Military expenditure

150 countries, 2025. Unit: % of GDP.

First in the ranking
39.6 %
Ukraine
Median country
1.6 %
half above, half below
World
2.5 %
World Bank aggregate
Range
0.0 to 39.6
Costa Rica - Ukraine

How to read it

Across 150 countries worldwide, the highest value is in Ukraine (39.6 %) and the lowest in Costa Rica (0.0 %).

The median country is at 1.6 %: half are above, half below.

For the world as a whole, the value rose from 2.3 % in 1996 to 2.5 % in 2025.

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 Continent Share of the highest value
1Ukraine39.6Europe
2Algeria8.8Africa
3Israel7.8Asia
4Russia7.5Europe
5Saudi Arabia6.5Asia
6Azerbaijan6.5Asia
7Armenia6.1Asia
8Oman5.7Asia
9Kuwait4.7Asia
10Jordan4.6Asia
11Poland4.5Europe
12Mali3.9Africa
13Latvia3.6Europe
14Morocco3.5Africa
15South Sudan3.4Africa
16Estonia3.4Europe
17Burkina Faso3.3Africa
18Norway3.3Europe
19Denmark3.3Europe
20Burundi3.2Africa
21Colombia3.2South America
22Chad3.2Africa
23United States3.1North America
24Botswana3.1Africa
25Bahrain3.1Asia
26Lithuania3.1Europe
27Singapore3.0Asia
28Greece3.0Europe
29Kyrgyzstan2.9Asia
30Pakistan2.9Asia
31Namibia2.8Africa
32Serbia2.8Europe
33Mauritania2.7Africa
34South Korea2.6Asia
35Finland2.6Europe
36Lebanon2.5Asia
37Tunisia2.5Africa
38Sweden2.5Europe
39Iraq2.4Asia
40Belarus2.4Europe
41United Kingdom2.4Europe
42Central African Republic2.3Africa
43India2.3Asia
44Uruguay2.3South America
45Romania2.3Europe
46Germany2.3Europe
47Timor-Leste2.3Asia
48Netherlands2.2Europe
49Vietnam2.2Asia
50Niger2.1Africa
51Spain2.1Europe
52Ecuador2.1South America
53Iran2.1Asia
54Hungary2.0Europe
55Albania2.0Europe
56Slovakia2.0Europe
57Guinea2.0Africa
58France2.0Europe
59Croatia2.0Europe
60Belgium2.0Europe
61Bulgaria2.0Europe
62North Macedonia2.0Europe
63Uganda2.0Africa
64Australia1.9Oceania
65Türkiye1.9Asia
66Montenegro1.9Europe
67Italy1.9Europe
68Togo1.9Africa
69Mozambique1.9Africa
70Kosovo1.9Europe
71Czechia1.8Europe
72Georgia1.7Asia
73China1.7Asia
74Portugal1.7Europe
75Gabon1.7Africa
76Lesotho1.6Africa
77Canada1.6North America
78Cyprus1.6Asia
79Eswatini1.6Africa
80Senegal1.6Africa
81Slovenia1.5Europe
82Somalia1.5Africa
83Chile1.5South America
84Tajikistan1.5Asia
85Honduras1.5North America
86Cambodia1.5Asia
87Japan1.4Asia
88Angola1.4Africa
89Democratic Republic of the Congo1.4Africa
90Jamaica1.4North America
91El Salvador1.3North America
92Fiji1.3Oceania
93Sri Lanka1.3Asia
94Republic of the Congo1.3Africa
95Philippines1.3Asia
96Rwanda1.3Africa
97Zambia1.3Africa
98Seychelles1.2Africa
99Bolivia1.2South America
100Tanzania1.2Africa
101Malawi1.1Africa
102New Zealand1.1Oceania
103Austria1.1Europe
104Kenya1.1Africa
105Cameroon1.1Africa
106Brazil1.1South America
107Indonesia1.0Asia
108Thailand1.0Asia
109Malaysia1.0Asia
110Belize1.0North America
111Guyana1.0South America
112Nepal1.0Asia
113Trinidad and Tobago0.9North America
114Nigeria0.9Africa
115Equatorial Guinea0.9Africa
116Benin0.9Africa
117Guinea-Bissau0.9Africa
118Mongolia0.9Asia
119Paraguay0.9South America
120Liberia0.9Africa
121Luxembourg0.9Europe
122Peru0.8South America
123Bangladesh0.8Asia
124Dominican Republic0.8North America
125Côte d'Ivoire0.8Africa
126Switzerland0.8Europe
127South Africa0.7Africa
128Mexico0.7North America
129Bosnia and Herzegovina0.7Europe
130Cabo Verde0.7Africa
131Madagascar0.6Africa
132Egypt0.6Africa
133The Gambia0.6Africa
134Nicaragua0.6North America
135Zimbabwe0.6Africa
136Argentina0.6South America
137Moldova0.6Europe
138Guatemala0.5North America
139Ethiopia0.5Africa
140Ghana0.5Africa
141Malta0.4Europe
142Kazakhstan0.4Asia
143Sierra Leone0.4Africa
144Papua New Guinea0.4Oceania
145Ireland0.2Europe
146Mauritius0.1Africa
147Haiti0.1North America
148Costa Rica0.0North America
149Iceland0.0Europe
150Panama0.0North America
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Biggest changes, 2015-2025

change in percentage points · 148 countries

Largest increase

  1. Ukraine 3.8 → 39.6 +35.7 pp
  2. Algeria 5.6 → 8.8 +3.3 pp
  3. Russia 4.9 → 7.5 +2.6 pp
  4. Latvia 1.1 → 3.6 +2.5 pp
  5. Israel 5.3 → 7.8 +2.5 pp

