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NATO countries Compared by Military > Military expenditures > Percent of GDP

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DEFINITION: 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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# COUNTRY AMOUNT DATE GRAPH HISTORY
1 Turkey 5.3% of GDP 2005
2 Greece 4.3% of GDP 2005
3 United Kingdom 2.7% of GDP 2005
=4 Bulgaria 2.6% of GDP 2005
=4 France 2.6% of GDP 2005
6 Croatia 2.39% of GDP 2005
7 Portugal 2.3% of GDP 2005
8 Estonia 2% of GDP 2005
=9 Poland 1.9% of GDP 2010
=9 Romania 1.9% of GDP 2007
=9 Norway 1.9% of GDP 2005
12 Italy 1.8% of GDP 2005
13 Hungary 1.75% of GDP 2005
14 Slovenia 1.7% of GDP 2005
15 Netherlands 1.6% of GDP 2005
16 Germany 1.5% of GDP 2005
17 Albania 1.49% of GDP 2005
=18 Denmark 1.3% of GDP 2007
=18 Belgium 1.3% of GDP 2005
20 Spain 1.2% of GDP 2005
21 Czech Republic 1.15% of GDP 2007
=22 Latvia 1.1% of GDP 2005
=22 Canada 1.1% of GDP 2005
24 Slovakia 1.08% of GDP 2011
=25 Lithuania 0.9% of GDP 2011
=25 Luxembourg 0.9% of GDP 2005
27 Iceland 0.0 2005

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NATO countries Compared by Military > Military expenditures > Percent of GDP

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  • All of the top 2 countries by military expenditures > percent of GDP are Hot countries.
  • 88 of the top 173 countries by military expenditures > percent of GDP are Christian.
  • 3 of the top 8 countries by military expenditures > percent of GDP are Heavily indebted.

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