Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.)

Military expenditure as a share of GDP (%)

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Saudi Arabia9.414.010.57.78.67.27.79.010.713.39.910.29.18.19.27.6
Kuwait2.448.57.24.33.83.53.43.33.65.05.95.65.25.46.66.6
Oman12.47.17.75.66.510.69.78.99.610.68.48.37.48.06.6
Qatar10.72.01.56.5
Algeria2.11.53.42.83.54.34.54.85.56.36.45.95.56.06.75.6
Azerbaijan2.32.32.84.74.74.54.65.53.73.83.63.95.45.3
Israel23.412.46.36.35.95.85.65.55.65.45.45.45.35.15.35.0
Jordan18.57.86.34.85.75.44.74.24.24.24.44.74.64.64.74.8
Armenia3.62.94.33.93.64.03.94.24.13.84.14.85.04.5
Morocco2.34.12.23.33.43.33.53.83.73.23.23.23.13.14.23.9
Greece4.23.83.52.82.82.52.42.42.42.52.62.62.72.63.13.9
Russian Federation3.33.33.63.43.73.94.14.95.44.23.73.94.23.7
Bahrain5.34.03.23.33.63.84.14.44.64.74.34.04.04.03.6
United States of America8.05.63.14.14.94.84.54.03.73.53.43.33.33.43.73.5
Mali2.22.01.51.41.41.21.21.21.52.42.63.02.82.83.43.4
Myanmar5.63.42.01.43.94.03.84.34.13.62.42.23.03.4
Lebanon4.37.65.44.54.14.14.04.24.74.55.14.54.94.23.03.4
Namibia6.42.72.63.53.63.23.24.34.54.03.53.33.33.53.3
Colombia2.31.93.03.43.63.13.23.33.13.13.13.23.03.13.53.2
Brunei Darussalam6.44.12.32.92.22.22.33.13.33.52.92.63.13.63.2
Ukraine2.22.41.91.51.61.62.23.33.22.93.23.53.83.2
Togo1.43.11.51.71.51.61.71.81.71.81.92.03.12.83.1
Botswana4.43.22.92.82.42.32.12.22.83.43.22.93.13.33.0
Pakistan6.26.54.23.93.43.33.53.53.53.02.93.13.33.33.02.9
Republic of Korea4.44.02.52.52.52.52.52.52.52.52.52.42.52.72.82.8
Chad2.01.40.85.85.05.62.82.03.02.22.32.13.02.8
Singapore5.44.64.54.33.43.23.13.03.03.03.13.02.82.82.82.8
Seychelles4.01.71.60.70.90.91.02.21.31.51.41.31.31.62.8
Tunisia1.61.81.51.51.21.51.41.61.82.12.22.02.02.42.72.6
South Sudan4.16.18.86.68.58.94.02.13.23.32.32.6
Uganda2.03.01.81.72.52.51.21.30.91.01.01.11.21.72.72.6
Congo4.91.51.72.03.94.93.42.12.32.92.5
India3.23.12.92.92.92.72.62.52.52.52.52.52.42.52.82.5
Burkina Faso1.22.71.21.21.21.21.21.21.31.31.21.41.92.22.22.4
Cambodia2.12.21.11.51.51.51.61.71.81.92.12.22.22.52.3
Iraq11.22.22.72.31.93.33.05.43.63.92.83.33.42.3
Mauritania3.82.93.12.12.02.22.22.12.12.12.02.42.3
Ecuador1.81.91.52.33.03.12.92.92.72.62.52.42.42.22.42.2
Poland2.61.81.91.81.81.81.81.92.11.91.92.02.02.22.2
Iran5.92.92.33.02.82.42.72.22.12.62.82.82.22.02.02.2
United Kingdom5.24.02.42.42.62.52.42.32.22.02.01.91.92.02.22.2
Central African Republic1.12.42.01.72.82.01.61.51.31.31.81.92.2
Uruguay3.52.42.01.91.71.81.81.81.81.71.82.01.92.02.1
Latvia0.91.61.11.10.90.90.91.01.51.62.12.02.12.1
Burundi3.44.94.42.52.52.32.12.22.02.12.82.22.0
Estonia1.41.51.71.71.91.91.92.02.12.02.02.02.32.0
Croatia3.01.71.71.81.71.61.81.81.61.61.61.61.72.0
Serbia5.22.32.12.02.01.91.91.81.71.81.62.22.12.0
Australia3.02.11.81.81.91.81.71.61.82.02.12.01.91.92.02.0
Lithuania1.21.20.90.80.80.80.91.11.51.72.02.02.12.0
