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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 Afghanistan
10.00
2012
4 Jordan
9.50
2012
5 Saudi Arabia
9.10
2012
6 Iraq
8.60
2006
7 Israel
7.40
2012
8 Yemen
6.60
2006
9 United Arab Emirates
6.40
2012
10 Eritrea
6.30
2006 est.
11 Macedonia
6.00
2005 est.
12 Burundi
5.90
2006 est.
13 Mauritania
5.50
2006
14 Turkey
5.30
2005 est.
15 Madagascar
5.10
2011
16 Maldives
5.00
2009
17 Burma
4.80
2012
18 Morocco
4.80
2012
19 United States
4.60
2010
20 Bahrain
4.50
2006
21 Algeria
4.30
2012
22 Guinea-Bissau
4.30
2011
23 Greece
4.30
2005 est.
24 Sudan
4.20
2012
25 Russia
3.90
2005
26 Zimbabwe
3.80
2006
27 Colombia
3.80
2012
28 Kuwait
3.70
2012
29 Namibia
3.70
2006
30 Solomon Islands
3.70
2007
31 Syria
3.60
2011
32 Singapore
3.60
2012
33 Djibouti
3.60
2011
34 Uzbekistan
3.50
2010
35 Guinea
3.40
2011
36 Antigua and Barbuda
3.30
2011
37 Cuba
3.20
2011
38 Pakistan
3.10
2012
39 Libya
3.10
2012
40 Angola
3.00
2012
41 Australia
3.00
2012
42 Sri Lanka
2.90
2012
43 Botswana
2.80
2012
44 Kyrgyzstan
2.80
2011
45 Comoros
2.80
2006
46 Armenia
2.80
2010
47 Korea, South
2.70
2006
48 Swaziland
2.60
2011
49 China
2.60
2012
50 Central African Republic
2.60
2011
51 Azerbaijan
2.60
2005 est.
52 Bulgaria
2.60
2005 est.
53 France
2.60
2005 est.
54 Vietnam
2.50
2005 est.
55 Lebanon
2.50
2012
56 Iran
2.50
2006
57 United Kingdom
2.50
2012
58 Brunei
2.40
2011
59 Cambodia
2.40
2012
60 Ecuador
2.30
2012
61 Portugal
2.30
2005 est.
62 Egypt
2.20
2012
63 Taiwan
2.20
2012
64 Chile
2.10
2012
65 Malaysia
2.03
2005 est.
66 Finland
2.00
2005 est.
67 Estonia
2.00
2005 est.
68 Cyprus
2.00
2012
69 Togo
1.90
2011
70 Lesotho
1.90
2012
71 Norway
1.90
2005 est.
72 Poland
1.90
2005 est.
73 Guyana
1.90
2011
74 Romania
1.90
2007 est.
75 Georgia
1.90
2010 est.
76 Italy
1.80
2005 est.
77 India
1.80
2012
78 Kenya
1.80
2012
79 Zambia
1.80
2012
80 Uganda
1.80
2012
81 Thailand
1.80
2005 est.
82 Gabon
1.80
2011
83 Hungary
1.75
2005 est.
84 Congo, Republic of the
1.70
2011
85 South Africa
1.70
2006
86 Slovenia
1.70
2005 est.
87 Ghana
1.70
2009
88 Fiji
1.60
2012
89 Senegal
1.60
2011
90 Turkmenistan
1.60
2011
91 Ukraine
1.60
2012
92 Netherlands
1.60
2005 est.
93 Chad
1.60
2011
94 Sweden
1.50
2005 est.
95 Croatia
1.50
2012
96 Benin
1.50
2011
97 Honduras
1.50
2012
98 Paraguay
1.50
2012
99 New Zealand
1.50
2012
100 Tunisia
1.50
2012
101 Tajikistan
1.50
2010
102 Germany
1.50
2005 est.
103 Cote d'Ivoire
1.50
2009
104 Albania
1.49
2005 est.
105 Belarus
1.40
2005 est.
106 Bangladesh
1.40
2012
107 Bosnia and Herzegovina
1.40
2005 est.
108 Belgium
1.30
2005 est.
109 Nepal
1.30
2012
110 Brazil
1.30
2012
111 Denmark
1.30
2007 est.
112 Rwanda
1.30
2012
113 Mali
1.30
2012
114 Cameroon
1.30
2009
115 Congo, Democratic Republic of the
1.20
2012
116 Spain
1.20
2005 est.
117 Suriname
1.20
2011
118 Belize
1.20
2012
119 Latvia
1.10
2005 est.
120 Canada
1.10
2005 est.
121 Burkina Faso
1.10
2011
122 Kazakhstan
1.10
2010
123 Slovakia
1.08
2005 est.
124 Czech Republic
1.00
2011 est.
125 Bhutan
1.00
2005 est.
126 Peru
1.00
2012
127 Panama
1.00
2012
128 Switzerland
1.00
2005 est.
129 Japan
1.00
2012
130 Jamaica
0.90
2012
131 Nigeria
0.90
2012
132 Niger
0.90
2012
133 Somalia
0.90
2005 est.
134 Tanzania
0.90
2012
135 Tonga
0.90
2012
136 Ireland
0.90
2005 est.
137 Uruguay
0.90
2012
138 Indonesia
0.90
2012
139 Philippines
0.90
2005 est.
140 Ethiopia
0.90
2012
141 Lithuania
0.90
2007 est.
142 Luxembourg
0.90
2005 est.
143 Bolivia
0.90
2012
144 Nicaragua
0.90
2012
145 Mongolia
0.80
2012
146 Malawi
0.80
2012
147 Liberia
0.80
2011
148 Seychelles
0.80
2011
149 Costa Rica
0.80
2012
150 Barbados
0.80
2011
151 Austria
0.80
2009
152 Dominican Republic
0.70
2012
153 Gambia, The
0.70
2011
154 Venezuela
0.70
2012
155 Sierra Leone
0.60
2011
156 El Salvador
0.60
2012
157 Bahamas, The
0.60
2011
158 Mozambique
0.60
2012
159 Trinidad and Tobago
0.60
2011
160 Argentina
0.50
2012
161 Sao Tome and Principe
0.50
2011
162 Mexico
0.50
2012
163 Papua New Guinea
0.50
2012
164 Cabo Verde
0.40
2011
165 Guatemala
0.40
2009
166 Haiti
0.40
2006
167 Moldova
0.40
2005 est.
168 Laos
0.20
2012
169 Bermuda
0.11
2005 est.
170 Mauritius
0.10
2012
171 Equatorial Guinea
0.10
2011
172 Iceland
0.00
2005 est.
173 Malta
0.00
2012
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