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Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure)

Name: Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) by country, 2024
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Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) league table
#	Country		Region	Income
1	Ukraine	54	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
2	Belarus	50.7	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
3	Myanmar	29.1	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
4	Saudi Arabia	22.3	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	High income
5	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	21.6	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
6	Algeria	21.4	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	Upper middle income
7	Oman	20.1	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	High income
8	Singapore	20.1	East Asia & Pacific	High income
9	Israel	20	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	High income
10	Russian Federation	18.9	Europe & Central Asia	High income
11	Armenia	18.3	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
12	Chad	17.2	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
13	Burkina Faso	17	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
14	Mali	16.6	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
15	Azerbaijan	15.2	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
16	Jordan	14.4	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	Upper middle income
17	Central African Republic	14.1	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
18	Pakistan	13.8	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	Lower middle income
19	Niger	13.8	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
20	Guinea	12.8	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
21	Iran, Islamic Rep.	12.5	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	Upper middle income
22	Burundi	12.5	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
23	Brunei Darussalam	12.1	East Asia & Pacific	High income
24	Korea, Rep.	11.3	East Asia & Pacific	High income
25	Morocco	10.7	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	Lower middle income
26	Bahrain	10.2	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	High income
27	Colombia	10.1	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
28	Uganda	10.1	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
29	Kuwait	9.7	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	High income
30	Mauritania	9.6	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
31	United States	9.1	North America	High income
32	Cambodia	8.8	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
33	Poland	8.5	Europe & Central Asia	High income
34	Kyrgyz Republic	8.4	Europe & Central Asia	Lower middle income
35	Togo	8.4	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
36	South Sudan	8.2	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
37	Botswana	8	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
38	Lithuania	7.9	Europe & Central Asia	High income
39	India	7.6	South Asia	Lower middle income
40	Estonia	7.5	Europe & Central Asia	High income
41	Latvia	7.5	Europe & Central Asia	High income
42	Tunisia	7.3	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	Lower middle income
43	Congo, Dem. Rep.	7.1	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
44	Namibia	7.1	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
45	Ethiopia	6.9	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
46	Bangladesh	6.9	South Asia	Lower middle income
47	Uruguay	6.8	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
48	Albania	6.6	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
49	Greece	6.6	Europe & Central Asia	High income
50	Gabon	6.6	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
51	Tajikistan	6.2	Europe & Central Asia	Lower middle income
52	Mozambique	6.1	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
53	Cameroon	6.1	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
54	Tanzania	6.1	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
55	Georgia	6.1	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
56	Serbia	6.1	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
57	Romania	5.9	Europe & Central Asia	High income
58	Chile	5.8	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
59	Honduras	5.8	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income
60	North Macedonia	5.5	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
61	Bulgaria	5.5	Europe & Central Asia	High income
62	Ecuador	5.5	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
63	Philippines	5.4	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
64	Senegal	5.4	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
65	Congo, Rep.	5.4	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
66	United Kingdom	5.3	Europe & Central Asia	High income
67	China	5.1	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
68	Denmark	5.1	Europe & Central Asia	High income
69	Australia	5	East Asia & Pacific	High income
70	Angola	4.9	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
71	Iraq	4.9	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	Upper middle income
72	Eswatini	4.8	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
73	Kosovo	4.8	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
74	Zambia	4.7	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
75	Equatorial Guinea	4.7	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
76	Indonesia	4.6	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
77	Thailand	4.5	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
78	Norway	4.5	Europe & Central Asia	High income
79	Malaysia	4.5	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
80	Paraguay	4.5	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
81	Hungary	4.4	Europe & Central Asia	High income
82	Kenya	4.4	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
83	Netherlands	4.3	Europe & Central Asia	High income
84	Czechia	4.3	Europe & Central Asia	High income
85	Slovak Republic	4.3	Europe & Central Asia	High income
86	Fiji	4.3	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
87	Rwanda	4.2	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
88	Madagascar	4.2	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
89	Cyprus	4.2	Europe & Central Asia	High income
90	Montenegro	4.2	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
91	Sweden	4.1	Europe & Central Asia	High income
92	Nepal	4.1	South Asia	Lower middle income
93	Jamaica	4.1	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
94	Peru	4.1	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
95	Finland	4.1	Europe & Central Asia	High income
96	Dominican Republic	4	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
97	Germany	3.9	Europe & Central Asia	High income
98	El Salvador	3.8	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
99	Benin	3.8	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
100	Belize	3.8	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
101	Croatia	3.8	Europe & Central Asia	High income
102	Guyana	3.7	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
103	Bolivia	3.7	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income
104	Cote d'Ivoire	3.7	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
105	France	3.6	Europe & Central Asia	High income
106	Portugal	3.6	Europe & Central Asia	High income
107	Malawi	3.5	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
108	Seychelles	3.4	Sub-Saharan Africa	High income
109	Japan	3.3	East Asia & Pacific	High income
110	Liberia	3.2	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
111	Spain	3.2	Europe & Central Asia	High income
112	Italy	3.2	Europe & Central Asia	High income
113	Canada	3.1	North America	High income
114	Nigeria	3.1	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
115	Mexico	3	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
116	Egypt, Arab Rep.	2.9	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	Lower middle income
117	New Zealand	2.8	East Asia & Pacific	High income
118	Slovenia	2.7	Europe & Central Asia	High income
119	Trinidad and Tobago	2.7	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
120	Guatemala	2.7	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
121	Timor-Leste	2.6	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
122	Lesotho	2.5	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
123	Gambia, The	2.5	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
124	Belgium	2.4	Europe & Central Asia	High income
125	Switzerland	2.3	Europe & Central Asia	High income
126	South Africa	2.1	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
127	Brazil	2.1	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
128	Cabo Verde	2	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
129	Mongolia	2	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
130	Luxembourg	2	Europe & Central Asia	High income
131	Kazakhstan	1.9	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
132	Argentina	1.9	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
133	Nicaragua	1.9	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income
134	Austria	1.9	Europe & Central Asia	High income
135	Ghana	1.8	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
136	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1.7	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
137	Haiti	1.6	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income
138	Moldova	1.6	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
139	Zimbabwe	1.3	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
140	Papua New Guinea	1.3	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
141	Malta	1.3	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	High income
142	Ireland	1	Europe & Central Asia	High income
143	Mauritius	0.48	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
144	Sierra Leone	0	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income

Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure)