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Military expenditure (% of GDP) — series 2

Name: Military expenditure (% of GDP) — series 2
Creator: World Bank World Development Indicators
Keywords: economic, % of gdp, military, expenditure, gdp, series

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2024. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators•163 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average

2.4% of GDP

Median: 1.8% of GDP

Countries Covered

163

with available data

Highest

Ukraine

34.5% of GDP

Lowest

Haiti

0.1% of GDP

Top 5 Countries

1Ukraine34.5% of GDP

2Eritrea20.9% of GDP

3Israel8.8% of GDP

4Algeria8.0% of GDP

5Saudi Arabia7.3% of GDP

By Region

Europe3.1% of GDP(31 countries)

Asia2.9% of GDP(25 countries)

Other2.1% of GDP(85 countries)

Africa1.8% of GDP(9 countries)

South America1.7% 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 (0.1% of GDP)High (34.5% of GDP)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 2.4% of GDP)

Europe (31)

Asia (25)

Other (85)

Africa (9)

South America (7)

Oceania (2)

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

Methodology

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

Full Data

Rank ↑	Country ↕	Value ↕
1	Ukraine	34.5% of GDP
2	Eritrea	20.9% of GDP
3	Israel	8.8% of GDP
4	Algeria	8.0% of GDP
5	Saudi Arabia	7.3% of GDP
6	Russian Federation	7.1% of GDP
7	Myanmar	6.8% of GDP
8	Qatar	6.5% of GDP
9	United Arab Emirates	5.6% of GDP
10	Oman	5.6% of GDP
11	Armenia	5.5% of GDP
12	Libya	5.3% of GDP
13	Azerbaijan	5.0% of GDP
14	Kuwait	4.8% of GDP
15	Jordan	4.8% of GDP
16	Burkina Faso	4.7% of GDP
17	Mali	4.2% of GDP
18	Poland	4.2% of GDP
19	Syrian Arab Republic	4.1% of GDP
20	Yemen	4.0% of GDP
21	Burundi	3.8% of GDP
22	Brunei Darussalam	3.6% of GDP
23	Morocco	3.5% of GDP
24	United States of America	3.4% of GDP
25	Estonia	3.4% of GDP
26	Colombia	3.4% of GDP
27	Latvia	3.3% of GDP
28	Greece	3.1% of GDP
29	Lithuania	3.1% of GDP
30	Chad	3.0% of GDP
31	Kyrgyzstan	3.0% of GDP
32	Turkmenistan	2.9% of GDP
33	Bahrain	2.9% of GDP
34	Cuba	2.9% of GDP
35	Uzbekistan	2.9% of GDP
36	Singapore	2.8% of GDP
37	Botswana	2.8% of GDP
38	Namibia	2.7% of GDP
39	Pakistan	2.7% of GDP
40	Timor-Leste	2.7% of GDP
41	Djibouti	2.6% of GDP
42	Serbia	2.6% of GDP
43	Lebanon	2.6% of GDP
44	South Korea	2.6% of GDP
45	Central African Republic	2.5% of GDP
46	Tunisia	2.5% of GDP
47	Denmark	2.4% of GDP
48	Iraq	2.4% of GDP
49	Uruguay	2.3% of GDP
50	Finland	2.3% of GDP
51	Romania	2.3% of GDP
52	United Kingdom	2.3% of GDP
53	India	2.3% of GDP
54	Niger	2.2% of GDP
55	Ecuador	2.2% of GDP
56	Hungary	2.2% of GDP
57	Mauritania	2.2% of GDP
58	Bulgaria	2.1% of GDP
59	The Republic of North Macedonia	2.1% of GDP
60	Norway	2.1% of GDP
61	Belarus	2.1% of GDP
62	Guinea	2.1% of GDP
