# Military burden by nation — world ranking Military burden ranked across 159 nations, highest to lowest. Ukraine highest at 34.5% (2024). Each figure carries its publisher and observation year. Canonical: https://terralore.co/rankings/military-burden Updated: 2026-06-14 (the military domain's last refresh) Definition: Military expenditure as a share of GDP. Unit: % of GDP. Ordered highest to lowest — a ranking of figures, not a grading of nations. Ties share a rank. Note: this table mixes vintages — each publisher carries a nation's latest available year, so observations run from 2003 to 2024. Every row shows its own. ## Ranking (159 nations) | Rank | Nation | Value | Observed | |---|---|---|---| | 1 | Ukraine | 34.5% | 2024 | | 2 | Eritrea | 20.9% | 2003 | | 3 | Algeria | 8.0% | 2024 | | 4 | Saudi Arabia | 7.3% | 2024 | | 5 | Russia | 7.1% | 2024 | | 6 | Myanmar | 6.8% | 2024 | | 7 | Qatar | 6.5% | 2022 | | 8 | United Arab Emirates | 5.6% | 2014 | | 9 | Oman | 5.6% | 2024 | | 10 | Armenia | 5.5% | 2024 | | 11 | Libya | 5.3% | 2023 | | 12 | Azerbaijan | 5.0% | 2024 | | 13 | Kuwait | 4.8% | 2024 | | 14 | Jordan | 4.8% | 2024 | | 15 | Burkina Faso | 4.7% | 2024 | | 16 | Mali | 4.2% | 2024 | | 17 | Poland | 4.2% | 2024 | | 18 | Syria | 4.1% | 2010 | | 19 | Yemen | 4.0% | 2014 | | 20 | Burundi | 3.8% | 2024 | | 21 | Brunei | 3.6% | 2024 | | 22 | Morocco | 3.5% | 2024 | | 23 | United States | 3.4% | 2024 | | 24 | Estonia | 3.4% | 2024 | | 25 | Colombia | 3.4% | 2024 | | 26 | Latvia | 3.3% | 2024 | | 27 | Greece | 3.1% | 2024 | | 28 | Lithuania | 3.1% | 2024 | | 29 | Chad | 3.0% | 2024 | | 30 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.0% | 2024 | | 31 | Cuba | 2.9% | 2018 | | 32 | Uzbekistan | 2.9% | 2018 | | 33 | Botswana | 2.8% | 2024 | | 34 | Namibia | 2.7% | 2024 | | 35 | Pakistan | 2.7% | 2024 | | 36 | Timor-Leste | 2.7% | 2024 | | 37 | Djibouti | 2.6% | 2008 | | 38 | Serbia | 2.6% | 2024 | | 39 | Lebanon | 2.6% | 2024 | | 40 | South Korea | 2.6% | 2024 | | 41 | Central African Republic | 2.5% | 2024 | | 42 | Tunisia | 2.5% | 2024 | | 43 | Denmark | 2.4% | 2024 | | 44 | Iraq | 2.4% | 2024 | | 45 | Uruguay | 2.3% | 2024 | | 46 | Finland | 2.3% | 2024 | | 47 | Romania | 2.3% | 2024 | | 48 | United Kingdom | 2.3% | 2024 | | 49 | India | 2.3% | 2024 | | 50 | Niger | 2.2% | 2024 | | 51 | Ecuador | 2.2% | 2024 | | 52 | Hungary | 2.2% | 2024 | | 53 | Mauritania | 2.2% | 2024 | | 54 | Bulgaria | 2.1% | 2024 | | 55 | North Macedonia | 2.1% | 2024 | | 56 | Norway | 2.1% | 2024 | | 57 | Belarus | 2.1% | 2024 | | 58 | Guinea | 2.1% | 2024 | | 59 | France | 2.1% | 2024 | | 60 | Albania | 2.0% | 2024 | | 61 | Slovakia | 2.0% | 2024 | | 62 | Iran | 2.0% | 2024 | | 63 | Togo | 2.0% | 2024 | | 64 | Sweden | 2.0% | 2024 | | 65 | Mozambique | 2.0% | 2024 | | 66 | South Sudan | 2.0% | 2024 | | 67 | Türkiye | 1.9% | 2024 | | 68 | Czechia | 1.9% | 2024 | | 69 | Netherlands | 1.9% | 2024 | | 70 | Germany | 1.9% | 2024 | | 71 | Australia | 1.9% | 2024 | | 72 | Uganda | 1.9% | 2024 | | 73 | Georgia | 1.9% | 2024 | | 74 | Tajikistan | 1.8% | 2024 | | 75 | Montenegro | 1.8% | 2024 | | 76 | Afghanistan | 1.8% | 2021 | | 77 | Vietnam | 1.8% | 2018 | | 78 | Croatia | 1.8% | 2024 | | 79 | China | 1.7% | 2024 | | 80 | Cyprus | 1.6% | 2024 | | 81 | Italy | 1.6% | 2024 | | 82 | Somalia | 1.6% | 2024 | | 83 | Chile | 1.6% | 2024 | | 84 | Honduras | 1.6% | 2024 | | 85 | Lesotho | 1.6% | 2024 | | 86 | Senegal | 1.6% | 2024 | | 87 | Gabon | 1.5% | 2024 | | 88 | Portugal | 1.5% | 2024 | | 89 | Cambodia | 1.5% | 2024 | | 90 | Kosovo | 1.5% | 2024 | | 91 | Eswatini | 1.4% | 2024 | | 92 | Spain | 1.4% | 2024 | | 93 | Sri Lanka | 1.4% | 2024 | | 94 | Japan | 1.4% | 2024 | | 95 | Bolivia | 1.4% | 2024 | | 96 | Zambia | 1.3% | 2024 | | 97 | Philippines | 1.3% | 2024 | | 98 | Canada | 1.3% | 2024 | | 99 | Fiji | 1.3% | 2024 | | 100 | Slovenia | 1.3% | 2024 | | 101 | Belgium | 1.3% | 2024 | | 102 | Jamaica | 1.3% | 2024 | | 103 | Rwanda | 1.2% | 2024 | | 104 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.2% | 2023 | | 105 | DR Congo | 1.2% | 2024 | | 106 | New Zealand | 1.2% | 2024 | | 107 | El Salvador | 1.2% | 2024 | | 108 | Congo | 1.2% | 2024 | | 109 | Seychelles | 1.2% | 2024 | | 110 | Tanzania | 1.2% | 2024 | | 111 | Thailand | 1.1% | 2024 | | 112 | Malawi | 1.0% | 2024 | | 113 | Cameroon | 1.0% | 2024 | | 114 | Angola | 1.0% | 2024 | | 115 | Austria | 1.0% | 2024 | | 116 | Kenya | 1.0% | 2024 | | 117 | Malaysia | 1.0% | 2024 | | 118 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.0% | 2024 | | 119 | Nepal | 1.0% | 2024 | | 120 | Brazil | 1.0% | 2024 | | 121 | Luxembourg | 1.0% | 2024 | | 122 | Bangladesh | 0.9% | 2024 | | 123 | Paraguay | 0.9% | 2024 | | 124 | Sudan | 0.9% | 2021 | | 125 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.9% | 2024 | | 126 | Peru | 0.9% | 2024 | | 127 | Belize | 0.9% | 2024 | | 128 | Mexico | 0.9% | 2024 | | 129 | Guyana | 0.9% | 2024 | | 130 | Dominican Republic | 0.8% | 2024 | | 131 | Indonesia | 0.8% | 2024 | | 132 | Ivory Coast | 0.8% | 2024 | | 133 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.7% | 2024 | | 134 | Mongolia | 0.7% | 2024 | | 135 | Benin | 0.7% | 2024 | | 136 | Switzerland | 0.7% | 2024 | | 137 | Liberia | 0.7% | 2024 | | 138 | Madagascar | 0.7% | 2024 | | 139 | South Africa | 0.7% | 2024 | | 140 | Egypt | 0.7% | 2024 | | 141 | Ethiopia | 0.7% | 2024 | | 142 | Cape Verde | 0.6% | 2024 | | 143 | Argentina | 0.6% | 2024 | | 144 | Moldova | 0.6% | 2024 | | 145 | Gambia | 0.6% | 2024 | | 146 | Nigeria | 0.6% | 2024 | | 147 | Nicaragua | 0.5% | 2024 | | 148 | Venezuela | 0.5% | 2023 | | 149 | Sierra Leone | 0.5% | 2024 | | 150 | Malta | 0.5% | 2024 | | 151 | Kazakhstan | 0.4% | 2024 | | 152 | Ghana | 0.4% | 2024 | | 153 | Guatemala | 0.4% | 2024 | | 154 | Zimbabwe | 0.4% | 2024 | | 155 | Papua New Guinea | 0.3% | 2024 | | 156 | Ireland | 0.2% | 2024 | | 157 | Laos | 0.2% | 2013 | | 158 | Mauritius | 0.1% | 2024 | | 159 | Haiti | 0.1% | 2024 | ## No data (27 nations) These nations publish no figure for this indicator in the sources below. Absence is a fact about the world's statistical apparatus, not a zero — they are not ranked. - Andorra - Antarctica — Antarctica has no permanent population and no national government — it is administered under the Antarctic Treaty. No statistical agency compiles national indicators for it, so there is nothing here to report. - Bahamas - Bhutan - Comoros - Costa Rica - Falkland Islands — The Falkland Islands are a British Overseas Territory, administered by the United Kingdom; sovereignty is disputed by Argentina. They are not a separate reporting entity in World Bank datasets. - French Southern and Antarctic Lands — The French Southern and Antarctic Lands have no permanent civilian population. They are administered from Réunion as an overseas territory of France and are not a separate reporting entity in international datasets. - Greenland - Iceland - Liechtenstein - Monaco - New Caledonia - North Korea - Northern Cyprus — Northern Cyprus is recognised as a state by Türkiye alone. It is not a member of the United Nations or the World Bank, and does not appear as a separate entity in the datasets these indicators are drawn from. - Palestine - Panama - Puerto Rico - San Marino - São Tomé and Príncipe - Solomon Islands - Somaliland — Somaliland declared independence in 1991 and has not been recognised by the United Nations or any member state. Where its figures are collected at all, they are reported within Somalia's. - Suriname - Taiwan — Taiwan is not a member of the United Nations, and is excluded from the World Bank and UN series that supply most of this dossier. Its own statistical agencies publish extensively. - Turkmenistan - Vanuatu - Vatican City — Vatican City has a resident population of a few hundred and does not compile the economic and social series these indicators are drawn from. ## Sources - Military Expenditure Database (via World Development Indicators) — SIPRI / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-06-14 · https://www.sipri.org/databases/milex Citation template: Terralore, "Military burden by nation — world ranking", terralore.co/rankings/military-burden, retrieved .