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Country Comparison :: 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).
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Rank
 country (% of GDP) Date of Information
1 Oman
11.40
2005 est.
2 Qatar
10.00
2005 est.
3 Saudi Arabia
10.00
2005 est.
4 Jordan
8.60
2006
5 Iraq
8.60
2006
6 Israel
7.30
2006
7 Yemen
6.60
2006
8 Eritrea
6.30
2006 est.
9 Macedonia
6.00
2005 est.
10 Syria
5.90
2005 est.
11 Burundi
5.90
2006 est.
12 Maldives
5.50
2005 est.
13 Mauritania
5.50
2006
14 Turkey
5.30
2005 est.
15 Kuwait
5.30
2006
16 Morocco
5.00
2003 est.
17 Singapore
4.90
2005 est.
18 Swaziland
4.70
2006
19 Bosnia and Herzegovina
4.50
2005 est.
20 Bahrain
4.50
2006
21 Brunei
4.50
2006
22 China
4.30
2006
23 Greece
4.30
2005 est.
24 United States
4.06
2005 est.
25 Russia
3.90
2005
26 Libya
3.90
2005 est.
27 Cyprus
3.80
2005 est.
28 Djibouti
3.80
2006
29 Zimbabwe
3.80
2006
30 Cuba
3.80
2006 est.
31 Namibia
3.70
2006
32 Angola
3.60
2009
33 Uzbekistan
3.50
2010
34 Colombia
3.40
2005 est.
35 Turkmenistan
3.40
2005 est.
36 Egypt
3.40
2005 est.
37 Algeria
3.30
2006
38 Botswana
3.30
2006
39 Guinea-Bissau
3.10
2005 est.
40 Lebanon
3.10
2005 est.
41 United Arab Emirates
3.10
2005 est.
42 Indonesia
3.00
2005 est.
43 Cambodia
3.00
2005 est.
44 Australia
3.00
2009
45 Sudan
3.00
2005 est.
46 Solomon Islands
3.00
2006
47 Pakistan
3.00
2007 est.
48 Rwanda
2.90
2006 est.
49 Kenya
2.80
2006
50 Armenia
2.80
2010
51 Comoros
2.80
2006
52 Korea, South
2.70
2006
53 Chile
2.70
2006
54 Azerbaijan
2.60
2005 est.
55 Bulgaria
2.60
2005 est.
56 Sri Lanka
2.60
2006
57 Lesotho
2.60
2006
58 France
2.60
2005 est.
59 Congo, Democratic Republic of the
2.50
2006
60 Iran
2.50
2006
61 India
2.50
2006
62 Vietnam
2.50
2005 est.
63 United Kingdom
2.40
2005 est.
64 Croatia
2.39
2005 est.
65 Portugal
2.30
2005 est.
66 Sierra Leone
2.30
2006
67 Uganda
2.20
2006
68 Burma
2.10
2005 est.
69 Malaysia
2.03
2005 est.
70 Seychelles
2.00
2006 est.
71 Estonia
2.00
2005 est.
72 Finland
2.00
2005 est.
73 Poland
1.90
2010 est.
74 Romania
1.90
2007 est.
75 Afghanistan
1.90
2009
76 Fiji
1.90
2009
77 Georgia
1.90
2010 est.
78 Norway
1.90
2005 est.
79 Mali
1.90
2006
80 Slovakia
1.87
2005 est.
81 Italy
1.80
2005 est.
82 Guyana
1.80
2006
83 Zambia
1.80
2005 est.
84 Thailand
1.80
2005 est.
85 Hungary
1.75
2005 est.
86 Brazil
1.70
2009
87 Ghana
1.70
2009
88 South Africa
1.70
2006
89 Slovenia
1.70
2005 est.
90 Chad
1.70
2009
91 Netherlands
1.60
2005 est.
92 Uruguay
1.60
2006
93 Nepal
1.60
2006
94 Togo
1.60
2005 est.
95 Sweden
1.50
2005 est.
96 Cote d'Ivoire
1.50
2009
97 Tajikistan
1.50
2010
98 Nigeria
1.50
2006
99 Peru
1.50
2006
100 Germany
1.50
2005 est.
101 Albania
1.49
2005 est.
102 Czech Republic
1.46
2007 est.
103 Ukraine
1.40
2005 est.
104 Belarus
1.40
2005 est.
105 Belize
1.40
2009
106 Mongolia
1.40
2006
107 Papua New Guinea
1.40
2005 est.
108 Senegal
1.40
2005 est.
109 Tunisia
1.40
2006
110 Belgium
1.30
2005 est.
111 Denmark
1.30
2007 est.
112 Liberia
1.30
2006 est.
113 Niger
1.30
2006
114 Malawi
1.30
2006
115 Bolivia
1.30
2009
116 Bangladesh
1.30
2009
117 Cameroon
1.30
2009
118 Ethiopia
1.20
2009
119 Burkina Faso
1.20
2006
120 Venezuela
1.20
2005 est.
121 Spain
1.20
2005 est.
122 Latvia
1.20
2005 est.
123 Kazakhstan
1.10
2010
124 Canada
1.10
2005 est.
125 Guinea
1.10
2009
126 Benin
1.00
2009
127 Panama
1.00
2006
128 Paraguay
1.00
2006 est.
129 Bhutan
1.00
2005 est.
130 Madagascar
1.00
2006
131 Switzerland
1.00
2005 est.
132 New Zealand
1.00
2005 est.
133 Ireland
0.90
2005 est.
134 Tonga
0.90
2006 est.
135 Somalia
0.90
2005 est.
136 Philippines
0.90
2005 est.
137 Luxembourg
0.90
2005 est.
138 Lithuania
0.90
2011 est.
139 Gambia, The
0.90
2009
140 Gabon
0.90
2009
141 Ecuador
0.90
2009
142 Congo, Republic of the
0.90
2009
143 Central African Republic
0.90
2009
144 Mozambique
0.80
2006
145 Sao Tome and Principe
0.80
2006
146 Argentina
0.80
2009
147 Austria
0.80
2009
148 Barbados
0.80
2009
149 Japan
0.80
2006
150 Bahamas, The
0.70
2009
151 Dominican Republic
0.70
2009
152 Malta
0.70
2006 est.
153 Jamaica
0.60
2006 est.
154 Suriname
0.60
2006 est.
155 Honduras
0.60
2006 est.
156 Costa Rica
0.60
2009
157 El Salvador
0.60
2009
158 Nicaragua
0.60
2006
159 Mexico
0.50
2006 est.
160 Cape Verde
0.50
2009
161 Antigua and Barbuda
0.50
2009
162 Laos
0.50
2006
163 Kyrgyzstan
0.50
2009
164 Haiti
0.40
2006
165 Guatemala
0.40
2009
166 Moldova
0.40
2005 est.
167 Trinidad and Tobago
0.30
2006
168 Mauritius
0.30
2006 est.
169 Tanzania
0.20
2005 est.
170 Bermuda
0.11
2005 est.
171 Equatorial Guinea
0.10
2009
172 Iceland
0.00
2005 est.
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