 2.00 | 2019 est. |
| 53 | Togo | 1.97 | 2018 |
| 54 | Uruguay | 1.95 | 2018 |
| 55 | Australia | 1.89 | 2018 |
| 56 | Chile | 1.89 | 2018 |
| 57 | Sri Lanka | 1.89 | 2018 |
| 58 | Turkey | 1.89 | 2019 est. |
| 59 | Burundi | 1.88 | 2018 |
| 60 | China | 1.87 | 2018 |
| 61 | France | 1.84 | 2019 est. |
| 62 | Lesotho | 1.81 | 2018 |
| 63 | Norway | 1.80 | 2019 est. |
| 64 | Angola | 1.78 | 2018 |
| 65 | Taiwan | 1.78 | 2018 |
| 66 | Slovakia | 1.74 | 2019 est. |
| 67 | Honduras | 1.71 | 2018 |
| 68 | Guyana | 1.69 | 2018 |
| 69 | Croatia | 1.68 | 2019 est. |
| 70 | Montenegro | 1.66 | 2019 est. |
| 71 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.64 | 2015 |
| 72 | Cyprus | 1.57 | 2018 |
| 73 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.57 | 2018 |
| 74 | Gabon | 1.53 | 2018 |
| 75 | Portugal | 1.52 | 2019 est. |
| 76 | Bolivia | 1.50 | 2018 |
| 77 | Eswatini | 1.50 | 2018 |
| 78 | Brazil | 1.48 | 2018 |
| 79 | Nepal | 1.44 | 2018 |
| 80 | Seychelles | 1.44 | 2018 |
| 81 | Uganda | 1.43 | 2018 |
| 82 | Central African Republic | 1.41 | 2018 |
| 83 | Serbia | 1.39 | 2018 est. |
| 84 | Germany | 1.38 | 2019 est. |
| 85 | Senegal | 1.38 | 2019 est. |
| 86 | Bangladesh | 1.37 | 2018 |
| 87 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.36 | 2018 |
| 88 | Netherlands | 1.36 | 2019 est. |
| 89 | Jamaica | 1.35 | 2018 |
| 90 | South Sudan | 1.33 | 2018 |
| 91 | Thailand | 1.33 | 2018 |
| 92 | Denmark | 1.32 | 2019 |
| 93 | Canada | 1.31 | 2019 est. |
| 94 | Kenya | 1.30 | 2019 |
| 95 | Finland | 1.29 | 2019 |
| 96 | Belarus | 1.27 | 2018 |
| 97 | Albania | 1.26 | 2019 est. |
| 98 | Belize | 1.26 | 2018 |
| 99 | Cameroon | 1.25 | 2018 |
| 100 | Egypt | 1.25 | 2018 |
| 101 | Zambia | 1.25 | 2018 |
| 102 | Rwanda | 1.23 | 2018 |
| 103 | Italy | 1.22 | 2019 est. |
| 104 | Tajikistan | 1.22 | 2015 |
| 105 | Hungary | 1.21 | 2019 est. |
| 106 | Tanzania | 1.21 | 2018 |
| 107 | Czechia | 1.19 | 2019 est. |
| 108 | North Macedonia | 1.19 | 2018 |
| 109 | Peru | 1.19 | 2018 |
| 110 | New Zealand | 1.16 | 2018 |
| 111 | Philippines | 1.13 | 2018 |
| 112 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.11 | 2018 |
| 113 | Slovenia | 1.04 | 2019 est. |
| 114 | Sweden | 1.04 | 2018 |
| 115 | El Salvador | 1.03 | 2018 |
| 116 | Afghanistan | 0.99 | 2018 |
| 117 | Macedonia | 0.99 | 2017 |
| 118 | Mozambique | 0.99 | 2018 |
| 119 | Malaysia | 0.98 | 2018 |
| 120 | South Africa | 0.98 | 2018 |
| 121 | Kazakhstan | 0.95 | 2018 |
| 122 | Belgium | 0.93 | 2018 |
| 123 | Japan | 0.93 | 2018 |
| 124 | Paraguay | 0.93 | 2018 |
| 125 | Fiji | 0.92 | 2018 |
| 126 | Spain | 0.92 | 2019 est. |
| 127 | Argentina | 0.86 | 2018 |
| 128 | Benin | 0.86 | 2018 |
| 129 | Malawi | 0.85 | 2018 |
| 130 | Kosovo | 0.80 | 2018 |
| 131 | Sierra Leone | 0.80 | 2018 |
| 132 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.78 | 2018 |
| 133 | Liberia | 0.77 | 2018 |
| 134 | Dominican Republic | 0.74 | 2018 |
| 135 | Indonesia | 0.72 | 2018 |
| 136 | Mongolia | 0.68 | 2018 |
| 137 | Switzerland | 0.68 | 2018 |
| 138 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0.67 | 2018 |
| 139 | Ethiopia | 0.64 | 2018 |
| 140 | Nicaragua | 0.61 | 2018 |
| 141 | Timor-Leste | 0.61 | 2018 |
| 142 | Madagascar | 0.60 | 2018 |
| 143 | Austria | 0.58 | 2018 |
| 144 | Luxembourg | 0.56 | 2019 est. |
| 145 | Cabo Verde | 0.55 | 2018 |
| 146 | Mexico | 0.54 | 2018 |
| 147 | Nigeria | 0.51 | 2018 |
| 148 | Malta | 0.49 | 2018 |
| 149 | Venezuela | 0.49 | 2017 |
| 150 | Ghana | 0.41 | 2018 |
| 151 | Guatemala | 0.35 | 2018 |
| 152 | Moldova | 0.35 | 2018 |
| 153 | Ireland | 0.33 | 2018 |
| 154 | Iceland | 0.30 | 2018 |
| 155 | Papua New Guinea | 0.27 | 2018 |
| 156 | Laos | 0.19 | 2013 |
| 157 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.18 | 2016 |
| 158 | Mauritius | 0.16 | 2018 |