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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).
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Rank
 country (% of GDP) Date of Information
1 Oman
11.40
2005 est.
2 Qatar
10.00
2005 est.
3 Saudi Arabia
10.00
2005 est.
4 Iraq
8.60
2006
5 Jordan
8.60
2006
6 Israel
7.30
2006
7 Yemen
6.60
2006
8 Armenia
6.50
FY01
9 Eritrea
6.30
2006 est.
10 Macedonia
6.00
2005 est.
11 Burundi
5.90
2006 est.
12 Syria
5.90
2005 est.
13 Mauritania
5.50
2006
14 Maldives
5.50
2005 est.
15 Kuwait
5.30
2006
16 Turkey
5.30
2005 est.
17 Morocco
5.00
2003 est.
18 Singapore
4.90
2005 est.
19 Swaziland
4.70
2006
20 Bahrain
4.50
2006
21 Brunei
4.50
2006
22 Bosnia and Herzegovina
4.50
2005 est.
23 China
4.30
2006
24 Greece
4.30
2005 est.
25 United States
4.06
2005 est.
26 Libya
3.90
2005 est.
27 Tajikistan
3.90
2005 est.
28 Russia
3.90
2005
29 Cuba
3.80
2006 est.
30 Zimbabwe
3.80
2006
31 Djibouti
3.80
2006
32 Cyprus
3.80
2005 est.
33 Namibia
3.70
2006
34 Angola
3.60
2009
35 Colombia
3.40
2005 est.
36 Turkmenistan
3.40
2005 est.
37 Egypt
3.40
2005 est.
38 Algeria
3.30
2006
39 Botswana
3.30
2006
40 United Arab Emirates
3.10
2005 est.
41 Guinea-Bissau
3.10
2005 est.
42 Lebanon
3.10
2005 est.
43 Australia
3.00
2009
44 Cambodia
3.00
2005 est.
45 Solomon Islands
3.00
2006
46 Indonesia
3.00
2005 est.
47 Pakistan
3.00
2007 est.
48 Sudan
3.00
2005 est.
49 Rwanda
2.90
2006 est.
50 Comoros
2.80
2006
51 Kenya
2.80
2006
52 Chile
2.70
2006
53 Korea, South
2.70
2006
54 Azerbaijan
2.60
2005 est.
55 France
2.60
2005 est.
56 Lesotho
2.60
2006
57 Bulgaria
2.60
2005 est.
58 Sri Lanka
2.60
2006
59 Congo, Democratic Republic of the
2.50
2006
60 Vietnam
2.50
2005 est.
61 India
2.50
2006
62 Iran
2.50
2006
63 United Kingdom
2.40
2005 est.
64 Croatia
2.39
2005 est.
65 Portugal
2.30
2005 est.
66 Sierra Leone
2.30
2006
67 Taiwan
2.20
NA
68 Uganda
2.20
2006
69 Burma
2.10
2005 est.
70 Malaysia
2.03
2005 est.
71 Estonia
2.00
2005 est.
72 Finland
2.00
2005 est.
73 Uzbekistan
2.00
2005 est.
74 World
2.00
2005 est.
75 Seychelles
2.00
2006 est.
76 Afghanistan
1.90
2009
77 Romania
1.90
2007 est.
78 Norway
1.90
2005 est.
79 Mali
1.90
2006
80 Fiji
1.90
2009
81 Slovakia
1.87
2005 est.
82 Guyana
1.80
2006
83 Zambia
1.80
2005 est.
84 Italy
1.80
2005 est.
85 Thailand
1.80
2005 est.
86 Hungary
1.75
2005 est.
87 Poland
1.71
2005 est.
88 Brazil
1.70
2009
89 Chad
1.70
2009
90 Slovenia
1.70
2005 est.
91 South Africa
1.70
2006
92 Ghana
1.70
2009
93 Netherlands
1.60
2005 est.
94 Nepal
1.60
2006
95 Uruguay
1.60
2006
96 Togo
1.60
2005 est.
97 Germany
1.50
2005 est.
98 Sweden
1.50
2005 est.
99 Cote d'Ivoire
1.50
2009
100 Peru
1.50
2006
101 Nigeria
1.50
2006
102 Albania
1.49
2005 est.
103 Czech Republic
1.46
2007 est.
104 Belize
1.40
2009
105 Belarus
1.40
2005 est.
106 Ukraine
1.40
2005 est.
107 Tunisia
1.40
2006
108 Senegal
1.40
2005 est.
109 Papua New Guinea
1.40
2005 est.
110 Mongolia
1.40
2006
111 Kyrgyzstan
1.40
2005 est.
112 Belgium
1.30
2005 est.
113 Bangladesh
1.30
2009
114 Bolivia
1.30
2009
115 Denmark
1.30
2007 est.
116 Cameroon
1.30
2009
117 Niger
1.30
2006
118 Malawi
1.30
2006
119 Liberia
1.30
2006 est.
120 Ethiopia
1.20
2009
121 Latvia
1.20
2005 est.
122 Burkina Faso
1.20
2006
123 Venezuela
1.20
2005 est.
124 Spain
1.20
2005 est.
125 Lithuania
1.20
2007 est.
126 Canada
1.10
2005 est.
127 Guinea
1.10
2009
128 Benin
1.00
2009
129 Switzerland
1.00
2005 est.
130 Panama
1.00
2006
131 Paraguay
1.00
2006 est.
132 New Zealand
1.00
2005 est.
133 Madagascar
1.00
2006
134 Bhutan
1.00
2005 est.
135 Congo, Republic of the
0.90
2009
136 Central African Republic
0.90
2009
137 Ireland
0.90
2005 est.
138 Tonga
0.90
2006 est.
139 Somalia
0.90
2005 est.
140 Philippines
0.90
2005 est.
141 Gabon
0.90
2009
142 Luxembourg
0.90
2005 est.
143 Kazakhstan
0.90
FY02
144 Gambia, The
0.90
2009
145 Ecuador
0.90
2009
146 Argentina
0.80
2009
147 Barbados
0.80
2009
148 Austria
0.80
2009
149 Sao Tome and Principe
0.80
2006
150 Mozambique
0.80
2006
151 Japan
0.80
2006
152 Bahamas, The
0.70
2009
153 Malta
0.70
2006 est.
154 Dominican Republic
0.70
2009
155 Costa Rica
0.60
2009
156 Honduras
0.60
2006 est.
157 Jamaica
0.60
2006 est.
158 Nicaragua
0.60
2006
159 Suriname
0.60
2006 est.
160 El Salvador
0.60
2009
161 Georgia
0.59
2005 est.
162 Antigua and Barbuda
0.50
2009
163 Cape Verde
0.50
2009
164 Mexico
0.50
2006 est.
165 Laos
0.50
2006
166 Guatemala
0.40
2009
167 Moldova
0.40
2005 est.
168 Haiti
0.40
2006
169 Mauritius
0.30
2006 est.
170 Trinidad and Tobago
0.30
2006
171 Tanzania
0.20
2005 est.
172 Bermuda
0.11
2005 est.
173 Equatorial Guinea
0.10
2009
174 Iceland
0.00
2005 est.
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