Rankings · Military

Military burden

Military expenditure as a share of GDP.

Nations ranked
159
Highest
34.5%
Lowest
0.1%
Observed
2003–2024

The ten highest

Bars are drawn to the highest value in the table. Highest, not best: this page orders figures, it does not grade nations.

  1. 1🇺🇦Ukraine

    34.5%  ·  observed 2024

  2. 2🇪🇷Eritrea

    20.9%  ·  observed 2003

  3. 3🇩🇿Algeria

    8.0%  ·  observed 2024

  4. 4🇸🇦Saudi Arabia

    7.3%  ·  observed 2024

  5. 5🇷🇺Russia

    7.1%  ·  observed 2024

  6. 6🇲🇲Myanmar

    6.8%  ·  observed 2024

  7. 7🇶🇦Qatar

    6.5%  ·  observed 2022

  8. 8🇦🇪United Arab Emirates

    5.6%  ·  observed 2014

  9. 9🇴🇲Oman

    5.6%  ·  observed 2024

  10. 10🇦🇲Armenia

    5.5%  ·  observed 2024

Every nation with data

Figures are shares of GDP. This table mixes vintages: each publisher carries a nation’s latest available year, so the observations here run from 2003 to 2024 — every row shows its own.

  1. 1🇺🇦Ukraine34.5% · 2024
  2. 2🇪🇷Eritrea20.9% · 2003
  3. 3🇩🇿Algeria8.0% · 2024
  4. 4🇸🇦Saudi Arabia7.3% · 2024
  5. 5🇷🇺Russia7.1% · 2024
  6. 6🇲🇲Myanmar6.8% · 2024
  7. 7🇶🇦Qatar6.5% · 2022
  8. 8🇦🇪United Arab Emirates5.6% · 2014
  9. 9🇴🇲Oman5.6% · 2024
  10. 10🇦🇲Armenia5.5% · 2024
  11. 11🇱🇾Libya5.3% · 2023
  12. 12🇦🇿Azerbaijan5.0% · 2024
  13. 13🇰🇼Kuwait4.8% · 2024
  14. 14🇯🇴Jordan4.8% · 2024
  15. 15🇧🇫Burkina Faso4.7% · 2024
  16. 16🇲🇱Mali4.2% · 2024
  17. 17🇵🇱Poland4.2% · 2024
  18. 18🇸🇾Syria4.1% · 2010
  19. 19🇾🇪Yemen4.0% · 2014
  20. 20🇧🇮Burundi3.8% · 2024
  21. 21🇧🇳Brunei3.6% · 2024
  22. 22🇲🇦Morocco3.5% · 2024
  23. 23🇺🇸United States3.4% · 2024
  24. 24🇪🇪Estonia3.4% · 2024
  25. 25🇨🇴Colombia3.4% · 2024
  26. 26🇱🇻Latvia3.3% · 2024
  27. 27🇬🇷Greece3.1% · 2024
  28. 28🇱🇹Lithuania3.1% · 2024
  29. 29🇹🇩Chad3.0% · 2024
  30. 30🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan3.0% · 2024
  31. 31🇨🇺Cuba2.9% · 2018
  32. 32🇺🇿Uzbekistan2.9% · 2018
  33. 33🇧🇼Botswana2.8% · 2024
  34. 34🇳🇦Namibia2.7% · 2024
  35. 35🇵🇰Pakistan2.7% · 2024
  36. 36🇹🇱Timor-Leste2.7% · 2024
  37. 37🇩🇯Djibouti2.6% · 2008
  38. 38🇷🇸Serbia2.6% · 2024
  39. 39🇱🇧Lebanon2.6% · 2024
  40. 40🇰🇷South Korea2.6% · 2024
  41. 41🇨🇫Central African Republic2.5% · 2024
  42. 42🇹🇳Tunisia2.5% · 2024
  43. 43🇩🇰Denmark2.4% · 2024
  44. 44🇮🇶Iraq2.4% · 2024
  45. 45🇺🇾Uruguay2.3% · 2024
  46. 46🇫🇮Finland2.3% · 2024
  47. 47🇷🇴Romania2.3% · 2024
  48. 48🇬🇧United Kingdom2.3% · 2024
  49. 49🇮🇳India2.3% · 2024
  50. 50🇳🇪Niger2.2% · 2024
  51. 51🇪🇨Ecuador2.2% · 2024
  52. 52🇭🇺Hungary2.2% · 2024
  53. 53🇲🇷Mauritania2.2% · 2024
  54. 54🇧🇬Bulgaria2.1% · 2024
  55. 55🇲🇰North Macedonia2.1% · 2024
  56. 56🇳🇴Norway2.1% · 2024
  57. 57🇧🇾Belarus2.1% · 2024
  58. 58🇬🇳Guinea2.1% · 2024
  59. 59🇫🇷France2.1% · 2024
  60. 60🇦🇱Albania2.0% · 2024
  61. 61🇸🇰Slovakia2.0% · 2024
  62. 62🇮🇷Iran2.0% · 2024
  63. 63🇹🇬Togo2.0% · 2024
  64. 64🇸🇪Sweden2.0% · 2024
  65. 65🇲🇿Mozambique2.0% · 2024
  66. 66🇸🇸South Sudan2.0% · 2024
  67. 67🇹🇷Türkiye1.9% · 2024
  68. 68🇨🇿Czechia1.9% · 2024
  69. 69🇳🇱Netherlands1.9% · 2024
  70. 70🇩🇪Germany1.9% · 2024
  71. 71🇦🇺Australia1.9% · 2024
