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Military expenditures compares spending on defense programs for the most recent year available as a percent of gross domestic product (GDP; calculated on an exchange rate basis).
| Rank | Country | (% of GDP) | Date of Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oman | 13.73 | 2016 |
| 2 | South Sudan | 10.93 | 2015 |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | 9.85 | 2016 |
| 4 | Congo, Republic of the | 7.17 | 2016 |
| 5 | Algeria | 5.81 | 2017 |
| 6 | Israel | 5.62 | 2017 |
| 7 | Iran | 5.00 | 2017 |
| 8 | United Arab Emirates | 4.86 | 2017 |
| 9 | Kuwait | 4.83 | 2015 |
| 10 | Jordan | 4.80 | 2017 |
| 11 | Bahrain | 4.59 | 2015 |
| 12 | Namibia | 4.44 | 2016 |
| 13 | Russia | 4.24 | 2017 |
| 14 | Armenia | 4.20 | 2018 |
| 15 | Burma | 4.08 | 2015 |
| 16 | Niger | 4.00 | 2016 |
| 17 | Yemen | 3.97 | 2014 |
| 18 | Azerbaijan | 3.64 | 2016 |
| 19 | Iraq | 3.63 | 2016 |
| 20 | Pakistan | 3.56 | 2016 |
| 21 | Colombia | 3.50 | 2018 est. |
| 22 | Ukraine | 3.50 | 2017 |
| 23 | Botswana | 3.37 | 2016 |
| 24 | United States | 3.29 | 2016 |
| 25 | Morocco | 3.20 | 2017 |
| 26 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.15 | 2016 |
| 27 | Singapore | 3.12 | 2017 |
| 28 | Cuba | 3.08 | 2015 |
| 29 | Mauritania | 2.97 | 2016 |
| 30 | Angola | 2.95 | 2016 |
| 31 | Lebanon | 2.91 | 2017 |
| 32 | Brunei | 2.87 | 2017 |
| 33 | Sudan | 2.83 | 2016 |
| 34 | Chad | 2.79 | 2016 |
| 35 | Korea, South | 2.70 | 2017 |
| 36 | Mali | 2.63 | 2016 |
| 37 | Timor-Leste | 2.56 | 2015 |
| 38 | Guinea | 2.49 | 2016 |
| 39 | India | 2.47 | 2016 |
| 40 | Greece | 2.40 | 2017 |
| 41 | Burundi | 2.21 | 2016 |
| 42 | United Kingdom | 2.20 | 2016 |
| 43 | Zimbabwe | 2.20 | 2016 |
| 44 | Vietnam | 2.19 | 2017 |
| 45 | Sri Lanka | 2.14 | 2017 |
| 46 | Georgia | 2.10 | 2018 |
| 47 | Cambodia | 2.09 | 2017 |
| 48 | Estonia | 2.08 | 2017 |
| 49 | Tunisia | 2.03 | 2017 |
| 50 | Australia | 2.00 | 2016 |
| 51 | China | 2.00 | 2017 |
| 52 | Lithuania | 2.00 | 2018 |
| 53 | Poland | 1.99 | 2017 |
| 54 | Romania | 1.91 | 2018 |
| 55 | Senegal | 1.89 | 2017 est. |
| 56 | Chile | 1.87 | 2016 |
| 57 | Togo | 1.86 | 2016 |
| 58 | Lesotho | 1.85 | 2016 |
| 59 | Uruguay | 1.85 | 2016 |
| 60 | Eswatini | 1.81 | 2016 |
| 61 | France | 1.79 | 2017 |
| 62 | Cyprus | 1.78 | 2016 |
| 63 | Bolivia | 1.76 | 2017 |
| 64 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.76 | 2015 |
| 65 | Turkey | 1.73 | 2016 |
| 66 | Ecuador | 1.70 | 2017 |
| 67 | Latvia | 1.70 | 2017 |
| 68 | Montenegro | 1.70 | 2018 |
| 69 | Egypt | 1.67 | 2016 |
| 70 | Norway | 1.61 | 2018 |
| 71 | Cameroon | 1.60 | 2016 |
| 72 | Honduras | 1.59 | 2016 |
| 73 | Uganda | 1.57 | 2016 |
| 74 | Bulgaria | 1.56 | 2018 |
| 75 | Nepal | 1.55 | 2017 |
| 76 | Zambia | 1.53 | 2016 |
