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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)
France FRA Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2011 1.888
United Kingdom GBR Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2011 2.499
Greece GRC Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2011 2.52
Indonesia IDN Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2011 0.654
India IND Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2011 2.704
Iran, Islamic Rep. IRN Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2011 2.382
Israel ISR Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2011 5.632
Italy ITA Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2011 1.468
Japan JPN Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2011 0.975
Kazakhstan KAZ Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2011 0.937
Korea, Rep. KOR Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2011 2.371
Sri Lanka LKA Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2011 2.685
Malaysia MYS Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2011 1.553
Netherlands NLD Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2011 1.277
Norway NOR Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2011 1.443
Nepal NPL Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2011 1.351
Oman OMN Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2011 6.453
Pakistan PAK Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2011 2.919
Philippines PHL Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2011 1.153
Poland POL Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2011 1.791
Russian Federation RUS Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2011 3.433
Saudi Arabia SAU Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2011 7.172
Singapore SGP Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2011 3.194
Thailand THA Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2011 1.391
Turkiye TUR Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2011 2.028
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