The share of GDP a country spends on 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 GDP
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
|
34.48 | 2024 | 1 | |
| 2 |
Eritrea
|
20.87 | 2003 | 2 | |
| 3 |
Israel
|
8.78 | 2024 | 3 | |
| 4 |
Algeria
|
7.97 | 2024 | 4 | |
| 5 |
Saudi Arabia
|
7.3 | 2024 | 5 | |
| 6 |
Russia
|
7.05 | 2024 | 6 | |
| 7 |
Myanmar
|
6.79 | 2024 | 7 | |
| 8 |
Qatar
|
6.5 | 2022 | 8 | |
| 9 |
United Arab Emirates
|
5.64 | 2014 | 9 | |
| 10 |
Oman
|
5.59 | 2024 | 10 | |
| 11 |
Armenia
|
5.48 | 2024 | 11 | |
| 12 |
Libya
|
5.29 | 2023 | 12 | |
| 13 |
Azerbaijan
|
4.99 | 2024 | 13 | |
| 14 |
Kuwait
|
4.84 | 2024 | 14 | |
| 15 |
Jordan
|
4.8 | 2024 | 15 | |
| 16 |
Burkina Faso
|
4.68 | 2024 | 16 | |
| 17 |
Mali
|
4.2 | 2024 | 17 | |
| 18 |
Poland
|
4.15 | 2024 | 18 | |
| 19 |
Syria
|
4.06 | 2010 | 19 | |
| 20 |
Yemen
|
3.97 | 2014 | 20 | |
| 21 |
Burundi
|
3.8 | 2024 | 21 | |
| 22 |
Brunei Darussalam
|
3.58 | 2024 | 22 | |
| 23 |
Morocco
|
3.52 | 2024 | 23 | |
| 24 |
United States
|
3.42 | 2024 | 24 | |
| 25 |
Estonia
|
3.37 | 2024 | 25 | |
| 26 |
Colombia
|
3.36 | 2024 | 26 | |
| 27 |
Latvia
|
3.26 | 2024 | 27 | |
| 28 |
Greece
|
3.13 | 2024 | 28 | |
| 29 |
Lithuania
|
3.12 | 2024 | 29 | |
| 30 |
Chad
|
2.98 | 2024 | 30 | |
| 31 |
Kyrgyzstan
|
2.97 | 2024 | 31 | |
| 32 |
Turkmenistan
|
2.9 | 1999 | 32 | |
| 33 |
Bahrain
|
2.89 | 2024 | 33 | |
| 34 |
Cuba
|
2.88 | 2018 | 34 | |
| 35 |
Uzbekistan
|
2.87 | 2018 | 35 | |
| 36 |
Singapore
|
2.84 | 2024 | 36 | |
| 37 |
Botswana
|
2.83 | 2024 | 37 | |
| 38 |
Namibia
|
2.73 | 2024 | 38 | |
| 39 |
Pakistan
|
2.67 | 2024 | 39 | |
| 40 |
Timor-Leste
|
2.66 | 2024 | 40 | |
| 41 |
Djibouti
|
2.63 | 2008 | 41 | |
| 42 |
Serbia
|
2.6 | 2024 | 42 | |
| 43 |
Lebanon
|
2.59 | 2024 | 43 | |
| 44 |
South Korea
|
2.56 | 2024 | 44 | |
| 45 |
Central African Republic
|
2.52 | 2024 | 45 | |
| 46 |
Tunisia
|
2.51 | 2024 | 46 | |
| 47 |
Denmark
|
2.42 | 2024 | 47 | |
| 48 |
Iraq
|
2.36 | 2024 | 48 | |
| 49 |
Uruguay
|
2.31 | 2024 | 49 | |
| 50 |
Finland
|
2.3 | 2024 | 50 | |
| 51 |
Romania
|
2.3 | 2024 | 51 | |
| 52 |
United Kingdom
|
2.28 | 2024 | 52 | |
| 53 |
India
|
2.27 | 2024 | 53 | |
| 54 |
Niger
|
2.24 | 2024 | 54 | |
| 55 |
Ecuador
|
2.22 | 2024 | 55 | |
| 56 |
Hungary
|
2.16 | 2024 | 56 | |
| 57 |
Mauritania
|
2.16 | 2024 | 57 | |
| 58 |
Bulgaria
|
2.15 | 2024 | 58 | |
| 59 |
North Macedonia
|
2.1 | 2024 | 59 | |
| 60 |
Norway
|
2.09 | 2024 | 60 | |
| 61 |
Belarus
|
