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Countries by military spending as a share of GDP

Oman had the highest military spending as a share of GDP of 153 countries in 2019, at 7.4% of GDP. Panama had the lowest, at 0% of GDP. The median was 1.4% of GDP and the figure for the World was 2.1% of GDP. Source: the World Bank.

Highest7.4Oman
Lowest0Panama
Median1.4153 countries
World2.1History

Top 40 countries, 2019

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OmanOman: 7.4 % of GDP7.4Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia: 7.4 % of GDP7.4AlgeriaAlgeria: 5.3 % of GDP5.3KuwaitKuwait: 5.2 % of GDP5.2IsraelIsrael: 5 % of GDP5ArmeniaArmenia: 4.8 % of GDP4.8LebanonLebanon: 4.7 % of GDP4.7JordanJordan: 4.6 % of GDP4.6UkraineUkraine: 4.1 % of GDP4.1BahrainBahrain: 4 % of GDP4AzerbaijanAzerbaijan: 3.8 % of GDP3.8RussiaRussia: 3.8 % of GDP3.8South SudanSouth Sudan: 3.8 % of GDP3.8PakistanPakistan: 3.5 % of GDP3.5United StatesUnited States: 3.4 % of GDP3.4NamibiaNamibia: 3.3 % of GDP3.3IraqIraq: 3.2 % of GDP3.2BulgariaBulgaria: 3.2 % of GDP3.2ColombiaColombia: 3.1 % of GDP3.1BotswanaBotswana: 3.1 % of GDP3.1BruneiBrunei: 3.1 % of GDP3.1MoroccoMorocco: 2.9 % of GDP2.9BurundiBurundi: 2.8 % of GDP2.8SingaporeSingapore: 2.8 % of GDP2.8MaliMali: 2.8 % of GDP2.8KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan: 2.7 % of GDP2.7TürkiyeTürkiye: 2.6 % of GDP2.6GreeceGreece: 2.6 % of GDP2.6IndiaIndia: 2.5 % of GDP2.5South KoreaSouth Korea: 2.5 % of GDP2.5TunisiaTunisia: 2.4 % of GDP2.4TogoTogo: 2.4 % of GDP2.4Burkina FasoBurkina Faso: 2.2 % of GDP2.2SerbiaSerbia: 2.2 % of GDP2.2EcuadorEcuador: 2.2 % of GDP2.2VietnamVietnam: 2.2 % of GDP2.2IranIran: 2.1 % of GDP2.1Republic of the CongoRepublic of the Congo: 2.1 % of GDP2.1LatviaLatvia: 2.1 % of GDP2.1MyanmarMyanmar: 2 % of GDP2
% of GDP. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCountries2019
% of GDP		Change on 2018
1Oman7.4-0.8 pts
2Saudi Arabia7.4-1.1 pts
3Algeria5.3+0.4 pts
4Kuwait5.2+0.1 pts
5Israel5-0.2 pts
6Armenia4.8+0.7 pts
7Lebanon4.7-0.3 pts
8Jordan4.60 pts
9Ukraine4.1+0.4 pts
10Bahrain4-0 pts
11Azerbaijan3.8+0.3 pts
12Russia3.8+0.1 pts
13South Sudan3.8-1 pts
14Pakistan3.5-0.1 pts
15United States3.4+0.1 pts
16Namibia3.3-0 pts
17Iraq3.2+0.5 pts
18Bulgaria3.2+1.7 pts
19Colombia3.1+0.1 pts
20Botswana3.1+0.2 pts
21Brunei3.1+0.4 pts
22Morocco2.9-0 pts
23Burundi2.8+0.7 pts
24Singapore2.8-0 pts
25Mali2.8-0.1 pts
26Kyrgyzstan2.7-0.3 pts
27Türkiye2.6+0.1 pts
28Greece2.6-0.1 pts
29India2.5+0.1 pts
30South Korea2.5+0.2 pts
31Tunisia2.4+0.4 pts
32Togo2.4+0.9 pts
33Burkina Faso2.2+0.3 pts
34Serbia2.2+0.2 pts
35Ecuador2.2-0.2 pts
36Vietnam2.2-0.1 pts
37Iran2.1-0.2 pts
38Republic of the Congo2.1+0.2 pts
39Latvia2.1-0 pts
40Myanmar2-0.1 pts
41Mauritania2-0.1 pts
42Estonia20 pts
43Lithuania20 pts
44United Kingdom20 pts
