How much goes to the military?
Military spending, 158 countries & territories. Military expenditure as a share of GDP (SIPRI, via World Bank).
lowest≥ 0.7%≥ 1%≥ 1.5%≥ 1.9%≥ 2.3%≥ 3.4% no data
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database… via World Bank· 2014 / 2024
Dots sit on a scale from the lowest (0.1%) to the highest value (34.5%).
The ranking
- 1
Ukraine 34.5% 2024 - 2
Israel 8.8% 2024 - 3
Algeria 8% 2024 - 4
Saudi Arabia 7.3% 2024 - 5
Russia 7.1% 2024 - 6
Myanmar 6.8% 2024 - 7
Qatar 6.5% 2022 - 8
United Arab Emirates 5.6% 2014 - 9
Oman 5.6% 2024 - 10
Armenia 5.5% 2024 - 11
Libya 5.3% 2023 - 12
Azerbaijan 5% 2024 - 13
Kuwait 4.8% 2024 - 14
Jordan 4.8% 2024 - 15
Burkina Faso 4.7% 2024 - 16
Mali 4.2% 2024 - 17
Poland 4.2% 2024 - 18
Yemen 4% 2014 - 19
Burundi 3.8% 2024 - 20
Brunei 3.6% 2024 - 21
Morocco 3.5% 2024 - 22
United States 3.4% 2024 - 23
Estonia 3.4% 2024 - 24
Colombia 3.4% 2024 - 25
Latvia 3.3% 2024 - 26
Greece 3.1% 2024 - 27
Lithuania 3.1% 2024 - 28
Chad 3% 2024 - 29
Kyrgyzstan 3% 2024 - 30
Bahrain 2.9% 2024 - 31
Cuba 2.9% 2018 - 32
Uzbekistan 2.9% 2018 - 33
Singapore 2.8% 2024 - 34
Botswana 2.8% 2024 - 35
Namibia 2.7% 2024 - 36
Pakistan 2.7% 2024 - 37
Timor-Leste 2.7% 2024 - 38
Serbia 2.6% 2024 - 39
Lebanon 2.6% 2024 - 40
South Korea 2.6% 2024 - 41
Central African Republic 2.5% 2024 - 42
Tunisia 2.5% 2024 - 43
Denmark 2.4% 2024 - 44
Iraq 2.4% 2024 - 45
Uruguay 2.3% 2024 - 46
Finland 2.3% 2024 - 47
Romania 2.3% 2024 - 48
United Kingdom 2.3% 2024 - 49
India 2.3% 2024 - 50
Niger 2.2% 2024
Reference years differ by country (2014–2024); each row shows its own year.