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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)
Canada CAN Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2022 1.167
China CHN Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2022 1.631
Germany DEU Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2022 1.35
Egypt, Arab Rep. EGY Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2022 1.015
Spain ESP Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2022 1.406
France FRA Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2022 1.958
United Kingdom GBR Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2022 2.057
Greece GRC Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2022 4
Indonesia IDN Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2022 0.768
India IND Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2022 2.383
Iran, Islamic Rep. IRN Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2022 2.111
Israel ISR Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2022 4.433
Italy ITA Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2022 1.652
Japan JPN Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2022 1.01
Kazakhstan KAZ Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2022 0.517
Korea, Rep. KOR Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2022 2.576
Sri Lanka LKA Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2022 1.343
Myanmar MMR Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2022 4.171
Malaysia MYS Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2022 0.902
Netherlands NLD Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2022 1.304
Norway NOR Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2022 1.464
Nepal NPL Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2022 1.157
Oman OMN Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2022 5.265
Pakistan PAK Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2022 3.177
Philippines PHL Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2022 1.316
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