45Poland2-0.1 pts
46Niger1.9+0.1 pts
47Eswatini1.9-0.2 pts
48Lesotho1.9-0.1 pts
49Australia1.9-0 pts
50Chile1.9-0 pts
51Uruguay1.9-0.1 pts
52France1.90 pts
53Norway1.8+0.1 pts
54Romania1.80 pts
55Central African Republic1.8+0.4 pts
56Cyprus1.80 pts
57Angola1.8-0.2 pts
58Georgia1.8-0.1 pts
59Sri Lanka1.80 pts
60Uganda1.7+0.6 pts
61Slovakia1.7+0.5 pts
62Timor-Leste1.7+0.4 pts
63Jamaica1.7+0.3 pts
64China1.70 pts
65Belarus1.60 pts
66Sudan1.6-0.1 pts
67Cambodia1.6-0 pts
68Croatia1.6+0.1 pts
69Gabon1.60 pts
70Honduras1.6+0.1 pts
71Chad1.6-0.1 pts
72Senegal1.5-0.1 pts
73Guinea-Bissau1.5+0.8 pts
74Guinea1.5-0.2 pts
75Bolivia1.5-0 pts
76Fiji1.4-0 pts
77Mozambique1.4+0.1 pts
78Brazil1.4-0.1 pts
79Portugal1.4-0 pts
80Finland1.4-0 pts
81Montenegro1.3-0 pts
82Hungary1.3+0.3 pts
83Thailand1.30 pts
84Equatorial Guinea1.3+0.2 pts
85Guyana1.30 pts
86Denmark1.30 pts
87New Zealand1.3+0.2 pts
88Netherlands1.3+0.1 pts
89Albania1.3+0.1 pts
90Zambia1.3-0.2 pts
91Italy1.2-0.1 pts
92Bangladesh1.2+0.1 pts
93Germany1.2+0.1 pts
94Nepal1.2-0.1 pts
95Spain1.2-0 pts
96Canada1.2-0 pts
97Peru1.20 pts
98North Macedonia1.2+0.3 pts
99Rwanda1.2-0 pts
100Egypt1.2-0.1 pts
101El Salvador1.20 pts
102Afghanistan1.2+0.2 pts
103Seychelles1.2-0 pts
104Czechia1.2+0.1 pts
105Philippines1.1-0.1 pts
106Kenya1.1-0.1 pts
107Sweden1.1+0.1 pts
108Cameroon1.1-0 pts
109Slovenia1.1+0.1 pts
110Tanzania1.1-0 pts
111Belize10 pts
112Kazakhstan1+0.2 pts
113Tajikistan1-0.1 pts
114Paraguay10 pts
115Japan10 pts
116Malaysia0.9-0.1 pts
117Côte d’Ivoire0.9-0.2 pts
118Belgium0.9-0 pts
119South Africa0.9-0 pts
120Somalia0.8-0.1 pts
121Bosnia and Herzegovina0.8-0 pts
122Gambia0.8+0.1 pts
123Malawi0.8+0.2 pts
124Austria0.80 pts
125Trinidad and Tobago0.70 pts
126Indonesia0.70 pts
127Argentina0.7-0 pts
128Switzerland0.70 pts
129Democratic Republic of the Congo0.7+0.1 pts
130Dominican Republic0.7-0 pts
131Mongolia0.7-0 pts
132Zimbabwe0.7-0.5 pts
133Nicaragua0.6-0 pts
134Ethiopia0.6-0.1 pts
135Madagascar0.50 pts
136Mexico0.50 pts
137Malta0.5+0.1 pts
138Benin0.5-0.2 pts
139Luxembourg0.5+0.1 pts
140Nigeria0.5-0 pts
141Cape Verde0.4-0.1 pts
142Guatemala0.4+0.1 pts
143Liberia0.40 pts
144Sierra Leone0.4-0.1 pts
145Papua New Guinea0.40 pts
146Ghana0.30 pts
147Moldova0.30 pts
148Ireland0.3-0 pts
149Mauritius0.1-0 pts
150Haiti0.10 pts
151Costa Rica00 pts
151Iceland00 pts
151Panama00 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. 12 countries with data in other periods have no value for 2019 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?

Oman, with 7.4% of GDP in 2019, according to the World Bank.

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

Panama, with 0% of GDP in 2019.

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. 12 countries have no value for 2019 and are not ranked.

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