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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | THA | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2000 | 1.488 |
| Turkiye | TUR | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2000 | 3.643 |
| Ukraine | UKR | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2000 | 3.511 |
| United States | USA | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 2000 | 3.112 |
| United Arab Emirates | ARE | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 1999 | 7.67 |
| Australia | AUS | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 1999 | 1.887 |
| Bangladesh | BGD | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 1999 | 1.585 |
| Brazil | BRA | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 1999 | 1.645 |
| Canada | CAN | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 1999 | 1.242 |
| China | CHN | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 1999 | 1.871 |
| Germany | DEU | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 1999 | 1.38 |
| Egypt, Arab Rep. | EGY | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 1999 | 2.57 |
| Spain | ESP | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 1999 | 1.755 |
| France | FRA | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 1999 | 2.198 |
| United Kingdom | GBR | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 1999 | 2.423 |
| Greece | GRC | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 1999 | 3.494 |
| Indonesia | IDN | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 1999 | 0.811 |
| India | IND | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 1999 | 2.957 |
| Iran, Islamic Rep. | IRN | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 1999 | 2.405 |
| Israel | ISR | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 1999 | 6.302 |
| Italy | ITA | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 1999 | 1.675 |
| Japan | JPN | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 1999 | 0.93 |
| Kazakhstan | KAZ | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 1999 | 0.82 |
| Korea, Rep. | KOR | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 1999 | 2.493 |
| Sri Lanka | LKA | Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 1999 | 4.03 |