Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP by country
Military expenditure (current USD) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Countries reporting
164
Highest
0.3391 current USD per US$ of GDP
Ukraine
Lowest
0 current USD per US$ of GDP
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Median
0.0167 current USD per US$ of GDP
Years covered
65
1960–2024
Data points
10,381
What the numbers show
Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP is currently reported for 164 countries. The highest value is 0.3391 current USD per US$ of GDP in Ukraine; the lowest is 0 current USD per US$ of GDP in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0167 current USD per US$ of GDP, and the mean is 0.0236 current USD per US$ of GDP.
Over the past decade 98 countries rose and 65 fell. The largest increase was in Ukraine (up 1,042.6%), and the largest decrease in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of (down 100.0%).
Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukraine | 0.3391 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 1,042.6% | volatile |
| 2 | Eritrea | 0.2087 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2003 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 3 | South Sudan | 0.096 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2015 | up 56.2% | rising |
| 4 | Israel | 0.0858 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 52.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Algeria | 0.081 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 63.1% | rising |
| 6 | Russia | 0.0681 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 65.6% | rising |
| 7 | Myanmar | 0.0677 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 86.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Qatar | 0.0654 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2022 | up 335.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0641 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 10 | Burundi | 0.0566 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 146.2% | rising |
| 11 | Oman | 0.0559 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 12 | Armenia | 0.0546 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 13 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0535 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2014 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 14 | Azerbaijan | 0.0507 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 15 | Kuwait | 0.0484 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 35.1% | volatile |
| 16 | Turkmenistan | 0.0457 current USD per US$ of GDP | 1999 | up 47.0% | rising |
| 17 | Burkina Faso | 0.0442 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 248.2% | rising |
| 18 | Jordan | 0.0437 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Poland | 0.0414 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 117.0% | rising |
| 20 | Yemen | 0.0397 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2014 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 21 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.0369 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2011 | down 27.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.0364 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 23 | Djibouti | 0.0363 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2008 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 24 | Colombia | 0.0359 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 25 | Libya | 0.0357 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 32.1% | rising |
| 26 | Mali | 0.0347 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 171.9% | rising |
| 27 | Morocco | 0.0344 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 28 | United States of America | 0.034 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 29 | Estonia | 0.0334 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 76.6% | rising |
| 30 | Latvia | 0.0324 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 231.7% | rising |
| 31 | Greece | 0.0313 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 32.4% | falling |
| 32 | Lithuania | 0.0307 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 247.7% | rising |
| 33 | Botswana | 0.0294 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 31.5% | flat |
| 34 | Bahrain | 0.0293 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 30.9% | flat |
| 35 | Chad | 0.028 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 29.6% | volatile |
| 36 | Pakistan | 0.0273 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 37 | Namibia | 0.0266 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 38.5% | rising |
| 38 | Singapore | 0.0263 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 39 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.026 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 22.8% | rising |
| 40 | Central African Republic | 0.0259 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 41 | Serbia | 0.0258 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 37.9% | falling |
| 42 | Tunisia | 0.0256 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 43 | Korea | 0.0254 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 44 | Timor-Leste | 0.0249 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 21.5% | falling |
| 45 | Lebanon | 0.0245 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 48.2% | falling |
| 46 | Mauritania | 0.0239 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 9.2% | falling |
| 47 | Uzbekistan | 0.0235 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2018 | up 339.8% | volatile |
| 48 | Denmark | 0.0235 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 104.0% | falling |
| 49 | Finland | 0.0234 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 60.5% | falling |
| 50 | India | 0.0229 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 51 | Romania | 0.0228 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 69.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Guinea | 0.0225 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 53 | United Kingdom | 0.0221 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 54 | Iraq | 0.0221 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 27.1% | volatile |
| 55 | Niger | 0.0221 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 64.8% | rising |
| 56 | Ecuador | 0.0218 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 19.7% | rising |
| 57 | Hungary | 0.0212 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 147.8% | falling |
| 58 | Uruguay | 0.0211 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 25.4% | falling |
| 59 | North Macedonia | 0.0209 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 90.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Norway | 0.0208 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 46.5% | falling |
| 61 | Uganda | 0.0207 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 107.4% | volatile |
| 62 | Bulgaria | 0.0206 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 57.0% | volatile |
| 63 | France | 0.0205 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 10.2% | falling |
| 64 | Slovak Republic | 0.0202 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 106.1% | falling |
| 65 | Sweden | 0.0199 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 75.4% | falling |
| 66 | Albania | 0.0198 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 47.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Mozambique | 0.0198 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 104.9% | rising |
| 68 | Afghanistan | 0.0195 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 69 | Australia | 0.0192 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 10.1% | falling |
| 70 | Netherlands | 0.0191 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 66.6% | falling |
| 71 | Belarus | 0.019 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 82.1% | rising |
| 72 | Germany | 0.0189 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 67.6% | falling |
| 73 | Czechia | 0.0188 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 96.0% | falling |
| 74 | Türkiye | 0.0184 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 75 | Togo | 0.0184 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 76 | Montenegro | 0.0181 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 22.9% | falling |
| 77 | Georgia | 0.018 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 22.1% | volatile |
| 78 | Viet Nam | 0.0177 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2018 | down 17.8% | volatile |
| 79 | Croatia | 0.0175 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Tajikistan | 0.0171 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 49.3% | rising |
| 81 | Somalia | 0.0169 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 60.4% | volatile |
| 82 | China (People’s Republic of) | 0.0167 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 83 | Iran | 0.0166 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 22.5% | volatile |
| 84 | Eswatini | 0.0164 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 13.7% | flat |