  72. 72🇺🇬Uganda1.9% · 2024
  73. 73🇬🇪Georgia1.9% · 2024
  74. 74🇹🇯Tajikistan1.8% · 2024
  75. 75🇲🇪Montenegro1.8% · 2024
  76. 76🇦🇫Afghanistan1.8% · 2021
  77. 77🇻🇳Vietnam1.8% · 2018
  78. 78🇭🇷Croatia1.8% · 2024
  79. 79🇨🇳China1.7% · 2024
  80. 80🇨🇾Cyprus1.6% · 2024
  81. 81🇮🇹Italy1.6% · 2024
  82. 82🇸🇴Somalia1.6% · 2024
  83. 83🇨🇱Chile1.6% · 2024
  84. 84🇭🇳Honduras1.6% · 2024
  85. 85🇱🇸Lesotho1.6% · 2024
  86. 86🇸🇳Senegal1.6% · 2024
  87. 87🇬🇦Gabon1.5% · 2024
  88. 88🇵🇹Portugal1.5% · 2024
  89. 89🇰🇭Cambodia1.5% · 2024
  90. 90🇽🇰Kosovo1.5% · 2024
  91. 91🇸🇿Eswatini1.4% · 2024
  92. 92🇪🇸Spain1.4% · 2024
  93. 93🇱🇰Sri Lanka1.4% · 2024
  94. 94🇯🇵Japan1.4% · 2024
  95. 95🇧🇴Bolivia1.4% · 2024
  96. 96🇿🇲Zambia1.3% · 2024
  97. 97🇵🇭Philippines1.3% · 2024
  98. 98🇨🇦Canada1.3% · 2024
  99. 99🇫🇯Fiji1.3% · 2024
  100. 100🇸🇮Slovenia1.3% · 2024
  101. 101🇧🇪Belgium1.3% · 2024
  102. 102🇯🇲Jamaica1.3% · 2024
  103. 103🇷🇼Rwanda1.2% · 2024
  104. 104🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau1.2% · 2023
  105. 105🇨🇩DR Congo1.2% · 2024
  106. 106🇳🇿New Zealand1.2% · 2024
  107. 107🇸🇻El Salvador1.2% · 2024
  108. 108🇨🇬Congo1.2% · 2024
  109. 109🇸🇨Seychelles1.2% · 2024
  110. 110🇹🇿Tanzania1.2% · 2024
  111. 111🇹🇭Thailand1.1% · 2024
  112. 112🇲🇼Malawi1.0% · 2024
  113. 113🇨🇲Cameroon1.0% · 2024
  114. 114🇦🇴Angola1.0% · 2024
  115. 115🇦🇹Austria1.0% · 2024
  116. 116🇰🇪Kenya1.0% · 2024
  117. 117🇲🇾Malaysia1.0% · 2024
  118. 118🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea1.0% · 2024
  119. 119🇳🇵Nepal1.0% · 2024
  120. 120🇧🇷Brazil1.0% · 2024
  121. 121🇱🇺Luxembourg1.0% · 2024
  122. 122🇧🇩Bangladesh0.9% · 2024
  123. 123🇵🇾Paraguay0.9% · 2024
  124. 124🇸🇩Sudan0.9% · 2021
  125. 125🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago0.9% · 2024
  126. 126🇵🇪Peru0.9% · 2024
  127. 127🇧🇿Belize0.9% · 2024
  128. 128🇲🇽Mexico0.9% · 2024
  129. 129🇬🇾Guyana0.9% · 2024
  130. 130🇩🇴Dominican Republic0.8% · 2024
  131. 131🇮🇩Indonesia0.8% · 2024
  132. 132🇨🇮Ivory Coast0.8% · 2024
  133. 133🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina0.7% · 2024
  134. 134🇲🇳Mongolia0.7% · 2024
  135. 135🇧🇯Benin0.7% · 2024
  136. 136🇨🇭Switzerland0.7% · 2024
  137. 137🇱🇷Liberia0.7% · 2024
  138. 138🇲🇬Madagascar0.7% · 2024
  139. 139🇿🇦South Africa0.7% · 2024
  140. 140🇪🇬Egypt0.7% · 2024
  141. 141🇪🇹Ethiopia0.7% · 2024
  142. 142🇨🇻Cape Verde0.6% · 2024
  143. 143🇦🇷Argentina0.6% · 2024
  144. 144🇲🇩Moldova0.6% · 2024
  145. 145🇬🇲Gambia0.6% · 2024
  146. 146🇳🇬Nigeria0.6% · 2024
  147. 147🇳🇮Nicaragua0.5% · 2024
  148. 148🇻🇪Venezuela0.5% · 2023
  149. 149🇸🇱Sierra Leone0.5% · 2024
  150. 150🇲🇹Malta0.5% · 2024
  151. 151🇰🇿Kazakhstan0.4% · 2024
  152. 152🇬🇭Ghana0.4% · 2024
  153. 153🇬🇹Guatemala0.4% · 2024
  154. 154🇿🇼Zimbabwe0.4% · 2024
  155. 155🇵🇬Papua New Guinea0.3% · 2024
  156. 156🇮🇪Ireland0.2% · 2024
  157. 157🇱🇦Laos0.2% · 2013
  158. 158🇲🇺Mauritius0.1% · 2024
  159. 159🇭🇹Haiti0.1% · 2024

No data

27 nations publish no figure for this indicator in the sources below. Absence is a fact about the world’s statistical apparatus, not a zero — these nations are not ranked.