Military Spending (% of GDP)

Global Ranking

percent of GDPSource: IMF

Current Rank	Country	Value	Latest Reading	Previous Rank	Previous Value

1	Eritrea	20.87	2003	1	20.67
2 ↑	Libya	15.48	2014	5	7.64
3	Oman	10.87	2020	3	8.64
4	Saudi Arabia	8.45	2020	4	7.81
5 ↑	Algeria	6.66	2020	7	6.02
6 ↑	Kuwait	6.5	2020	8	5.48
7 ↓	United Arab Emirates	5.64	2014	6	6.03
8 ↑	Israel	5.62	2020	9	5.19
9 ↑	Azerbaijan	5.39	2020	18	3.87
10 ↑	Jordan	4.96	2020	12	4.64
11 ↓	Armenia	4.86	2020	10	4.77
12 ↑	Morocco	4.28	2020	27	3.1
13 ↑	Russia	4.26	2020	19	3.83
14 ↑	Ukraine	4.13	2020	20	3.52
15 ↑	Brunei	4.08	2020	29	3.08
16	Bahrain	4.07	2020	16	4.06
17	Syria	4.06	2010	17	4.03
18 ↑	Iraq	4.05	2020	22	3.38
19 ↓	Pakistan	4.02	2020	13	4.11
20 ↓	Yemen	3.97	2014	14	4.08
21	United States	3.74	2020	21	3.43
22 ↓	Djibouti	3.69	2008	15	4.07
23 ↑	Uzbekistan	3.56	2018	146	0.54
24 ↑	Botswana	3.5	2020	31	2.81
25	Colombia	3.38	2020	25	3.14
25 ↑	Republic of the Congo	3.38	2020	32	2.75
27 ↑	Mali	3.33	2020	33	2.71
28	Namibia	3.28	2020	28	3.09
29 ↑	Singapore	3.2	2020	30	2.87
30 ↑	Chad	3.08	2020	46	2.19
31 ↓	Lebanon	3.03	2020	11	4.71
32 ↑	Tunisia	2.91	2020	39	2.56
33 ↓	Turkmenistan	2.9	1999	26	3.11
34 ↑	Burma (Myanmar)	2.89	2020	48	2.09
35 ↑	India	2.88	2020	40	2.52
36 ↓	South Korea	2.85	2020	35	2.67
37 ↓	Greece	2.8	2020	36	2.66
38 ↓	Turkey	2.77	2020	33	2.71
39 ↓	Burkina Faso	2.73	2020	38	2.61
40 ↑	Uganda	2.6	2020	66	1.77
41 ↑	Mauritania	2.47	2020	56	1.98
42 ↓	Niger	2.45	2020	37	2.65
42 ↑	Cambodia	2.45	2020	43	2.23
44 ↓	Ecuador	2.41	2020	43	2.23
45 ↑	Uruguay	2.32	2020	49	2.06
46 ↑	Romania	2.31	2020	63	1.84
46 ↑	Estonia	2.31	2020	51	2.02
48 ↑	Latvia	2.3	2020	50	2.03
49 ↓	Vietnam	2.28	2018	42	2.27
50 ↑	United Kingdom	2.25	2020	52	2.01
51 ↑	Venezuela	2.23	2017	152	0.45
52 ↑	Poland	2.22	2020	56	1.98
53 ↓	Iran	2.16	2020	47	2.1
54 ↑	Portugal	2.14	2020	63	1.84
55 ↓	Lithuania	2.12	2020	52	2.01
56 ↓	Serbia	2.11	2020	45	2.22
57 ↑	France	2.07	2020	61	1.85
58 ↑	Australia	2.06	2020	60	1.88
59 ↑	Montenegro	2.05	2020	88	1.4
60 ↓	Togo	2.01	2020	23	3.15
61 ↓	Burundi	1.98	2020	41	2.5
62 ↓	Norway	1.94	2020	61	1.85
63 ↓	Sri Lanka	1.93	2020	52	2.01
64 ↓	Central African Republic	1.87	2020	58	1.92
65 ↓	Chile	1.85	2020	63	1.84
65 ↑	Croatia	1.85	2020	71	1.65
67 ↓	Swaziland	1.84	2020	59	1.89
68 ↓	Bulgaria	1.82	2020	23	3.15
69 ↓	Georgia	1.81	2020	67	1.75
69	Slovakia	1.81	2020	69	1.72
71 ↑	Kyrgyzstan	1.79	2020	80	1.56
72 ↑	Cyprus	1.78	2020	77	1.61
73 ↑	Gabon	1.76	2020	79	1.58
74 ↑	Fiji	1.75	2020	82	1.46
74 ↓	China	1.75	2020	68	1.73
76 ↓	Guinea-Bissau	1.74	2020	71	1.65
76 ↓	Jamaica	1.74	2020	70	1.69
78 ↓	Honduras	1.66	2020	75	1.62
79 ↓	Angola	1.62	2020	73	1.64
80 ↑	Senegal	1.61	2020	81	1.51
80 ↑	Hungary	1.61	2020	102	1.25
82 ↓	Lesotho	1.6	2020	75	1.62
83 ↑	Seychelles	1.58	2020	94	1.34
84 ↓	Bolivia	1.57	2020	82	1.46
84 ↑	Italy	1.57	2020	96	1.32
84 ↑	Belize	1.57	2020	95	1.33
87 ↑	Albania	1.54	2020	99	1.29
87 ↓	New Zealand	1.54	2020	85	1.43
89 ↓	Somalia	1.53	1989	2	17.44
