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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)
Sri Lanka LKA Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2001 4.287
Myanmar MMR Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2001 1.948
Malaysia MYS Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2001 2.085
Netherlands NLD Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2001 1.435
Norway NOR Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2001 1.702
Nepal NPL Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2001 0.961
Oman OMN Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2001 8.196
Pakistan PAK Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2001 3.879
Philippines PHL Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2001 1.471
Poland POL Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2001 1.893
Russian Federation RUS Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2001 3.546
Saudi Arabia SAU Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2001 11.419
Singapore SGP Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2001 4.799
Thailand THA Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2001 1.43
Turkiye TUR Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2001 3.577
Ukraine UKR Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2001 2.769
United States USA Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2001 3.124
United Arab Emirates ARE Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2000 8.324
Australia AUS Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2000 1.824
Bangladesh BGD Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2000 1.357
Brazil BRA Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2000 1.731
Canada CAN Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2000 1.114
China CHN Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2000 1.836
Germany DEU Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2000 1.344
Egypt, Arab Rep. EGY Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2000 2.551
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