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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)
United Arab Emirates ARE Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2013 19.915
Australia AUS Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2013 4.506
Bangladesh BGD Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2013 9.214
Brazil BRA Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2013 3.342
Canada CAN Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2013 2.508
China CHN Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2013 5.968
Germany DEU Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2013 2.574
Egypt, Arab Rep. EGY Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2013 4.651
Spain ESP Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2013 2.743
France FRA Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2013 3.153
United Kingdom GBR Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2013 5.478
Greece GRC Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2013 4.513
Indonesia IDN Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2013 4.815
India IND Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2013 9.296
Iran, Islamic Rep. IRN Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2013 15.611
Israel ISR Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2013 13.73
Italy ITA Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2013 2.733
Japan JPN Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2013 2.425
Kazakhstan KAZ Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2013 5.442
Korea, Rep. KOR Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2013 12.575
Sri Lanka LKA Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2013 12.517
Myanmar MMR Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2013 17.927
Malaysia MYS Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2013 5.397
Netherlands NLD Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2013 2.434
Norway NOR Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2013 3.234
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