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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 Armenia
6.50
FY01
9 Eritrea
6.30
2006 est.
10 Macedonia
6.00
2005 est.
11 Burundi
5.90
2006 est.
12 Syria
5.90
2005 est.
13 Maldives
5.50
2005 est.
14 Mauritania
5.50
2006
15 Kuwait
5.30
2006
16 Turkey
5.30
2005 est.
17 Morocco
5.00
2003 est.
18 Singapore
4.90
2005 est.
19 Swaziland
4.70
2006
20 Bahrain
4.50
2006
21 Bosnia and Herzegovina
4.50
2005 est.
22 Brunei
4.50
2006
23 China
4.30
2006
24 Greece
4.30
2005 est.
25 United States
4.06
2005 est.
26 Libya
3.90
2005 est.
27 Russia
3.90
2005
28 Tajikistan
3.90
2005 est.
29 Cuba
3.80
2006 est.
30 Zimbabwe
3.80
2006
31 Djibouti
3.80
2006
32 Cyprus
3.80
2005 est.
33 Namibia
3.70
2006
34 Angola
3.60
2009
35 Colombia
3.40
2005 est.
36 Turkmenistan
3.40
2005 est.
37 Egypt
3.40
2005 est.
38 Algeria
3.30
2006
39 Botswana
3.30
2006
40 Guinea-Bissau
3.10
2005 est.
41 Lebanon
3.10
2005 est.
42 United Arab Emirates
3.10
2005 est.
43 Australia
3.00
2009
44 Sudan
3.00
2005 est.
45 Solomon Islands
3.00
2006
46 Pakistan
3.00
2007 est.
47 Indonesia
3.00
2005 est.
48 Cambodia
3.00
2005 est.
49 Rwanda
2.90
2006 est.
50 Comoros
2.80
2006
51 Kenya
2.80
2006
52 Chile
2.70
2006
53 Korea, South
2.70
2006
54 Azerbaijan
2.60
2005 est.
55 Sri Lanka
2.60
2006
56 Lesotho
2.60
2006
57 France
2.60
2005 est.
58 Bulgaria
2.60
2005 est.
59 Congo, Democratic Republic of the
2.50
2006
60 Iran
2.50
2006
61 Vietnam
2.50
2005 est.
62 India
2.50
2006
63 United Kingdom
2.40
2005 est.
64 Croatia
2.39
2005 est.
65 Portugal
2.30
2005 est.
66 Sierra Leone
2.30
2006
67 Uganda
2.20
2006
68 Taiwan
2.20
NA
69 Burma
2.10
2005 est.
70 Malaysia
2.03
2005 est.
71 World
2.00
2005 est.
72 Seychelles
2.00
2006 est.
73 Uzbekistan
2.00
2005 est.
74 Estonia
2.00
2005 est.
75 Finland
2.00
2005 est.
76 Afghanistan
1.90
2009
77 Mali
1.90
2006
78 Norway
1.90
2005 est.
79 Romania
1.90
2007 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 Peru
1.50
2006
100 Nigeria
1.50
2006
101 Germany
1.50
2005 est.
102 Albania
1.49
2005 est.
103 Czech Republic
1.46
2007 est.
104 Belarus
1.40
2005 est.
105 Belize
1.40
2009
106 Kyrgyzstan
1.40
2005 est.
107 Papua New Guinea
1.40
2005 est.
108 Tunisia
1.40
2006
109 Ukraine
1.40
2005 est.
110 Senegal
1.40
2005 est.
111 Mongolia
1.40
2006
112 Bangladesh
1.30
2009
113 Cameroon
1.30
2009
114 Denmark
1.30
2007 est.
115 Liberia
1.30
2006 est.
116 Niger
1.30
2006
117 Malawi
1.30
2006
118 Bolivia
1.30
2009
119 Belgium
1.30
2005 est.
120 Burkina Faso
1.20
2006
121 Spain
1.20
2005 est.
122 Venezuela
1.20
2005 est.
123 Ethiopia
1.20
2009
124 Lithuania
1.20
2007 est.
125 Latvia
1.20
2005 est.
126 Canada
1.10
2005 est.
127 Guinea
1.10
2009
128 Benin
1.00
2009
129 Switzerland
1.00
2005 est.
130 Paraguay
1.00
2006 est.
131 Panama
1.00
2006
132 New Zealand
1.00
2005 est.
133 Madagascar
1.00
2006
134 Bhutan
1.00
2005 est.
135 Central African Republic
0.90
2009
136 Congo, Republic of the
0.90
2009
137 Ecuador
0.90
2009
138 Gambia, The
0.90
2009
139 Ireland
0.90
2005 est.
140 Luxembourg
0.90
2005 est.
141 Tonga
0.90
2006 est.
142 Somalia
0.90
2005 est.
143 Philippines
0.90
2005 est.
144 Kazakhstan
0.90
FY02
145 Gabon
0.90
2009
146 Argentina
0.80
2009
147 Sao Tome and Principe
0.80
2006
148 Mozambique
0.80
2006
149 Japan
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 Georgia
0.59
2005 est.
162 Antigua and Barbuda
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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