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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)
Israel ISR Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2023 5.385
Italy ITA Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2023 1.606
Japan JPN Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2023 1.14
Kazakhstan KAZ Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2023 0.441
Korea, Rep. KOR Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2023 2.599
Sri Lanka LKA Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2023 1.64
Myanmar MMR Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2023 3.754
Malaysia MYS Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2023 0.981
Netherlands NLD Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2023 1.441
Norway NOR Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2023 1.813
Nepal NPL Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2023 1.072
Oman OMN Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2023 5.526
Pakistan PAK Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2023 2.881
Philippines PHL Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2023 1.176
Poland POL Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2023 3.27
Russian Federation RUS Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2023 5.402
Saudi Arabia SAU Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2023 7.284
Singapore SGP Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2023 2.83
Thailand THA Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2023 1.131
Turkiye TUR Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2023 1.72
Ukraine UKR Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2023 36.528
United States USA Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2023 3.304
Australia AUS Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2022 1.883
Bangladesh BGD Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2022 0.991
Brazil BRA Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2022 1.052
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