| 77 | Thailand | 1.50 | 2017 |
| 78 | Gambia, The | 1.48 | 2015 |
| 79 | Bangladesh | 1.44 | 2017 |
| 80 | Gabon | 1.43 | 2016 |
| 81 | Guyana | 1.42 | 2016 |
| 82 | Kenya | 1.40 | 2017 |
| 83 | Philippines | 1.40 | 2017 |
| 84 | Portugal | 1.36 | 2018 |
| 85 | Netherlands | 1.35 | 2018 |
| 86 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 1.34 | 2016 |
| 87 | Serbia | 1.34 | 2017 est. |
| 88 | Brazil | 1.32 | 2016 |
| 89 | Canada | 1.29 | 2017 |
| 90 | Seychelles | 1.29 | 2016 |
| 91 | Croatia | 1.27 | 2017 |
| 92 | Paraguay | 1.25 | 2016 |
| 93 | Germany | 1.24 | 2018 |
| 94 | Burkina Faso | 1.23 | 2016 |
| 95 | Finland | 1.23 | 2018 |
| 96 | Albania | 1.22 | 2017 |
| 97 | Denmark | 1.21 | 2018 |
| 98 | Rwanda | 1.21 | 2016 |
| 99 | Tajikistan | 1.19 | 2017 |
| 100 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.18 | 2016 |
| 101 | Belize | 1.17 | 2016 |
| 102 | Slovakia | 1.16 | 2017 est. |
| 103 | Benin | 1.14 | 2016 |
| 104 | Tanzania | 1.14 | 2016 |
| 105 | Italy | 1.12 | 2017 |
| 106 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.12 | 2016 |
| 107 | Malaysia | 1.11 | 2017 |
| 108 | New Zealand | 1.10 | 2017 |
| 109 | South Africa | 1.07 | 2016 |
| 110 | Hungary | 1.05 | 2017 |
| 111 | Sweden | 1.00 | 2017 |
| 112 | Venezuela | 1.00 | 2015 |
| 113 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.99 | 2016 |
| 114 | Czechia | 0.98 | 2016 |
| 115 | Fiji | 0.98 | 2016 |
| 116 | Slovenia | 0.98 | 2017 |
| 117 | Argentina | 0.95 | 2016 |
| 118 | Belarus | 0.93 | 2017 |
| 119 | Belgium | 0.93 | 2018 |
| 120 | Japan | 0.93 | 2016 |
| 121 | Spain | 0.93 | 2018 |
| 122 | Afghanistan | 0.92 | 2017 |
| 123 | Jamaica | 0.90 | 2017 |
| 124 | Macedonia | 0.90 | 2017 |
| 125 | Peru | 0.90 | 2017 |
| 126 | El Salvador | 0.87 | 2016 |
| 127 | Indonesia | 0.84 | 2017 |
| 128 | Kazakhstan | 0.82 | 2016 |
| 129 | Mozambique | 0.81 | 2017 |
| 130 | Sierra Leone | 0.81 | 2016 |
| 131 | Kosovo | 0.79 | 2016 |
| 132 | Mongolia | 0.68 | 2018 |
| 133 | Switzerland | 0.68 | 2017 |
| 134 | Ethiopia | 0.67 | 2016 |
| 135 | Dominican Republic | 0.66 | 2017 |
| 136 | Papua New Guinea | 0.66 | 2014 |
| 137 | Cabo Verde | 0.63 | 2016 |
| 138 | Liberia | 0.62 | 2016 |
| 139 | Malawi | 0.61 | 2016 |
| 140 | Nicaragua | 0.61 | 2017 |
| 141 | Austria | 0.58 | 2018 |
| 142 | Mexico | 0.58 | 2016 |
| 143 | Luxembourg | 0.55 | 2018 |
| 144 | Madagascar | 0.53 | 2017 |
| 145 | Malta | 0.53 | 2016 |
| 146 | Nigeria | 0.43 | 2016 |
| 147 | Ghana | 0.40 | 2017 |
| 148 | Guatemala | 0.37 | 2017 |
| 149 | Moldova | 0.37 | 2017 |
| 150 | Ireland | 0.34 | 2016 |
| 151 | Laos | 0.20 | 2013 |
| 152 | Mauritius | 0.19 | 2016 |
| 153 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.18 | 2016 |
| 154 | Iceland | 0.10 | 2016 |
| 155 | Somalia | 0.00 | 2016 |