Chile4.53.42.72.52.32.32.02.02.01.91.91.91.91.92.11.9
France3.52.82.12.02.01.91.91.81.91.91.91.91.81.82.01.9
Cyprus7.42.82.01.91.71.71.61.51.61.41.61.81.81.91.9
Turkey3.33.53.72.42.32.02.01.91.91.82.12.12.52.72.41.9
Sri Lanka0.92.35.02.62.72.72.22.22.42.42.02.01.71.81.71.9
Mozambique5.91.30.90.90.80.90.91.00.80.91.01.31.42.01.9
Romania4.52.52.01.21.21.21.31.31.51.41.71.81.82.01.9
Afghanistan1.62.01.91.81.21.11.31.01.00.91.01.21.41.8
इस्वातिनी1.31.41.92.42.21.92.01.81.72.11.92.11.91.91.8
Slovakia1.71.71.21.11.11.01.01.11.11.11.21.71.91.8
Senegal1.61.01.11.21.31.11.31.21.21.61.51.71.51.41.7
Taiwan Province of China5.22.72.12.02.12.11.91.81.91.81.81.71.81.91.7
Norway3.52.91.71.61.51.41.41.41.51.51.61.71.71.82.01.7
Italy2.11.91.71.61.51.51.41.41.31.21.31.41.41.31.71.7
Hungary4.02.61.51.41.01.01.00.90.90.91.01.21.01.31.81.7
China2.51.81.91.71.71.71.71.71.81.81.71.71.71.81.6
Georgia0.63.33.73.13.02.62.42.02.12.01.91.81.81.6
Guinea Bissau2.61.91.81.52.32.01.91.51.31.31.41.61.71.6
Fiji0.22.11.81.31.61.61.51.41.50.91.11.41.51.41.61.6
Kyrgyzstan1.91.61.61.41.61.61.71.81.71.61.51.51.71.6
Lesotho3.63.32.03.22.32.12.02.01.92.02.32.01.81.81.6
Montenegro2.71.81.71.71.51.51.41.41.41.41.31.71.6
Honduras1.42.20.70.61.11.11.11.61.51.71.71.71.61.61.51.5
Gabon1.41.81.21.91.51.61.61.11.21.41.81.51.61.71.5
Portugal4.11.81.41.61.51.51.41.41.31.31.51.21.31.41.41.5
Bulgaria3.82.72.21.61.31.31.51.31.21.21.21.43.11.61.5
Rwanda3.73.51.71.21.11.01.11.11.21.21.21.21.21.51.5
Guinea1.52.32.32.22.51.91.81.61.41.41.5
Jamaica0.80.50.50.90.90.90.90.90.91.01.01.31.71.71.5
Equatorial Guinea0.81.01.21.11.11.31.61.5
Bolivia1.62.82.11.71.71.71.81.81.91.81.51.51.51.51.41.4
Philippines2.22.11.61.31.21.21.11.21.01.11.01.21.21.11.31.4
Netherlands2.92.41.41.41.31.31.21.21.21.11.21.21.21.31.41.4
Spain2.32.31.71.41.41.31.41.31.31.31.11.21.31.21.41.4
Niger1.20.70.91.01.61.01.31.61.81.81.91.71.4
Germany3.02.51.41.11.31.21.21.21.11.11.21.21.21.31.41.3
Denmark2.42.01.51.31.41.31.41.21.11.11.11.11.31.31.41.3
Thailand3.12.61.51.01.51.51.41.41.41.41.41.41.41.41.51.3
Angola17.56.43.74.23.33.24.54.73.12.72.52.01.71.71.3
Canada2.22.01.11.11.21.21.11.01.01.21.21.41.31.31.41.3
Finland1.41.61.21.51.51.51.51.51.51.41.41.41.41.41.41.3
Slovenia1.11.41.61.31.21.01.00.91.01.01.01.11.11.2
Nepal0.61.11.01.91.41.41.21.31.41.41.51.51.31.21.31.2
El Salvador0.63.40.80.91.11.11.01.11.01.11.01.01.11.21.41.2
Albania5.91.21.41.61.51.51.41.31.21.11.11.21.31.31.2
Bangladesh1.21.41.01.21.21.21.11.11.21.21.11.21.21.21.2
Sweden3.42.61.81.41.21.11.11.11.11.11.11.01.01.11.11.2
Peru3.52.71.81.61.51.41.51.61.61.71.31.31.21.21.31.2
New Zealand2.62.31.71.11.21.21.11.01.01.01.01.11.11.31.31.2
Brazil2.92.41.71.51.51.41.41.31.31.41.31.41.51.41.31.2
Egypt16.03.52.62.72.01.81.61.61.71.71.71.41.21.21.11.1
Belarus1.31.51.31.21.21.31.31.31.31.11.21.21.21.1
Timor-Leste1.83.02.02.92.32.02.31.61.61.31.71.81.1
