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Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure)

Military spending as a share of total government spending, by country. 41 countries incl. India, China and Pakistan, 1990 onwards; edit the country list in Data Sources.

Source: World Bank (data compiled by SIPRI) · updated October 6, 2026 · World Bank Open Data, CC BY 4.0. Underlying source: SIPRI.

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Country ISO3 Indicator Year ▼ Military expenditure (% of govt expenditure)
Spain ESP Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2022 3.027
France FRA Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2022 3.352
United Kingdom GBR Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2022 4.668
Greece GRC Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2022 7.576
Indonesia IDN Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2022 4.424
India IND Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2022 7.995
Iran, Islamic Rep. IRN Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2022 13.938
Israel ISR Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2022 12.1
Italy ITA Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2022 3.008
Japan JPN Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2022 2.414
Kazakhstan KAZ Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2022 2.383
Korea, Rep. KOR Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2022 9.657
Sri Lanka LKA Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2022 7.253
Myanmar MMR Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2022 18.453
Malaysia MYS Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2022 3.655
Netherlands NLD Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2022 3.014
Norway NOR Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2022 3.89
Nepal NPL Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2022 4.404
Oman OMN Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2022 17.03
Pakistan PAK Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2022 15.92
Philippines PHL Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2022 5.085
Poland POL Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2022 5.097
Qatar QAT Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2022 26.875
Russian Federation RUS Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2022 12.957
Saudi Arabia SAU Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 2022 22.647
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