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Military expenditure (% of GDP) — series 3

Name: Military expenditure (% of GDP) — series 3
Creator: Our World in Data
Keywords: economic, % of gdp, military, expenditure, gdp, series

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2019; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•172 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average

1.7% of GDP

Median: 1.3% of GDP

Countries Covered

172

with available data

Highest

Syrian Arab Republic

10.7% of GDP

Lowest

Venezuela

0.0% of GDP

Top 5 Countries

1Syrian Arab Republic10.7% of GDP

2Yemen8.6% of GDP

3Oman8.3% of GDP

4Libya7.7% of GDP

5Saudi Arabia6.7% of GDP

By Region

Asia3.0% of GDP(26 countries)

Oceania1.6% of GDP(2 countries)

Africa1.6% of GDP(9 countries)

Other1.6% of GDP(92 countries)

South America1.5% of GDP(7 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0% of GDP)High (10.7% of GDP)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 1.7% of GDP)

Asia (26)

Oceania (2)

Africa (9)

Other (92)

South America (7)

Europe (32)

North America (4)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2019; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑	Country ↕	Value ↕
1	Syrian Arab Republic	10.7% of GDP
2	Yemen	8.6% of GDP
3	Oman	8.3% of GDP
4	Libya	7.7% of GDP
5	Saudi Arabia	6.7% of GDP
6	Israel	5.6% of GDP
7	Algeria	4.8% of GDP
8	Jordan	4.8% of GDP
9	United Arab Emirates	4.8% of GDP
10	Kuwait	4.6% of GDP
11	Iraq	4.2% of GDP
12	Armenia	4.2% of GDP
13	Pakistan	4.0% of GDP
14	Cambodia	3.8% of GDP
15	Lebanon	3.7% of GDP
16	Eritrea	3.4% of GDP
17	Bahrain	3.4% of GDP
18	Qatar	3.4% of GDP
19	Afghanistan	3.3% of GDP
20	United States of America	3.2% of GDP
21	Mali	3.2% of GDP
22	Morocco	3.1% of GDP
23	Ukraine	3.1% of GDP
24	Brunei Darussalam	3.0% of GDP
25	Azerbaijan	3.0% of GDP
26	Colombia	2.7% of GDP
27	Singapore	2.7% of GDP
28	Namibia	2.5% of GDP
29	Botswana	2.5% of GDP
30	South Korea	2.4% of GDP
31	Timor-Leste	2.4% of GDP
32	People's Republic of China	2.3% of GDP
33	Vietnam	2.3% of GDP
34	Republic of the Congo	2.3% of GDP
35	Estonia	2.2% of GDP
36	India	2.2% of GDP
37	North Korea	2.1% of GDP
38	Mauritania	2.1% of GDP
39	Myanmar	2.1% of GDP
40	Russian Federation	2.1% of GDP
41	Taiwan, Province of China	2.0% of GDP
42	Latvia	2.0% of GDP
43	Sri Lanka	2.0% of GDP
44	Ecuador	2.0% of GDP
45	Togo	1.9% of GDP
46	Australia	1.9% of GDP
47	Lithuania	1.9% of GDP
48	Somalia	1.9% of GDP
49	Burkina Faso	1.9% of GDP
50	Islamic Republic of Iran	1.9% of GDP
51	Burundi	1.9% of GDP
52	Chile	1.8% of GDP
53	Bulgaria	1.8% of GDP
54	Trinidad and Tobago	1.8% of GDP
55	Tunisia	1.8% of GDP
56	Kyrgyzstan	1.8% of GDP
57	Romania	1.8% of GDP
58	Uzbekistan	1.8% of GDP
59	Nepal	1.7% of GDP
60	Poland	1.7% of GDP
61	Guinea-Bissau	1.7% of GDP
62	United Kingdom	1.7% of GDP
63	Georgia	1.7% of GDP
64	Kenya	1.7% of GDP
65	Central African Republic	1.7% of GDP
