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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 Iraq
8.60
2006
5 Jordan
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 Burundi
5.90
2006 est.
11 Syria
5.90
2005 est.
12 Maldives
5.50
2005 est.
13 Mauritania
5.50
2006
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 Bahrain
4.50
2006
20 Bosnia and Herzegovina
4.50
2005 est.
21 Brunei
4.50
2006
22 China
4.30
2006
23 Greece
4.30
2005 est.
24 United States
4.06
2005 est.
25 Libya
3.90
2005 est.
26 Russia
3.90
2005
27 Cuba
3.80
2006 est.
28 Cyprus
3.80
2005 est.
29 Zimbabwe
3.80
2006
30 Djibouti
3.80
2006
31 Namibia
3.70
2006
32 Angola
3.60
2009
33 Colombia
3.40
2005 est.
34 Egypt
3.40
2005 est.
35 Turkmenistan
3.40
2005 est.
36 Algeria
3.30
2006
37 Botswana
3.30
2006
38 Guinea-Bissau
3.10
2005 est.
39 United Arab Emirates
3.10
2005 est.
40 Lebanon
3.10
2005 est.
41 Australia
3.00
2009
42 Cambodia
3.00
2005 est.
43 Sudan
3.00
2005 est.
44 Solomon Islands
3.00
2006
45 Pakistan
3.00
2007 est.
46 Indonesia
3.00
2005 est.
47 Rwanda
2.90
2006 est.
48 Armenia
2.80
2010
49 Comoros
2.80
2006
50 Kenya
2.80
2006
51 Chile
2.70
2006
52 Korea, South
2.70
2006
53 Azerbaijan
2.60
2005 est.
54 Sri Lanka
2.60
2006
55 Lesotho
2.60
2006
56 France
2.60
2005 est.
57 Bulgaria
2.60
2005 est.
58 Congo, Democratic Republic of the
2.50
2006
59 Iran
2.50
2006
60 Vietnam
2.50
2005 est.
61 India
2.50
2006
62 United Kingdom
2.40
2005 est.
63 Croatia
2.39
2005 est.
64 Portugal
2.30
2005 est.
65 Sierra Leone
2.30
2006
66 Uganda
2.20
2006
67 Taiwan
2.20
NA
68 Burma
2.10
2005 est.
69 Malaysia
2.03
2005 est.
70 World
2.00
2005 est.
71 Seychelles
2.00
2006 est.
72 Uzbekistan
2.00
2005 est.
73 Estonia
2.00
2005 est.
74 Finland
2.00
2005 est.
75 Afghanistan
1.90
2009
76 Romania
1.90
2007 est.
77 Georgia
1.90
2010 est.
78 Mali
1.90
2006
79 Norway
1.90
2005 est.
80 Fiji
1.90
2009
81 Slovakia
1.87
2005 est.
82 Guyana
1.80
2006
83 Zambia
1.80
2005 est.
84 Thailand
1.80
2005 est.
85 Italy
1.80
2005 est.
86 Hungary
1.75
2005 est.
87 Poland
1.71
2005 est.
88 Brazil
1.70
2009
89 Chad
1.70
2009
90 Ghana
1.70
2009
91 Slovenia
1.70
2005 est.
92 South Africa
1.70
2006
93 Nepal
1.60
2006
94 Netherlands
1.60
2005 est.
95 Uruguay
1.60
2006
96 Togo
1.60
2005 est.
97 Cote d'Ivoire
1.50
2009
98 Sweden
1.50
2005 est.
99 Tajikistan
1.50
2010
100 Peru
1.50
2006
101 Nigeria
1.50
2006
102 Germany
1.50
2005 est.
103 Albania
1.49
2005 est.
104 Czech Republic
1.46
2007 est.
105 Belarus
1.40
2005 est.
106 Mongolia
1.40
2006
107 Belize
1.40
2009
108 Papua New Guinea
1.40
2005 est.
109 Tunisia
1.40
2006
110 Ukraine
1.40
2005 est.
111 Senegal
1.40
2005 est.
112 Bangladesh
1.30
2009
113 Cameroon
1.30
2009
114 Denmark
1.30
2007 est.
115 Bolivia
1.30
2009
116 Liberia
1.30
2006 est.
117 Niger
1.30
2006
118 Malawi
1.30
2006
119 Belgium
1.30
2005 est.
120 Burkina Faso
1.20
2006
121 Latvia
1.20
2005 est.
122 Spain
1.20
2005 est.
123 Venezuela
1.20
2005 est.
124 Ethiopia
1.20
2009
125 Lithuania
1.20
2007 est.
126 Canada
1.10
2005 est.
127 Guinea
1.10
2009
128 Kazakhstan
1.10
2010
129 Benin
1.00
2009
130 Switzerland
1.00
2005 est.
131 Paraguay
1.00
2006 est.
132 Panama
1.00
2006
133 New Zealand
1.00
2005 est.
134 Madagascar
1.00
2006
135 Bhutan
1.00
2005 est.
136 Central African Republic
0.90
2009
137 Congo, Republic of the
0.90
2009
138 Ecuador
0.90
2009
139 Gambia, The
0.90
2009
140 Ireland
0.90
2005 est.
141 Tonga
0.90
2006 est.
142 Somalia
0.90
2005 est.
143 Philippines
0.90
2005 est.
144 Luxembourg
0.90
2005 est.
145 Gabon
0.90
2009
146 Argentina
0.80
2009
147 Sao Tome and Principe
0.80
2006
148 Japan
0.80
2006
149 Mozambique
0.80
2006
150 Austria
0.80
2009
151 Barbados
0.80
2009
152 Bahamas, The
0.70
2009
153 Malta
0.70
2006 est.
154 Dominican Republic
0.70
2009
155 Costa Rica
0.60
2009
156 Honduras
0.60
2006 est.
157 Suriname
0.60
2006 est.
158 Nicaragua
0.60
2006
159 Jamaica
0.60
2006 est.
160 El Salvador
0.60
2009
161 Antigua and Barbuda
0.50
2009
162 Kyrgyzstan
0.50
2009
163 Mexico
0.50
2006 est.
164 Laos
0.50
2006
165 Cape Verde
0.50
2009
166 Guatemala
0.40
2009
167 Haiti
0.40
2006
168 Moldova
0.40
2005 est.
169 Mauritius
0.30
2006 est.
170 Trinidad and Tobago
0.30
2006
171 Tanzania
0.20
2005 est.
172 Bermuda
0.11
2005 est.
173 Equatorial Guinea
0.10
2009
174 Iceland
0.00
2005 est.
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