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Countries by military spending as a share of GDP

Saudi Arabia had the highest military spending as a share of GDP of 157 countries in 2014, at 10.3% of GDP. Panama had the lowest, at 0% of GDP. The median was 1.3% of GDP and the figure for the World was 2.2% of GDP. Source: the World Bank.

Highest10.3Saudi Arabia
Lowest0Panama
Median1.3157 countries
World2.2History

Top 40 countries, 2014

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Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia: 10.3 % of GDP10.3OmanOman: 8.9 % of GDP8.9South SudanSouth Sudan: 8.6 % of GDP8.6LibyaLibya: 6.5 % of GDP6.5United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates: 5.6 % of GDP5.6IsraelIsrael: 5.5 % of GDP5.5AlgeriaAlgeria: 5 % of GDP5LebanonLebanon: 4.7 % of GDP4.7AngolaAngola: 4.7 % of GDP4.7AzerbaijanAzerbaijan: 4.6 % of GDP4.6BahrainBahrain: 4.4 % of GDP4.4NamibiaNamibia: 4.3 % of GDP4.3JordanJordan: 4.2 % of GDP4.2RussiaRussia: 4.1 % of GDP4.1YemenYemen: 4 % of GDP4ArmeniaArmenia: 3.9 % of GDP3.9Republic of the CongoRepublic of the Congo: 3.9 % of GDP3.9United StatesUnited States: 3.7 % of GDP3.7KuwaitKuwait: 3.6 % of GDP3.6MyanmarMyanmar: 3.6 % of GDP3.6CubaCuba: 3.5 % of GDP3.5MoroccoMorocco: 3.4 % of GDP3.4KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan: 3.4 % of GDP3.4ColombiaColombia: 3.1 % of GDP3.1PakistanPakistan: 3.1 % of GDP3.1BruneiBrunei: 3.1 % of GDP3.1SingaporeSingapore: 3 % of GDP3UkraineUkraine: 3 % of GDP3IraqIraq: 3 % of GDP3EcuadorEcuador: 2.7 % of GDP2.7IndiaIndia: 2.5 % of GDP2.5South KoreaSouth Korea: 2.4 % of GDP2.4Sri LankaSri Lanka: 2.4 % of GDP2.4VietnamVietnam: 2.4 % of GDP2.4GreeceGreece: 2.4 % of GDP2.4GeorgiaGeorgia: 2.3 % of GDP2.3BurundiBurundi: 2.3 % of GDP2.3GuineaGuinea: 2.3 % of GDP2.3SeychellesSeychelles: 2.2 % of GDP2.2BotswanaBotswana: 2.2 % of GDP2.2
% of GDP. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCountries2014
% of GDP		Change on 2013
1Saudi Arabia10.3+1.6 pts
2Oman8.9-0.9 pts
3South Sudan8.6+2 pts
4Libya6.5+1.3 pts
5United Arab Emirates5.6-0.4 pts
6Israel5.5+0.2 pts
7Algeria5+0.5 pts
8Lebanon4.7+0.6 pts
9Angola4.7+0.2 pts
10Azerbaijan4.60 pts
11Bahrain4.4+0.3 pts
12Namibia4.3+1.1 pts
13Jordan4.20 pts
14Russia4.1+0.3 pts
15Yemen4-0.1 pts
16Armenia3.9-0.1 pts
17Republic of the Congo3.9+1.9 pts
18United States3.7-0.3 pts
19Kuwait3.6+0.3 pts
20Myanmar3.6-0.3 pts
21Cuba3.50 pts
22Morocco3.4-0.4 pts
23Kyrgyzstan3.4+0.2 pts
24Colombia3.1-0.2 pts
25Pakistan3.10 pts
26Brunei3.1+0.8 pts
27Singapore30 pts
28Ukraine3+0.6 pts
29Iraq3-0.4 pts
30Ecuador2.7-0.1 pts
31India2.5-0 pts
32South Korea2.40 pts
33Sri Lanka2.4+0.3 pts
34Vietnam2.4-0.2 pts
35Greece2.4-0 pts
36Georgia2.3-0.2 pts
37Burundi2.3-0.2 pts
38Guinea2.3-0.1 pts
39Seychelles2.2+1.2 pts
40Botswana2.2+0.1 pts
41Mauritania2.2+0.2 pts
42United Kingdom2.2-0.1 pts
43Chad2.2-2.1 pts
44Iran2.1-0.1 pts
45Timor-Leste2-0.2 pts
46Central African Republic2-0.8 pts
