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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 Afghanistan
10.00
2012
3 Qatar
10.00
2005 est.
4 Jordan
9.50
2012
5 Saudi Arabia
9.10
2012
6 Iraq
8.60
2006
7 Israel
7.40
2012
8 Yemen
6.60
2006
9 United Arab Emirates
6.40
2012
10 Eritrea
6.30
2006 est.
11 Macedonia
6.00
2005 est.
12 Burundi
5.90
2006 est.
13 Mauritania
5.50
2006
14 Turkey
5.30
2005 est.
15 Madagascar
5.10
2011
16 Maldives
5.00
2009
17 Burma
4.80
2012
18 Morocco
4.80
2012
19 United States
4.60
2010
20 Bahrain
4.50
2006
21 Greece
4.30
2005 est.
22 Guinea-Bissau
4.30
2011
23 Algeria
4.30
2012
24 Sudan
4.20
2012
25 Russia
3.90
2005
26 Colombia
3.80
2012
27 Zimbabwe
3.80
2006
28 Solomon Islands
3.70
2007
29 Namibia
3.70
2006
30 Kuwait
3.70
2012
31 Syria
3.60
2011
32 Djibouti
3.60
2011
33 Singapore
3.60
2012
34 Uzbekistan
3.50
2010
35 Guinea
3.40
2011
36 Antigua and Barbuda
3.30
2011
37 Cuba
3.20
2011
38 Pakistan
3.10
2012
39 Libya
3.10
2012
40 Angola
3.00
2012
41 Australia
3.00
2012
42 Sri Lanka
2.90
2012
43 Kyrgyzstan
2.80
2011
44 Botswana
2.80
2012
45 Comoros
2.80
2006
46 Armenia
2.80
2010
47 Korea, South
2.70
2006
48 Central African Republic
2.60
2011
49 Bulgaria
2.60
2005 est.
50 Azerbaijan
2.60
2005 est.
51 France
2.60
2005 est.
52 Swaziland
2.60
2011
53 China
2.60
2012
54 Vietnam
2.50
2005 est.
55 Lebanon
2.50
2012
56 United Kingdom
2.50
2012
57 Iran
2.50
2006
58 Cambodia
2.40
2012
59 Brunei
2.40
2011
60 Portugal
2.30
2005 est.
61 Ecuador
2.30
2012
62 Egypt
2.20
2012
63 Taiwan
2.20
2012
64 Chile
2.10
2012
65 Malaysia
2.03
2005 est.
66 Estonia
2.00
2005 est.
67 Cyprus
2.00
2012
68 Finland
2.00
2005 est.
69 Guyana
1.90
2011
70 Poland
1.90
2005 est.
71 Lesotho
1.90
2012
72 Norway
1.90
2005 est.
73 Romania
1.90
2007 est.
74 Togo
1.90
2011
75 Georgia
1.90
2010 est.
76 Uganda
1.80
2012
77 Thailand
1.80
2005 est.
78 Kenya
1.80
2012
79 Gabon
1.80
2011
80 Italy
1.80
2005 est.
81 India
1.80
2012
82 Zambia
1.80
2012
83 Hungary
1.75
2005 est.
84 Slovenia
1.70
2005 est.
85 Ghana
1.70
2009
86 Congo, Republic of the
1.70
2011
87 South Africa
1.70
2006
88 Fiji
1.60
2012
89 Chad
1.60
2011
90 Netherlands
1.60
2005 est.
91 Ukraine
1.60
2012
92 Senegal
1.60
2011
93 Turkmenistan
1.60
2011
94 Croatia
1.50
2012
95 Honduras
1.50
2012
96 Germany
1.50
2005 est.
97 Benin
1.50
2011
98 Tunisia
1.50
2012
99 Tajikistan
1.50
2010
100 Sweden
1.50
2005 est.
101 New Zealand
1.50
2012
102 Paraguay
1.50
2012
103 Cote d'Ivoire
1.50
2009
104 Albania
1.49
2005 est.
105 Bosnia and Herzegovina
1.40
2005 est.
106 Bangladesh
1.40
2012
107 Belarus
1.40
2005 est.
108 Rwanda
1.30
2012
109 Belgium
1.30
2005 est.
110 Brazil
1.30
2012
111 Cameroon
1.30
2009
112 Denmark
1.30
2007 est.
113 Mali
1.30
2012
114 Nepal
1.30
2012
115 Congo, Democratic Republic of the
1.20
2012
116 Suriname
1.20
2011
117 Belize
1.20
2012
118 Spain
1.20
2005 est.
119 Canada
1.10
2005 est.
120 Burkina Faso
1.10
2011
121 Kazakhstan
1.10
2010
122 Latvia
1.10
2005 est.
123 Slovakia
1.08
2005 est.
124 Japan
1.00
2012
125 Czech Republic
1.00
2011 est.
126 Bhutan
1.00
2005 est.
127 Switzerland
1.00
2005 est.
128 Panama
1.00
2012
129 Peru
1.00
2012
130 Indonesia
0.90
2012
131 Lithuania
0.90
2007 est.
132 Uruguay
0.90
2012
133 Tonga
0.90
2012
134 Somalia
0.90
2005 est.
135 Bolivia
0.90
2012
136 Tanzania
0.90
2012
137 Philippines
0.90
2005 est.
138 Nicaragua
0.90
2012
139 Ireland
0.90
2005 est.
140 Nigeria
0.90
2012
141 Niger
0.90
2012
142 Ethiopia
0.90
2012
143 Luxembourg
0.90
2005 est.
144 Jamaica
0.90
2012
145 Costa Rica
0.80
2012
146 Barbados
0.80
2011
147 Austria
0.80
2009
148 Seychelles
0.80
2011
149 Malawi
0.80
2012
150 Mongolia
0.80
2012
151 Liberia
0.80
2011
152 Dominican Republic
0.70
2012
153 Venezuela
0.70
2012
154 Gambia, The
0.70
2011
155 Trinidad and Tobago
0.60
2011
156 Bahamas, The
0.60
2011
157 Mozambique
0.60
2012
158 El Salvador
0.60
2012
159 Sierra Leone
0.60
2011
160 Papua New Guinea
0.50
2012
161 Mexico
0.50
2012
162 Sao Tome and Principe
0.50
2011
163 Argentina
0.50
2012
164 Haiti
0.40
2006
165 Moldova
0.40
2005 est.
166 Guatemala
0.40
2009
167 Cape Verde
0.40
2011
168 Laos
0.20
2012
169 Bermuda
0.11
2005 est.
170 Equatorial Guinea
0.10
2011
171 Mauritius
0.10
2012
172 Malta
0.00
2012
173 Iceland
0.00
2005 est.
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