Military expenditure (% of GDP) by country
Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product
Countries reporting
165
Highest
39.6%
Ukraine
Lowest
0.0%
Panama
Median
1.9%
Years covered
66
1960–2025
Data points
10,887
What the numbers show
Military expenditure (% of GDP) is currently reported for 165 countries. The highest value is 39.6% in Ukraine; the lowest is 0.0% in Panama.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.9%, and the mean is 2.4%.
Over the past decade 99 countries rose and 65 fell. The largest increase was in Ukraine (up 928.1%), and the largest decrease in Sudan (down 83.0%).
Military expenditure (% of GDP): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukraine | 39.6% | 2025 | up 928.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Eritrea | 20.9% | 2003 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 3 | Algeria | 8.8% | 2025 | up 59.1% | rising |
| 4 | Israel | 7.8% | 2025 | up 48.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Russia | 7.5% | 2025 | up 54.0% | rising |
| 6 | Myanmar | 6.6% | 2024 | up 84.5% | falling |
| 7 | Qatar | 6.5% | 2022 | up 341.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Saudi Arabia | 6.5% | 2025 | down 48.4% | falling |
| 9 | Azerbaijan | 6.5% | 2025 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 10 | Armenia | 6.1% | 2025 | up 43.7% | rising |
| 11 | Oman | 5.7% | 2025 | down 40.6% | falling |
| 12 | United Arab Emirates | 5.6% | 2014 | up 22.4% | falling |
| 13 | Kuwait | 4.7% | 2025 | down 6.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Jordan | 4.6% | 2025 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Poland | 4.5% | 2025 | up 111.4% | falling |
| 16 | Syria | 4.1% | 2010 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 17 | Yemen | 4.0% | 2014 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 18 | Mali | 3.9% | 2025 | up 64.1% | flat |
| 19 | Brunei | 3.7% | 2024 | up 18.3% | falling |
| 20 | Latvia | 3.6% | 2025 | up 236.1% | rising |
| 21 | Libya | 3.6% | 2023 | down 32.1% | flat |
| 22 | Morocco | 3.5% | 2025 | up 19.7% | falling |
| 23 | South Sudan | 3.4% | 2025 | down 60.2% | falling |
| 24 | Estonia | 3.4% | 2025 | up 69.6% | rising |
| 25 | Burkina Faso | 3.3% | 2025 | up 163.9% | rising |
| 26 | Norway | 3.3% | 2025 | up 118.8% | falling |
| 27 | Denmark | 3.3% | 2025 | up 191.8% | falling |
| 28 | Burundi | 3.2% | 2025 | up 52.1% | rising |
| 29 | Colombia | 3.2% | 2025 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 30 | Chad | 3.2% | 2025 | up 109.0% | volatile |
| 31 | United States | 3.1% | 2025 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 32 | Turkmenistan | 3.1% | 1999 | up 73.2% | rising |
| 33 | Botswana | 3.1% | 2025 | up 10.0% | falling |
| 34 | Bahrain | 3.1% | 2025 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 35 | Lithuania | 3.1% | 2025 | up 171.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Singapore | 3.0% | 2025 | down 0.0% | falling |
| 37 | Greece | 3.0% | 2025 | up 20.6% | falling |
| 38 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.9% | 2025 | down 15.5% | rising |
| 39 | Pakistan | 2.9% | 2025 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 40 | Cuba | 2.9% | 2018 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 41 | Namibia | 2.8% | 2025 | down 38.9% | flat |
| 42 | Serbia | 2.8% | 2025 | up 62.5% | falling |
| 43 | Mauritania | 2.7% | 2025 | up 27.5% | falling |
| 44 | Djibouti | 2.6% | 2008 | down 53.5% | volatile |
| 45 | South Korea | 2.6% | 2025 | up 9.5% | falling |
| 46 | Finland | 2.6% | 2025 | up 76.3% | falling |
| 47 | Lebanon | 2.5% | 2025 | down 44.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Tunisia | 2.5% | 2025 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 49 | Uzbekistan | 2.5% | 2018 | up 479.2% | volatile |
| 50 | Sweden | 2.5% | 2025 | up 130.1% | falling |
| 51 | Iraq | 2.4% | 2025 | down 54.8% | volatile |
| 52 | Belarus | 2.4% | 2025 | up 36.2% | volatile |
| 53 | United Kingdom | 2.4% | 2025 | up 15.5% | falling |
| 54 | Central African Republic | 2.3% | 2025 | up 48.0% | rising |
| 55 | India | 2.3% | 2025 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 56 | Uruguay | 2.3% | 2025 | up 29.4% | falling |
| 57 | Romania | 2.3% | 2025 | up 57.2% | falling |
