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Military expenditure, % of GDP: ranking of countries
156 countries ranked by their latest value (2021–2025). Ukraine is highest at 39.56%; Panama is lowest at 0.00%.
World 2.48% (2025)Median country 1.72%156 countries
Military spending: world and regions, 1994–2025
WorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaLatin America & CaribbeanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanNorth AmericaSouth AsiaSub-Saharan Africa
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Regional lines are World Bank aggregates.
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Latest value for each country; the year column shows when it was reported.
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| # | Country | Region | Military spending | Year | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukraine | Europe & Central Asia | 39.56% | 2025 | |
| 2 | Algeria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 8.83% | 2025 | |
| 3 | Israel | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 7.81% | 2025 | |
| 4 | Russia | Europe & Central Asia | 7.50% | 2025 | |
| 5 | Myanmar | East Asia & Pacific | 6.60% | 2024 | |
| 6 | Qatar | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 6.50% | 2022 | |
| 7 | Saudi Arabia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 6.48% | 2025 | |
| 8 | Azerbaijan | Europe & Central Asia | 6.47% | 2025 | |
| 9 | Armenia | Europe & Central Asia | 6.09% | 2025 | |
| 10 | Oman | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 5.68% | 2025 | |
| 11 | Kuwait | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 4.69% | 2025 | |
| 12 | Jordan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 4.56% | 2025 | |
| 13 | Poland | Europe & Central Asia | 4.50% | 2025 | |
| 14 | Mali | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.87% | 2025 | |
| 15 | Brunei | East Asia & Pacific | 3.65% | 2024 | |
| 16 | Latvia | Europe & Central Asia | 3.61% | 2025 | |
| 17 | Libya | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 3.57% | 2023 | |
| 18 | Morocco | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 3.54% | 2025 | |
| 19 | South Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.42% | 2025 | |
| 20 | Estonia | Europe & Central Asia | 3.37% | 2025 | |
| 21 | Burkina Faso | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.30% | 2025 | |
| 22 | Norway | Europe & Central Asia | 3.28% | 2025 | |
| 23 | Denmark | Europe & Central Asia | 3.25% | 2025 | |
| 24 | Burundi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.24% | 2025 | |
| 25 | Colombia | Latin America & Caribbean | 3.20% | 2025 | |
| 26 | Chad | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.19% | 2025 | |
| 27 | United States | North America | 3.12% | 2025 | |
| 28 | Botswana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.11% | 2025 | |
| 29 | Bahrain | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 3.11% | 2025 | |
| 30 | Lithuania | Europe & Central Asia | 3.08% | 2025 | |
| 31 | Singapore | East Asia & Pacific | 3.05% | 2025 | |
| 32 | Greece | Europe & Central Asia | 2.99% | 2025 | |
| 33 | Kyrgyzstan | Europe & Central Asia | 2.92% | 2025 | |
| 34 | Pakistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.91% | 2025 | |
| 35 | Namibia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.77% | 2025 | |
| 36 | Serbia | Europe & Central Asia | 2.76% | 2025 | |
| 37 | Mauritania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.75% | 2025 | |
| 38 | South Korea | East Asia & Pacific | 2.60% | 2025 | |
| 39 | Finland | Europe & Central Asia | 2.57% | 2025 | |
| 40 | Lebanon | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.51% | 2025 | |
| 41 | Tunisia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.49% | 2025 | |
| 42 | Sweden | Europe & Central Asia | 2.47% | 2025 | |
| 43 | Iraq | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.45% | 2025 | |
| 44 | Belarus | Europe & Central Asia | 2.40% | 2025 | |
| 45 | United Kingdom | Europe & Central Asia | 2.35% | 2025 | |
| 46 | Central African Republic | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.33% | 2025 | |
| 47 | India | South Asia | 2.30% | 2025 | |
| 48 | Uruguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 2.28% | 2025 | |
| 49 | Romania | Europe & Central Asia | 2.28% | 2025 | |
| 50 | Germany | Europe & Central Asia | 2.27% | 2025 | |
| 51 | Timor-Leste | East Asia & Pacific | 2.25% | 2025 | |
| 52 | Netherlands | Europe & Central Asia | 2.19% | 2025 | |
| 53 | Vietnam | East Asia & Pacific | 2.15% | 2025 | |
| 54 | Niger | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.14% | 2025 | |
| 55 | Spain | Europe & Central Asia | 2.13% | 2025 | |
| 56 | Ecuador | Latin America & Caribbean | 2.10% | 2025 | |
| 57 | Iran | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.09% | 2025 | |
| 58 | Hungary | Europe & Central Asia | 2.04% | 2025 | |
| 59 | Albania | Europe & Central Asia | 2.03% | 2025 | |
| 60 | Slovakia | Europe & Central Asia | 2.03% | 2025 | |
| 61 | Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.03% | 2025 | |
| 62 | France | Europe & Central Asia | 2.03% | 2025 | |
| 63 | Croatia | Europe & Central Asia | 2.02% | 2025 | |
| 64 | Belgium | Europe & Central Asia | 2.01% | 2025 | |
| 65 | Bulgaria | Europe & Central Asia | 2.01% | 2025 | |
| 66 | North Macedonia | Europe & Central Asia | 1.97% | 2025 | |
| 67 | Uganda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.96% | 2025 | |
| 68 | Australia | East Asia & Pacific | 1.92% | 2025 | |
| 69 | Türkiye | Europe & Central Asia | 1.91% | 2025 | |
| 70 | Montenegro | Europe & Central Asia | 1.89% | 2025 | |
| 71 | Italy | Europe & Central Asia | 1.89% | 2025 | |
| 72 | Togo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.87% | 2025 | |
| 73 | Mozambique | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.87% | 2025 | |
| 74 | Kosovo | Europe & Central Asia | 1.85% | 2025 | |
| 75 | Czechia | Europe & Central Asia | 1.84% | 2025 | |