2.07 | 2024 | 61 | |
| 62 |
Guinea
|
2.05 | 2024 | 62 | |
| 63 |
France
|
2.05 | 2024 | 63 | |
| 64 |
Albania
|
2.04 | 2024 | 64 | |
| 65 |
Slovakia
|
2.01 | 2024 | 65 | |
| 66 |
Iran
|
2.01 | 2024 | 66 | |
| 67 |
Togo
|
2 | 2024 | 67 | |
| 68 |
Sweden
|
2 | 2024 | 68 | |
| 69 |
Mozambique
|
1.99 | 2024 | 69 | |
| 70 |
South Sudan
|
1.96 | 2024 | 70 | |
| 71 |
Türkiye
|
1.92 | 2024 | 71 | |
| 72 |
Czechia
|
1.92 | 2024 | 72 | |
| 73 |
Netherlands
|
1.92 | 2024 | 73 | |
| 74 |
Germany
|
1.89 | 2024 | 74 | |
| 75 |
Australia
|
1.88 | 2024 | 75 | |
| 76 |
Uganda
|
1.88 | 2024 | 76 | |
| 77 |
Georgia
|
1.86 | 2024 | 77 | |
| 78 |
Tajikistan
|
1.85 | 2024 | 78 | |
| 79 |
Montenegro
|
1.83 | 2024 | 79 | |
| 80 |
Afghanistan
|
1.83 | 2021 | 80 | |
| 81 |
Vietnam
|
1.81 | 2018 | 81 | |
| 82 |
Croatia
|
1.79 | 2024 | 82 | |
| 83 |
China
|
1.71 | 2024 | 83 | |
| 84 |
Cyprus
|
1.65 | 2024 | 84 | |
| 85 |
Italy
|
1.61 | 2024 | 85 | |
| 86 |
Somalia
|
1.59 | 2024 | 86 | |
| 87 |
Chile
|
1.58 | 2024 | 87 | |
| 88 |
Honduras
|
1.58 | 2024 | 88 | |
| 89 |
Lesotho
|
1.57 | 2024 | 89 | |
| 90 |
Senegal
|
1.57 | 2024 | 90 | |
| 91 |
Gabon
|
1.54 | 2024 | 91 | |
| 92 |
Portugal
|
1.53 | 2024 | 92 | |
| 93 |
Cambodia
|
1.52 | 2024 | 93 | |
| 94 |
Kosovo
|
1.48 | 2024 | 94 | |
| 95 |
Eswatini
|
1.44 | 2024 | 95 | |
| 96 |
Spain
|
1.43 | 2024 | 96 | |
| 97 |
Sri Lanka
|
1.43 | 2024 | 97 | |
| 98 |
Japan
|
1.37 | 2024 | 98 | |
| 99 |
Bolivia
|
1.37 | 2024 | 99 | |
| 100 |
Zambia
|
1.33 | 2024 | 100 | |
| 101 |
Philippines
|
1.32 | 2024 | 101 | |
| 102 |
Canada
|
1.31 | 2024 | 102 | |
| 103 |
Fiji
|
1.31 | 2024 | 103 | |
| 104 |
Slovenia
|
1.31 | 2024 | 104 | |
| 105 |
Belgium
|
1.28 | 2024 | 105 | |
| 106 |
Jamaica
|
1.27 | 2024 | 106 | |
| 107 |
Rwanda
|
1.25 | 2024 | 107 | |
| 108 |
Guinea-Bissau
|
1.23 | 2023 | 108 | |
| 109 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
1.23 | 2024 | 109 | |
| 110 |
New Zealand
|
1.19 | 2024 | 110 | |
| 111 |
El Salvador
|
1.19 | 2024 | 111 | |
| 112 |
Republic of the Congo
|
1.19 | 2024 | 112 | |
| 113 |
Seychelles
|
1.18 | 2024 | 113 | |
| 114 |
Tanzania
|
1.15 | 2024 | 114 | |
| 115 |
Thailand
|
1.08 | 2024 | 115 | |
| 116 |
Malawi
|
1.02 | 2024 | 116 | |
| 117 |
Cameroon
|
1.01 | 2024 | 117 | |
| 118 |
Angola
|
1 | 2024 | 118 | |
| 119 |
Austria
|
1 | 2024 | 119 | |
| 120 |
Kenya
|
1 | 2024 | 120 | |
| 121 |
Malaysia
|
0.99 | 2024 | 121 | |
| 122 |
Equatorial Guinea
|
0.98 | 2024 | 122 | |
| 123 |
Nepal
|
