Military expenditure in Asia

34 countries in Asia, 2025. Unit: % of GDP. World ranking →

First in the ranking
7.8 %
Israel
Median country
2.1 %
half above, half below
World
2.5 %
World Bank aggregate
Range
0.4 to 7.8
Kazakhstan - Israel

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Across 34 countries in Asia, the highest value is in Israel (7.8 %) and the lowest in Kazakhstan (0.4 %).

The median country is at 2.1 %: half are above, half below.

Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product

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Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), uri: https://www.sipri.org/databases · via World Bank WDI (MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS) · licence

Military spending over time

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Ranking of countries

2025
In chart Share of the highest value
1Israel7.8
2Saudi Arabia6.5
3Azerbaijan6.5
4Armenia6.1
5Oman5.7
6Kuwait4.7
7Jordan4.6
8Bahrain3.1
9Singapore3.0
10Kyrgyzstan2.9
11Pakistan2.9
12South Korea2.6
13Lebanon2.5
14Iraq2.4
15India2.3
16Timor-Leste2.3
17Vietnam2.2
18Iran2.1
19Türkiye1.9
20Georgia1.7
21China1.7
22Cyprus1.6
23Tajikistan1.5
24Cambodia1.5
25Japan1.4
26Sri Lanka1.3
27Philippines1.3
28Indonesia1.0
29Thailand1.0
30Malaysia1.0
31Nepal1.0
32Mongolia0.9
33Bangladesh0.8
34Kazakhstan0.4
World Bank, WDI · MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · 2025 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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