What part of government spending goes to defense.
The ranking uses the latest available value for each country — the year is shown in the row. The table spans 1999 to 2024.
Top-20 · % of government expenditure
The scale does not start at zero — the values lie in a narrow range, and starting from zero the bars would be indistinguishable. The axis ticks are labeled.
| # | Year | Subregion | World rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ukraine
|
54.01 | 2024 | 1 | |
| 2 |
Belarus
|
50.66 | 2024 | 2 | |
| 3 |
Eritrea
|
46.37 | 2003 | 3 | |
| 4 |
Myanmar
|
29.1 | 2024 | 4 | |
| 5 |
Qatar
|
26.88 | 2022 | 5 | |
| 6 |
Saudi Arabia
|
22.31 | 2024 | 6 | |
| 7 |
Somalia
|
21.57 | 2024 | 7 | |
| 8 |
Algeria
|
21.38 | 2024 | 8 | |
| 9 |
Oman
|
20.13 | 2024 | 9 | |
| 10 |
Singapore
|
20.13 | 2024 | 10 | |
| 11 |
Israel
|
19.99 | 2024 | 11 | |
| 12 |
Russia
|
18.9 | 2024 | 12 | |
| 13 |
Armenia
|
18.33 | 2024 | 13 | |
| 14 |
Chad
|
17.22 | 2024 | 14 | |
| 15 |
United Arab Emirates
|
17.04 | 2014 | 15 | |
| 16 |
Burkina Faso
|
17 | 2024 | 16 | |
| 17 |
Mali
|
16.65 | 2024 | 17 | |
| 18 |
Azerbaijan
|
15.23 | 2024 | 18 | |
| 19 |
Turkmenistan
|
14.96 | 1999 | 19 | |
| 20 |
Jordan
|
14.35 | 2024 | 20 | |
| 21 |
Yemen
|
14.28 | 2014 | 21 | |
| 22 |
Central African Republic
|
14.12 | 2024 | 22 | |
| 23 |
Pakistan
|
13.83 | 2024 | 23 | |
| 24 |
Niger
|
13.79 | 2024 | 24 | |
| 25 |
Syria
|
13.62 | 2010 | 25 | |
| 26 |
Guinea
|
12.79 | 2024 | 26 | |
| 27 |
Iran
|
12.55 | 2024 | 27 | |
| 28 |
Burundi
|
12.5 | 2024 | 28 | |
| 29 |
Brunei Darussalam
|
12.07 | 2024 | 29 | |
| 30 |
South Korea
|
11.32 | 2024 | 30 | |
| 31 |
Uzbekistan
|
11.06 | 2018 | 31 | |
| 32 |
Morocco
|
10.67 | 2024 | 32 | |
| 33 |
Afghanistan
|
10.27 | 2021 | 33 | |
| 34 |
Bahrain
|
10.22 | 2024 | 34 | |
| 35 |
Colombia
|
10.12 | 2024 | 35 | |
| 36 |
Uganda
|
10.08 | 2024 | 36 | |
| 37 |
Kuwait
|
9.68 | 2024 | 37 | |
| 38 |
Mauritania
|
9.62 | 2024 | 38 | |
| 39 |
Sudan
|
9.5 | 2021 | 39 | |
| 40 |
United States
|
9.11 | 2024 | 40 | |
| 41 |
Djibouti
|
9.11 | 2008 | 41 | |
| 42 |
Lebanon
|
8.91 | 2023 | 42 | |
| 43 |
Vietnam
|
8.82 | 2018 | 43 | |
| 44 |
Cambodia
|
8.79 | 2024 | 44 | |
| 45 |
Poland
|
8.47 | 2024 | 45 | |
| 46 |
Kyrgyzstan
|
8.4 | 2024 | 46 | |
| 47 |
Togo
|
8.38 | 2024 | 47 | |
| 48 |
South Sudan
|
8.23 | 2024 | 48 | |
| 49 |
Botswana
|
8.02 | 2024 | 49 | |
| 50 |
Lithuania
|
7.92 | 2024 | 50 | |
| 51 |
India
|
7.63 | 2024 | 51 | |
| 52 |
Estonia
|
7.51 | 2024 | 52 | |
| 53 |
Latvia
|
