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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)
Poland POL Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2022 2.205
Qatar QAT Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2022 6.5
Russian Federation RUS Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2022 4.607
Saudi Arabia SAU Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2022 6.397
Singapore SGP Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2022 2.406
Thailand THA Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2022 1.241
Turkiye TUR Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2022 1.659
Ukraine UKR Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2022 25.642
United States USA Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2022 3.309
Afghanistan AFG Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2021 1.828
Australia AUS Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2021 1.978
Bangladesh BGD Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2021 1.169
Brazil BRA Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2021 1.149
Canada CAN Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2021 1.254
China CHN Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2021 1.605
Germany DEU Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2021 1.3
Egypt, Arab Rep. EGY Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2021 1.122
Spain ESP Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2021 1.338
France FRA Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2021 1.98
United Kingdom GBR Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2021 2.072
Greece GRC Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2021 3.802
Indonesia IDN Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2021 0.742
India IND Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2021 2.469
Iran, Islamic Rep. IRN Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2021 2.224
Israel ISR Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2021 4.935
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