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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
1 Oman
11.40
2005 est.
2 Qatar
10.00
2005 est.
3 Saudi Arabia
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 Burundi
5.90
2006 est.
11 Syria
5.90
2005 est.
12 Mauritania
5.50
2006
13 Maldives
5.50
2005 est.
14 Turkey
5.30
2005 est.
15 Kuwait
5.30
2006
16 Morocco
5.00
2003 est.
17 Singapore
4.90
2005 est.
18 Swaziland
4.70
2006
19 Bahrain
4.50
2006
20 Brunei
4.50
2006
21 China
4.30
2006
22 Greece
4.30
2005 est.
23 United States
4.06
2005 est.
24 Libya
3.90
2005 est.
25 Russia
3.90
2005
26 Djibouti
3.80
2006
27 Cyprus
3.80
2005 est.
28 Zimbabwe
3.80
2006
29 Cuba
3.80
2006 est.
30 Namibia
3.70
2006
31 Angola
3.60
2009
32 Uzbekistan
3.50
2010
33 Colombia
3.40
2005 est.
34 Turkmenistan
3.40
2005 est.
35 Egypt
3.40
2005 est.
36 Algeria
3.30
2006
37 Botswana
3.30
2006
38 Guinea-Bissau
3.10
2005 est.
39 Lebanon
3.10
2005 est.
40 United Arab Emirates
3.10
2005 est.
41 Indonesia
3.00
2005 est.
42 Cambodia
3.00
2005 est.
43 Australia
3.00
2009
44 Sudan
3.00
2005 est.
45 Solomon Islands
3.00
2006
46 Pakistan
3.00
2007 est.
47 Rwanda
2.90
2006 est.
48 Kenya
2.80
2006
49 Armenia
2.80
2010
50 Comoros
2.80
2006
51 Korea, South
2.70
2006
52 Chile
2.70
2006
53 United Kingdom
2.70
2005 est.
54 France
2.60
2005 est.
55 Azerbaijan
2.60
2005 est.
56 Bulgaria
2.60
2005 est.
57 Sri Lanka
2.60
2006
58 Lesotho
2.60
2006
59 Vietnam
2.50
2005 est.
60 Congo, Democratic Republic of the
2.50
2006
61 India
2.50
2006
62 Iran
2.50
2006
63 Croatia
2.39
2005 est.
64 Sierra Leone
2.30
2006
65 Portugal
2.30
2005 est.
66 Uganda
2.20
2006
67 Burma
2.10
2005 est.
68 Malaysia
2.03
2005 est.
69 Finland
2.00
2005 est.
70 Estonia
2.00
2005 est.
71 Seychelles
2.00
2006 est.
72 Mali
1.90
2006
73 Norway
1.90
2005 est.
74 Poland
1.90
2005 est.
75 Fiji
1.90
2009
76 Romania
1.90
2007 est.
77 Afghanistan
1.90
2009
78 Georgia
1.90
2010 est.
79 Zambia
1.80
2005 est.
80 Guyana
1.80
2006
81 Italy
1.80
2005 est.
82 Thailand
1.80
2005 est.
83 Hungary
1.75
2005 est.
84 South Africa
1.70
2006
85 Slovenia
1.70
2005 est.
86 Ghana
1.70
2009
87 Chad
1.70
2009
88 Brazil
1.70
2009
89 Uruguay
1.60
2006
90 Togo
1.60
2005 est.
91 Netherlands
1.60
2005 est.
92 Nepal
1.60
2006
93 Cote d'Ivoire
1.50
2009
94 Peru
1.50
2006
95 Sweden
1.50
2005 est.
96 Nigeria
1.50
2006
97 Tajikistan
1.50
2010
98 Germany
1.50
2005 est.
99 Albania
1.49
2005 est.
100 Belarus
1.40
2005 est.
101 Bosnia and Herzegovina
1.40
2005 est.
102 Belize
1.40
2009
103 Ukraine
1.40
2005 est.
104 Tunisia
1.40
2006
105 Senegal
1.40
2005 est.
106 Papua New Guinea
1.40
2005 est.
107 Mongolia
1.40
2006
108 Denmark
1.30
2007 est.
109 Bangladesh
1.30
2009
110 Liberia
1.30
2006 est.
111 Bolivia
1.30
2009
112 Malawi
1.30
2006
113 Belgium
1.30
2005 est.
114 Niger
1.30
2006
115 Cameroon
1.30
2009
116 Spain
1.20
2005 est.
117 Ethiopia
1.20
2009
118 Venezuela
1.20
2005 est.
119 Burkina Faso
1.20
2006
120 Czech Republic
1.15
2007 est.
121 Kazakhstan
1.10
2010
122 Latvia
1.10
2005 est.
123 Canada
1.10
2005 est.
124 Guinea
1.10
2009
125 Slovakia
1.08
2005 est.
126 Bhutan
1.00
2005 est.
127 New Zealand
1.00
2005 est.
128 Panama
1.00
2006
129 Switzerland
1.00
2005 est.
130 Madagascar
1.00
2006
131 Benin
1.00
2009
132 Paraguay
1.00
2006 est.
133 Ireland
0.90
2005 est.
134 Tonga
0.90
2006 est.
135 Somalia
0.90
2005 est.
136 Philippines
0.90
2005 est.
137 Luxembourg
0.90
2005 est.
138 Lithuania
0.90
2007 est.
139 Gambia, The
0.90
2009
140 Gabon
0.90
2009
141 Ecuador
0.90
2009
142 Congo, Republic of the
0.90
2009
143 Central African Republic
0.90
2009
144 Mozambique
0.80
2006
145 Sao Tome and Principe
0.80
2006
146 Argentina
0.80
2009
147 Austria
0.80
2009
148 Barbados
0.80
2009
149 Japan
0.80
2006
150 Bahamas, The
0.70
2009
151 Dominican Republic
0.70
2009
152 Malta
0.70
2006 est.
153 Jamaica
0.60
2006 est.
154 Suriname
0.60
2006 est.
155 Honduras
0.60
2006 est.
156 Costa Rica
0.60
2009
157 El Salvador
0.60
2009
158 Nicaragua
0.60
2006
159 Mexico
0.50
2006 est.
160 Cape Verde
0.50
2009
161 Antigua and Barbuda
0.50
2009
162 Laos
0.50
2006
163 Kyrgyzstan
0.50
2009
164 Haiti
0.40
2006
165 Guatemala
0.40
2009
166 Moldova
0.40
2005 est.
167 Trinidad and Tobago
0.30
2006
168 Mauritius
0.30
2006 est.
169 Tanzania
0.20
2005 est.
170 Bermuda
0.11
2005 est.
171 Equatorial Guinea
0.10
2009
172 Iceland
0.00
2005 est.
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