| 85 | Senegal | 0.016 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 32.1% | falling |
| 86 | Italy | 0.0159 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 25.0% | falling |
| 87 | Cyprus | 0.0159 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 3.2% | volatile |
| 88 | Honduras | 0.0157 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 89 | Cambodia | 0.0155 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 23.3% | volatile |
| 90 | Chile | 0.0155 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 21.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Gabon | 0.0153 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 33.6% | flat |
| 92 | Lesotho | 0.0152 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 93 | Portugal | 0.0148 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 13.4% | falling |
| 94 | Kosovo | 0.0148 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 95.1% | rising |
| 95 | Spain | 0.0143 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 14.6% | falling |
| 96 | Zambia | 0.0138 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 97 | Sri Lanka | 0.0134 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 42.3% | volatile |
| 98 | Philippines | 0.0133 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 27.0% | falling |
| 99 | Japan | 0.0132 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 40.2% | rising |
| 100 | Slovenia | 0.013 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 32.8% | falling |
| 101 | Fiji | 0.013 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 15.5% | rising |
| 102 | Canada | 0.0129 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 30.8% | falling |
| 103 | Belgium | 0.0128 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 32.2% | falling |
| 104 | El Salvador | 0.0122 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 17.8% | volatile |
| 105 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.0122 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 37.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Seychelles | 0.0121 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 45.9% | volatile |
| 107 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.0119 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 108 | Jamaica | 0.0119 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 109 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0.0119 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 33.5% | volatile |
| 110 | Rwanda | 0.0116 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 4.1% | volatile |
| 111 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.0116 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 14.5% | volatile |
| 112 | Congo | 0.0116 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 70.6% | falling |
| 113 | New Zealand | 0.0115 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 15.8% | falling |
| 114 | Sudan | 0.011 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 82.2% | rising |
| 115 | Thailand | 0.0104 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 116 | Malawi | 0.0104 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 85.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Kenya | 0.0102 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 14.7% | volatile |
| 118 | Malaysia | 0.0102 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 119 | Cameroon | 0.01 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 120 | Nepal | 0.0099 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 31.8% | rising |
| 121 | Austria | 0.0098 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 30.5% | falling |
| 122 | Brazil | 0.0096 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 123 | Belize | 0.0094 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 124 | Luxembourg | 0.0093 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 155.1% | falling |
| 125 | Paraguay | 0.0093 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 126 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0091 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 42.8% | rising |
| 127 | Mexico | 0.0091 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 84.5% | falling |
| 128 | Bangladesh | 0.009 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 34.2% | rising |
| 129 | Angola | 0.0089 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Peru | 0.0088 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 45.1% | volatile |
| 131 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.0085 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 11.6% | falling |
| 132 | Guyana | 0.0082 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 14.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Indonesia | 0.0079 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 1.7% | volatile |
| 134 | Dominican Republic | 0.0079 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 20.9% | volatile |
| 135 | Mongolia | 0.0076 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 11.6% | volatile |
| 136 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.0076 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 137 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0073 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 29.2% | volatile |
| 138 | Benin | 0.0072 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 139 | Liberia | 0.0071 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 57.1% | volatile |
| 140 | South Africa | 0.0071 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 30.8% | volatile |
| 141 | Switzerland | 0.0069 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 11.4% | falling |
| 142 | Madagascar | 0.0069 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 24.3% | falling |
| 143 | Argentina | 0.0065 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 30.8% | volatile |
| 144 | Cape Verde | 0.0062 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 26.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Egypt | 0.0062 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 63.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Ethiopia | 0.0062 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 17.4% | volatile |
| 147 | Moldova | 0.0061 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 107.4% | falling |
| 148 | Gambia | 0.006 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 49.5% | rising |
| 149 | Nicaragua | 0.0053 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 22.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Sierra Leone | 0.0052 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 17.7% | volatile |
| 151 | Nigeria | 0.0045 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 9.4% | volatile |
| 152 | Malta | 0.0044 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 153 | Kazakhstan | 0.0041 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 60.2% | falling |
| 154 | Guatemala | 0.0037 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 13.6% | volatile |
| 155 | Ghana | 0.0032 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 30.2% | volatile |
| 156 | Papua New Guinea | 0.003 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 39.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Zimbabwe | 0.0024 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 87.4% | volatile |
| 158 | Ireland | 0.0022 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 51.2% | falling |
| 159 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.0019 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2013 | down 65.2% | volatile |
| 160 | Mauritius | 0.0015 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 161 | Cuba | 0.0013 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2018 | down 18.7% | volatile |
| 162 | Haiti | 0.0008 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 132.9% | volatile |
| 163 | Panama | 0 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 163 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 0.0492 current USD per US$ of GDP
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 0.0419 current USD per US$ of GDP
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 0.0393 current USD per US$ of GDP
- Euro area 0.0174 current USD per US$ of GDP
- Arab World 0.0364 current USD per US$ of GDP
- North America 0.0325 current USD per US$ of GDP
- Central Europe and the Baltics 0.0289 current USD per US$ of GDP
- High income 0.0272 current USD per US$ of GDP
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 0.0268 current USD per US$ of GDP
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 0.0266 current USD per US$ of GDP
- Post-demographic dividend 0.0261 current USD per US$ of GDP
- OECD members 0.0253 current USD per US$ of GDP
How this figure is calculated
Military expenditure (current USD) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Military expenditure (current USD) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Military expenditure SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Military expenditure (current USD) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.