economic2024
Military spending share of government expenditure
Compare military spending share of government expenditure across 143 ISO-mapped countries or territories using one fixed 2024 official-source slice.
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Key Insights
Global Average
7.2% of general government expenditure
Median: 4.8% of general government expenditure
Countries Covered
143
with available data
Highest
Ukraine
54.0% of general government expenditure
Lowest
Sierra Leone
0.0% of general government expenditure
Top 5 Countries
1Ukraine54.0% of general government expenditure
2Belarus50.7% of general government expenditure
3Myanmar29.1% of general government expenditure
4Saudi Arabia22.3% of general government expenditure
5Somalia21.6% of general government expenditure
By Region
Key Findings
- •143 ISO-mapped countries or territories have a finite 2024 observation.
- •Ukraine has the highest published value (54.0068582946595 % of general government expenditure).
- •Sierra Leone has the lowest published value (0.00299443399709362 % of general government expenditure).
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0% of general government expenditure)High (54.0% of general government expenditure)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 7.2% of general government expenditure)
About This Statistic
Military expenditure expressed as a percentage of general government expenditure
MapTheory retains one fixed year, unit and explicit source slice. Only finite ISO-mapped observations are included; aggregates, missing values, non-ISO geographies and conflicting duplicates are excluded. No values are estimated or imputed by MapTheory.
Methodology
Military expenditure expressed as a percentage of general government expenditure
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukraine | 54.0% of general government expenditure |
| 2 | Belarus | 50.7% of general government expenditure |
| 3 | Myanmar | 29.1% of general government expenditure |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia | 22.3% of general government expenditure |
| 5 | Somalia | 21.6% of general government expenditure |
| 6 | Algeria | 21.4% of general government expenditure |
| 7 | Oman | 20.1% of general government expenditure |
| 8 | Singapore | 20.1% of general government expenditure |
| 9 | Israel | 20.0% of general government expenditure |
| 10 | Russian Federation | 18.9% of general government expenditure |
| 11 | Armenia | 18.3% of general government expenditure |
| 12 | Chad | 17.2% of general government expenditure |
| 13 | Burkina Faso | 17.0% of general government expenditure |
| 14 | Mali | 16.6% of general government expenditure |
| 15 | Azerbaijan | 15.2% of general government expenditure |
| 16 | Jordan | 14.4% of general government expenditure |
| 17 | Central African Republic | 14.1% of general government expenditure |
| 18 | Pakistan | 13.8% of general government expenditure |
| 19 | Niger | 13.8% of general government expenditure |
| 20 | Guinea | 12.8% of general government expenditure |
| 21 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 12.5% of general government expenditure |
| 22 | Burundi | 12.5% of general government expenditure |
| 23 | Brunei Darussalam | 12.1% of general government expenditure |
| 24 | South Korea | 11.3% of general government expenditure |
| 25 | Morocco | 10.7% of general government expenditure |
| 26 | Bahrain | 10.2% of general government expenditure |
| 27 | Colombia | 10.1% of general government expenditure |
| 28 | Uganda | 10.1% of general government expenditure |
| 29 | Kuwait | 9.7% of general government expenditure |
| 30 | Mauritania | 9.6% of general government expenditure |
| 31 | United States of America | 9.1% of general government expenditure |
| 32 | Cambodia | 8.8% of general government expenditure |
| 33 | Poland | 8.5% of general government expenditure |
| 34 | Kyrgyzstan | 8.4% of general government expenditure |
| 35 | Togo | 8.4% of general government expenditure |
| 36 | South Sudan | 8.2% of general government expenditure |
| 37 | Botswana | 8.0% of general government expenditure |
| 38 | Lithuania | 7.9% of general government expenditure |
| 39 | India | 7.6% of general government expenditure |
| 40 | Estonia | 7.5% of general government expenditure |
| 41 | Latvia | 7.5% of general government expenditure |
| 42 | Tunisia | 7.3% of general government expenditure |
| 43 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 7.1% of general government expenditure |
| 44 | Namibia | 7.1% of general government expenditure |
| 45 | Ethiopia | 6.9% of general government expenditure |
| 46 | Bangladesh | 6.9% of general government expenditure |
| 47 | Uruguay | 6.8% of general government expenditure |
| 48 | Albania | 6.6% of general government expenditure |
| 49 | Greece | 6.6% of general government expenditure |
| 50 | Gabon | 6.6% of general government expenditure |
| 51 | Tajikistan | 6.2% of general government expenditure |
| 52 | Mozambique | 6.1% of general government expenditure |
| 53 | Cameroon | 6.1% of general government expenditure |
| 54 | United Republic of Tanzania | 6.1% of general government expenditure |
| 55 | Georgia | 6.1% of general government expenditure |
| 56 | Serbia | 6.1% of general government expenditure |
| 57 | Romania | 5.9% of general government expenditure |
| 58 | Chile | 5.8% of general government expenditure |
