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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)
Nepal NPL Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1995 0.767
Oman OMN Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1995 10.968
Pakistan PAK Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1995 5.82
Philippines PHL Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1995 2.294
Poland POL Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1995 1.904
Russian Federation RUS Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1995 3.784
Saudi Arabia SAU Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1995 9.278
Singapore SGP Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1995 4.183
Thailand THA Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1995 2.274
Turkiye TUR Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1995 3.902
Ukraine UKR Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1995 2.735
United States USA Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1995 3.86
Australia AUS Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1994 2.114
Bangladesh BGD Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1994 1.529
Brazil BRA Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1994 2.016
Canada CAN Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1994 1.697
China CHN Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1994 1.693
Germany DEU Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1994 1.537
Egypt, Arab Rep. EGY Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1994 3.154
Spain ESP Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1994 2.001
France FRA Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1994 2.691
United Kingdom GBR Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1994 3.382
Greece GRC Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1994 3.582
Indonesia IDN Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1994 1.266
India IND Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1994 2.665
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