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Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure)

Military spending as a share of total government spending, by country. 41 countries incl. India, China and Pakistan, 1990 onwards; edit the country list in Data Sources.

Source: World Bank (data compiled by SIPRI) · updated October 6, 2026 · World Bank Open Data, CC BY 4.0. Underlying source: SIPRI.

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Country ISO3 Indicator Year ▼ Military expenditure (% of govt expenditure)
India IND Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2014 9.505
Iran, Islamic Rep. IRN Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2014 14.803
Israel ISR Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2014 14.735
Italy ITA Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2014 2.515
Japan JPN Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2014 2.495
Kazakhstan KAZ Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2014 4.9
Korea, Rep. KOR Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2014 12.805
Sri Lanka LKA Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2014 13.511
Myanmar MMR Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2014 15.938
Malaysia MYS Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2014 5.527
Netherlands NLD Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2014 2.455
Norway NOR Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2014 3.233
Nepal NPL Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2014 8.646
Oman OMN Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2014 21.393
Pakistan PAK Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2014 17.344
Philippines PHL Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2014 6.197
Poland POL Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2014 4.472
Russian Federation RUS Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2014 11.772
Saudi Arabia SAU Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2014 26.553
Singapore SGP Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2014 23.869
Thailand THA Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2014 6.22
Ukraine UKR Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2014 6.627
United States USA Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2014 10.415
Viet Nam VNM Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2014 8.011
Afghanistan AFG Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2013 4.312
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