Military expenditure (% of GDP)
Military spending as a share of GDP for India, China, Pakistan and 38 other countries, 1990 onwards. Edit the country list in Data Sources to add more.
Source: World Bank (data compiled by SIPRI) · updated October 6, 2026 · World Bank Open Data, CC BY 4.0. Underlying series: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database.
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Download CSV| Country | ISO3 | Indicator | Year ▼ | Military expenditure (% of GDP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | POL | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2018 | 2.025 |
| Russian Federation | RUS | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2018 | 3.72 |
| Saudi Arabia | SAU | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2018 | 8.813 |
| Singapore | SGP | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2018 | 2.808 |
| Thailand | THA | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2018 | 1.326 |
| Turkiye | TUR | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2018 | 2.522 |
| Ukraine | UKR | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2018 | 3.635 |
| United States | USA | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2018 | 3.304 |
| Viet Nam | VNM | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2018 | 1.807 |
| Afghanistan | AFG | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2017 | 0.945 |
| Australia | AUS | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2017 | 2.005 |
| Bangladesh | BGD | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2017 | 1.128 |
| Brazil | BRA | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2017 | 1.414 |
| Canada | CAN | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2017 | 1.352 |
| China | CHN | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2017 | 1.711 |
| Germany | DEU | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2017 | 1.131 |
| Egypt, Arab Rep. | EGY | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2017 | 1.422 |
| Spain | ESP | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2017 | 1.222 |
| France | FRA | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2017 | 1.852 |
| United Kingdom | GBR | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2017 | 1.95 |
| Greece | GRC | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2017 | 2.557 |
| Indonesia | IDN | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2017 | 0.865 |
| India | IND | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2017 | 2.532 |
| Iran, Islamic Rep. | IRN | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2017 | 2.844 |
| Israel | ISR | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2017 | 5.427 |