| 76 | Afghanistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.83% | 2021 | |
| 77 | Georgia | Europe & Central Asia | 1.75% | 2025 | |
| 78 | China | East Asia & Pacific | 1.72% | 2025 | |
| 79 | Portugal | Europe & Central Asia | 1.71% | 2025 | |
| 80 | Gabon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.66% | 2025 | |
| 81 | Lesotho | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.63% | 2025 | |
| 82 | Canada | North America | 1.63% | 2025 | |
| 83 | Cyprus | Europe & Central Asia | 1.61% | 2025 | |
| 84 | Eswatini | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.60% | 2025 | |
| 85 | Senegal | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.56% | 2025 | |
| 86 | Slovenia | Europe & Central Asia | 1.54% | 2025 | |
| 87 | Somalia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.54% | 2025 | |
| 88 | Chile | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.52% | 2025 | |
| 89 | Tajikistan | Europe & Central Asia | 1.47% | 2025 | |
| 90 | Honduras | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.46% | 2025 | |
| 91 | Cambodia | East Asia & Pacific | 1.45% | 2025 | |
| 92 | Japan | East Asia & Pacific | 1.41% | 2025 | |
| 93 | Angola | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.40% | 2025 | |
| 94 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.38% | 2025 | |
| 95 | Jamaica | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.37% | 2025 | |
| 96 | El Salvador | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.34% | 2025 | |
| 97 | Fiji | East Asia & Pacific | 1.33% | 2025 | |
| 98 | Sri Lanka | South Asia | 1.31% | 2025 | |
| 99 | Republic of the Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.31% | 2025 | |
| 100 | Philippines | East Asia & Pacific | 1.30% | 2025 | |
| 101 | Rwanda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.29% | 2025 | |
| 102 | Zambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.26% | 2025 | |
| 103 | Seychelles | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.24% | 2025 | |
| 104 | Bolivia | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.21% | 2025 | |
| 105 | Tanzania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.16% | 2025 | |
| 106 | Malawi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.15% | 2025 | |
| 107 | New Zealand | East Asia & Pacific | 1.10% | 2025 | |
| 108 | Austria | Europe & Central Asia | 1.10% | 2025 | |
| 109 | Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.07% | 2025 | |
| 110 | Cameroon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.06% | 2025 | |
| 111 | Brazil | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.05% | 2025 | |
| 112 | Indonesia | East Asia & Pacific | 1.04% | 2025 | |
| 113 | Thailand | East Asia & Pacific | 1.04% | 2025 | |
| 114 | Malaysia | East Asia & Pacific | 1.04% | 2025 | |
| 115 | Belize | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.00% | 2025 | |
| 116 | Guyana | Latin America & Caribbean | 0.99% | 2025 | |
| 117 | Nepal | South Asia | 0.97% | 2025 | |
| 118 | Trinidad and Tobago | Latin America & Caribbean | 0.94% | 2025 | |
| 119 | Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.93% | 2021 | |
| 120 | Nigeria | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.91% | 2025 | |
| 121 | Equatorial Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.90% | 2025 | |
| 122 | Benin | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.89% | 2025 | |
| 123 | Guinea-Bissau | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.89% | 2025 | |
| 124 | Mongolia | East Asia & Pacific | 0.88% | 2025 | |
| 125 | Paraguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 0.88% | 2025 | |
| 126 | Liberia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.85% | 2025 | |
| 127 | Luxembourg | Europe & Central Asia | 0.85% | 2025 | |
| 128 | Peru | Latin America & Caribbean | 0.81% | 2025 | |
| 129 | Bangladesh | South Asia | 0.81% | 2025 | |
| 130 | Dominican Republic | Latin America & Caribbean | 0.80% | 2025 | |
| 131 | Côte d'Ivoire | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.77% | 2025 | |
| 132 | Switzerland | Europe & Central Asia | 0.76% | 2025 | |
| 133 | South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.74% | 2025 | |
| 134 | Mexico | Latin America & Caribbean | 0.74% | 2025 | |
| 135 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe & Central Asia | 0.73% | 2025 | |
| 136 | Cabo Verde | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.66% | 2025 | |
| 137 | Madagascar | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.62% | 2025 | |
| 138 | Egypt | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.61% | 2025 | |
| 139 | The Gambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.57% | 2025 | |
| 140 | Nicaragua | Latin America & Caribbean | 0.56% | 2025 | |
| 141 | Zimbabwe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.56% | 2025 | |
| 142 | Argentina | Latin America & Caribbean | 0.56% | 2025 | |
| 143 | Moldova | Europe & Central Asia | 0.56% | 2025 | |
| 144 | Guatemala | Latin America & Caribbean | 0.52% | 2025 | |
| 145 | Ethiopia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.49% | 2025 | |
| 146 | Ghana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.48% | 2025 | |
| 147 | Malta | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.45% | 2025 | |
| 148 | Kazakhstan | Europe & Central Asia | 0.43% | 2025 | |
| 149 | Sierra Leone | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.37% | 2025 | |
| 150 | Papua New Guinea | East Asia & Pacific | 0.35% | 2025 | |
| 151 | Ireland | Europe & Central Asia | 0.22% | 2025 | |
| 152 | Mauritius | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.15% | 2025 | |
| 153 | Haiti | Latin America & Caribbean | 0.12% | 2025 | |
| 154 | Costa Rica | Latin America & Caribbean | 0.00% | 2025 | |
| 155 | Iceland | Europe & Central Asia | 0.00% | 2025 | |
| 156 | Panama | Latin America & Caribbean | 0.00% | 2025 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Military expenditure (% of GDP)