66	Guinea	1.7% of GDP
67	Serbia	1.6% of GDP
68	Eswatini	1.6% of GDP
69	Bangladesh	1.6% of GDP
70	Honduras	1.6% of GDP
71	Chad	1.6% of GDP
72	Niger	1.6% of GDP
73	Greece	1.5% of GDP
74	Uganda	1.5% of GDP
75	Lesotho	1.5% of GDP
76	Bolivia	1.5% of GDP
77	Uruguay	1.5% of GDP
78	Guyana	1.5% of GDP
79	France	1.5% of GDP
80	Angola	1.4% of GDP
81	Panama	1.4% of GDP
82	Jamaica	1.4% of GDP
83	Slovakia	1.4% of GDP
84	Thailand	1.4% of GDP
85	Cyprus	1.4% of GDP
86	Senegal	1.3% of GDP
87	Croatia	1.3% of GDP
88	New Zealand	1.3% of GDP
89	Montenegro	1.3% of GDP
90	Belize	1.3% of GDP
91	Norway	1.3% of GDP
92	Maldives	1.2% of GDP
93	Egypt	1.2% of GDP
94	Cote d'Ivoire	1.2% of GDP
95	United Republic of Tanzania	1.2% of GDP
96	Fiji	1.2% of GDP
97	Gabon	1.1% of GDP
98	Hungary	1.1% of GDP
99	Tajikistan	1.1% of GDP
100	Portugal	1.1% of GDP
101	Belarus	1.1% of GDP
102	Equatorial Guinea	1.1% of GDP
103	The Republic of North Macedonia	1.1% of GDP
104	Italy	1.1% of GDP
105	Peru	1.1% of GDP
106	Finland	1.1% of GDP
107	Sudan	1.1% of GDP
108	Turkmenistan	1.1% of GDP
109	Czech Republic	1.1% of GDP
110	Mongolia	1.1% of GDP
111	Philippines	1.0% of GDP
112	Netherlands	1.0% of GDP
113	Zambia	1.0% of GDP
114	Albania	1.0% of GDP
115	South Sudan	1.0% of GDP
116	Denmark	1.0% of GDP
117	Brazil	1.0% of GDP
118	Rwanda	1.0% of GDP
119	Türkiye	1.0% of GDP
120	Bhutan	1.0% of GDP
121	Cameroon	1.0% of GDP
122	Germany	1.0% of GDP
123	Slovenia	0.9% of GDP
124	Suriname	0.9% of GDP
125	Malaysia	0.9% of GDP
126	Canada	0.9% of GDP
127	Paraguay	0.9% of GDP
128	Spain	0.8% of GDP
129	Zimbabwe	0.8% of GDP
130	Costa Rica	0.8% of GDP
131	Sweden	0.8% of GDP
132	Barbados	0.8% of GDP
133	Mozambique	0.8% of GDP
134	Bahamas	0.8% of GDP
135	Ethiopia	0.8% of GDP
136	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0.8% of GDP
137	Belgium	0.7% of GDP
138	Democratic Republic of the Congo	0.7% of GDP
139	South Africa	0.7% of GDP
140	Malawi	0.7% of GDP
141	Republic of The Gambia	0.7% of GDP
142	El Salvador	0.7% of GDP
143	Dominican Republic	0.7% of GDP
144	Kazakhstan	0.7% of GDP
145	Argentina	0.6% of GDP
146	Switzerland	0.6% of GDP
147	Japan	0.6% of GDP
148	Austria	0.6% of GDP
149	Mauritius	0.6% of GDP
150	Nicaragua	0.6% of GDP
151	Indonesia	0.5% of GDP
152	Madagascar	0.5% of GDP
153	Malta	0.5% of GDP
154	Benin	0.5% of GDP
155	Cape Verde	0.5% of GDP
156	Guatemala	0.5% of GDP
157	Nigeria	0.4% of GDP
158	Mexico	0.4% of GDP
159	Djibouti	0.4% of GDP
160	Liberia	0.4% of GDP
161	Moldova, Republic of	0.4% of GDP
162	Ghana	0.4% of GDP
163	Comoros	0.4% of GDP
164	Luxembourg	0.4% of GDP
165	Sierra Leone	0.4% of GDP
166	Papua New Guinea	0.4% of GDP
167	Ireland	0.2% of GDP
168	Iceland	0.2% of GDP
169	Lao People's Democratic Republic	0.2% of GDP
170	Cuba	0.1% of GDP
171	Haiti	0.1% of GDP
172	Venezuela	0.0% of GDP

Showing 172 of 172 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2019).

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