Countries by military expenditure share of GDP
Ukraine ranks highest at 34.5%, followed by Eritrea and Israel. All 168 countries and 2 territories ranked below.
Mostly 2024 data
Updated August 12, 2026
| Rank | Country | Military expenditure share of GDP | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ukraine | 34.5% | 2024 |
| 2 |  Eritrea | 20.9% | 2003 |
| 3 |  Israel | 8.8% | 2024 |
| 4 |  Algeria | 8.0% | 2024 |
| 5 |  Saudi Arabia | 7.3% | 2024 |
| 6 |  Russia | 7.1% | 2024 |
| 7 |  Myanmar (Burma) | 6.8% | 2024 |
| 8 |  Qatar | 6.5% | 2022 |
| 9 |  United Arab Emirates | 5.6% | 2014 |
| 10 |  Oman | 5.6% | 2024 |
| 11 |  Armenia | 5.5% | 2024 |
| 12 |  Libya | 5.3% | 2023 |
| 13 |  Azerbaijan | 5.0% | 2024 |
| 14 |  Kuwait | 4.8% | 2024 |
| 15 |  Jordan | 4.8% | 2024 |
| 16 |  Burkina Faso | 4.7% | 2024 |
| 17 |  Mali | 4.2% | 2024 |
| 18 |  Poland | 4.2% | 2024 |
| 19 |  Syria | 4.1% | 2010 |
| 20 |  Yemen | 4.0% | 2014 |
| 21 |  Burundi | 3.8% | 2024 |
| 22 |  Brunei | 3.6% | 2024 |
| 23 |  Morocco | 3.5% | 2024 |
| 24 |  United States | 3.4% | 2024 |
| 25 |  Estonia | 3.4% | 2024 |
| 26 |  Colombia | 3.4% | 2024 |
| 27 |  Latvia | 3.3% | 2024 |
| 28 |  Greece | 3.1% | 2024 |
| 29 |  Lithuania | 3.1% | 2024 |
| 30 |  Chad | 3.0% | 2024 |
| 31 |  Kyrgyzstan | 3.0% | 2024 |
| 32 |  Turkmenistan | 2.9% | 1999 |
| 33 |  Bahrain | 2.9% | 2024 |
| 34 |  Cuba | 2.9% | 2018 |
| 35 |  Uzbekistan | 2.9% | 2018 |
| 36 |  Singapore | 2.8% | 2024 |
| 37 |  Botswana | 2.8% | 2024 |
| 38 |  Namibia | 2.7% | 2024 |
| 39 |  Pakistan | 2.7% | 2024 |
| 40 |  Timor-Leste | 2.7% | 2024 |
| 41 |  Djibouti | 2.6% | 2008 |
| 42 |  Serbia | 2.6% | 2024 |
| 43 |  Lebanon | 2.6% | 2024 |
| 44 |  South Korea | 2.6% | 2024 |
| 45 |  Central African Republic | 2.5% | 2024 |
| 46 |  Tunisia | 2.5% | 2024 |
| 47 |  Denmark | 2.4% | 2024 |
| 48 |  Taiwan territory | 2.4% | 2024 archive |
| 49 |  Iraq | 2.4% | 2024 |
| 50 |  Uruguay | 2.3% | 2024 |
| 51 |  Finland | 2.3% | 2024 |
| 52 |  Romania | 2.3% | 2024 |
| 53 |  United Kingdom | 2.3% | 2024 |
| 54 |  India | 2.3% | 2024 |
| 55 |  Niger | 2.2% | 2024 |
| 56 |  Ecuador | 2.2% | 2024 |
| 57 |  Hungary | 2.2% | 2024 |
| 58 |  Mauritania | 2.2% | 2024 |
| 59 |  Bulgaria | 2.1% | 2024 |
| 60 |  North Macedonia | 2.1% | 2024 |
| 61 |  Norway | 2.1% | 2024 |
| 62 |  Belarus | 2.1% | 2024 |
| 63 |  Guinea | 2.1% | 2024 |
| 64 |  France | 2.1% | 2024 |
| 65 |  Albania | 2.0% | 2024 |
| 66 |  Slovakia | 2.0% | 2024 |
| 67 |  Iran | 2.0% | 2024 |
| 68 |  Togo | 2.0% | 2024 |
| 69 |  Sweden | 2.0% | 2024 |
| 70 |  Mozambique | 2.0% | 2024 |
| 71 |  South Sudan | 2.0% | 2024 |
| 72 |  Turkey (Türkiye) | 1.9% | 2024 |
| 73 |  Czechia (Czech Republic) | 1.9% | 2024 |
| 74 |  Netherlands | 1.9% | 2024 |
| 75 |  Germany | 1.9% | 2024 |
| 76 |  Australia | 1.9% | 2024 |
| 77 |  Uganda | 1.9% | 2024 |
| 78 |  Georgia | 1.9% | 2024 |
| 79 |  Tajikistan | 1.8% | 2024 |
| 80 |  Montenegro | 1.8% | 2024 |
| 81 |  Afghanistan | 1.8% | 2021 |
| 82 |  Vietnam | 1.8% | 2018 |
| 83 |  Tonga | 1.8% | 2024 archive |
| 84 |  Croatia | 1.8% | 2024 |
| 85 |  China | 1.7% | 2024 |
| 86 |  Cyprus | 1.6% | 2024 |
| 87 |  Italy | 1.6% | 2024 |
| 88 |  Somalia | 1.6% | 2024 |
| 89 |  Chile | 1.6% | 2024 |
| 90 |  Honduras | 1.6% | 2024 |
| 91 |  Lesotho | 1.6% | 2024 |
| 92 |  Senegal | 1.6% | 2024 |
| 93 |  Gabon | 1.5% | 2024 |
| 94 |  Portugal | 1.5% | 2024 |
| 95 |  Cambodia | 1.5% | 2024 |
| 96 |  Kosovo territory | 1.5% | 2024 |
| 97 |  Eswatini | 1.4% | 2024 |
| 98 |  Spain | 1.4% | 2024 |
