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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | AUS | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2005 | 1.796 |
| Bangladesh | BGD | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2005 | 0.973 |
| Brazil | BRA | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2005 | 1.524 |
| Canada | CAN | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2005 | 1.107 |
| China | CHN | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2005 | 1.872 |
| Germany | DEU | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2005 | 1.233 |
| Egypt, Arab Rep. | EGY | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2005 | 2.714 |
| Spain | ESP | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2005 | 1.387 |
| France | FRA | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2005 | 2.028 |
| United Kingdom | GBR | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2005 | 2.423 |
| Greece | GRC | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2005 | 2.902 |
| Indonesia | IDN | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2005 | 0.751 |
| India | IND | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2005 | 2.911 |
| Iran, Islamic Rep. | IRN | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2005 | 3.037 |
| Israel | ISR | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2005 | 6.051 |
| Italy | ITA | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2005 | 1.595 |
| Japan | JPN | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2005 | 0.917 |
| Kazakhstan | KAZ | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2005 | 1.036 |
| Korea, Rep. | KOR | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2005 | 2.28 |
| Sri Lanka | LKA | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2005 | 2.64 |
| Myanmar | MMR | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2005 | 1.67 |
| Malaysia | MYS | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2005 | 2.174 |
| Netherlands | NLD | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2005 | 1.391 |
| Norway | NOR | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2005 | 1.576 |
| Nepal | NPL | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2005 | 1.688 |