Military Spending (% GDP)

Name: Military Spending (% GDP)
Creator: GK Maps

Ukraine has the highest Military Spending (% GDP) (2024) of any country, at 34.5 % of GDP. It is followed by Eritrea (20.9) and Israel (8.8).

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

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