| 99 |  Sri Lanka | 1.4% | 2024 |
| 100 |  Japan | 1.4% | 2024 |
| 101 |  Bolivia | 1.4% | 2024 |
| 102 |  Zambia | 1.3% | 2024 |
| 103 |  Philippines | 1.3% | 2024 |
| 104 |  Canada | 1.3% | 2024 |
| 105 |  Fiji | 1.3% | 2024 |
| 106 |  Slovenia | 1.3% | 2024 |
| 107 |  Belgium | 1.3% | 2024 |
| 108 |  Jamaica | 1.3% | 2024 |
| 109 |  Rwanda | 1.2% | 2024 |
| 110 |  Guinea-Bissau | 1.2% | 2023 |
| 111 |  DR Congo | 1.2% | 2024 |
| 112 |  Suriname | 1.2% | 2019 archive |
| 113 |  New Zealand | 1.2% | 2024 |
| 114 |  El Salvador | 1.2% | 2024 |
| 115 |  Republic of the Congo | 1.2% | 2024 |
| 116 |  Seychelles | 1.2% | 2024 |
| 117 |  Tanzania | 1.2% | 2024 |
| 118 |  Thailand | 1.1% | 2024 |
| 119 |  Malawi | 1.0% | 2024 |
| 120 |  Cameroon | 1.0% | 2024 |
| 121 |  Angola | 1.0% | 2024 |
| 122 |  Austria | 1.0% | 2024 |
| 123 |  Kenya | 1.0% | 2024 |
| 124 |  Malaysia | 1.0% | 2024 |
| 125 |  Equatorial Guinea | 1.0% | 2024 |
| 126 |  Nepal | 1.0% | 2024 |
| 127 |  Panama | 1.0% | 1999 |
| 128 |  Brazil | 1.0% | 2024 |
| 129 |  Luxembourg | 1.0% | 2024 |
| 130 |  Bangladesh | 0.9% | 2024 |
| 131 |  Paraguay | 0.9% | 2024 |
| 132 |  Sudan | 0.9% | 2021 |
| 133 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 0.9% | 2024 |
| 134 |  Peru | 0.9% | 2024 |
| 135 |  Belize | 0.9% | 2024 |
| 136 |  Mexico | 0.9% | 2024 |
| 137 |  Guyana | 0.9% | 2024 |
| 138 |  Dominican Republic | 0.8% | 2024 |
| 139 |  Indonesia | 0.8% | 2024 |
| 140 |  Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | 0.8% | 2024 |
| 141 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.7% | 2024 |
| 142 |  Mongolia | 0.7% | 2024 |
| 143 |  Benin | 0.7% | 2024 |
| 144 |  Switzerland | 0.7% | 2024 |
| 145 |  Liberia | 0.7% | 2024 |
| 146 |  Madagascar | 0.7% | 2024 |
| 147 |  South Africa | 0.7% | 2024 |
| 148 |  Bahamas | 0.7% | 2024 archive |
| 148 |  Barbados | 0.7% | 2024 archive |
| 150 |  Egypt | 0.7% | 2024 |
| 151 |  Ethiopia | 0.7% | 2024 |
| 152 |  Cape Verde | 0.6% | 2024 |
| 153 |  Argentina | 0.6% | 2024 |
| 154 |  Costa Rica | 0.6% | 2024 archive |
| 155 |  Moldova | 0.6% | 2024 |
| 156 |  Gambia | 0.6% | 2024 |
| 157 |  Nigeria | 0.6% | 2024 |
| 158 |  Nicaragua | 0.5% | 2024 |
| 159 |  Venezuela | 0.5% | 2023 |
| 160 |  Sierra Leone | 0.5% | 2024 |
| 161 |  Malta | 0.5% | 2024 |
| 162 |  Kazakhstan | 0.4% | 2024 |
| 163 |  Ghana | 0.4% | 2024 |
| 164 |  Guatemala | 0.4% | 2024 |
| 165 |  Zimbabwe | 0.4% | 2024 |
| 166 |  Papua New Guinea | 0.3% | 2024 |
| 167 |  Ireland | 0.2% | 2024 |
| 168 |  Laos | 0.2% | 2013 |
| 169 |  Mauritius | 0.1% | 2024 |
| 170 |  Haiti | 0.1% | 2024 |
How this is measured
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Values are the most recent non-empty observation for each country, so vintages differ; the year column carries each figure's own date rather than implying a single edition year. Territories appear where the source reports them and are labelled. See the methodology for refresh cadence, or the field definition for how the indicator is constructed.
6 of the 170 entries come from the archive rather than a live feed. Current statistical feeds track economies rather than every territory, so entities no live source covers are carried at their final CIA World Factbook value instead of being dropped from the table. Those rows are marked archive. None of them refresh, and each prints its own observation year. The oldest goes back to 2019, against a table otherwise on 2024 data, so read those rank positions as indicative rather than strictly comparable.