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COUNTRY COMPARISON :: MILITARY EXPENDITURES
This entry gives spending on defense programs for the most recent year available as a percent of gross domestic product (GDP); the GDP is calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in terms of purchasing power parity (PPP). For countries with no military forces, this figure can include expenditures on public security and police.
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RANK
COUNTRY(% OF GDP)DATE OF INFORMATION
1Oman
11.40
2005 est.
2Qatar
10.00
2005 est.
3Afghanistan
10.00
2012
4Jordan
9.50
2012
5Saudi Arabia
9.10
2012
6Iraq
8.60
2006
7Israel
7.40
2012
8Yemen
6.60
2006
9United Arab Emirates
6.40
2012
10Eritrea
6.30
2006 est.
11Macedonia
6.00
2005 est.
12Burundi
5.90
2006 est.
13Mauritania
5.50
2006
14Turkey
5.30
2005 est.
15Madagascar
5.10
2011
16Maldives
5.00
2009
17Burma
4.80
2012
18Morocco
4.80
2012
19United States
4.60
2010
20Bahrain
4.50
2006
21Algeria
4.30
2012
22Guinea-Bissau
4.30
2011
23Greece
4.30
2005 est.
24Sudan
4.20
2012
25Russia
3.90
2005
26Zimbabwe
3.80
2006
27Colombia
3.80
2012
28Kuwait
3.70
2012
29Namibia
3.70
2006
30Solomon Islands
3.70
2007
31Syria
3.60
2011
32Singapore
3.60
2012
33Djibouti
3.60
2011
34Uzbekistan
3.50
2010
35Guinea
3.40
2011
36Antigua and Barbuda
3.30
2011
37Cuba
3.20
2011
38Pakistan
3.10
2012
39Libya
3.10
2012
40Angola
3.00
2012
41Australia
3.00
2012
42Sri Lanka
2.90
2012
43Botswana
2.80
2012
44Kyrgyzstan
2.80
2011
45Comoros
2.80
2006
46Armenia
2.80
2010
47Korea, South
2.70
2006
48Swaziland
2.60
2011
49China
2.60
2012
50Central African Republic
2.60
2011
51Azerbaijan
2.60
2005 est.
52Bulgaria
2.60
2005 est.
53France
2.60
2005 est.
54Vietnam
2.50
2005 est.
55Lebanon
2.50
2012
56Iran
2.50
2006
57United Kingdom
2.50
2012
58Brunei
2.40
2011
59Cambodia
2.40
2012
60Ecuador
2.30
2012
61Portugal
2.30
2005 est.
62Egypt
2.20
2012
63Taiwan
2.20
2012
64Chile
2.10
2012
65Malaysia
2.03
2005 est.
66Finland
2.00
2005 est.
67Estonia
2.00
2005 est.
68Cyprus
2.00
2012
69Togo
1.90
2011
70Lesotho
1.90
2012
71Norway
1.90
2005 est.
72Poland
1.90
2005 est.
73Guyana
1.90
2011
74Romania
1.90
2007 est.
75Georgia
1.90
2010 est.
76Italy
1.80
2005 est.
77India
1.80
2012
78Kenya
1.80
2012
79Zambia
1.80
2012
80Uganda
1.80
2012
81Thailand
1.80
2005 est.
82Gabon
1.80
2011
83Hungary
1.75
2005 est.
84Congo, Republic of the
1.70
2011
85South Africa
1.70
2006
86Slovenia
1.70
2005 est.
87Ghana
1.70
2009
88Fiji
1.60
2012
89Senegal
1.60
2011
90Turkmenistan
1.60
2011
91Ukraine
1.60
2012
92Netherlands
1.60
2005 est.
93Chad
1.60
2011
94Sweden
1.50
2005 est.
95Croatia
1.50
2012
96Benin
1.50
2011
97Honduras
1.50
2012
98Paraguay
1.50
2012
99New Zealand
1.50
2012
100Tunisia
1.50
2012
101Tajikistan
1.50
2010
102Germany
1.50
2005 est.
103Cote d'Ivoire
1.50
2009
104Albania
1.49
2005 est.
105Belarus
1.40
2005 est.
106Bangladesh
1.40
2012
107Bosnia and Herzegovina
1.40
2005 est.
108Belgium
1.30
2005 est.
109Nepal
1.30
2012
110Brazil
1.30
2012
111Denmark
1.30
2007 est.
112Rwanda
1.30
2012
113Mali
1.30
2012
114Cameroon
1.30
2009
115Congo, Democratic Republic of the
1.20
2012
116Spain
1.20
2005 est.
117Suriname
1.20
2011
118Belize
1.20
2012
119Latvia
1.10
2005 est.
120Canada
1.10
2005 est.
121Burkina Faso
1.10
2011
122Kazakhstan
1.10
2010
123Slovakia
1.08
2005 est.
124Czech Republic
1.00
2011 est.
125Bhutan
1.00
2005 est.
126Peru
1.00
2012
127Panama
1.00
2012
128Switzerland
1.00
2005 est.
129Japan
1.00
2012
130Jamaica
0.90
2012
131Nigeria
0.90
2012
132Niger
0.90
2012
133Somalia
0.90
2005 est.
134Tanzania
0.90
2012
135Tonga
0.90
2012
136Ireland
0.90
2005 est.
137Uruguay
0.90
2012
138Indonesia
0.90
2012
139Philippines
0.90
2005 est.
140Ethiopia
0.90
2012
141Lithuania
0.90
2007 est.
142Luxembourg
0.90
2005 est.
143Bolivia
0.90
2012
144Nicaragua
0.90
2012
145Mongolia
0.80
2012
146Malawi
0.80
2012
147Liberia
0.80
2011
148Seychelles
0.80
2011
149Costa Rica
0.80
2012
150Barbados
0.80
2011
151Austria
0.80
2009
152Dominican Republic
0.70
2012
153Gambia, The
0.70
2011
154Venezuela
0.70
2012
155Sierra Leone
0.60
2011
156El Salvador
0.60
2012
157Bahamas, The
0.60
2011
158Mozambique
0.60
2012
159Trinidad and Tobago
0.60
2011
160Argentina
0.50
2012
161Sao Tome and Principe
0.50
2011
162Mexico
0.50
2012
163Papua New Guinea
0.50
2012
164Cape Verde
0.40
2011
165Guatemala
0.40
2009
166Haiti
0.40
2006
167Moldova
0.40
2005 est.
168Laos
0.20
2012
169Bermuda
0.11
2005 est.
170Mauritius
0.10
2012
171Equatorial Guinea
0.10
2011
172Iceland
0.00
2005 est.
173Malta
0.00
2012