| Field Listing :: Military expenditures |
| This entry gives spending on defense programs for the most recent year available as a percent of gross domestic product (GDP); the GDP is calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in terms of purchasing power parity (PPP). For countries with no military forces, this figure can include expenditures on public security and police. | |
| Country Comparison to the World |
Country |
Military expenditures(% of GDP) |
|---|
| Afghanistan |
NA% (2012)
4.74% of GDP (2011) NA% (2010) |
| Albania |
1.47% of GDP (2012)
1.52% of GDP (2011) 1.47% of GDP (2010) |
| Algeria |
4.48% of GDP (2012)
4.36% of GDP (2011) 4.48% of GDP (2010) |
| Angola |
3.63% of GDP (2012)
3.5% of GDP (2011) 3.63% of GDP (2010) |
| Argentina |
0.91% of GDP (2012)
0.9% of GDP (2011) 0.91% of GDP (2010) |
| Armenia |
3.92% of GDP (2012)
3.87% of GDP (2011) 3.92% of GDP (2010) |
| Australia |
1.71% of GDP (2012)
1.84% of GDP (2011) 1.71% of GDP (2010) |
| Austria |
0.81% of GDP (2012)
0.82% of GDP (2011) 0.81% of GDP (2010) |
| Azerbaijan |
5.2% of GDP (2013)
4.64% of GDP (2012) 4.67% of GDP (2011) 4.64% of GDP (2010) |
| Bahrain |
3.14% of GDP (2012)
3.02% of GDP (2011) 3.14% of GDP (2010) |
| Bangladesh |
1.35% of GDP (2012)
1.44% of GDP (2011) 1.35% of GDP (2010) |
| Belarus |
1.2% of GDP (2012)
1.27% of GDP (2011) 1.2% of GDP (2010) |
| Belgium |
1.05% of GDP (2012)
1.08% of GDP (2011) 1.05% of GDP (2010) |
| Belize |
NA% (2012)
1.08% of GDP (2011) NA% (2010) |
| Benin |
1.03% of GDP (2012)
NA% (2011) 1.03% of GDP (2010) |
| Bolivia |
1.47% of GDP (2012)
1.47% of GDP (2011) 1.47% of GDP (2010) |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
1.35% of GDP (2012)
1.15% of GDP (2011) 1.35% of GDP (2010) |
| Botswana |
2.31% of GDP (2012)
2.43% of GDP (2011) 2.31% of GDP (2010) |
| Brazil |
1.47% of GDP (2012)
1.49% of GDP (2011) 1.47% of GDP (2010) |
| Brunei |
2.43% of GDP (2012)
2.54% of GDP (2011) 2.43% of GDP (2010) |
| Bulgaria |
1.46% of GDP (2012)
1.55% of GDP (2011) 1.46% of GDP (2010) |
| Burkina Faso |
1.39% of GDP (2012)
1.34% of GDP (2011) 1.39% of GDP (2010) |
| Burundi |
2.39% of GDP (2012)
NA% (2011) 2.39% of GDP (2010) |
| Cabo Verde |
NA% (2012)
0.51% of GDP (2011) NA% (2010) |
| Cambodia |
1.54% of GDP (2012)
1.5% of GDP (2011) 1.54% of GDP (2010) |
| Cameroon |
1.42% of GDP (2012)
1.37% of GDP (2011) 1.42% of GDP (2010) |
| Canada |
1.24% of GDP (2012)
1.31% of GDP (2011) 1.24% of GDP (2010) |
| Chad |
NA% (2012)
2.28% of GDP (2011) NA% (2010) |
| Chile |
2.04% of GDP (2012)
2.17% of GDP (2011) 2.04% of GDP (2010) |
| China |
1.99% of GDP (2012)
2% of GDP (2011) 1.99% of GDP (2010) |
| Colombia |
3.28% of GDP (2012)
3.06% of GDP (2011) 3.28% of GDP (2010) |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
