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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). For countries with no military forces, this figure can include expenditures on public security and police.
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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 Mauritania
5.50
2006
13 Maldives
5.50
2005 est.
14 Kuwait
5.30
2006
15 Turkey
5.30
2005 est.
16 Morocco
5.00
2003 est.
17 Singapore
4.90
2005 est.
18 Swaziland
4.70
2006
19 Brunei
4.50
2006
20 Bahrain
4.50
2006
21 China
4.30
2006
22 Greece
4.30
2005 est.
23 United States
4.06
2005 est.
24 Libya
3.90
2005 est.
25 Russia
3.90
2005
26 Djibouti
3.80
2006
27 Cyprus
3.80
2005 est.
28 Cuba
3.80
2006 est.
29 Zimbabwe
3.80
2006
30 Namibia
3.70
2006
31 Angola
3.60
2009
32 Uzbekistan
3.50
2010
33 Colombia
3.40
2005 est.
34 Turkmenistan
3.40
2005 est.
35 Egypt
3.40
2005 est.
36 Algeria
3.30
2006
37 Botswana
3.30
2006
38 United Arab Emirates
3.10
2005 est.
39 Lebanon
3.10
2005 est.
40 Guinea-Bissau
3.10
2005 est.
41 Pakistan
3.00
2007 est.
42 Sudan
3.00
2005 est.
43 Australia
3.00
2009
44 Solomon Islands
3.00
2006
45 Cambodia
3.00
2005 est.
46 Indonesia
3.00
2005 est.
47 Rwanda
2.90
2006 est.
48 Kenya
2.80
2006
49 Comoros
2.80
2006
50 Armenia
2.80
2010
51 Korea, South
2.70
2006
52 Chile
2.70
2006
53 United Kingdom
2.70
2005 est.
54 Azerbaijan
2.60
2005 est.
55 Lesotho
2.60
2006
56 France
2.60
2005 est.
57 Sri Lanka
2.60
2006
58 Bulgaria
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 Croatia
2.39
2005 est.
64 Sierra Leone
2.30
2006
65 Portugal
2.30
2005 est.
66 Uganda
2.20
2006
67 Burma
2.10
2005 est.
68 Malaysia
2.03
2005 est.
69 Estonia
2.00
2005 est.
70 Seychelles
2.00
2006 est.
71 Finland
2.00
2005 est.
72 Mali
1.90
2006
73 Fiji
1.90
2009
74 Poland
1.90
2005 est.
75 Afghanistan
1.90
2009
76 Romania
1.90
2007 est.
77 Norway
1.90
2005 est.
78 Georgia
1.90
2010 est.
79 Zambia
1.80
2005 est.
80 Guyana
1.80
2006
81 Thailand
1.80
2005 est.
82 Italy
1.80
2005 est.
83 Hungary
1.75
2005 est.
84 South Africa
1.70
2006
85 Brazil
1.70
2009
86 Chad
1.70
2009
87 Slovenia
1.70
2005 est.
88 Ghana
1.70
2009
89 Togo
1.60
2005 est.
90 Uruguay
1.60
2006
91 Nepal
1.60
2006
92 Netherlands
1.60
2005 est.
93 Peru
1.50
2006
94 Nigeria
1.50
2006
95 Cote d'Ivoire
1.50
2009
96 Sweden
1.50
2005 est.
97 Tajikistan
1.50
2010
98 Germany
1.50
2005 est.
99 Albania
1.49
2005 est.
100 Papua New Guinea
1.40
2005 est.
101 Belarus
1.40
2005 est.
102 Bosnia and Herzegovina
1.40
2005 est.
103 Belize
1.40
2009
104 Ukraine
1.40
2005 est.
105 Tunisia
1.40
2006
106 Senegal
1.40
2005 est.
107 Mongolia
1.40
2006
108 Liberia
1.30
2006 est.
109 Niger
1.30
2006
110 Bolivia
1.30
2009
111 Bangladesh
1.30
2009
112 Malawi
1.30
2006
113 Belgium
1.30
2005 est.
114 Cameroon
1.30
2009
115 Denmark
1.30
2007 est.
116 Ethiopia
1.20
2009
117 Burkina Faso
1.20
2006
118 Venezuela
1.20
2005 est.
119 Spain
1.20
2005 est.
120 Kazakhstan
1.10
2010
121 Guinea
1.10
2009
122 Canada
1.10
2005 est.
123 Latvia
1.10
2005 est.
124 Slovakia
1.08
2005 est.
125 Paraguay
1.00
2006 est.
126 New Zealand
1.00
2005 est.
127 Madagascar
1.00
2006
128 Czech Republic
1.00
2011 est.
129 Bhutan
1.00
2005 est.
130 Benin
1.00
2009
131 Switzerland
1.00
2005 est.
132 Panama
1.00
2006
133 Ireland
0.90
2005 est.
134 Ecuador
0.90
2009
135 Tonga
0.90
2006 est.
136 Somalia
0.90
2005 est.
137 Philippines
0.90
2005 est.
138 Gambia, The
0.90
2009
139 Congo, Republic of the
0.90
2009
140 Lithuania
0.90
2007 est.
141 Central African Republic
0.90
2009
142 Gabon
0.90
2009
143 Luxembourg
0.90
2005 est.
144 Barbados
0.80
2009
145 Austria
0.80
2009
146 Argentina
0.80
2009
147 Sao Tome and Principe
0.80
2006
148 Mozambique
0.80
2006
149 Japan
0.80
2006
150 Bahamas, The
0.70
2009
151 Malta
0.70
2006 est.
152 Dominican Republic
0.70
2009
153 Suriname
0.60
2006 est.
154 Costa Rica
0.60
2009
155 Nicaragua
0.60
2006
156 El Salvador
0.60
2009
157 Honduras
0.60
2006 est.
158 Jamaica
0.60
2006 est.
159 Mexico
0.50
2006 est.
160 Cape Verde
0.50
2009
161 Antigua and Barbuda
0.50
2009
162 Kyrgyzstan
0.50
2009
163 Laos
0.50
2006
164 Moldova
0.40
2005 est.
165 Guatemala
0.40
2009
166 Haiti
0.40
2006
167 Mauritius
0.30
2006 est.
168 Trinidad and Tobago
0.30
2006
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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