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Military expenditure (% of GDP)

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  1. 1Ukraine39.6%
  2. 2Algeria8.8%
  3. 3Israel7.8%
  4. 4Russian Federation7.5%
  5. 5Saudi Arabia6.5%
  6. 6Azerbaijan6.5%
  7. 7Armenia6.1%
  8. 8Oman5.7%
  9. 9Kuwait4.7%
  10. 10Jordan4.6%
  11. 11Poland4.5%
  12. 12Mali3.9%
  13. 13Latvia3.6%
  14. 14Morocco3.5%
  15. 15South Sudan3.4%
  16. 16Estonia3.4%
  17. 17Burkina Faso3.3%
  18. 18Norway3.3%
  19. 19Denmark3.3%
  20. 20Burundi3.2%
  21. 21Colombia3.2%
  22. 22Chad3.2%
  23. 23United States3.1%
  24. 24Botswana3.1%
  25. 25Bahrain3.1%
  26. 26Lithuania3.1%
  27. 27Singapore3%
  28. 28Greece3%
  29. 29Kyrgyz Republic2.9%
  30. 30Pakistan2.9%
  31. 31Namibia2.8%
  32. 32Serbia2.8%
  33. 33Mauritania2.7%
  34. 34Korea, Rep.2.6%
  35. 35Finland2.6%
  36. 36Lebanon2.5%
  37. 37Tunisia2.5%
  38. 38Sweden2.5%
  39. 39Iraq2.4%
  40. 40Belarus2.4%
  41. 41United Kingdom2.4%
  42. 42Central African Republic2.3%
  43. 43India2.3%
  44. 44Uruguay2.3%
  45. 45Romania2.3%
  46. 46Germany2.3%
  47. 47Timor-Leste2.3%
  48. 48Netherlands2.2%
  49. 49Viet Nam2.2%
  50. 50Niger2.1%
  51. 51Spain2.1%
  52. 52Taiwan2.1%
  53. 53Ecuador2.1%
  54. 54Iran, Islamic Rep.2.1%
  55. 55Hungary2%
  56. 56Albania2%
  57. 57Slovak Republic2%
  58. 58Guinea2%
  59. 59France2%
  60. 60Croatia2%
  61. 61Belgium2%
  62. 62Bulgaria2%
  63. 63North Macedonia2%
  64. 64Uganda2%
  65. 65Australia1.9%
  66. 66Turkiye1.9%
  67. 67Montenegro1.9%
  68. 68Italy1.9%
  69. 69Togo1.9%
  70. 70Mozambique1.9%
  71. 71Czechia1.8%
  72. 72Georgia1.7%
  73. 73China1.7%
  74. 74Portugal1.7%
  75. 75Gabon1.7%
  76. 76Lesotho1.6%
  77. 77Canada1.6%
  78. 78Cyprus1.6%
  79. 79Eswatini1.6%
  80. 80Senegal1.6%
  81. 81Slovenia1.5%
  82. 82Somalia, Fed. Rep.1.5%
  83. 83Chile1.5%
  84. 84Tajikistan1.5%
  85. 85Honduras1.5%
  86. 86Cambodia1.5%
  87. 87Japan1.4%
  88. 88Angola1.4%
  89. 89Congo, Dem. Rep.1.4%
  90. 90Jamaica1.4%
  91. 91El Salvador1.3%
  92. 92Fiji1.3%
  93. 93Sri Lanka1.3%
  94. 94Congo, Rep.1.3%
  95. 95Philippines1.3%
  96. 96Rwanda1.3%
  97. 97Zambia1.3%
  98. 98Seychelles1.2%
  99. 99Bolivia1.2%
  100. 100Tanzania1.2%
  101. 101Malawi1.1%
  102. 102New Zealand1.1%
  103. 103Austria1.1%
  104. 104Kenya1.1%
  105. 105Cameroon1.1%
  106. 106Brazil1.1%
  107. 107Indonesia1%
  108. 108Thailand1%
  109. 109Malaysia1%
  110. 110Belize1%
  111. 111Guyana0.99%
  112. 112Nepal0.97%
  113. 113Trinidad and Tobago0.94%
  114. 114Nigeria0.91%
  115. 115Equatorial Guinea0.9%
  116. 116Benin0.89%
  117. 117Guinea-Bissau0.89%
  118. 118Mongolia0.88%
  119. 119Paraguay0.88%
  120. 120Liberia0.85%
  121. 121Luxembourg0.85%
  122. 122Peru0.81%
  123. 123Bangladesh0.81%
  124. 124Dominican Republic0.8%
  125. 125Cote d'Ivoire0.77%
  126. 126Switzerland0.76%
  127. 127South Africa0.74%
  128. 128Mexico0.74%
  129. 129Bosnia and Herzegovina0.73%
  130. 130Cabo Verde0.66%
  131. 131Madagascar0.62%
  132. 132Egypt, Arab Rep.0.61%
  133. 133Gambia, The0.57%
  134. 134Nicaragua0.56%
  135. 135Zimbabwe0.56%
  136. 136Argentina0.56%
  137. 137Moldova0.56%
  138. 138Guatemala0.52%
  139. 139Ethiopia0.49%
  140. 140Ghana0.48%
  141. 141Malta0.45%
  142. 142Kazakhstan0.43%
  143. 143Sierra Leone0.37%
  144. 144Papua New Guinea0.35%
  145. 145Ireland0.22%
  146. 146Mauritius0.15%
  147. 147Haiti0.12%
  148. 148Panama0%
  149. 148Costa Rica0%
  150. 148Iceland0%

Military expenditure (% of GDP)