Countries With the Highest Military Spending
Every country with a figure for military spending, ranked from highest to lowest. The top three are Ukraine (34.5%), Israel (8.78%) and Algeria (7.97%). The middle country of the 160 has 1.71%.
What this measures
Military expenditure (% of GDP). Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). For this measure, no agreed better direction.
The full ranking
Each country’s latest figure, from 2010–2024. The year beside each value says when it was measured.
| Rank | Country | Military spending | Year | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukraine | 34.5% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 2 | Israel | 8.78% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 3 | Algeria | 7.97% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia | 7.3% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 5 | Russian Federation | 7.05% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 6 | Myanmar | 6.79% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 7 | Qatar | 6.5% | 2022 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 8 | United Arab Emirates | 5.64% | 2014 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 9 | Oman | 5.59% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 10 | Armenia | 5.48% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 11 | Libya | 5.29% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 12 | Azerbaijan | 4.99% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 13 | Kuwait | 4.84% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 14 | Jordan | 4.8% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 15 | Burkina Faso | 4.68% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 16 | Mali | 4.2% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 17 | Poland | 4.15% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 18 | Syrian Arab Republic | 4.06% | 2010 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 19 | Yemen, Rep. | 3.97% | 2014 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 20 | Burundi | 3.8% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 21 | Brunei Darussalam | 3.58% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 22 | Morocco | 3.52% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 23 | United States | 3.42% | 2024 | North America |
| 24 | Estonia | 3.37% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 25 | Colombia | 3.36% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 26 | Latvia | 3.26% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 27 | Greece | 3.13% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 28 | Lithuania | 3.12% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 29 | Chad | 2.98% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 30 | Kyrgyz Republic | 2.97% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 31 | Bahrain | 2.89% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 32 | Cuba | 2.88% | 2018 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 33 | Uzbekistan | 2.87% | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 34 | Singapore | 2.84% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 35 | Botswana | 2.83% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 36 | Namibia | 2.73% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 37 | Pakistan | 2.67% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 38 | Timor-Leste | 2.66% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 39 | Serbia | 2.6% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 40 | Lebanon | 2.59% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 41 | Korea, Rep. | 2.56% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 42 | Central African Republic | 2.52% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 43 | Tunisia | 2.51% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 44 | Denmark | 2.42% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 45 | Iraq | 2.36% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 46 | Uruguay | 2.31% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 47 | Finland | 2.3% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 48 | Romania | 2.3% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 49 | United Kingdom | 2.28% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 50 | India | 2.27% | 2024 | South Asia |
| 51 | Niger | 2.24% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 52 | Ecuador | 2.22% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 53 | Hungary | 2.16% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 54 | Mauritania | 2.16% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 55 | Bulgaria | 2.15% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 56 | North Macedonia | 2.1% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 57 | Norway | 2.09% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 58 | Belarus | 2.07% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 59 | Guinea | 2.05% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 60 | France | 2.05% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 61 | Albania | 2.04% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 62 | Slovak Republic | 2.01% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 63 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 2.01% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 64 | Togo | 2% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 65 | Sweden | 2% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 66 | Mozambique | 1.99% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 67 | South Sudan | 1.96% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 68 | Turkiye | 1.92% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 69 | Czechia | 1.92% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 70 | Netherlands | 1.92% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 71 | Germany | 1.89% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 72 | Australia | 1.88% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 73 | Uganda | 1.88% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 74 | Georgia | 1.86% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 75 | Tajikistan | 1.85% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 76 | Montenegro | 1.83% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 77 | Afghanistan | 1.83% | 2021 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 78 | Viet Nam | 1.81% | 2018 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 79 | Croatia | 1.79% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 80 | China | 1.71% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 81 | Cyprus | 1.65% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 82 | Italy | 1.61% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 83 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 1.59% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 84 | Chile | 1.58% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 85 | Honduras | 1.58% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 86 | Lesotho | 1.57% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 87 | Senegal | 1.57% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 88 | Gabon | 1.54% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 89 | Portugal | 1.53% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 90 | Cambodia | 1.52% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 91 | Kosovo | 1.48% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 92 | Eswatini | 1.44% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 93 | Spain | 1.43% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 94 | Sri Lanka | 1.43% | 2024 | South Asia |
| 95 | Japan | 1.37% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 96 | Bolivia | 1.37% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 97 | Zambia | 1.33% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 98 | Philippines | 1.32% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 99 | Canada | 1.31% | 2024 | North America |
| 100 | Fiji | 1.31% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 101 | Slovenia | 1.31% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 102 | Belgium | 1.28% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 103 | Jamaica | 1.27% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 104 | Rwanda | 1.25% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 105 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.23% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 106 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 1.23% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 107 | New Zealand | 1.19% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 108 | El Salvador | 1.19% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 109 | Congo, Rep. | 1.19% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 110 | Seychelles | 1.18% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 111 | Tanzania | 1.15% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 112 | Thailand | 1.08% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 113 | Malawi | 1.02% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 114 | Cameroon | 1.01% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 115 | Angola | 1% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 116 | Austria | 1% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 117 | Kenya | 1% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 118 | Malaysia | 0.988% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 119 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.982% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 120 | Nepal | 0.979% | 2024 | South Asia |
| 121 | Brazil | 0.973% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 122 | Luxembourg | 0.963% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 123 | Bangladesh | 0.941% | 2024 | South Asia |
| 124 | Paraguay | 0.933% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 125 | Sudan | 0.925% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 126 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.921% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 127 | Peru | 0.909% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 128 | Belize | 0.899% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 129 | Mexico | 0.893% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 130 | Guyana | 0.868% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 131 | Dominican Republic | 0.782% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 132 | Indonesia | 0.779% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 133 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.762% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 134 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.747% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 135 | Mongolia | 0.742% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 136 | Benin | 0.721% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 137 | Switzerland | 0.718% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 138 | Liberia | 0.711% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 139 | Madagascar | 0.709% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 140 | South Africa | 0.7% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 141 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 0.665% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 142 | Ethiopia | 0.651% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 143 | Cabo Verde | 0.624% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 144 | Argentina | 0.618% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 145 | Moldova | 0.598% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 146 | Gambia, The | 0.574% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 147 | Nigeria | 0.555% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 148 | Nicaragua | 0.545% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 149 | Venezuela, RB | 0.501% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 150 | Sierra Leone | 0.463% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 151 | Malta | 0.451% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 152 | Kazakhstan | 0.428% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 153 | Ghana | 0.384% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 154 | Guatemala | 0.368% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 155 | Zimbabwe | 0.351% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 156 | Papua New Guinea | 0.308% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 157 | Ireland | 0.239% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 158 | Lao PDR | 0.19% | 2013 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 159 | Mauritius | 0.15% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 160 | Haiti | 0.0684% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
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