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Expenditures spent on defense programs by the countries of the world
Rank (total) | Country | Total (percent of GDP) | Date |
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1 | Saudi Arabia | 8.78 | 2018 |
2 | Oman | 8.17 | 2018 |
3 | United Arab Emirates | 5.70 | 2016 |
4 | Algeria | 5.27 | 2018 |
5 | Kuwait | 5.06 | 2018 |
6 | Lebanon | 4.99 | 2018 |
7 | Jordan | 4.68 | 2018 |
8 | Israel | 4.35 | 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 | Iraq | 3.85 | 2019 |
15 | Ukraine | 3.78 | 2018 |
16 | Azerbaijan | 3.77 | 2018 |
17 | Bahrain | 3.60 | 2018 |
18 | Colombia | 3.50 | 2018 est. |
19 | United States of America | 3.42 | 2019 est. |
20 | Namibia | 3.35 | 2018 |
21 | Singapore | 3.30 | 2019 |
22 | Bulgaria | 3.25 | 2019 est. |
23 | Morocco | 3.10 | 2018 |
24 | Mauritania | 3.02 | 2018 |
25 | Gambia | 3.00 | 2018 |
26 | Myanmar (Burma) | 2.93 | 2018 |
27 | Cuba | 2.87 | 2017 |
27 | Mali | 2.87 | 2018 |
29 | Botswana | 2.78 | 2018 |
30 | Iran | 2.67 | 2018 est. |
31 | Korea (South) | 2.62 | 2018 |
32 | Congo (Republic) | 2.55 | 2018 |
33 | Guinea | 2.47 | 2018 |
34 | Niger | 2.45 | 2018 |
35 | Ecuador | 2.38 | 2018 |
36 | Brunei | 2.37 | 2018 |
37 | Georgia | 2.30 | 2019 |
37 | Vietnam | 2.30 | 2018 |
39 | Greece | 2.28 | 2019 est. |
39 | Sudan | 2.28 | 2018 |
41 | Cambodia | 2.21 | 2018 |
42 | Zimbabwe | 2.17 | 2018 |
43 | Estonia | 2.14 | 2019 est. |
43 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2.14 | 2019 est. |
45 | Chad | 2.13 | 2018 |
46 | Tunisia | 2.09 | 2018 |
47 | Burkina Faso | 2.06 | 2018 |
48 | India | 2.04 | 2019 |
48 | 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 |
55 | Chile | 1.89 | 2018 |
55 | Sri Lanka | 1.89 | 2018 |
55 | 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 |
64 | 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 |
72 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.57 | 2018 |
74 | Gabon | 1.53 | 2018 |
75 | Portugal | 1.52 | 2019 est. |
76 | Bolivia | 1.50 | 2018 |
76 | Eswatini | 1.50 | 2018 |
78 | Brazil | 1.48 | 2018 |
79 | Nepal | 1.44 | 2018 |
79 | 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. |
84 | Senegal | 1.38 | 2019 est. |
86 | Bangladesh | 1.37 | 2018 |
87 | Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | 1.36 | 2018 |
87 | Netherlands | 1.36 | 2019 est. |
89 | Jamaica | 1.35 | 2018 |
90 | South Sudan | 1.33 | 2018 |
90 | 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. |
97 | Belize | 1.26 | 2018 |
99 | Cameroon | 1.25 | 2018 |
99 | Egypt | 1.25 | 2018 |
99 | Zambia | 1.25 | 2018 |
102 | Rwanda | 1.23 | 2018 |
103 | Italy | 1.22 | 2019 est. |
103 | Tajikistan | 1.22 | 2015 |
105 | Hungary | 1.21 | 2019 est. |
105 | Tanzania | 1.21 | 2018 |
107 | Czech Republic | 1.19 | 2019 est. |
107 | North Macedonia | 1.19 | 2018 |
107 | 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. |
113 | Sweden | 1.04 | 2018 |
115 | El Salvador | 1.03 | 2018 |
116 | Afghanistan | 0.99 | 2018 |
116 | Mozambique | 0.99 | 2018 |
116 | North Macedonia | 0.99 | 2017 |
119 | Malaysia | 0.98 | 2018 |
119 | South Africa | 0.98 | 2018 |
121 | Kazakhstan | 0.95 | 2018 |
122 | Belgium | 0.93 | 2019 |
122 | Japan | 0.93 | 2019 |
122 | Paraguay | 0.93 | 2018 |
125 | Fiji | 0.92 | 2018 |
125 | Spain | 0.92 | 2019 est. |
127 | Argentina | 0.86 | 2018 |
127 | Benin | 0.86 | 2018 |
129 | Malawi | 0.85 | 2018 |
130 | Kosovo | 0.80 | 2018 |
130 | Sierra Leone | 0.80 | 2018 |
132 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.78 | 2018 |
133 | Liberia | 0.77 | 2018 |
134 | Austria | 0.74 | 2018 |
134 | Dominican Republic | 0.74 | 2018 |
136 | Indonesia | 0.72 | 2018 |
137 | Mongolia | 0.68 | 2018 |
137 | Switzerland | 0.68 | 2018 |
139 | Congo (Democratic Republic) | 0.67 | 2018 |
140 | Ethiopia | 0.64 | 2018 |
141 | East Timor | 0.61 | 2018 |
141 | Nicaragua | 0.61 | 2018 |
143 | Madagascar | 0.60 | 2018 |
144 | Luxembourg | 0.56 | 2019 est. |
145 | Cape Verde | 0.55 | 2018 |
146 | Mexico | 0.54 | 2018 |
147 | Nigeria | 0.51 | 2018 |
148 | Malta | 0.49 | 2018 |
148 | Venezuela | 0.49 | 2017 |
150 | Ghana | 0.41 | 2018 |
151 | Guatemala | 0.35 | 2018 |
151 | 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 |
World | 2.14 | 2018 |
No information is available for non-listed countries.
This page reports 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.
Source: CIA World Factbook (2020-05-15)