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Countries by military spending as a share of GDP, 2025

Ukraine had the highest military spending as a share of GDP of 149 countries in 2025, at 39.6% of GDP. Panama had the lowest, at 0% of GDP. The median was 1.6% of GDP and the figure for the World was 2.5% of GDP. Source: the World Bank.

Highest39.6Ukraine
Lowest0Panama
Median1.6149 countries
World2.5History

Top 40 countries, 2025

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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 GDP3.4EstoniaEstonia: 3.4 % of GDP3.4Burkina FasoBurkina Faso: 3.3 % of GDP3.3NorwayNorway: 3.3 % of GDP3.3DenmarkDenmark: 3.3 % of GDP3.3BurundiBurundi: 3.2 % of GDP3.2ColombiaColombia: 3.2 % of GDP3.2ChadChad: 3.2 % of GDP3.2United StatesUnited States: 3.1 % of GDP3.1BotswanaBotswana: 3.1 % of GDP3.1BahrainBahrain: 3.1 % of GDP3.1LithuaniaLithuania: 3.1 % of GDP3.1SingaporeSingapore: 3 % of GDP3GreeceGreece: 3 % of GDP3KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan: 2.9 % of GDP2.9PakistanPakistan: 2.9 % of GDP2.9NamibiaNamibia: 2.8 % of GDP2.8SerbiaSerbia: 2.8 % of GDP2.8MauritaniaMauritania: 2.7 % of GDP2.7South KoreaSouth Korea: 2.6 % of GDP2.6FinlandFinland: 2.6 % of GDP2.6LebanonLebanon: 2.5 % of GDP2.5TunisiaTunisia: 2.5 % of GDP2.5SwedenSweden: 2.5 % of GDP2.5IraqIraq: 2.4 % of GDP2.4BelarusBelarus: 2.4 % of GDP2.4
% of GDP. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCountries2025
% of GDP		Change on 2024
1Ukraine39.6+5.6 pts
2Algeria8.8+0.9 pts
3Israel7.8-0.7 pts
4Russia7.5+0.6 pts
5Saudi Arabia6.5+0.1 pts
6Azerbaijan6.5+1.4 pts
7Armenia6.1+0.6 pts
8Oman5.7+0.1 pts
9Kuwait4.7+0.2 pts
10Jordan4.6-0.2 pts
11Poland4.5+0.7 pts
12Mali3.9-0.4 pts
13Latvia3.6+0.3 pts
14Morocco3.5+0.1 pts
15South Sudan3.4-3.1 pts
16Estonia3.4+0.1 pts
17Burkina Faso3.3-1.1 pts
18Norway3.3+1 pts
19Denmark3.3+1 pts
20Burundi3.2-0.3 pts
21Colombia3.2-0.1 pts
22Chad3.2+0.2 pts
23United States3.1-0.3 pts
24Botswana3.1+0.4 pts
25Bahrain3.1+0.2 pts
26Lithuania3.1-0.1 pts
27Singapore3+0.2 pts
28Greece3+0.1 pts
29Kyrgyzstan2.9-0 pts
30Pakistan2.9+0.2 pts
31Namibia2.80 pts
32Serbia2.8+0.1 pts
33Mauritania2.7+0.2 pts
34South Korea2.6+0.1 pts
35Finland2.6+0.4 pts
36Lebanon2.5+0.3 pts
37Tunisia2.5-0 pts
38Sweden2.5+0.5 pts
39Iraq2.4+0.2 pts
40Belarus2.4+0.4 pts
41United Kingdom2.4-0.1 pts
42Central African Republic2.3-0.3 pts
43India2.3+0.1 pts
44Uruguay2.3+0.3 pts
45Romania2.3+0.1 pts
46Germany2.3+0.4 pts
47Timor-Leste2.3+0.1 pts
48Netherlands2.2+0.3 pts
49Vietnam2.2+0.4 pts
50Niger2.1-0.1 pts
51Spain2.1+0.7 pts
52Ecuador2.1-0.2 pts
53Iran2.1-0.1 pts
54Hungary2-0.1 pts
55Albania2+0.1 pts
56Slovakia2+0.1 pts
57Guinea2-0.1 pts
58France20 pts
59Croatia2+0.2 pts
60Belgium2+0.7 pts
61Bulgaria2+0.1 pts
62North Macedonia2+0.2 pts
63Uganda2-0 pts
