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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | ESP | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2002 | 1.456 |
| France | FRA | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2002 | 2.059 |
| United Kingdom | GBR | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2002 | 2.486 |
| Greece | GRC | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2002 | 3.166 |
| Indonesia | IDN | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2002 | 0.7 |
| India | IND | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2002 | 2.827 |
| Iran, Islamic Rep. | IRN | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2002 | 2.175 |
| Israel | ISR | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2002 | 6.368 |
| Italy | ITA | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2002 | 1.694 |
| Japan | JPN | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2002 | 0.94 |
| Kazakhstan | KAZ | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2002 | 0.998 |
| Korea, Rep. | KOR | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2002 | 2.169 |
| Sri Lanka | LKA | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2002 | 3.343 |
| Myanmar | MMR | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2002 | 1.482 |
| Malaysia | MYS | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2002 | 2.219 |
| Netherlands | NLD | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2002 | 1.422 |
| Norway | NOR | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2002 | 2.075 |
| Nepal | NPL | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2002 | 1.266 |
| Oman | OMN | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2002 | 8.101 |
| Pakistan | PAK | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2002 | 4.074 |
| Philippines | PHL | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2002 | 1.474 |
| Poland | POL | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2002 | 1.891 |
| Qatar | QAT | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2002 | 3.93 |
| Russian Federation | RUS | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2002 | 3.756 |
| Saudi Arabia | SAU | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2002 | 9.758 |