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How much goes to the military?

Military spending, 161 countries & territories. Military expenditure as a share of GDP (SIPRI, via World Bank).

lowest≥ 0.7%≥ 1.1%≥ 1.5%≥ 2%≥ 2.5%≥ 3.3% no data
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database… via World Bank· 2014 / 2025

Dots sit on a scale from the lowest (0%) to the highest value (39.6%).

The ranking

  1. 1 Ukraine 39.6% 2025
  2. 2 Algeria 8.8% 2025
  3. 3 Israel 7.8% 2025
  4. 4 Russia 7.5% 2025
  5. 5 Myanmar 6.6% 2024
  6. 6 Qatar 6.5% 2022
  7. 7 Saudi Arabia 6.5% 2025
  8. 8 Azerbaijan 6.5% 2025
  9. 9 Armenia 6.1% 2025
  10. 10 Oman 5.7% 2025
  11. 11 United Arab Emirates 5.6% 2014
  12. 12 Kuwait 4.7% 2025
  13. 13 Jordan 4.6% 2025
  14. 14 Poland 4.5% 2025
  15. 15 Yemen 4% 2014
  16. 16 Mali 3.9% 2025
  17. 17 Brunei 3.7% 2024
  18. 18 Latvia 3.6% 2025
  19. 19 Libya 3.6% 2023
  20. 20 Morocco 3.5% 2025
  21. 21 South Sudan 3.4% 2025
  22. 22 Estonia 3.4% 2025
  23. 23 Burkina Faso 3.3% 2025
  24. 24 Norway 3.3% 2025
  25. 25 Denmark 3.3% 2025
  26. 26 Burundi 3.2% 2025
  27. 27 Colombia 3.2% 2025
  28. 28 Chad 3.2% 2025
  29. 29 United States 3.1% 2025
  30. 30 Botswana 3.1% 2025
  31. 31 Bahrain 3.1% 2025
  32. 32 Lithuania 3.1% 2025
  33. 33 Singapore 3% 2025
  34. 34 Greece 3% 2025
  35. 35 Kyrgyzstan 2.9% 2025
  36. 36 Pakistan 2.9% 2025
  37. 37 Cuba 2.9% 2018
  38. 38 Namibia 2.8% 2025
  39. 39 Serbia 2.8% 2025
  40. 40 Mauritania 2.7% 2025
  41. 41 South Korea 2.6% 2025
  42. 42 Finland 2.6% 2025
  43. 43 Lebanon 2.5% 2025
  44. 44 Tunisia 2.5% 2025
  45. 45 Uzbekistan 2.5% 2018
  46. 46 Sweden 2.5% 2025
  47. 47 Iraq 2.4% 2025
  48. 48 Belarus 2.4% 2025
  49. 49 United Kingdom 2.4% 2025

Reference years differ by country (2014–2025); each row shows its own year.