64Australia1.90 pts
65Türkiye1.9+0.1 pts
66Montenegro1.9+0.1 pts
67Italy1.9+0.3 pts
68Togo1.9-0.3 pts
69Mozambique1.9-0.3 pts
70Czechia1.8-0 pts
71Georgia1.7+0.2 pts
72China1.7+0.1 pts
73Portugal1.7+0.3 pts
74Gabon1.7+0.1 pts
75Lesotho1.60 pts
76Canada1.6+0.3 pts
77Cyprus1.60 pts
78Eswatini1.6+0.1 pts
79Senegal1.6-0.4 pts
80Slovenia1.5+0.2 pts
81Somalia1.5-0.1 pts
82Chile1.5-0.1 pts
83Tajikistan1.5+0.1 pts
84Honduras1.5-0 pts
85Cambodia1.5-0.1 pts
86Japan1.4+0.1 pts
87Angola1.4+0.4 pts
88Democratic Republic of the Congo1.4+0.2 pts
89Jamaica1.4-0 pts
90El Salvador1.3-0 pts
91Fiji1.30 pts
92Sri Lanka1.30 pts
93Republic of the Congo1.3+0.1 pts
94Philippines1.3+0.1 pts
95Rwanda1.3+0.1 pts
96Zambia1.3-0.1 pts
97Seychelles1.2-0 pts
98Bolivia1.2-0 pts
99Tanzania1.2-0 pts
100Malawi1.1+0.1 pts
101New Zealand1.1-0.1 pts
102Austria1.1+0.1 pts
103Kenya1.10 pts
104Cameroon1.1+0.1 pts
105Brazil1.1+0.1 pts
106Indonesia1+0.2 pts
107Thailand1-0 pts
108Malaysia1-0 pts
109Belize1-0.1 pts
110Guyana1+0.2 pts
111Nepal1-0.1 pts
112Trinidad and Tobago0.9-0 pts
113Nigeria0.9+0.4 pts
114Equatorial Guinea0.90 pts
115Benin0.9+0.1 pts
116Guinea-Bissau0.9-0.2 pts
117Mongolia0.9+0.1 pts
118Paraguay0.9-0.1 pts
119Liberia0.9+0.1 pts
120Luxembourg0.9+0.2 pts
121Peru0.8-0.1 pts
122Bangladesh0.8-0.1 pts
123Dominican Republic0.8-0 pts
124Côte d’Ivoire0.80 pts
125Switzerland0.8+0.1 pts
126South Africa0.7-0 pts
127Mexico0.7-0.4 pts
128Bosnia and Herzegovina0.7-0 pts
129Cape Verde0.70 pts
130Madagascar0.6-0.1 pts
131Egypt0.6-0.1 pts
132Gambia0.6-0 pts
133Nicaragua0.60 pts
134Zimbabwe0.6+0.2 pts
135Argentina0.6-0.1 pts
136Moldova0.6-0 pts
137Guatemala0.5+0.1 pts
138Ethiopia0.50 pts
139Ghana0.5+0.1 pts
140Malta0.4+0.1 pts
141Kazakhstan0.40 pts
142Sierra Leone0.4-0.3 pts
143Papua New Guinea0.40 pts
144Ireland0.20 pts
145Mauritius0.10 pts
146Haiti0.10 pts
147Costa Rica00 pts
147Iceland00 pts
147Panama00 pts

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About this ranking

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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the countries are compared on one definition. 16 countries with data in other periods have no value for 2025 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Military expenditure, % of GDP (MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which country has the highest military spending as a share of GDP?

Ukraine, with 39.6% of GDP in 2025, according to the World Bank.

Which country has the lowest military spending as a share of GDP?

Panama, with 0% of GDP in 2025.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: World Bank, Military expenditure, % of GDP (MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-09. 16 countries have no value for 2025 and are not ranked.

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