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Military expenditure (% of government spending)

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  1. 1Ukraine62.9%
  2. 2Algeria24.6%
  3. 3Saudi Arabia23.5%
  4. 4Somalia, Fed. Rep.20.8%
  5. 5Oman20%
  6. 6Armenia19.9%
  7. 7Russian Federation19.8%
  8. 8South Sudan18.4%
  9. 9Singapore18%
  10. 10Israel17.8%
  11. 11Azerbaijan17.7%
  12. 12Lebanon16.6%
  13. 13Chad15.5%
  14. 14Niger15.2%
  15. 15Burundi14.9%
  16. 16Mali14.8%
  17. 17Pakistan13.8%
  18. 18Jordan13.5%
  19. 19Burkina Faso13.2%
  20. 20Central African Republic12.5%
  21. 21Taiwan12.4%
  22. 22Iran, Islamic Rep.11.2%
  23. 23Bahrain10.8%
  24. 24Korea, Rep.10.8%
  25. 25Mauritania10.8%
  26. 26Guinea10.6%
  27. 27Morocco10.3%
  28. 28Kuwait10.1%
  29. 29Viet Nam9.9%
  30. 30Colombia9.3%
  31. 31Poland9%
  32. 32Uganda9%
  33. 33Botswana8.9%
  34. 34United States8.3%
  35. 35India8.2%
  36. 36Latvia8.2%
  37. 37Cambodia8.2%
  38. 38Congo, Dem. Rep.8.1%
  39. 39Kyrgyz Republic7.9%
  40. 40Lithuania7.6%
  41. 41Estonia7.5%
  42. 42Tunisia7.5%
  43. 43Bangladesh7.1%
  44. 44Togo7.1%
  45. 45Uruguay7.1%
  46. 46Namibia7%
  47. 47Albania6.7%
  48. 48Norway6.7%
  49. 49Denmark6.6%
  50. 50Cameroon6.5%
  51. 51Gabon6.4%
  52. 52Serbia6.4%
  53. 53Indonesia6.3%
  54. 54Mozambique6%
  55. 55Congo, Rep.6%
  56. 56Greece6%
  57. 57Angola5.9%
  58. 58Nigeria5.9%
  59. 59Turkiye5.9%
  60. 60Georgia5.8%
  61. 61Tanzania5.8%
  62. 62Belarus5.7%
  63. 63Chile5.7%
  64. 64Ecuador5.7%
  65. 65Honduras5.7%
  66. 66Romania5.6%
  67. 67Iraq5.5%
  68. 68United Kingdom5.4%
  69. 69Philippines5.4%
  70. 70Bulgaria5.2%
  71. 71Senegal5.2%
  72. 72Eswatini5.2%
  73. 73North Macedonia5.1%
  74. 74China5.1%
  75. 75Sweden5%
  76. 76Sri Lanka4.9%
  77. 77Australia4.9%
  78. 78Netherlands4.8%
  79. 79Benin4.8%
  80. 80Spain4.7%
  81. 81Tajikistan4.7%
  82. 82Rwanda4.7%
  83. 83Equatorial Guinea4.7%
  84. 84Guinea-Bissau4.7%
  85. 85Kenya4.6%
  86. 86Germany4.5%
  87. 87Zambia4.5%
  88. 88Nepal4.5%
  89. 89Malaysia4.4%
  90. 90Thailand4.4%
  91. 91Finland4.4%
  92. 92El Salvador4.4%
  93. 93Montenegro4.4%
  94. 94Paraguay4.3%
  95. 95Hungary4.3%
  96. 96Czechia4.2%
  97. 97Fiji4.2%
  98. 98Slovak Republic4.2%
  99. 99Croatia4.1%
  100. 100Dominican Republic4.1%
  101. 101Ethiopia4.1%
  102. 102Jamaica4.1%
  103. 103Cyprus4%
  104. 104Guyana4%
  105. 105Portugal4%
  106. 106Liberia3.9%
  107. 107Malawi3.8%
  108. 108Japan3.8%
  109. 109Madagascar3.8%
  110. 110Cote d'Ivoire3.8%
  111. 111Italy3.7%
  112. 112Belize3.7%
  113. 113Canada3.7%
  114. 114Belgium3.7%
  115. 115Peru3.7%
  116. 116France3.5%
  117. 117Guatemala3.5%
  118. 118Seychelles3.4%
  119. 119Slovenia3.2%
  120. 120Bolivia3.2%
  121. 121Lesotho2.7%
  122. 122New Zealand2.7%
  123. 123Mexico2.5%
  124. 124Trinidad and Tobago2.5%
  125. 125Sierra Leone2.5%
  126. 126Mongolia2.5%
  127. 127Egypt, Arab Rep.2.5%
  128. 128Ghana2.4%
  129. 129Timor-Leste2.4%
  130. 130Haiti2.4%
  131. 131Switzerland2.4%
  132. 132Cabo Verde2.3%
  133. 133Brazil2.2%
  134. 134South Africa2.2%
  135. 135Gambia, The2.2%
  136. 136Kazakhstan2.1%
  137. 137Nicaragua2%
  138. 138Austria2%
  139. 139Argentina1.8%
  140. 140Luxembourg1.8%
  141. 141Papua New Guinea1.6%
  142. 142Bosnia and Herzegovina1.6%
  143. 143Moldova1.4%
  144. 144Malta1.3%
  145. 145Ireland0.93%
  146. 146Mauritius0.45%
  147. 147Panama0%
  148. 147Iceland0%
  149. 147Costa Rica0%

Military expenditure (% of government spending)