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Military spending by country

% of GDP · 2023 · World Bank · 149 countries

Highest
36.5
Ukraine
Median
1.5
of 149 countries
Lowest
0.1
Haiti
Military spending by country, % of GDP, 2023
# Flag Country % of GDP
1 Ukraine 36.5
2 Algeria 7.4
3 Saudi Arabia 7.3
4 Oman 5.5
5 Armenia 5.5
6 Russia 5.4
7 Israel 5.4
8 Libya 5.3
9 Azerbaijan 4.9
10 Jordan 4.8
11 Kuwait 4.8
12 Burkina Faso 4.1
13 Mali 3.8
14 Myanmar 3.8
15 Morocco 3.6
16 Bahrain 3.5
17 Kyrgyzstan 3.5
18 Burundi 3.4
19 United States 3.3
20 Poland 3.3
21 Togo 3.0
22 Estonia 3.0
23 Brunei 3.0
24 Latvia 3.0
25 Colombia 3.0
26 Greece 2.9
27 Pakistan 2.9
28 Singapore 2.8
29 Namibia 2.7
30 Lithuania 2.7
31 Timor-Leste 2.6
32 South Korea 2.6
33 Tunisia 2.5
34 Botswana 2.5
35 Tajikistan 2.4
36 Central African Republic 2.4
37 India 2.4
38 Iran 2.4
39 Ecuador 2.3
40 Iraq 2.3
41 Mauritania 2.3
42 United Kingdom 2.2
43 Serbia 2.2
44 Guinea 2.1
45 Chad 2.1
46 Uruguay 2.1
47 South Sudan 2.1
48 Hungary 2.0
49 Belarus 2.0
50 Finland 2.0
51 Denmark 2.0
52 Republic of the Congo 2.0
53 Niger 2.0
54 France 2.0
55 Bulgaria 1.9
56 Mozambique 1.9
57 Australia 1.9
58 Slovakia 1.8
59 Norway 1.8
60 Uganda 1.8
61 Albania 1.7
62 Turkey 1.7
63 Croatia 1.7
64 North Macedonia 1.7
65 China 1.7
66 Georgia 1.7
67 Cyprus 1.7
68 Sri Lanka 1.6
69 Chile 1.6
70 Lesotho 1.6
71 Lebanon 1.6
72 Italy 1.6
73 Romania 1.6
74 Cambodia 1.5
75 Honduras 1.5
76 Montenegro 1.5
77 Equatorial Guinea 1.5
78 Sweden 1.5
79 Germany 1.5
80 Seychelles 1.5
81 Senegal 1.5
82 Czechia 1.5
83 Spain 1.5
84 Portugal 1.5
85 Netherlands 1.4
86 Liberia 1.4
87 Angola 1.4
88 Eswatini 1.4
89 Zambia 1.3
90 El Salvador 1.3
91 Fiji 1.3
92 Gabon 1.3
93 Slovenia 1.3
94 Bolivia 1.3
95 Somalia 1.3
96 Canada 1.3
97 Rwanda 1.3
98 Peru 1.2
99 Guinea-Bissau 1.2
100 New Zealand 1.2
101 Tanzania 1.2
102 Jamaica 1.2
103 Belgium 1.2
104 Philippines 1.2
105 Malawi 1.2
106 Japan 1.1
107 Thailand 1.1
108 DR Congo 1.1
109 Nepal 1.1
110 Brazil 1.0
111 Belize 1.0
112 Malaysia 1.0
113 Kenya 1.0
114 Trinidad and Tobago 1.0
115 Cameroon 0.9
116 Paraguay 0.9
117 Bangladesh 0.9
118 Ethiopia 0.9
119 Austria 0.9
120 Ivory Coast 0.9
121 Nigeria 0.8
122 Indonesia 0.8
123 Egypt 0.8
124 Dominican Republic 0.8
125 Luxembourg 0.8
126 Benin 0.8
127 Argentina 0.8
128 South Africa 0.8
129 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.7
130 Switzerland 0.7
131 Mexico 0.7
132 Madagascar 0.6
133 Guyana 0.6
134 Sierra Leone 0.6
135 Gambia 0.6
136 Moldova 0.6
137 Cabo Verde 0.6
138 Nicaragua 0.6
139 Mongolia 0.5
140 Malta 0.5
141 Venezuela 0.5
142 Kazakhstan 0.4
143 Guatemala 0.4
144 Ghana 0.4
145 Papua New Guinea 0.3
146 Ireland 0.2
147 Zimbabwe 0.2
148 Mauritius 0.1
149 Haiti 0.1

About this data

  • Figures are for 2023. Each ranking uses the most recent year with wide country coverage, so the year differs between rankings.
  • 149 of the 193 UN member states have a value for 2023. The rest are not listed.
  • Source: World Bank (CC BY 4.0). Definitions and method are the publisher's.
  • Only the 193 UN member states are ranked. Territories and non-members are not included.

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