| 58 | Germany | 2.3% | 2025 | up 103.5% | falling |
| 59 | East Timor | 2.3% | 2025 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 60 | Venezuela | 2.2% | 2017 | up 18.2% | falling |
| 61 | Netherlands | 2.2% | 2025 | up 96.3% | falling |
| 62 | Vietnam | 2.2% | 2025 | down 15.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Niger | 2.1% | 2025 | up 59.6% | rising |
| 64 | Spain | 2.1% | 2025 | up 69.0% | falling |
| 65 | Ecuador | 2.1% | 2025 | down 21.6% | rising |
| 66 | Iran | 2.1% | 2025 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 67 | Hungary | 2.0% | 2025 | up 125.3% | falling |
| 68 | Albania | 2.0% | 2025 | up 76.1% | volatile |
| 69 | Slovakia | 2.0% | 2025 | up 83.7% | falling |
| 70 | Guinea | 2.0% | 2025 | down 19.5% | rising |
| 71 | France | 2.0% | 2025 | up 8.4% | falling |
| 72 | Croatia | 2.0% | 2025 | up 15.4% | volatile |
| 73 | Belgium | 2.0% | 2025 | up 120.3% | falling |
| 74 | Bulgaria | 2.0% | 2025 | up 61.0% | falling |
| 75 | North Macedonia | 2.0% | 2025 | up 97.9% | volatile |
| 76 | Uganda | 2.0% | 2025 | up 98.4% | falling |
| 77 | Australia | 1.9% | 2025 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 78 | Turkey | 1.9% | 2025 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 79 | Montenegro | 1.9% | 2025 | up 33.2% | falling |
| 80 | Italy | 1.9% | 2025 | up 60.2% | falling |
| 81 | Togo | 1.9% | 2025 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 82 | Mozambique | 1.9% | 2025 | up 125.6% | volatile |
| 83 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 1.9% | 2025 | up 133.3% | rising |
| 84 | Czechia | 1.8% | 2025 | up 95.0% | falling |
| 85 | Afghanistan | 1.8% | 2021 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 86 | Georgia | 1.7% | 2025 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 87 | China | 1.7% | 2025 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 88 | Portugal | 1.7% | 2025 | up 8.6% | falling |
| 89 | Gabon | 1.7% | 2025 | up 40.2% | flat |
| 90 | Lesotho | 1.6% | 2025 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 91 | Canada | 1.6% | 2025 | up 39.0% | falling |
| 92 | Cyprus | 1.6% | 2025 | down 2.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Eswatini | 1.6% | 2025 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 94 | Senegal | 1.6% | 2025 | up 28.6% | falling |
| 95 | Slovenia | 1.5% | 2025 | up 64.5% | falling |
| 96 | Somalia | 1.5% | 2025 | up 126.2% | volatile |
| 97 | Chile | 1.5% | 2025 | down 20.4% | volatile |
| 98 | Kosovo | 1.5% | 2024 | up 94.7% | rising |
| 99 | Tajikistan | 1.5% | 2025 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 100 | Honduras | 1.5% | 2025 | up 8.3% | falling |
| 101 | Cambodia | 1.5% | 2025 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 102 | Japan | 1.4% | 2025 | up 52.0% | rising |
| 103 | Angola | 1.4% | 2025 | down 55.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1.4% | 2025 | up 12.4% | volatile |
| 105 | Jamaica | 1.4% | 2025 | up 56.9% | rising |
| 106 | El Salvador | 1.3% | 2025 | up 26.7% | volatile |
| 107 | Fiji | 1.3% | 2025 | up 46.1% | rising |
| 108 | Sri Lanka | 1.3% | 2025 | down 45.8% | volatile |
| 109 | Congo | 1.3% | 2025 | down 66.8% | falling |
| 110 | Philippines | 1.3% | 2025 | up 19.0% | falling |
| 111 | Rwanda | 1.3% | 2025 | up 6.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Zambia | 1.3% | 2025 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 113 | Seychelles | 1.2% | 2025 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 114 | Bolivia | 1.2% | 2025 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 115 | Tanzania | 1.2% | 2025 | up 6.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Malawi | 1.1% | 2025 | up 154.1% | volatile |
| 117 | New Zealand | 1.1% | 2025 | up 11.6% | falling |
| 118 | Austria | 1.1% | 2025 | up 56.7% | falling |
| 119 | Kenya | 1.1% | 2025 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 120 | Cameroon | 1.1% | 2025 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 121 | Brazil | 1.1% | 2025 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 122 | Indonesia | 1.0% | 2025 | up 18.4% | volatile |
