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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)
Afghanistan AFG Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2011 8.303
United Arab Emirates ARE Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2011 17.549
Australia AUS Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2011 4.837
Bangladesh BGD Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2011 10.557
Brazil BRA Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2011 3.586
Canada CAN Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2011 2.87
China CHN Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2011 6.166
Germany DEU Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2011 2.611
Egypt, Arab Rep. EGY Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2011 6.013
Spain ESP Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2011 2.886
France FRA Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2011 3.312
United Kingdom GBR Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2011 5.743
Greece GRC Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2011 4.576
Indonesia IDN Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2011 3.691
India IND Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2011 9.593
Iran, Islamic Rep. IRN Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2011 13.01
Israel ISR Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2011 14.34
Italy ITA Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2011 2.994
Japan JPN Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2011 2.524
Kazakhstan KAZ Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2011 4.41
Korea, Rep. KOR Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2011 12.968
Sri Lanka LKA Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2011 13.526
Malaysia MYS Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2011 5.733
Netherlands NLD Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2011 2.673
Norway NOR Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2011 3.334
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