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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oman | OMN | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2005 | 7.714 |
| Pakistan | PAK | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2005 | 3.897 |
| Philippines | PHL | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2005 | 1.278 |
| Poland | POL | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2005 | 1.921 |
| Qatar | QAT | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2005 | 1.993 |
| Russian Federation | RUS | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2005 | 3.331 |
| Saudi Arabia | SAU | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2005 | 7.731 |
| Singapore | SGP | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2005 | 4.275 |
| Thailand | THA | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2005 | 0.986 |
| Turkiye | TUR | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2005 | 2.386 |
| Ukraine | UKR | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2005 | 2.792 |
| United States | USA | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2005 | 4.089 |
| Viet Nam | VNM | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2005 | 1.781 |
| Afghanistan | AFG | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2004 | 2.431 |
| United Arab Emirates | ARE | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2004 | 4.611 |
| Australia | AUS | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2004 | 1.822 |
| Bangladesh | BGD | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2004 | 0.999 |
| Brazil | BRA | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2004 | 1.461 |
| Canada | CAN | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2004 | 1.104 |
| China | CHN | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2004 | 1.939 |
| Germany | DEU | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2004 | 1.251 |
| Egypt, Arab Rep. | EGY | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2004 | 2.878 |
| Spain | ESP | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2004 | 1.43 |
| France | FRA | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2004 | 2.114 |
| United Kingdom | GBR | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2004 | 2.498 |