Military expenditure

147 countries, 2024. Unit: % of GDP.

First in the ranking
34.5 %
Ukraine
Median country
1.6 %
half above, half below
World
2.5 %
World Bank aggregate
Range
0.1 to 34.5
Haiti - Ukraine

How to read it

Across 147 countries worldwide, the highest value is in Ukraine (34.5 %) and the lowest in Haiti (0.1 %).

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

For the world as a whole, the value rose from 2.4 % in 1995 to 2.5 % in 2024.

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

2024
In chart Continent Share of the highest value
1Ukraine34.5Europe
2Israel8.8Asia
3Algeria8.0Africa
4Saudi Arabia7.3Asia
5Russia7.1Europe
6Myanmar6.8Asia
7Oman5.6Asia
8Armenia5.5Asia
9Azerbaijan5.0Asia
10Kuwait4.8Asia
11Jordan4.8Asia
12Burkina Faso4.7Africa
13Mali4.2Africa
14Poland4.2Europe
15Burundi3.8Africa
16Brunei3.6Asia
17Morocco3.5Africa
18United States3.4North America
19Estonia3.4Europe
20Colombia3.4South America
21Latvia3.3Europe
22Greece3.1Europe
23Lithuania3.1Europe
24Chad3.0Africa
25Kyrgyzstan3.0Asia
26Bahrain2.9Asia
27Singapore2.8Asia
28Botswana2.8Africa
29Namibia2.7Africa
30Pakistan2.7Asia
31Timor-Leste2.7Asia
32Serbia2.6Europe
33Lebanon2.6Asia
34South Korea2.6Asia
35Central African Republic2.5Africa
36Tunisia2.5Africa
37Denmark2.4Europe
38Iraq2.4Asia
39Uruguay2.3South America
40Finland2.3Europe
41Romania2.3Europe
42United Kingdom2.3Europe
43India2.3Asia
44Niger2.2Africa
45Ecuador2.2South America
46Hungary2.2Europe
47Mauritania2.2Africa
48Bulgaria2.1Europe
49North Macedonia2.1Europe
50Norway2.1Europe
51Belarus2.1Europe
52Guinea2.1Africa
53France2.1Europe
54Albania2.0Europe
55Slovakia2.0Europe
56Iran2.0Asia
57Togo2.0Africa
58Sweden2.0Europe
59Mozambique2.0Africa
60South Sudan2.0Africa
61Türkiye1.9Asia
62Czechia1.9Europe
63Netherlands1.9Europe
64Germany1.9Europe
65Australia1.9Oceania
66Uganda1.9Africa
67Georgia1.9Asia
68Tajikistan1.8Asia
69Montenegro1.8Europe
70Croatia1.8Europe
71China1.7Asia
72Cyprus1.6Asia
73Italy1.6Europe
74Somalia1.6Africa
75Chile1.6South America
76Honduras1.6North America
77Lesotho1.6Africa
78Senegal1.6Africa
79Gabon1.5Africa
80Portugal1.5Europe
81Cambodia1.5Asia
82Kosovo1.5Europe
83Eswatini1.4Africa
84Spain1.4Europe
85Sri Lanka1.4Asia
86Japan1.4Asia
87Bolivia1.4South America
88Zambia1.3Africa
89Philippines1.3Asia
90Canada1.3North America
91Fiji1.3Oceania
92Slovenia1.3Europe
93Belgium1.3Europe
94Jamaica1.3North America
95Rwanda1.2Africa
96Democratic Republic of the Congo1.2Africa
97New Zealand1.2Oceania
98El Salvador1.2North America
99Republic of the Congo1.2Africa
100Seychelles1.2Africa
101Tanzania1.2Africa
102Thailand1.1Asia
103Malawi1.0Africa
104Cameroon1.0Africa
105Angola1.0Africa
106Austria1.0Europe
107Kenya1.0Africa
108Malaysia1.0Asia
109Equatorial Guinea1.0Africa
110Nepal1.0Asia
111Brazil1.0South America
112Luxembourg1.0Europe
113Bangladesh0.9Asia
114Paraguay0.9South America
115Trinidad and Tobago0.9North America
116Peru0.9South America
117Belize0.9North America
118Mexico0.9North America
119Guyana0.9South America
120Dominican Republic0.8North America
121Indonesia0.8Asia
122Côte d'Ivoire0.8Africa
123Bosnia and Herzegovina0.7Europe
124Mongolia0.7Asia
125Benin0.7Africa
126Switzerland0.7Europe
127Liberia0.7Africa
128Madagascar0.7Africa
129South Africa0.7Africa
130Egypt0.7Africa
131Ethiopia0.7Africa
132Cabo Verde0.6Africa
133Argentina0.6South America
134Moldova0.6Europe
135The Gambia0.6Africa
136Nigeria0.6Africa
137Nicaragua0.5North America
138Sierra Leone0.5Africa
139Malta0.5Europe
140Kazakhstan0.4Asia
141Ghana0.4Africa
142Guatemala0.4North America
143Zimbabwe0.4Africa
144Papua New Guinea0.3Oceania
145Ireland0.2Europe
146Mauritius0.1Africa
147Haiti0.1North America
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Biggest changes, 2014-2024

