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) | 2002 | 4.893 |
| Thailand | THA | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2002 | 1.328 |
| Turkiye | TUR | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2002 | 3.767 |
| Ukraine | UKR | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2002 | 2.676 |
| United States | USA | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2002 | 3.448 |
| United Arab Emirates | ARE | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2001 | 5.612 |
| Australia | AUS | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2001 | 1.863 |
| Bangladesh | BGD | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2001 | 1.288 |
| Brazil | BRA | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2001 | 1.952 |
| Canada | CAN | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2001 | 1.133 |
| China | CHN | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2001 | 1.983 |
| Germany | DEU | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2001 | 1.308 |
| Egypt, Arab Rep. | EGY | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2001 | 2.986 |
| Spain | ESP | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2001 | 1.63 |
| France | FRA | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2001 | 2.041 |
| United Kingdom | GBR | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2001 | 2.411 |
| Greece | GRC | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2001 | 3.356 |
| Indonesia | IDN | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2001 | 0.573 |
| India | IND | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2001 | 2.924 |
| Iran, Islamic Rep. | IRN | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2001 | 2.418 |
| Israel | ISR | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2001 | 6.3 |
| Italy | ITA | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2001 | 1.667 |
| Japan | JPN | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2001 | 0.932 |
| Kazakhstan | KAZ | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2001 | 1 |
| Korea, Rep. | KOR | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2001 | 2.28 |