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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.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oman | 11.4% of GDP | 2005 | ||
| =2 | Qatar | 10% of GDP | 2005 | ||
| =2 | Saudi Arabia | 10% of GDP | 2005 | ||
| =4 | Jordan | 8.6% of GDP | 2006 | ||
| =4 | Iraq | 8.6% of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 6 | Israel | 7.3% of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 7 | Yemen | 6.6% of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 8 | Eritrea | 6.3% of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 9 | Republic of Macedonia | 6% of GDP | 2005 | ||
| =10 | Burundi | 5.9% of GDP | 2006 | ||
| =10 | Syria | 5.9% of GDP | 2005 | ||
| =12 | Mauritania | 5.5% of GDP | 2006 | ||
| =12 | Maldives | 5.5% of GDP | 2005 | ||
| =14 | Kuwait | 5.3% of GDP | 2006 | ||
| =14 | Turkey | 5.3% of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 16 | Morocco | 5% of GDP | 2003 | ||
| 17 | Singapore | 4.9% of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 18 | Swaziland | 4.7% of GDP | 2006 | ||
| =19 | Brunei | 4.5% of GDP | 2006 | ||
| =19 | Bahrain | 4.5% of GDP | 2006 | ||
| =21 | China | 4.3% of GDP | 2006 | ||
| =21 | Greece | 4.3% of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 23 | United States | 4.06% of GDP | 2005 | ||
| =24 | Libya | 3.9% of GDP | 2005 | ||
| =24 | Russia | 3.9% of GDP | 2005 | ||
| =26 | Cyprus | 3.8% of GDP | 2012 | ||
| =26 | Cuba | 3.8% of GDP | 2006 | ||
| =26 | Zimbabwe | 3.8% of GDP | 2006 | ||
| =26 | Djibouti | 3.8% of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 30 | Namibia | 3.7% of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 31 | Angola | 3.6% of GDP | 2009 | ||
| 32 | Uzbekistan | 3.5% of GDP | 2010 | ||
| =33 | Colombia | 3.4% of GDP | 2005 | ||
| =33 | Turkmenistan | 3.4% of GDP | 2005 | ||
| =33 | Egypt | 3.4% of GDP | 2005 | ||
| =36 | Botswana | 3.3% of GDP | 2006 | ||
| =36 | Algeria | 3.3% of GDP | 2006 | ||
| =38 | Lebanon | 3.1% of GDP | 2005 | ||
| =38 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.1% of GDP | 2005 | ||
| =38 | United Arab Emirates | 3.1% of GDP | 2005 | ||
| =41 | Australia | 3% of GDP | 2009 | ||
| =41 | Pakistan | 3% of GDP | 2007 | ||
| =41 | Solomon Islands | 3% of GDP | 2006 | ||
| =41 | Sudan | 3% of GDP | 2005 | ||
| =41 | Cambodia | 3% of GDP | 2005 | ||
| =41 | Indonesia | 3% of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 47 | Rwanda | 2.9% of GDP | 2006 | ||
| =48 | Armenia | 2.8% of GDP | 2010 | ||
| =48 | Comoros | 2.8% of GDP | 2006 | ||
| =48 | Kenya | 2.8% of GDP | 2006 | ||
| =51 | Chile | 2.7% of GDP | 2006 | ||
| =51 | South Korea | 2.7% of GDP | 2006 | ||
| =51 | United Kingdom | 2.7% of GDP | 2005 | ||
| =54 | Sri Lanka | 2.6% of GDP | 2006 | ||
| =54 | Lesotho | 2.6% of GDP | 2006 | ||
| =54 | Bulgaria | 2.6% of GDP | 2005 | ||
| =54 | France | 2.6% of GDP | 2005 | ||
| =54 | Azerbaijan | 2.6% of GDP | 2005 | ||