change in percentage points · 147 countries

Largest increase

  1. Ukraine 3.0 → 34.5 +31.5 pp
  2. Burkina Faso 1.3 → 4.7 +3.4 pp
  3. Israel 5.6 → 8.8 +3.2 pp
  4. Algeria 5.0 → 8.0 +3.0 pp
  5. Myanmar 3.8 → 6.8 +3.0 pp

Largest decrease

  1. South Sudan 8.6 → 2.0 −6.6 pp
  2. Angola 4.7 → 1.0 −3.7 pp
  3. Oman 8.9 → 5.6 −3.3 pp
  4. Saudi Arabia 10.5 → 7.3 −3.2 pp
  5. Republic of the Congo 3.9 → 1.2 −2.8 pp

Continents over time

median country of each continent

Military spending - continent medians

%

Africa Asia Europe North America South America

0 1 2 3 4 1991 Africa: 2.37 Asia: 3.75 Europe: 2.16 North America: 1.25 South America: 1.96 1993 Africa: 2 Asia: 3.42 Europe: 1.89 North America: 1.16 South America: 2.15 1994 Africa: 1.75 Asia: 3.19 Europe: 1.87 North America: 1.12 South America: 2.05 2009 Africa: 1.34 Asia: 2.94 Europe: 1.42 North America: 0.98 South America: 1.54 2010 Africa: 1.24 Asia: 2.71 Europe: 1.38 North America: 0.88 South America: 1.54 2011 Africa: 1.27 Asia: 2.3 Europe: 1.28 North America: 0.88 South America: 1.41 2012 Africa: 1.2 Asia: 2.28 Europe: 1.23 North America: 0.86 South America: 1.48 2013 Africa: 1.24 Asia: 2.28 Europe: 1.22 North America: 0.87 South America: 1.67 2014 Africa: 1.27 Asia: 2.41 Europe: 1.15 North America: 0.87 South America: 1.6 2015 Africa: 1.24 Asia: 2.38 Europe: 1.13 North America: 0.87 South America: 1.75 2016 Africa: 1.38 Asia: 2.05 Europe: 1.15 North America: 0.95 South America: 1.35 2017 Africa: 1.34 Asia: 2.05 Europe: 1.22 North America: 0.97 South America: 1.54 2018 Africa: 1.31 Asia: 2.36 Europe: 1.28 North America: 1.01 South America: 1.47 2019 Africa: 1.39 Asia: 2.17 Europe: 1.33 North America: 0.87 South America: 1.45 2020 Africa: 1.47 Asia: 2.19 Europe: 1.43 North America: 1.04 South America: 1.4 2021 Africa: 1.51 Asia: 1.86 Europe: 1.37 North America: 0.98 South America: 1.16 2022 Africa: 1.4 Asia: 1.83 Europe: 1.57 North America: 0.87 South America: 1.05 2023 Africa: 1.41 Asia: 2.35 Europe: 1.69 North America: 0.98 South America: 1.24 2024 Africa: 1.25 Asia: 2.27 Europe: 2.01 North America: 0.91 South America: 1.17 1991 2012 2015 2018 2024

By continent

median country
Africa 1.2 %
Asia 2.3 %
Europe 2.0 %
North America 0.9 %
South America 1.2 %
Oceania 1.3 %

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