| 59 | Honduras | 5.8% of general government expenditure |
| 60 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 5.5% of general government expenditure |
| 61 | Bulgaria | 5.5% of general government expenditure |
| 62 | Ecuador | 5.5% of general government expenditure |
| 63 | Philippines | 5.4% of general government expenditure |
| 64 | Senegal | 5.4% of general government expenditure |
| 65 | Republic of the Congo | 5.4% of general government expenditure |
| 66 | United Kingdom | 5.3% of general government expenditure |
| 67 | People's Republic of China | 5.1% of general government expenditure |
| 68 | Denmark | 5.1% of general government expenditure |
| 69 | Australia | 5.0% of general government expenditure |
| 70 | Angola | 4.9% of general government expenditure |
| 71 | Iraq | 4.9% of general government expenditure |
| 72 | Eswatini | 4.8% of general government expenditure |
| 73 | Zambia | 4.7% of general government expenditure |
| 74 | Equatorial Guinea | 4.7% of general government expenditure |
| 75 | Indonesia | 4.6% of general government expenditure |
| 76 | Thailand | 4.5% of general government expenditure |
| 77 | Norway | 4.5% of general government expenditure |
| 78 | Malaysia | 4.5% of general government expenditure |
| 79 | Paraguay | 4.5% of general government expenditure |
| 80 | Hungary | 4.4% of general government expenditure |
| 81 | Kenya | 4.4% of general government expenditure |
| 82 | Netherlands | 4.3% of general government expenditure |
| 83 | Czech Republic | 4.3% of general government expenditure |
| 84 | Slovakia | 4.3% of general government expenditure |
| 85 | Fiji | 4.3% of general government expenditure |
| 86 | Rwanda | 4.2% of general government expenditure |
| 87 | Madagascar | 4.2% of general government expenditure |
| 88 | Cyprus | 4.2% of general government expenditure |
| 89 | Montenegro | 4.2% of general government expenditure |
| 90 | Sweden | 4.1% of general government expenditure |
| 91 | Nepal | 4.1% of general government expenditure |
| 92 | Jamaica | 4.1% of general government expenditure |
| 93 | Peru | 4.1% of general government expenditure |
| 94 | Finland | 4.1% of general government expenditure |
| 95 | Dominican Republic | 4.0% of general government expenditure |
| 96 | Germany | 3.9% of general government expenditure |
| 97 | El Salvador | 3.8% of general government expenditure |
| 98 | Benin | 3.8% of general government expenditure |
| 99 | Belize | 3.8% of general government expenditure |
| 100 | Croatia | 3.8% of general government expenditure |
| 101 | Guyana | 3.7% of general government expenditure |
| 102 | Bolivia | 3.7% of general government expenditure |
| 103 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3.7% of general government expenditure |
| 104 | France | 3.6% of general government expenditure |
| 105 | Portugal | 3.6% of general government expenditure |
| 106 | Malawi | 3.5% of general government expenditure |
| 107 | Seychelles | 3.4% of general government expenditure |
| 108 | Japan | 3.3% of general government expenditure |
| 109 | Liberia | 3.2% of general government expenditure |
| 110 | Spain | 3.2% of general government expenditure |
| 111 | Italy | 3.2% of general government expenditure |
| 112 | Canada | 3.1% of general government expenditure |
| 113 | Nigeria | 3.1% of general government expenditure |
| 114 | Mexico | 3.0% of general government expenditure |
| 115 | Egypt | 2.9% of general government expenditure |
| 116 | New Zealand | 2.8% of general government expenditure |
| 117 | Slovenia | 2.7% of general government expenditure |
| 118 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.7% of general government expenditure |
| 119 | Guatemala | 2.7% of general government expenditure |
| 120 | Timor-Leste | 2.6% of general government expenditure |
| 121 | Lesotho | 2.5% of general government expenditure |
| 122 | Republic of The Gambia | 2.5% of general government expenditure |
| 123 | Belgium | 2.4% of general government expenditure |
| 124 | Switzerland | 2.3% of general government expenditure |
| 125 | South Africa | 2.1% of general government expenditure |
| 126 | Brazil | 2.1% of general government expenditure |
| 127 | Cape Verde | 2.0% of general government expenditure |
| 128 | Mongolia | 2.0% of general government expenditure |
| 129 | Luxembourg | 2.0% of general government expenditure |
| 130 | Kazakhstan | 1.9% of general government expenditure |
| 131 | Argentina | 1.9% of general government expenditure |
| 132 | Nicaragua | 1.9% of general government expenditure |
| 133 | Austria | 1.9% of general government expenditure |
| 134 | Ghana | 1.8% of general government expenditure |
| 135 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.7% of general government expenditure |
| 136 | Haiti | 1.6% of general government expenditure |
| 137 | Moldova, Republic of | 1.6% of general government expenditure |
| 138 | Zimbabwe | 1.3% of general government expenditure |
| 139 | Papua New Guinea | 1.3% of general government expenditure |
| 140 | Malta | 1.3% of general government expenditure |
| 141 | Ireland | 1.0% of general government expenditure |
| 142 | Mauritius | 0.5% of general government expenditure |
| 143 | Sierra Leone | 0.0% of general government expenditure |
Showing 143 of 143 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2024).
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