| =59 | Iran | 2.5% of GDP | 2006 | ||
| =59 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2.5% of GDP | 2006 | ||
| =59 | India | 2.5% of GDP | 2006 | ||
| =59 | Vietnam | 2.5% of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 63 | Croatia | 2.39% of GDP | 2005 | ||
| =64 | Sierra Leone | 2.3% of GDP | 2006 | ||
| =64 | Portugal | 2.3% of GDP | 2005 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 2.29% of GDP | 2005 | |||
| =66 | Taiwan | 2.2% of GDP | 2009 | ||
| =66 | Uganda | 2.2% of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 68 | Burma | 2.1% of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 69 | Malaysia | 2.03% of GDP | 2005 | ||
| =70 | Seychelles | 2% of GDP | 2006 | ||
| =70 | Estonia | 2% of GDP | 2005 | ||
| =70 | Finland | 2% of GDP | 2005 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 1.94% of GDP | 2005 | |||
| =73 | Georgia | 1.9% of GDP | 2010 | ||
| =73 | Poland | 1.9% of GDP | 2010 | ||
| =73 | Afghanistan | 1.9% of GDP | 2009 | ||
| =73 | Fiji | 1.9% of GDP | 2009 | ||
| =73 | Romania | 1.9% of GDP | 2007 | ||
| =73 | Mali | 1.9% of GDP | 2006 | ||
| =73 | Norway | 1.9% of GDP | 2005 | ||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 1.88% of GDP | 2005 | |||
| =80 | Guyana | 1.8% of GDP | 2006 | ||
| =80 | Zambia | 1.8% of GDP | 2005 | ||
| =80 | Italy | 1.8% of GDP | 2005 | ||
| =80 | Thailand | 1.8% of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 84 | Hungary | 1.75% of GDP | 2005 | ||
| =85 | Ghana | 1.7% of GDP | 2009 | ||
| =85 | Brazil | 1.7% of GDP | 2009 | ||
| =85 | Chad | 1.7% of GDP | 2009 | ||
| =85 | South Africa | 1.7% of GDP | 2006 | ||
| =85 | Slovenia | 1.7% of GDP | 2005 | ||
| =90 | Nepal | 1.6% of GDP | 2006 | ||
| =90 | Uruguay | 1.6% of GDP | 2006 | ||
| =90 | Netherlands | 1.6% of GDP | 2005 | ||
| =90 | Togo | 1.6% of GDP | 2005 | ||
| =94 | Tajikistan | 1.5% of GDP | 2010 | ||
| =94 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.5% of GDP | 2009 | ||
| =94 | Peru | 1.5% of GDP | 2006 | ||
| =94 | Nigeria | 1.5% of GDP | 2006 | ||
| =94 | Germany | 1.5% of GDP | 2005 | ||
| =94 | Sweden | 1.5% of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 100 | Albania | 1.49% of GDP | 2005 | ||
| =101 | Belize | 1.4% of GDP | 2009 | ||
| =101 | Mongolia | 1.4% of GDP | 2006 | ||
| =101 | Tunisia | 1.4% of GDP | 2006 | ||
| =101 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.4% of GDP | 2005 | ||
| =101 | Papua New Guinea | 1.4% of GDP | 2005 | ||
| =101 | Senegal | 1.4% of GDP | 2005 | ||
| =101 | Belarus | 1.4% of GDP | 2005 | ||
| =101 | Ukraine | 1.4% of GDP | 2005 | ||
| =109 | Bolivia | 1.3% of GDP | 2009 | ||
| =109 | Cameroon | 1.3% of GDP | 2009 | ||
| =109 | Bangladesh | 1.3% of GDP | 2009 | ||
| =109 | Denmark | 1.3% of GDP | 2007 | ||
| =109 | Niger | 1.3% of GDP | 2006 | ||
| =109 | Liberia | 1.3% of GDP | 2006 | ||
| =109 | Malawi | 1.3% of GDP | 2006 | ||
| =109 | Belgium | 1.3% of GDP | 2005 | ||
| =117 | Ethiopia | 1.2% of GDP | 2009 | ||