7.49 | 2024 | 53 | |
| 54 |
Tunisia
|
7.27 | 2024 | 54 | |
| 55 |
Sri Lanka
|
7.25 | 2022 | 55 | |
| 56 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
7.14 | 2024 | 56 | |
| 57 |
Namibia
|
7.13 | 2024 | 57 | |
| 58 |
Ethiopia
|
6.91 | 2024 | 58 | |
| 59 |
Bangladesh
|
6.9 | 2024 | 59 | |
| 60 |
Uruguay
|
6.78 | 2024 | 60 | |
| 61 |
Albania
|
6.61 | 2024 | 61 | |
| 62 |
Greece
|
6.58 | 2024 | 62 | |
| 63 |
Gabon
|
6.57 | 2024 | 63 | |
| 64 |
Tajikistan
|
6.22 | 2024 | 64 | |
| 65 |
Mozambique
|
6.13 | 2024 | 65 | |
| 66 |
Cameroon
|
6.12 | 2024 | 66 | |
| 67 |
Tanzania
|
6.1 | 2024 | 67 | |
| 68 |
Georgia
|
6.07 | 2024 | 68 | |
| 69 |
Serbia
|
6.05 | 2024 | 69 | |
| 70 |
Romania
|
5.85 | 2024 | 70 | |
| 71 |
Chile
|
5.84 | 2024 | 71 | |
| 72 |
Honduras
|
5.83 | 2024 | 72 | |
| 73 |
Guinea-Bissau
|
5.76 | 2023 | 73 | |
| 74 |
North Macedonia
|
5.55 | 2024 | 74 | |
| 75 |
Bulgaria
|
5.49 | 2024 | 75 | |
| 76 |
Ecuador
|
5.47 | 2024 | 76 | |
| 77 |
Libya
|
5.47 | 2023 | 77 | |
| 78 |
Philippines
|
5.44 | 2024 | 78 | |
| 79 |
Senegal
|
5.43 | 2024 | 79 | |
| 80 |
Republic of the Congo
|
5.39 | 2024 | 80 | |
| 81 |
United Kingdom
|
5.25 | 2024 | 81 | |
| 82 |
China
|
5.06 | 2024 | 82 | |
| 83 |
Denmark
|
5.06 | 2024 | 83 | |
| 84 |
Australia
|
4.96 | 2024 | 84 | |
| 85 |
Angola
|
4.92 | 2024 | 85 | |
| 86 |
Iraq
|
4.87 | 2024 | 86 | |
| 87 |
Eswatini
|
4.82 | 2024 | 87 | |
| 88 |
Kosovo
|
4.8 | 2024 | 88 | |
| 89 |
Zambia
|
4.75 | 2024 | 89 | |
| 90 |
Equatorial Guinea
|
4.72 | 2024 | 90 | |
| 91 |
Indonesia
|
4.6 | 2024 | 91 | |
| 92 |
Thailand
|
4.54 | 2024 | 92 | |
| 93 |
Norway
|
4.53 | 2024 | 93 | |
| 94 |
Malaysia
|
4.52 | 2024 | 94 | |
| 95 |
Paraguay
|
4.47 | 2024 | 95 | |
| 96 |
Hungary
|
4.43 | 2024 | 96 | |
| 97 |
Kenya
|
4.43 | 2024 | 97 | |
| 98 |
Netherlands
|
4.34 | 2024 | 98 | |
| 99 |
Czechia
|
4.32 | 2024 | 99 | |
| 100 |
Slovakia
|
4.3 | 2024 | 100 | |
| 101 |
Fiji
|
4.26 | 2024 | 101 | |
| 102 |
Rwanda
|
4.24 | 2024 | 102 | |
| 103 |
Madagascar
|
4.24 | 2024 | 103 | |
| 104 |
Cyprus
|
4.21 | 2024 | 104 | |
| 105 |
Montenegro
|
4.19 | 2024 | 105 | |
| 106 |
Sweden
|
4.12 | 2024 | 106 | |
| 107 |
Nepal
|
4.11 | 2024 | 107 | |
| 108 |
Jamaica
|
4.07 | 2024 | 108 | |
| 109 |
Peru
|
4.06 | 2024 | 109 | |
| 110 |
Finland
|
4.05 | 2024 | 110 | |
| 111 |
Dominican Republic
|
4.04 | 2024 | 111 | |
| 112 |
Germany
|
3.93 | 2024 | 112 | |
| 113 |
El Salvador
|
3.83 | 2024 | 113 | |
| 114 |
Benin
|
3.8 | 2024 | 114 | |
| 115 |
Panama
|
3.8 | 1999 | 115 | |
| 116 |
Belize
|