47Chile2-0 pts
48Lesotho2-0.1 pts
49Poland1.9+0.1 pts
50Bolivia1.9+0.1 pts
51Estonia1.90 pts
52Guinea-Bissau1.9-0.1 pts
53Zimbabwe1.90 pts
54Serbia1.90 pts
55Türkiye1.9-0.1 pts
56Belarus1.9-0.1 pts
57France1.90 pts
58Eswatini1.8-0.1 pts
59Togo1.8+0.1 pts
60Croatia1.8+0.2 pts
61Tunisia1.8+0.2 pts
62Australia1.8+0.1 pts
63Uruguay1.7+0.1 pts
64China1.70 pts
65Egypt1.7+0.1 pts
66Zambia1.6+0.3 pts
67Peru1.6-0 pts
68Cyprus1.5-0.1 pts
69Fiji1.5+0.2 pts
70Mali1.5+0.4 pts
71Portugal1.5-0.2 pts
72Montenegro1.50 pts
73Norway1.5+0.1 pts
74Finland1.5-0.1 pts
75Malaysia1.5-0 pts
76Nepal1.4+0.1 pts
77Thailand1.40 pts
78Bangladesh1.40 pts
79Romania1.3+0.1 pts
80Albania1.3-0.1 pts
81Niger1.3+0.3 pts
82Brazil1.30 pts
83Bulgaria1.3-0.1 pts
84Afghanistan1.3+0.2 pts
85Burkina Faso1.30 pts
86Cambodia1.30 pts
87Italy1.3-0.1 pts
88Spain1.2-0 pts
89Senegal1.2-0 pts
90Kenya1.2-0.2 pts
91Honduras1.2-0.2 pts
92Gambia1.2+0.4 pts
93Venezuela1.2-0.5 pts
94Denmark1.1-0.1 pts
95Netherlands1.1-0 pts
96Gabon1.1-0.5 pts
97Sweden1.10 pts
98Tajikistan1.1n/a
99Germany1.1-0 pts
100Cameroon1.1-0.1 pts
101Rwanda1.10 pts
102North Macedonia1.1-0.1 pts
103Canada1.1+0.1 pts
104Côte d’Ivoire1.1+0.1 pts
105Philippines1-0.1 pts
106Kazakhstan1-0 pts
107El Salvador1-0 pts
108Bosnia and Herzegovina1-0.1 pts
109South Africa1-0 pts
110Tanzania10 pts
111New Zealand1-0 pts
112Paraguay10 pts
113Slovenia1-0.1 pts
114Slovakia10 pts
115Latvia10 pts
116Mozambique10 pts
117Belgium1-0 pts
118Czechia1-0 pts
119Guyana1+0.1 pts
120Japan0.90 pts
121Somalia0.9+0.5 pts
122Belize0.90 pts
123Uganda0.9-0 pts
124Democratic Republic of the Congo0.9-0.2 pts
125Lithuania0.9+0.1 pts
126Argentina0.90 pts
127Jamaica0.9-0 pts
128Mongolia0.90 pts
129Hungary0.9-0.1 pts
130Indonesia0.8-0.1 pts
131Equatorial Guinea0.8n/a
132Austria0.8-0 pts
133Sierra Leone0.7+0.3 pts
134Ethiopia0.7-0.1 pts
135Benin0.70 pts
136Nicaragua0.70 pts
137Trinidad and Tobago0.7-0.1 pts
138Dominican Republic0.70 pts
139Switzerland0.6-0.1 pts
140Malawi0.6-0.2 pts
141Madagascar0.6-0 pts
142Mexico0.50 pts
143Cape Verde0.50 pts
144Ghana0.5+0.1 pts
145Papua New Guinea0.5-0 pts
146Malta0.5-0 pts
147Liberia0.5-0 pts
148Ireland0.4-0 pts
149Guatemala0.4-0 pts
150Nigeria0.4-0.1 pts
151Moldova0.30 pts
152Luxembourg0.2-0.1 pts
153Mauritius0.2-0 pts
154Haiti00 pts
155Costa Rica00 pts
155Iceland00 pts
155Panama00 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. 8 countries with data in other periods have no value for 2014 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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Questions

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

Saudi Arabia, with 10.3% of GDP in 2014, according to the World Bank.

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

Panama, with 0% of GDP in 2014.

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. 8 countries have no value for 2014 and are not ranked.

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