United Republic of Tanzania2.32.01.50.80.90.90.91.01.01.11.11.11.11.01.11.1
Kenya1.12.91.31.71.41.41.51.41.21.21.21.21.21.11.11.1
Belgium2.92.41.31.11.11.11.01.01.00.90.90.90.90.91.01.1
Japan0.80.90.90.90.91.01.00.91.00.90.90.91.01.01.01.0
Nigeria5.30.80.50.40.50.60.50.50.40.40.40.40.50.50.61.0
Belize0.90.60.70.90.80.80.90.90.91.01.01.01.01.31.0
Liberia1.10.90.81.11.21.11.01.11.10.90.90.91.01.0
Guyana0.91.81.40.90.90.80.81.01.11.21.31.31.31.41.0
Malaysia5.22.61.62.21.51.61.41.51.51.51.41.11.00.91.01.0
Zambia3.41.81.41.31.41.41.71.81.51.31.41.31.21.0
Cameroon1.91.51.31.11.31.11.21.21.11.11.11.11.11.11.01.0
Tajikistan0.61.01.11.01.11.31.21.01.01.01.00.9
Bosnia and Herzegovina1.51.31.11.11.11.01.00.90.90.90.80.80.9
Paraguay3.32.11.20.70.80.81.01.01.01.11.00.91.01.01.00.9
Sudan5.04.84.83.32.72.33.31.81.61.00.9
Côte d'Ivoire1.21.01.11.11.01.11.01.11.21.31.01.00.91.00.9
Trinidad and Tobago0.80.60.60.60.70.80.70.81.00.90.70.70.70.9
Austria1.41.21.00.90.80.80.80.80.70.70.70.80.70.80.90.9
Kazakhstan0.81.01.00.91.01.11.00.90.80.81.00.90.8
Zimbabwe2.44.13.11.50.81.41.91.91.91.91.71.61.10.70.30.8
South Africa2.33.91.41.21.01.01.01.01.01.01.00.90.90.91.00.8
Switzerland2.11.61.00.80.70.70.70.70.60.70.70.70.70.70.90.8
Gambia0.50.30.30.80.71.21.00.70.80.80.8
Malawi0.61.30.71.00.70.70.80.80.60.50.50.50.60.80.80.8
Indonesia1.40.70.80.60.70.70.90.80.90.80.90.70.70.90.7
Madagascar1.41.21.21.10.60.60.60.60.60.50.50.50.50.50.70.7
Mexico0.50.40.40.40.50.50.50.50.50.50.50.40.50.50.70.7
Dominican Republic2.40.71.00.80.70.60.70.60.70.60.60.70.70.70.80.7
Mongolia4.32.01.00.80.80.90.80.90.90.90.80.70.70.80.6
Argentina1.91.51.10.80.80.80.80.80.90.90.80.90.70.70.70.6
Sierra Leone0.91.32.51.41.00.90.80.61.00.91.11.10.80.70.50.6
केप वर्दे1.20.60.50.50.60.50.50.60.60.50.50.50.70.6
Benin1.61.20.40.70.70.70.70.80.70.90.60.50.50.6
Democratic Republic of the Congo0.00.21.40.90.91.11.11.01.31.10.80.60.70.70.5
Nicaragua1.60.80.70.50.50.70.70.70.80.60.60.60.60.60.5
Malta0.90.60.80.70.60.50.50.50.50.50.50.40.50.60.5
Ethiopia1.99.77.62.81.21.10.90.80.80.70.70.70.60.60.50.5
Luxembourg0.70.80.50.60.40.40.40.40.40.40.40.50.50.50.60.5
Guatemala1.71.70.90.40.40.50.50.50.40.40.40.40.40.40.40.4
Ghana2.10.30.40.30.30.40.60.40.50.40.30.30.30.30.40.4
Republic of Moldova0.40.40.30.30.30.30.30.30.30.30.30.40.40.4
Papua New Guinea1.40.60.40.30.40.50.50.50.50.40.40.30.40.40.3
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)2.31.51.51.81.01.11.31.71.20.90.52.20.21.81.60.3
Ireland1.21.20.70.50.60.50.50.50.50.30.30.30.30.30.30.3
Mauritius0.20.30.20.20.10.20.10.20.20.10.20.20.20.10.20.2
Haiti0.10.00.00.10.00.00.10.10.20.1
Libya6.13.11.53.77.615.5
Djibouti5.14.5
Eritrea32.7
Somalia0.5
Cuba3.33.13.93.53.53.13.12.92.9
Panama1.3
Lao People’s Democratic Republic0.80.40.20.20.20.2
Viet Nam7.91.82.32.02.22.22.32.42.42.32.3
Uzbekistan1.23.6
Syrian Arab Republic11.26.95.55.04.1
United Arab Emirates8.33.76.05.55.16.05.6