63	France	2.1% of GDP
64	Albania	2.0% of GDP
65	Slovakia	2.0% of GDP
66	Islamic Republic of Iran	2.0% of GDP
67	Togo	2.0% of GDP
68	Sweden	2.0% of GDP
69	Mozambique	2.0% of GDP
70	South Sudan	2.0% of GDP
71	Türkiye	1.9% of GDP
72	Czech Republic	1.9% of GDP
73	Netherlands	1.9% of GDP
74	Germany	1.9% of GDP
75	Australia	1.9% of GDP
76	Uganda	1.9% of GDP
77	Georgia	1.9% of GDP
78	Tajikistan	1.8% of GDP
79	Montenegro	1.8% of GDP
80	Afghanistan	1.8% of GDP
81	Vietnam	1.8% of GDP
82	Croatia	1.8% of GDP
83	People's Republic of China	1.7% of GDP
84	Cyprus	1.6% of GDP
85	Italy	1.6% of GDP
86	Somalia	1.6% of GDP
87	Chile	1.6% of GDP
88	Honduras	1.6% of GDP
89	Lesotho	1.6% of GDP
90	Senegal	1.6% of GDP
91	Gabon	1.5% of GDP
92	Portugal	1.5% of GDP
93	Cambodia	1.5% of GDP
94	Eswatini	1.4% of GDP
95	Spain	1.4% of GDP
96	Sri Lanka	1.4% of GDP
97	Japan	1.4% of GDP
98	Bolivia	1.4% of GDP
99	Zambia	1.3% of GDP
100	Philippines	1.3% of GDP
101	Canada	1.3% of GDP
102	Fiji	1.3% of GDP
103	Slovenia	1.3% of GDP
104	Belgium	1.3% of GDP
105	Jamaica	1.3% of GDP
106	Rwanda	1.2% of GDP
107	Guinea-Bissau	1.2% of GDP
108	Democratic Republic of the Congo	1.2% of GDP
109	New Zealand	1.2% of GDP
110	El Salvador	1.2% of GDP
111	Republic of the Congo	1.2% of GDP
112	Seychelles	1.2% of GDP
113	United Republic of Tanzania	1.2% of GDP
114	Thailand	1.1% of GDP
115	Malawi	1.0% of GDP
116	Cameroon	1.0% of GDP
117	Angola	1.0% of GDP
118	Austria	1.0% of GDP
119	Kenya	1.0% of GDP
120	Malaysia	1.0% of GDP
121	Equatorial Guinea	1.0% of GDP
122	Nepal	1.0% of GDP
123	Panama	1.0% of GDP
124	Brazil	1.0% of GDP
125	Luxembourg	1.0% of GDP
126	Bangladesh	0.9% of GDP
127	Paraguay	0.9% of GDP
128	Sudan	0.9% of GDP
129	Trinidad and Tobago	0.9% of GDP
130	Peru	0.9% of GDP
131	Belize	0.9% of GDP
132	Mexico	0.9% of GDP
133	Guyana	0.9% of GDP
134	Dominican Republic	0.8% of GDP
135	Indonesia	0.8% of GDP
136	Cote d'Ivoire	0.8% of GDP
137	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0.7% of GDP
138	Mongolia	0.7% of GDP
139	Benin	0.7% of GDP
140	Switzerland	0.7% of GDP
141	Liberia	0.7% of GDP
142	Madagascar	0.7% of GDP
143	South Africa	0.7% of GDP
144	Egypt	0.7% of GDP
145	Ethiopia	0.7% of GDP
146	Cape Verde	0.6% of GDP
147	Argentina	0.6% of GDP
148	Moldova, Republic of	0.6% of GDP
149	Republic of The Gambia	0.6% of GDP
150	Nigeria	0.6% of GDP
151	Nicaragua	0.5% of GDP
152	Venezuela	0.5% of GDP
153	Sierra Leone	0.5% of GDP
154	Malta	0.5% of GDP
155	Kazakhstan	0.4% of GDP
156	Ghana	0.4% of GDP
157	Guatemala	0.4% of GDP
158	Zimbabwe	0.4% of GDP
159	Papua New Guinea	0.3% of GDP
160	Ireland	0.2% of GDP
161	Lao People's Democratic Republic	0.2% of GDP
162	Mauritius	0.1% of GDP
163	Haiti	0.1% of GDP

Showing 163 of 163 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2024).

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