| 123 | Thailand | 1.0% | 2025 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 124 | Malaysia | 1.0% | 2025 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 125 | Belize | 1.0% | 2025 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 126 | Guyana | 1.0% | 2025 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 127 | Nepal | 1.0% | 2025 | down 29.4% | rising |
| 128 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.9% | 2025 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 129 | Sudan | 0.9% | 2021 | down 83.0% | falling |
| 130 | Nigeria | 0.9% | 2025 | up 117.8% | volatile |
| 131 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.9% | 2025 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 132 | Benin | 0.9% | 2025 | up 11.5% | falling |
| 133 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.9% | 2025 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Mongolia | 0.9% | 2025 | up 0.8% | volatile |
| 135 | Paraguay | 0.9% | 2025 | down 18.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Liberia | 0.9% | 2025 | up 78.3% | volatile |
| 137 | Luxembourg | 0.9% | 2025 | up 220.6% | falling |
| 138 | Peru | 0.8% | 2025 | down 53.4% | volatile |
| 139 | Bangladesh | 0.8% | 2025 | down 44.0% | rising |
| 140 | Dominican Republic | 0.8% | 2025 | up 24.6% | volatile |
| 141 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.8% | 2025 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 142 | Switzerland | 0.8% | 2025 | up 16.2% | falling |
| 143 | South Africa | 0.7% | 2025 | down 26.8% | volatile |
| 144 | Mexico | 0.7% | 2025 | up 63.5% | falling |
| 145 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.7% | 2025 | down 26.3% | volatile |
| 146 | Cape Verde | 0.7% | 2025 | up 28.9% | volatile |
| 147 | Madagascar | 0.6% | 2025 | up 18.9% | falling |
| 148 | Egypt | 0.6% | 2025 | down 64.9% | volatile |
| 149 | Gambia | 0.6% | 2025 | down 43.5% | rising |
| 150 | Nicaragua | 0.6% | 2025 | down 27.2% | volatile |
| 151 | Zimbabwe | 0.6% | 2025 | down 70.1% | volatile |
| 152 | Argentina | 0.6% | 2025 | down 33.8% | volatile |
| 153 | Moldova | 0.6% | 2025 | up 89.5% | falling |
| 154 | Guatemala | 0.5% | 2025 | up 28.9% | volatile |
| 155 | Ethiopia | 0.5% | 2025 | down 26.8% | volatile |
| 156 | Ghana | 0.5% | 2025 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 157 | Malta | 0.4% | 2025 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 158 | Kazakhstan | 0.4% | 2025 | down 61.2% | falling |
| 159 | Sierra Leone | 0.4% | 2025 | down 36.3% | falling |
| 160 | Papua New Guinea | 0.4% | 2025 | down 23.8% | volatile |
| 161 | Ireland | 0.2% | 2025 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 162 | Laos | 0.2% | 2013 | down 61.4% | volatile |
| 163 | Mauritius | 0.1% | 2025 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 164 | Haiti | 0.1% | 2025 | up 203.0% | falling |
| 165 | Panama | 0.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
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) 5.6%
- Arab World 5.1%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 5.0%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 5.0%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 3.2%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 3.2%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 3.0%
- North America 3.0%
- Europe & Central Asia 2.8%
- High income 2.8%
- Post-demographic dividend 2.6%
- OECD members 2.5%
- World 2.5%
- IBRD only 2.3%
- Early-demographic dividend 2.3%
- Late-demographic dividend 2.3%
- IDA & IBRD total 2.2%
- European Union 2.2%
- South Asia 2.1%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 2.1%
- Euro area 2.0%
- Lower middle income 1.9%
- Middle income 1.9%
- Low & middle income 1.9%
- Upper middle income 1.9%
- East Asia & Pacific 1.7%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 1.6%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 1.6%
- IDA blend 1.6%
- Low income 1.6%
- Pre-demographic dividend 1.5%
- Other small states 1.4%
- IDA total 1.4%
- Small states 1.3%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 1.3%
- Africa Western and Central 1.2%
- Least developed countries 1.2%
- IDA only 1.2%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 1.1%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 1.1%
About this data
Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product