1.72% of GDP (2012)
1.53% of GDP (2011) 1.72% of GDP (2010) |
| Cote d'Ivoire |
1.65% of GDP (2012)
1.49% of GDP (2011) 1.65% of GDP (2010) |
| Croatia |
1.7% of GDP (2012)
1.77% of GDP (2011) 1.7% of GDP (2010) |
| Cyprus |
2.05% of GDP (2012)
2.14% of GDP (2011) 2.05% of GDP (2010) (U) |
| Czech Republic |
1.08% of GDP (2013)
1.13% of GDP (2012) 1.15% of GDP (2011) 1.13% of GDP (2010) |
| Denmark |
1.41% of GDP (2012)
1.35% of GDP (2011) 1.41% of GDP (2010) |
| Dominican Republic |
0.61% of GDP (2012)
0.63% of GDP (2011) 0.61% of GDP (2010) |
| Ecuador |
2.83% of GDP (2012)
3.2% of GDP (2011) 2.83% of GDP (2010) |
| Egypt |
1.72% of GDP (2012)
1.86% of GDP (2011) 1.72% of GDP (2010) |
| El Salvador |
0.99% of GDP (2012)
1.11% of GDP (2011) 0.99% of GDP (2010) |
| Estonia |
2% of GDP (2013)
1.92% of GDP (2012) 1.69% of GDP (2011) 1.92% of GDP (2010) |
| Ethiopia |
0.91% of GDP (2012)
1.1% of GDP (2011) 0.91% of GDP (2010) |
| European Union |
1.65% of GDP (2012)
1.66% of GDP (2011) 1.65% of GDP (2010) |
| Fiji |
1.47% of GDP (2012)
1.44% of GDP (2011) 1.47% of GDP (2010) |
| Finland |
1.47% of GDP (2012)
1.42% of GDP (2011) 1.47% of GDP (2010) |
| France |
1.8% of GDP (2014)
1.9% of GDP (2013) 1.9% of GDP (2012) |
| Gabon |
1.34% of GDP (2012)
NA% (2011) 1.34% of GDP (2010) |
| Georgia |
2.88% of GDP (2012)
3.25% of GDP (2011) 2.88% of GDP (2010) |
| Germany |
1.35% of GDP (2012)
1.34% of GDP (2011) 1.35% of GDP (2010) |
| Ghana |
0.27% of GDP (2012)
0.25% of GDP (2011) 0.27% of GDP (2010) |
| Greece |
1.72% of GDP (2012)
2.31% of GDP (2011) 2.63% of GDP (2010) |
| Guatemala |
0.42% of GDP (2012)
0.41% of GDP (2011) 0.42% of GDP (2010) |
| Guinea-Bissau |
1.85% of GDP (2012)
1.81% of GDP (2011) 1.85% of GDP (2010) |
| Guyana |
1.09% of GDP (2012)
1.17% of GDP (2011) 1.09% of GDP (2010) |
| Honduras |
1.05% of GDP (2012)
1.13% of GDP (2011) 1.05% of GDP (2010) |
| Hungary |
0.83% of GDP (2012)
0.99% of GDP (2011) 0.83% of GDP (2010) |
| Iceland |
0.13% of GDP (2012)
0.14% of GDP (2011) 0.13% of GDP (2010) |
| India |
2.43% of GDP (2012)
2.58% of GDP (2011) 2.43% of GDP (2010) |
| Indonesia |
0.78% of GDP (2012)
0.67% of GDP (2011) 0.78% of GDP (2010) |
| Iraq |
2.88% of GDP (2012)
3.27% of GDP (2011) 2.88% of GDP (2010) |
| Ireland |
0.55% of GDP (2012)
0.59% of GDP (2011) 0.55% of GDP (2010) |
| Israel |
5.69% of GDP (2012)
5.87% of GDP (2011) 5.69% of GDP (2010) |
| Italy |
1.69% of GDP (2012)
1.72% of GDP (2011) 1.69% of GDP (2010) |
| Jamaica |
0.86% of GDP (2012)
0.92% of GDP (2011) 0.86% of GDP (2010) |
| Japan |
0.99% of GDP (2012)
1.01% of GDP (2011) 0.99% of GDP (2010) |
| Jordan |
4.65% of GDP (2012)
4.64% of GDP (2011) 4.65% of GDP (2010) |
| Kazakhstan |