89 ↑	Finland	1.53	2020	91	1.35
91 ↑	El Salvador	1.5	2020	111	1.17
92 ↓	Qatar	1.47	2010	55	1.99
92 ↓	Thailand	1.47	2020	91	1.35
94 ↓	Guinea	1.46	2020	84	1.45
95 ↓	Brazil	1.44	2020	87	1.41
95 ↑	Denmark	1.44	2020	98	1.3
97 ↑	Canada	1.42	2020	100	1.28
97 ↓	Netherlands	1.42	2020	96	1.32
99 ↑	Spain	1.4	2020	104	1.23
99 ↑	Germany	1.4	2020	101	1.27
99 ↑	Rwanda	1.4	2020	103	1.24
102 ↑	Afghanistan	1.37	2020	115	1.12
103 ↓	Nepal	1.36	2020	90	1.38
104 ↑	Czech Republic	1.35	2020	113	1.16
105 ↑	Peru	1.34	2020	109	1.19
106 ↓	Ivory Coast	1.33	2020	104	1.23
107 ↑	Equatorial Guinea	1.31	2019	119	1.07
108 ↓	Bangladesh	1.3	2020	91	1.35
109 ↑	Macedonia	1.28	2020	113	1.16
109 ↓	Liberia	1.28	2020	88	1.4
111 ↓	Belarus	1.25	2020	104	1.23
112 ↑	Sweden	1.22	2020	117	1.1
112 ↓	Egypt	1.22	2020	110	1.18
114 ↓	Guyana	1.2	2020	78	1.6
115 ↓	Zambia	1.15	2020	107	1.22
116 ↑	Malaysia	1.14	2020	123	1.03
117 ↓	Sudan	1.13	2020	73	1.64
118 ↓	Malawi	1.1	2020	115	1.12
118 ↓	Kenya	1.1	2020	111	1.17
118 ↑	Slovenia	1.1	2020	120	1.06
121 ↑	Belgium	1.08	2020	129	0.89
121 ↓	Mozambique	1.08	2020	86	1.42
123 ↑	South Africa	1.07	2020	125	0.98
124 ↓	Kazakhstan	1.05	2020	120	1.06
125 ↑	Paraguay	1.04	2020	126	0.97
126 ↓	Tanzania	1.03	2020	124	1.02
127 ↓	Tajikistan	1.01	2020	122	1.04
127 ↓	Cameroon	1.01	2020	118	1.09
127 ↑	Philippines	1.01	2020	128	0.92
130 ↓	Japan	1	2020	127	0.94
131 ↓	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0.88	2020	130	0.82
132	Indonesia	0.86	2020	132	0.8
133	Austria	0.84	2020	133	0.73
134 ↓	Gambia	0.83	2020	131	0.81
135 ↑	Switzerland	0.78	2020	139	0.7
136 ↓	Mongolia	0.77	2020	135	0.71
137 ↑	Luxembourg	0.76	2020	141	0.64
137 ↓	Argentina	0.76	2020	135	0.71
139 ↑	Dominican Republic	0.75	2020	140	0.69
139 ↓	Democratic Republic of the Congo	0.75	2020	135	0.71
141 ↑	Madagascar	0.74	2020	142	0.62
142 ↓	Zimbabwe	0.7	2019	107	1.22
143 ↓	Trinidad and Tobago	0.68	2020	135	0.71
144 ↓	Nicaragua	0.65	2020	143	0.61
145 ↑	Nigeria	0.63	2020	151	0.46
146 ↑	Cape Verde	0.59	2020	148	0.49
147 ↓	Sierra Leone	0.58	2020	133	0.73
148 ↓	Mexico	0.57	2020	147	0.52
149 ↓	Malta	0.56	2020	145	0.55
150 ↓	Guatemala	0.48	2020	149	0.47
150 ↓	Ethiopia	0.48	2020	144	0.59
152 ↓	Benin	0.47	2020	149	0.47
153	Ghana	0.45	2020	153	0.44
154	Papua New Guinea	0.42	2020	154	0.36
155 ↓	Moldova	0.37	2020	154	0.36
156	Ireland	0.29	2020	156	0.28
157	Laos	0.19	2013	157	0.2
158	Mauritius	0.16	2020	158	0.16
159	Haiti	0	2020	159	0
159	Costa Rica	0	2020	159	0
159	Panama	0	2020	159	0

Definition of Military Spending (% of GDP)

Military spending includes expenditure on peacekeeping, defense ministries, paramilitary forces, and military space activities. Also: military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions; operations and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid. Defense and current expenditure for past military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and weapon destruction, are not included.