0.98 | 2024 | 123 | |
| 124 |
Panama
|
0.97 | 1999 | 124 | |
| 125 |
Brazil
|
0.97 | 2024 | 125 | |
| 126 |
Luxembourg
|
0.96 | 2024 | 126 | |
| 127 |
Bangladesh
|
0.94 | 2024 | 127 | |
| 128 |
Paraguay
|
0.93 | 2024 | 128 | |
| 129 |
Sudan
|
0.93 | 2021 | 129 | |
| 130 |
Trinidad and Tobago
|
0.92 | 2024 | 130 | |
| 131 |
Peru
|
0.91 | 2024 | 131 | |
| 132 |
Belize
|
0.9 | 2024 | 132 | |
| 133 |
Mexico
|
0.89 | 2024 | 133 | |
| 134 |
Guyana
|
0.87 | 2024 | 134 | |
| 135 |
Dominican Republic
|
0.78 | 2024 | 135 | |
| 136 |
Indonesia
|
0.78 | 2024 | 136 | |
| 137 |
Côte d'Ivoire
|
0.76 | 2024 | 137 | |
| 138 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
0.75 | 2024 | 138 | |
| 139 |
Mongolia
|
0.74 | 2024 | 139 | |
| 140 |
Benin
|
0.72 | 2024 | 140 | |
| 141 |
Switzerland
|
0.72 | 2024 | 141 | |
| 142 |
Liberia
|
0.71 | 2024 | 142 | |
| 143 |
Madagascar
|
0.71 | 2024 | 143 | |
| 144 |
South Africa
|
0.7 | 2024 | 144 | |
| 145 |
Egypt
|
0.67 | 2024 | 145 | |
| 146 |
Ethiopia
|
0.65 | 2024 | 146 | |
| 147 |
Cabo Verde
|
0.62 | 2024 | 147 | |
| 148 |
Argentina
|
0.62 | 2024 | 148 | |
| 149 |
Moldova
|
0.6 | 2024 | 149 | |
| 150 |
Gambia
|
0.57 | 2024 | 150 | |
| 151 |
Nigeria
|
0.56 | 2024 | 151 | |
| 152 |
Nicaragua
|
0.55 | 2024 | 152 | |
| 153 |
Venezuela
|
0.5 | 2023 | 153 | |
| 154 |
Sierra Leone
|
0.46 | 2024 | 154 | |
| 155 |
Malta
|
0.45 | 2024 | 155 | |
| 156 |
Kazakhstan
|
0.43 | 2024 | 156 | |
| 157 |
Ghana
|
0.38 | 2024 | 157 | |
| 158 |
Guatemala
|
0.37 | 2024 | 158 | |
| 159 |
Zimbabwe
|
0.35 | 2024 | 159 | |
| 160 |
Papua New Guinea
|
0.31 | 2024 | 160 | |
| 161 |
Ireland
|
0.24 | 2024 | 161 | |
| 162 |
Laos
|
0.19 | 2013 | 162 | |
| 163 |
Mauritius
|
0.15 | 2024 | 163 | |
| 164 |
Haiti
|
0.07 | 2024 | 164 |
Military expenditure as a percent of GDP under the SIPRI definition: current and capital spending on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces, defense ministries, paramilitary forces, military R&D, pensions of military personnel and military aid. The NATO benchmark for member states is at least 2% of GDP.
The absolute volume of defense spending in current US dollars.
Defense 1988–2024 Military expenditure share of the budgetWhat part of government spending goes to defense.
Defense 1985–2020 Armed forces personnelThe number of active-duty military personnel and paramilitary forces.
Economy 1960–2025 Government consumption (% of GDP)The share of GDP taken by government final consumption spending.