3.77 | 2024 | 116 | |
| 117 |
Croatia
|
3.76 | 2024 | 117 | |
| 118 |
Guyana
|
3.67 | 2024 | 118 | |
| 119 |
Bolivia
|
3.67 | 2024 | 119 | |
| 120 |
Côte d'Ivoire
|
3.66 | 2024 | 120 | |
| 121 |
France
|
3.59 | 2024 | 121 | |
| 122 |
Portugal
|
3.57 | 2024 | 122 | |
| 123 |
Malawi
|
3.5 | 2024 | 123 | |
| 124 |
Seychelles
|
3.36 | 2024 | 124 | |
| 125 |
Japan
|
3.25 | 2024 | 125 | |
| 126 |
Liberia
|
3.2 | 2024 | 126 | |
| 127 |
Spain
|
3.2 | 2024 | 127 | |
| 128 |
Italy
|
3.18 | 2024 | 128 | |
| 129 |
Canada
|
3.08 | 2024 | 129 | |
| 130 |
Nigeria
|
3.07 | 2024 | 130 | |
| 131 |
Mexico
|
2.97 | 2024 | 131 | |
| 132 |
Egypt
|
2.93 | 2024 | 132 | |
| 133 |
New Zealand
|
2.82 | 2024 | 133 | |
| 134 |
Slovenia
|
2.74 | 2024 | 134 | |
| 135 |
Trinidad and Tobago
|
2.73 | 2024 | 135 | |
| 136 |
Guatemala
|
2.72 | 2024 | 136 | |
| 137 |
Timor-Leste
|
2.64 | 2024 | 137 | |
| 138 |
Lesotho
|
2.53 | 2024 | 138 | |
| 139 |
Gambia
|
2.5 | 2024 | 139 | |
| 140 |
Belgium
|
2.36 | 2024 | 140 | |
| 141 |
Switzerland
|
2.27 | 2024 | 141 | |
| 142 |
South Africa
|
2.11 | 2024 | 142 | |
| 143 |
Brazil
|
2.1 | 2024 | 143 | |
| 144 |
Cabo Verde
|
2.05 | 2024 | 144 | |
| 145 |
Mongolia
|
2.01 | 2024 | 145 | |
| 146 |
Luxembourg
|
1.99 | 2024 | 146 | |
| 147 |
Kazakhstan
|
1.94 | 2024 | 147 | |
| 148 |
Argentina
|
1.93 | 2024 | 148 | |
| 149 |
Nicaragua
|
1.9 | 2024 | 149 | |
| 150 |
Austria
|
1.85 | 2024 | 150 | |
| 151 |
Ghana
|
1.76 | 2024 | 151 | |
| 152 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
1.73 | 2024 | 152 | |
| 153 |
Haiti
|
1.63 | 2024 | 153 | |
| 154 |
Moldova
|
1.6 | 2024 | 154 | |
| 155 |
Zimbabwe
|
1.32 | 2024 | 155 | |
| 156 |
Papua New Guinea
|
1.29 | 2024 | 156 | |
| 157 |
Malta
|
1.28 | 2024 | 157 | |
| 158 |
Ireland
|
1 | 2024 | 158 | |
| 159 |
Laos
|
0.78 | 2013 | 159 | |
| 160 |
Mauritius
|
0.48 | 2024 | 160 | |
| 161 |
Sierra Leone
|
0 | 2024 | 161 |
Military expenditure as a percent of total general government expenditure. Unlike the share of GDP it shows priorities inside the budget: a country can spend little on defense as a percent of GDP, yet with a small state that will be a substantial part of all government spending — and the other way round.
Important: The aggregate for country groups is weighted by government consumption in dollars: it makes up about two thirds of all budget spending, and the source does not publish budget expenditure in absolute terms.
The share of GDP a country spends on defense.
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