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Military expenditure

Military expenditure as a percentage of GDP: current and capital spending on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces, defence ministries, paramilitary forces trained for military operations and military space activities. World Bank series from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).

SIPRI definition, so values can differ from the NATO defence expenditure figures used for the 2% target.

Rankings

Countries by military spending as a share of GDP, 2025

Top 15. Source: World Bank.

UkraineUkraine: 39.6 % of GDP39.6AlgeriaAlgeria: 8.8 % of GDP8.8IsraelIsrael: 7.8 % of GDP7.8RussiaRussia: 7.5 % of GDP7.5Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia: 6.5 % of GDP6.5AzerbaijanAzerbaijan: 6.5 % of GDP6.5ArmeniaArmenia: 6.1 % of GDP6.1OmanOman: 5.7 % of GDP5.7KuwaitKuwait: 4.7 % of GDP4.7JordanJordan: 4.6 % of GDP4.6PolandPoland: 4.5 % of GDP4.5MaliMali: 3.9 % of GDP3.9LatviaLatvia: 3.6 % of GDP3.6MoroccoMorocco: 3.5 % of GDP3.5South SudanSouth Sudan: 3.4 % of GDP3.4

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