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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)
Pakistan PAK Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1993 6.427
Philippines PHL Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1993 2.158
Poland POL Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1993 2.469
Russian Federation RUS Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1993 4.181
Saudi Arabia SAU Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1993 12.465
Singapore SGP Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1993 4.092
Thailand THA Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1993 2.525
Turkiye TUR Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1993 3.921
Ukraine UKR Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1993 0.435
United States USA Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1993 4.604
Viet Nam VNM Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1993 2.259
Australia AUS Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1992 2.168
Bangladesh BGD Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1992 1.361
Brazil BRA Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1992 1.522
Canada CAN Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1992 1.862
China CHN Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1992 2.45
Germany DEU Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1992 1.836
Egypt, Arab Rep. EGY Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1992 3.216
Spain ESP Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1992 2.043
France FRA Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1992 2.728
United Kingdom GBR Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1992 3.865
Greece GRC Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1992 3.63
Indonesia IDN Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1992 1.357
India IND Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1992 2.705
Iran, Islamic Rep. IRN Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1992 1.789
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