1.21% of GDP (2012)
0.97% of GDP (2011) 1.21% of GDP (2010) |
| Kenya |
1.96% of GDP (2012)
1.88% of GDP (2011) 1.96% of GDP (2010) |
| Korea, South |
2.8% of GDP (2012)
2.77% of GDP (2011) 2.8% of GDP (2010) |
| Kuwait |
0% of GDP (2012)
3.35% of GDP (2011) 0% of GDP (2010) |
| Kyrgyzstan |
NA% (2012)
3.74% of GDP (2011) NA% (2010) |
| Laos |
NA% (2012)
0.23% of GDP (2011) NA% (2010) |
| Latvia |
0.92% of GDP (2012)
1.05% of GDP (2011) 0.92% of GDP (2010) |
| Lebanon |
4.04% of GDP (2012)
4.06% of GDP (2011) 4.04% of GDP (2010) |
| Lesotho |
1.94% of GDP (2012)
2.3% of GDP (2011) 1.94% of GDP (2010) |
| Liberia |
0.82% of GDP (2012)
0.86% of GDP (2011) 0.82% of GDP (2010) |
| Lithuania |
0.97% of GDP (2012)
1.04% of GDP (2011) 0.97% of GDP (2010) |
| Luxembourg |
0.6% of GDP (2012)
0.61% of GDP (2011) 0.6% of GDP (2010) |
| Macedonia |
1.38% of GDP (2012)
1.27% of GDP (2011) 1.38% of GDP (2010) |
| Madagascar |
0.69% of GDP (2012)
0.73% of GDP (2011) 0.69% of GDP (2010) |
| Malawi |
0.93% of GDP (2012)
0.79% of GDP (2011) 0.93% of GDP (2010) |
| Malaysia |
1.55% of GDP (2012)
1.67% of GDP (2011) 1.55% of GDP (2010) |
| Mali |
1.44% of GDP (2012)
1.51% of GDP (2011) 1.44% of GDP (2010) |
| Malta |
0.61% of GDP (2012)
0.61% of GDP (2011) 0.61% of GDP (2010) |
| Mauritius |
0.19% of GDP (2012)
0.16% of GDP (2011) 0.19% of GDP (2010) |
| Mexico |
0.59% of GDP (2012)
0.56% of GDP (2011) 0.59% of GDP (2010) |
| Moldova |
0.3% of GDP (2012)
0.3% of GDP (2011) 0.3% of GDP (2010) |
| Mongolia |
1.12% of GDP (2012)
0.99% of GDP (2011) 1.12% of GDP (2010) |
| Montenegro |
1.87% of GDP (2012)
1.95% of GDP (2011) 1.87% of GDP (2010) |
| Morocco |
3.55% of GDP (2012)
3.37% of GDP (2011) 3.55% of GDP (2010) |
| Namibia |
3.11% of GDP (2012)
3.38% of GDP (2011) 3.11% of GDP (2010) |
| Nepal |
NA% (2012)
1.41% of GDP (2011) NA% (2010) |
| Netherlands |
1.27% of GDP (2012)
1.35% of GDP (2011) 1.27% of GDP (2010) |
| New Zealand |
1.13% of GDP (2012)
1.12% of GDP (2011) 1.13% of GDP (2010) |
| Nicaragua |
0.63% of GDP (2012)
0.53% of GDP (2011) 0.63% of GDP (2010) |
| Niger |
1.06% of GDP (2012)
NA% (2011) 1.06% of GDP (2010) |
| Nigeria |
0.89% of GDP (2012)
0.98% of GDP (2011) 0.89% of GDP (2010) |
| Norway |
1.4% of GDP (2012)
1.47% of GDP (2011) 1.4% of GDP (2010) |
| Oman |
8.61% of GDP (2012)
6.13% of GDP (2011) 8.61% of GDP (2010) |
| Pakistan |
3.04% of GDP (2012)
3.13% of GDP (2011) 3.04% of GDP (2010) |
| Papua New Guinea |
0.54% of GDP (2012)
0.6% of GDP (2011) 0.54% of GDP (2010) |
| Paraguay |
1.66% of GDP (2012)
1.16% of GDP (2011) 1.66% of GDP (2010) |
| Peru |
1.28% of GDP (2012)
1.15% of GDP (2011) 1.28% of GDP (2010) |
| Philippines |
1.19% of GDP (2012)
1.21% of GDP (2011) 1.19% of GDP (2010) |
| Poland |
