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Military spending

% of government spending · no best or worst — largest to smallest

153 of 216 countries report a figure for military spending

World average: 7.4%

Show smallest first

RankCountryValueYear
#1Ukraine54.0%2024
#2Belarus50.7%2024
#3Myanmar29.1%2024
#4Qatar26.9%2022
#5Saudi Arabia22.3%2024
#6Somalia21.6%2024
#7Algeria21.4%2024
#8Oman20.1%2024
#9Singapore20.1%2024
#10Israel20.0%2024
#11Russia18.9%2024
#12Armenia18.3%2024
#13Chad17.2%2024
#14Burkina Faso17.0%2024
#15Mali16.6%2024
#16Azerbaijan15.2%2024
#17Jordan14.4%2024
#18Central African Republic14.1%2024
#19Pakistan13.8%2024
#20Niger13.8%2024
#21Guinea12.8%2024
#22Iran12.5%2024
#23Burundi12.5%2024
#24Brunei12.1%2024
#25South Korea11.3%2024
#26Uzbekistan11.1%2018
#27Morocco10.7%2024
#28Afghanistan10.3%2021
#29Bahrain10.2%2024
#30Colombia10.1%2024
#31Uganda10.1%2024
#32Kuwait9.7%2024
#33Mauritania9.6%2024
#34Sudan9.5%2021
#35United States9.1%2024
#36Lebanon8.9%2023
#37Vietnam8.8%2018
#38Cambodia8.8%2024
#39Poland8.5%2024
#40Kyrgyzstan8.4%2024
#41Togo8.4%2024
#42South Sudan8.2%2024
#43Botswana8.0%2024
#44Lithuania7.9%2024
#45India7.6%2024
#46Estonia7.5%2024
#47Latvia7.5%2024
#48Tunisia7.3%2024
#49Sri Lanka7.3%2022
#50Democratic Republic of the Congo7.1%2024
#51Namibia7.1%2024
#52Ethiopia6.9%2024
#53Bangladesh6.9%2024
#54Uruguay6.8%2024
#55Albania6.6%2024
#56Greece6.6%2024
#57Gabon6.6%2024
#58Tajikistan6.2%2024
#59Mozambique6.1%2024
#60Cameroon6.1%2024
#61Tanzania6.1%2024
#62Georgia6.1%2024
#63Serbia6.1%2024
#64Romania5.9%2024
#65Chile5.8%2024
#66Honduras5.8%2024
#67Guinea-Bissau5.8%2023
#68North Macedonia5.5%2024
#69Bulgaria5.5%2024
#70Ecuador5.5%2024
#71Libya5.5%2023
#72Philippines5.4%2024
#73Senegal5.4%2024
#74Republic of the Congo5.4%2024
#75United Kingdom5.3%2024
#76People's Republic of China5.1%2024
#77Denmark5.1%2024
#78Australia5.0%2024
#79Angola4.9%2024
#80Iraq4.9%2024
#81Eswatini4.8%2024
#82Kosovo4.8%2024
#83Zambia4.7%2024
#84Equatorial Guinea4.7%2024
#85Indonesia4.6%2024
#86Thailand4.5%2024
#87Norway4.5%2024
#88Malaysia4.5%2024
#89Paraguay4.5%2024
#90Hungary4.4%2024
#91Kenya4.4%2024
#92Kingdom of the Netherlands4.3%2024
#93Czech Republic4.3%2024
#94Slovakia4.3%2024
#95Fiji4.3%2024
#96Rwanda4.2%2024
#97Madagascar4.2%2024
#98Cyprus4.2%2024
#99Montenegro4.2%2024
#100Sweden4.1%2024
#101Nepal4.1%2024
#102Jamaica4.1%2024
#103Peru4.1%2024
#104Finland4.1%2024
#105Dominican Republic4.0%2024
#106Germany3.9%2024
#107El Salvador3.8%2024
#108Benin3.8%2024
#109Belize3.8%2024
#110Croatia3.8%2024
#111Guyana3.7%2024
#112Bolivia3.7%2024
#113Ivory Coast3.7%2024
#114France3.6%2024
#115Portugal3.6%2024
#116Malawi3.5%2024
#117Seychelles3.4%2024
#118Japan3.3%2024
#119Liberia3.2%2024
#120Spain3.2%2024
#121Italy3.2%2024
#122Canada3.1%2024
#123Nigeria3.1%2024
#124Mexico3.0%2024
#125Egypt2.9%2024
#126New Zealand2.8%2024
#127Slovenia2.7%2024
#128Trinidad and Tobago2.7%2024
#129Guatemala2.7%2024
#130Timor-Leste2.6%2024
#131Lesotho2.5%2024
#132The Gambia2.5%2024
#133Belgium2.4%2024
#134Switzerland2.3%2024
#135South Africa2.1%2024
#136Brazil2.1%2024
#137Cape Verde2.0%2024
#138Mongolia2.0%2024
#139Luxembourg2.0%2024
#140Kazakhstan1.9%2024
#141Argentina1.9%2024
#142Nicaragua1.9%2024
#143Austria1.9%2024
#144Ghana1.8%2024
#145Bosnia and Herzegovina1.7%2024
#146Haiti1.6%2024
#147Moldova1.6%2024
#148Zimbabwe1.3%2024
#149Papua New Guinea1.3%2024
#150Malta1.3%2024
#151Ireland1.0%2024
#152Mauritius0.5%2024
#153Sierra Leone0.0%2024
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Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)