| =117 | Burkina Faso | 1.2% of GDP | 2006 | ||
| =117 | Spain | 1.2% of GDP | 2005 | ||
| =117 | Venezuela | 1.2% of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 121 | Czech Republic | 1.15% of GDP | 2007 | ||
| =122 | Kazakhstan | 1.1% of GDP | 2010 | ||
| =122 | Guinea | 1.1% of GDP | 2009 | ||
| =122 | Canada | 1.1% of GDP | 2005 | ||
| =122 | Latvia | 1.1% of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 126 | Slovakia | 1.08% of GDP | 2011 | ||
| =127 | Benin | 1% of GDP | 2009 | ||
| =127 | Panama | 1% of GDP | 2006 | ||
| =127 | Paraguay | 1% of GDP | 2006 | ||
| =127 | Madagascar | 1% of GDP | 2006 | ||
| =127 | New Zealand | 1% of GDP | 2005 | ||
| =127 | Bhutan | 1% of GDP | 2005 | ||
| =127 | Switzerland | 1% of GDP | 2005 | ||
| =134 | Lithuania | 0.9% of GDP | 2011 | ||
| =134 | Gabon | 0.9% of GDP | 2009 | ||
| =134 | Congo, Republic of the | 0.9% of GDP | 2009 | ||
| =134 | The Gambia | 0.9% of GDP | 2009 | ||
| =134 | Ecuador | 0.9% of GDP | 2009 | ||
| =134 | Central African Republic | 0.9% of GDP | 2009 | ||
| =134 | Tonga | 0.9% of GDP | 2006 | ||
| =134 | Ireland | 0.9% of GDP | 2005 | ||
| =134 | Somalia | 0.9% of GDP | 2005 | ||
| =134 | Luxembourg | 0.9% of GDP | 2005 | ||
| =134 | Philippines | 0.9% of GDP | 2005 | ||
| =145 | Argentina | 0.8% of GDP | 2009 | ||
| =145 | Austria | 0.8% of GDP | 2009 | ||
| =145 | Barbados | 0.8% of GDP | 2009 | ||
| =145 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.8% of GDP | 2006 | ||
| =145 | Mozambique | 0.8% of GDP | 2006 | ||
| =145 | Japan | 0.8% of GDP | 2006 | ||
| =151 | Dominican Republic | 0.7% of GDP | 2009 | ||
| =151 | The Bahamas | 0.7% of GDP | 2009 | ||
| =151 | Malta | 0.7% of GDP | 2006 | ||
| =154 | Costa Rica | 0.6% of GDP | 2012 | ||
| =154 | El Salvador | 0.6% of GDP | 2009 | ||
| =154 | Nicaragua | 0.6% of GDP | 2006 | ||
| =154 | Honduras | 0.6% of GDP | 2006 | ||
| =154 | Suriname | 0.6% of GDP | 2006 | ||
| =154 | Jamaica | 0.6% of GDP | 2006 | ||
| =160 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.5% of GDP | 2009 | ||
| =160 | Cape Verde | 0.5% of GDP | 2009 | ||
| =160 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.5% of GDP | 2009 | ||
| =160 | Laos | 0.5% of GDP | 2006 | ||
| =160 | Mexico | 0.5% of GDP | 2006 | ||
| =165 | Guatemala | 0.4% of GDP | 2009 | ||
| =165 | Haiti | 0.4% of GDP | 2006 | ||
| =165 | Moldova | 0.4% of GDP | 2005 | ||
| =168 | Mauritius | 0.3% of GDP | 2006 | ||
| =168 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.3% of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 170 | Tanzania | 0.2% of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 171 | Bermuda | 0.11% of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 172 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.1% of GDP | 2009 | ||
| 173 | Iceland | 0.0 | 2005 |
Citation
Interesting observations about Military > Military expenditures > Percent of GDP
- 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.