1.91% of GDP (2012)
1.83% of GDP (2011) 1.91% of GDP (2010) |
| Portugal |
1.29% of GDP (2014)
1.2% of GDP (2013) 1.78% of GDP (2012) |
| Romania |
1.29% of GDP (2012)
1.3% of GDP (2011) 1.29% of GDP (2010) |
| Russia |
4.47% of GDP (2012)
4.13% of GDP (2011) 4.47% of GDP (2010) |
| Rwanda |
1.12% of GDP (2012)
1.19% of GDP (2011) 1.12% of GDP (2010) |
| Saudi Arabia |
7.98% of GDP (2012)
7.25% of GDP (2011) 7.98% of GDP (2010) |
| Serbia |
2.21% of GDP (2012)
2.28% of GDP (2011) 2.21% of GDP (2010) |
| Seychelles |
0.89% of GDP (2012)
0.82% of GDP (2011) 0.89% of GDP (2010) |
| Sierra Leone |
0.72% of GDP (2012)
0.8% of GDP (2011) 0.72% of GDP (2010) |
| Singapore |
3.52% of GDP (2012)
3.47% of GDP (2011) 3.52% of GDP (2010) |
| Slovakia |
1.12% of GDP (2012)
1.1% of GDP (2011) 1.12% of GDP (2010) |
| Slovenia |
1.18% of GDP (2012)
1.32% of GDP (2011) 1.18% of GDP (2010) |
| South Africa |
1% of GDP (2013)
1.16% of GDP (2012) 1.14% of GDP (2011) 1.16% of GDP (2010) |
| South Sudan |
10.32% of GDP (2012)
5.8% of GDP (2011) 10.32% of GDP (2010) |
| Spain |
0.86% of GDP (2012)
0.95% of GDP (2011) 0.86% of GDP (2010) |
| Sri Lanka |
2.43% of GDP (2012)
2.89% of GDP (2011) 2.43% of GDP (2010) |
| Swaziland |
3.17% of GDP (2012)
3.11% of GDP (2011) 3.17% of GDP (2010) |
| Sweden |
1.18% of GDP (2012)
1.17% of GDP (2011) 1.18% of GDP (2010) |
| Switzerland |
0.76% of GDP (2012)
0.75% of GDP (2011) 0.76% of GDP (2010) |
| Tanzania |
1.13% of GDP (2012)
1.12% of GDP (2011) 1.13% of GDP (2010) |
| Thailand |
1.47% of GDP (2012)
1.6% of GDP (2011) 1.47% of GDP (2010) |
| Timor-Leste |
2.92% of GDP (2012)
2.6% of GDP (2011) 2.92% of GDP (2010) |
| Togo |
NA% (2012)
1.6% of GDP (2011) NA% (2010) |
| Tunisia |
1.55% of GDP (2012)
1.34% of GDP (2011) 1.55% of GDP (2010) |
| Turkey |
2.31% of GDP (2012)
2.28% of GDP (2011) 2.31% of GDP (2010) |
| Uganda |
1.45% of GDP (2012)
3.73% of GDP (2011) 1.45% of GDP (2010) |
| Ukraine |
2.77% of GDP (2012)
2.4% of GDP (2011) 2.77% of GDP (2010) |
| United Arab Emirates |
NA% (2012)
5.5% of GDP (2011) NA% (2010) |
| United Kingdom |
2.49% of GDP (2012)
2.48% of GDP (2011) 2.49% of GDP (2010) |
| United States |
4.35% of GDP (2012)
4.75% of GDP (2011) 4.35% of GDP (2010) |
| Uruguay |
1.95% of GDP (2012)
1.94% of GDP (2011) 1.95% of GDP (2010) |
| Venezuela |
1.05% of GDP (2012)
0.75% of GDP (2011) 1.05% of GDP (2010) |
| Vietnam |
2.37% of GDP (2012)
2.17% of GDP (2011) 2.37% of GDP (2010) |
| World |
2.42% of GDP (2012)
2.51% of GDP (2011) 2.42% of GDP (2010) |
| Yemen |
4.02% of GDP (2012)
3.48% of GDP (2011) 4.02% of GDP (2010) |
| Zambia |
1.55% of GDP (2012)
1.59% of GDP (2011) 1.55% of GDP (2010) |
| Zimbabwe |
2.94% of GDP (2012)
2.05% of GDP (2011) 2.94% of GDP (2010) |