Largest decrease

  1. Saudi Arabia 12.6 → 6.5 −6.1 pp
  2. South Sudan 8.6 → 3.4 −5.2 pp
  3. Oman 9.6 → 5.7 −3.9 pp
  4. Iraq 5.4 → 2.4 −3.0 pp
  5. Lebanon 4.5 → 2.5 −2.0 pp

Continents over time

median country of each continent

Military spending - continent medians

%

Africa Asia Europe North America South America

0 2 4 6 1981 Africa: 2.33 Asia: 5.71 Europe: 2.6 North America: 1.72 South America: 3.47 1989 Africa: 2.38 Asia: 4.49 Europe: 2.41 North America: 1.5 South America: 2.19 1990 Africa: 2.7 Asia: 4.28 Europe: 2.36 North America: 1.27 South America: 2.13 1991 Africa: 2.37 Asia: 3.75 Europe: 2.15 North America: 1.27 South America: 1.96 1992 Africa: 2.13 Asia: 3.37 Europe: 2.2 North America: 1.1 South America: 2.11 1993 Africa: 2 Asia: 3.42 Europe: 1.87 North America: 1.01 South America: 2.15 1994 Africa: 1.75 Asia: 3.19 Europe: 1.76 North America: 1.1 South America: 2.05 1995 Africa: 1.67 Asia: 3.04 Europe: 1.64 North America: 1.05 South America: 2.1 2000 Africa: 1.55 Asia: 2.57 Europe: 1.46 North America: 0.76 South America: 1.77 2001 Africa: 1.66 Asia: 2.38 Europe: 1.57 North America: 0.68 South America: 1.95 2002 Africa: 1.56 Asia: 2.24 Europe: 1.61 North America: 0.76 South America: 1.9 2003 Africa: 1.48 Asia: 2.52 Europe: 1.66 North America: 0.76 South America: 2.15 2004 Africa: 1.43 Asia: 2.43 Europe: 1.58 North America: 0.68 South America: 1.9 2005 Africa: 1.41 Asia: 2.3 Europe: 1.54 North America: 0.64 South America: 1.72 2006 Africa: 1.41 Asia: 2.5 Europe: 1.51 North America: 0.62 South America: 1.48 2007 Africa: 1.38 Asia: 2.52 Europe: 1.44 North America: 0.63 South America: 1.49 2008 Africa: 1.33 Asia: 2.39 Europe: 1.4 North America: 0.7 South America: 1.79 2009 Africa: 1.34 Asia: 2.94 Europe: 1.45 North America: 0.83 South America: 1.54 2010 Africa: 1.24 Asia: 2.71 Europe: 1.38 North America: 0.77 South America: 1.54 2011 Africa: 1.27 Asia: 2.3 Europe: 1.29 North America: 0.74 South America: 1.41 2012 Africa: 1.2 Asia: 2.41 Europe: 1.23 North America: 0.74 South America: 1.48 2013 Africa: 1.24 Asia: 2.39 Europe: 1.2 North America: 0.76 South America: 1.67 2014 Africa: 1.27 Asia: 2.41 Europe: 1.15 North America: 0.69 South America: 1.6 2015 Africa: 1.24 Asia: 2.42 Europe: 1.13 North America: 0.78 South America: 1.75 2016 Africa: 1.38 Asia: 2.34 Europe: 1.15 North America: 0.91 South America: 1.35 2017 Africa: 1.34 Asia: 2.28 Europe: 1.21 North America: 0.85 South America: 1.54 2018 Africa: 1.25 Asia: 2.29 Europe: 1.26 North America: 0.69 South America: 1.48 2019 Africa: 1.39 Asia: 2.15 Europe: 1.31 North America: 0.71 South America: 1.42 2020 Africa: 1.47 Asia: 2.16 Europe: 1.44 North America: 0.78 South America: 1.4 2021 Africa: 1.46 Asia: 1.94 Europe: 1.38 North America: 0.76 South America: 1.25 2022 Africa: 1.33 Asia: 1.72 Europe: 1.47 North America: 0.73 South America: 1.09 2023 Africa: 1.34 Asia: 2.31 Europe: 1.63 North America: 0.87 South America: 1.27 2024 Africa: 1.25 Asia: 2.19 Europe: 1.94 North America: 1.03 South America: 1.09 2025 Africa: 1.34 Asia: 2.12 Europe: 2.03 North America: 0.87 South America: 1.13 1981 2002 2007 2012 2017 2025

By continent

median country
Africa 1.3 %
Asia 2.1 %
Europe 2.0 %
North America 0.9 %
South America 1.1 %
Oceania 1.2 %

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