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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Download CSV| Country | ISO3 | Indicator | Year ▼ | Military expenditure (% of GDP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singapore | SGP | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2009 | 3.882 |
| Thailand | THA | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2009 | 1.54 |
| Turkiye | TUR | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2009 | 2.472 |
| Ukraine | UKR | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2009 | 2.84 |
| United States | USA | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2009 | 4.876 |
| Viet Nam | VNM | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2009 | 2.265 |
| Afghanistan | AFG | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2008 | 2.336 |
| United Arab Emirates | ARE | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2008 | 3.668 |
| Australia | AUS | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2008 | 1.796 |
| Bangladesh | BGD | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2008 | 0.938 |
| Brazil | BRA | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2008 | 1.442 |
| Canada | CAN | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2008 | 1.246 |
| China | CHN | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2008 | 1.716 |
| Germany | DEU | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2008 | 1.189 |
| Egypt, Arab Rep. | EGY | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2008 | 2.181 |
| Spain | ESP | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2008 | 1.368 |
| France | FRA | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2008 | 1.899 |
| United Kingdom | GBR | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2008 | 2.487 |
| Greece | GRC | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2008 | 3.024 |
| Indonesia | IDN | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2008 | 0.579 |
| India | IND | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2008 | 2.631 |
| Iran, Islamic Rep. | IRN | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2008 | 2.683 |
| Israel | ISR | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2008 | 6.24 |
| Italy | ITA | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2008 | 1.53 |
| Japan | JPN | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2008 | 0.908 |