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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) 2009 9.869
United Arab Emirates ARE Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2009 15.593
Australia AUS Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2009 5.091
Bangladesh BGD Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2009 9.729
Brazil BRA Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2009 3.796
Canada CAN Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2009 3.173
China CHN Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2009 7.399
Germany DEU Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2009 2.66
Egypt, Arab Rep. EGY Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2009 6.249
Spain ESP Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2009 2.938
France FRA Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2009 3.619
United Kingdom GBR Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2009 5.941
Greece GRC Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2009 5.963
Indonesia IDN Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2009 3.354
India IND Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2009 10.315
Iran, Islamic Rep. IRN Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2009 15.691
Israel ISR Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2009 14.465
Italy ITA Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2009 3.031
Japan JPN Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2009 2.515
Kazakhstan KAZ Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2009 4.7
Korea, Rep. KOR Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2009 12.794
Sri Lanka LKA Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2009 14.558
Malaysia MYS Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2009 6.059
Netherlands NLD Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2009 2.862
Norway NOR Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2009 3.502
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