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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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Country ISO3 Indicator Year ▼ Military expenditure (% of GDP)
Indonesia IDN Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2013 0.919
India IND Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2013 2.549
Iran, Islamic Rep. IRN Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2013 2.181
Israel ISR Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2013 5.444
Italy ITA Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2013 1.392
Japan JPN Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2013 0.941
Kazakhstan KAZ Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2013 1.078
Korea, Rep. KOR Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2013 2.391
Sri Lanka LKA Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2013 2.154
Myanmar MMR Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2013 4.116
Malaysia MYS Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2013 1.499
Netherlands NLD Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2013 1.157
Norway NOR Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2013 1.405
Nepal NPL Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2013 1.341
Oman OMN Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2013 9.747
Pakistan PAK Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2013 3.088
Philippines PHL Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2013 1.19
Poland POL Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2013 1.79
Russian Federation RUS Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2013 3.854
Saudi Arabia SAU Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2013 8.89
Singapore SGP Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2013 3.038
Thailand THA Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2013 1.345
Turkiye TUR Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2013 1.924
Ukraine UKR Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2013 2.393
United States USA Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2013 4.024
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