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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)
Myanmar MMR Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1999 2.139
Malaysia MYS Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1999 2.101
Netherlands NLD Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1999 1.57
Norway NOR Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1999 2.038
Nepal NPL Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1999 0.772
Oman OMN Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1999 7.517
Pakistan PAK Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1999 5.19
Philippines PHL Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1999 1.616
Poland POL Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1999 1.89
Russian Federation RUS Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1999 3.073
Saudi Arabia SAU Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1999 11.382
Singapore SGP Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1999 5.207
Thailand THA Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1999 1.624
Turkiye TUR Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1999 3.881
Ukraine UKR Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1999 2.884
United States USA Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1999 3.086
United Arab Emirates ARE Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1998 8.63
Australia AUS Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1998 1.869
Bangladesh BGD Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1998 1.568
Brazil BRA Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1998 1.662
Canada CAN Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1998 1.256
China CHN Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1998 1.655
Germany DEU Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1998 1.382
Egypt, Arab Rep. EGY Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1998 2.659
Spain ESP Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1998 1.757
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