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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 Saudi Arabia
10.00
2005 est.
3 Qatar
10.00
2005 est.
4 Jordan
8.60
2006
5 Iraq
8.60
2006
6 Israel
7.30
2006
7 Yemen
6.60
2006
8 Eritrea
6.30
2006 est.
9 Macedonia
6.00
2005 est.
10 Syria
5.90
2005 est.
11 Burundi
5.90
2006 est.
12 Maldives
5.50
2005 est.
13 Mauritania
5.50
2006
14 Kuwait
5.30
2006
15 Turkey
5.30
2005 est.
16 Morocco
5.00
2003 est.
17 Singapore
4.90
2005 est.
18 Swaziland
4.70
2006
19 Bosnia and Herzegovina
4.50
2005 est.
20 Brunei
4.50
2006
21 Bahrain
4.50
2006
22 Greece
4.30
2005 est.
23 China
4.30
2006
24 United States
4.06
2005 est.
25 Libya
3.90
2005 est.
26 Russia
3.90
2005
27 Zimbabwe
3.80
2006
28 Djibouti
3.80
2006
29 Cyprus
3.80
2005 est.
30 Cuba
3.80
2006 est.
31 Namibia
3.70
2006
32 Angola
3.60
2009
33 Uzbekistan
3.50
2010
34 Colombia
3.40
2005 est.
35 Egypt
3.40
2005 est.
36 Turkmenistan
3.40
2005 est.
37 Algeria
3.30
2006
38 Botswana
3.30
2006
39 United Arab Emirates
3.10
2005 est.
40 Lebanon
3.10
2005 est.
41 Guinea-Bissau
3.10
2005 est.
42 Pakistan
3.00
2007 est.
43 Sudan
3.00
2005 est.
44 Australia
3.00
2009
45 Solomon Islands
3.00
2006
46 Cambodia
3.00
2005 est.
47 Indonesia
3.00
2005 est.
48 Rwanda
2.90
2006 est.
49 Kenya
2.80
2006
50 Comoros
2.80
2006
51 Armenia
2.80
2010
52 Korea, South
2.70
2006
53 Chile
2.70
2006
54 Sri Lanka
2.60
2006
55 Lesotho
2.60
2006
56 France
2.60
2005 est.
57 Bulgaria
2.60
2005 est.
58 Azerbaijan
2.60
2005 est.
59 Iran
2.50
2006
60 Vietnam
2.50
2005 est.
61 Congo, Democratic Republic of the
2.50
2006
62 India
2.50
2006
63 United Kingdom
2.40
2005 est.
64 Croatia
2.39
2005 est.
65 Sierra Leone
2.30
2006
66 Portugal
2.30
2005 est.
67 Uganda
2.20
2006
68 Burma
2.10
2005 est.
69 Malaysia
2.03
2005 est.
70 Estonia
2.00
2005 est.
71 Seychelles
2.00
2006 est.
72 World
2.00
2005 est.
73 Finland
2.00
2005 est.
74 Mali
1.90
2006
75 Fiji
1.90
2009
76 Georgia
1.90
2010 est.
77 Afghanistan
1.90
2009
78 Norway
1.90
2005 est.
79 Romania
1.90
2007 est.
80 Slovakia
1.87
2005 est.
81 Italy
1.80
2005 est.
82 Thailand
1.80
2005 est.
83 Guyana
1.80
2006
84 Zambia
1.80
2005 est.
85 Hungary
1.75
2005 est.
86 Poland
1.71
2005 est.
87 Slovenia
1.70
2005 est.
88 South Africa
1.70
2006
89 Ghana
1.70
2009
90 Chad
1.70
2009
91 Brazil
1.70
2009
92 Uruguay
1.60
2006
93 Togo
1.60
2005 est.
94 Nepal
1.60
2006
95 Netherlands
1.60
2005 est.
96 Tajikistan
1.50
2010
97 Cote d'Ivoire
1.50
2009
98 Nigeria
1.50
2006
99 Germany
1.50
2005 est.
100 Sweden
1.50
2005 est.
101 Peru
1.50
2006
102 Albania
1.49
2005 est.
103 Czech Republic
1.46
2007 est.
104 Belarus
1.40
2005 est.
105 Belize
1.40
2009
106 Senegal
1.40
2005 est.
107 Ukraine
1.40
2005 est.
108 Tunisia
1.40
2006
109 Papua New Guinea
1.40
2005 est.
110 Mongolia
1.40
2006
111 Malawi
1.30
2006
112 Belgium
1.30
2005 est.
113 Bangladesh
1.30
2009
114 Bolivia
1.30
2009
115 Cameroon
1.30
2009
116 Denmark
1.30
2007 est.
117 Liberia
1.30
2006 est.
118 Niger
1.30
2006
119 Lithuania
1.20
2007 est.
120 Latvia
1.20
2005 est.
121 Burkina Faso
1.20
2006
122 Venezuela
1.20
2005 est.
123 Ethiopia
1.20
2009
124 Spain
1.20
2005 est.
125 Guinea
1.10
2009
126 Canada
1.10
2005 est.
127 Kazakhstan
1.10
2010
128 Paraguay
1.00
2006 est.
129 New Zealand
1.00
2005 est.
130 Madagascar
1.00
2006
131 Bhutan
1.00
2005 est.
132 Benin
1.00
2009
133 Switzerland
1.00
2005 est.
134 Panama
1.00
2006
135 Ecuador
0.90
2009
136 Ireland
0.90
2005 est.
137 Tonga
0.90
2006 est.
138 Somalia
0.90
2005 est.
139 Gambia, The
0.90
2009
140 Luxembourg
0.90
2005 est.
141 Congo, Republic of the
0.90
2009
142 Gabon
0.90
2009
143 Central African Republic
0.90
2009
144 Philippines
0.90
2005 est.
145 Barbados
0.80
2009
146 Austria
0.80
2009
147 Argentina
0.80
2009
148 Sao Tome and Principe
0.80
2006
149 Mozambique
0.80
2006
150 Japan
0.80
2006
151 Bahamas, The
0.70
2009
152 Dominican Republic
0.70
2009
153 Malta
0.70
2006 est.
154 Jamaica
0.60
2006 est.
155 Costa Rica
0.60
2009
156 Honduras
0.60
2006 est.
157 Nicaragua
0.60
2006
158 El Salvador
0.60
2009
159 Suriname
0.60
2006 est.
160 Cape Verde
0.50
2009
161 Mexico
0.50
2006 est.
162 Antigua and Barbuda
0.50
2009
163 Laos
0.50
2006
164 Kyrgyzstan
0.50
2009
165 Moldova
0.40
2005 est.
166 Guatemala
0.40
2009
167 Haiti
0.40
2006
168 Trinidad and Tobago
0.30
2006
169 Mauritius
0.30
2006 est.
170 Tanzania
0.20
2005 est.
171 Bermuda
0.11
2005 est.
172 Equatorial Guinea
0.10
2009
173 Iceland
0.00
2005 est.
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