Military spending, share of GDP % of GDP
In 2025, Ukraine spent the largest share of its GDP on its military: 39.6%.
Definition. Military expenditure as a share of GDP, using SIPRI’s definition: spending on armed forces, defence ministries, paramilitary forces and military space activities. How we measure
Source: World Bank, from SIPRI data2025Updated 7 Nov 2026
Countries and territories with data, ranked
| 1 | Ukraine | 39.6% | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Algeria | 8.8% | 2025 |
| 3 | Israel | 7.8% | 2025 |
| 4 | Russia | 7.5% | 2025 |
| 5 | Saudi Arabia | 6.5% | 2025 |
| 6 | Azerbaijan | 6.5% | 2025 |
| 7 | Armenia | 6.1% | 2025 |
| 8 | Oman | 5.7% | 2025 |
| 9 | Kuwait | 4.7% | 2025 |
| 10 | Jordan | 4.6% | 2025 |
| 11 | Poland | 4.5% | 2025 |
| 12 | Mali | 3.9% | 2025 |
| 13 | Latvia | 3.6% | 2025 |
| 14 | Morocco | 3.5% | 2025 |
| 15 | South Sudan | 3.4% | 2025 |
| 16 | Estonia | 3.4% | 2025 |
| 17 | Burkina Faso | 3.3% | 2025 |
| 18 | Norway | 3.3% | 2025 |
| 19 | Denmark | 3.3% | 2025 |
| 20 | Burundi | 3.2% | 2025 |
| 21 | Colombia | 3.2% | 2025 |
| 22 | Chad | 3.2% | 2025 |
| 23 | United States | 3.1% | 2025 |
| 24 | Botswana | 3.1% | 2025 |
| 25 | Bahrain | 3.1% | 2025 |
| 26 | Lithuania | 3.1% | 2025 |
| 27 | Singapore | 3.0% | 2025 |
| 28 | Greece | 3.0% | 2025 |
| 29 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.9% | 2025 |
| 30 | Pakistan | 2.9% | 2025 |
| 31 | Namibia | 2.8% | 2025 |
| 32 | Serbia | 2.8% | 2025 |
| 33 | Mauritania | 2.7% | 2025 |
| 34 | South Korea | 2.6% | 2025 |
| 35 | Finland | 2.6% | 2025 |
| 36 | Lebanon | 2.5% | 2025 |
| 37 | Tunisia | 2.5% | 2025 |
| 38 | Sweden | 2.5% | 2025 |
| 39 | Iraq | 2.4% | 2025 |
| 40 | Belarus | 2.4% | 2025 |
| 41 | United Kingdom | 2.4% | 2025 |
| 42 | Central African Republic | 2.3% | 2025 |
| 43 | India | 2.3% | 2025 |
| 44 | Uruguay | 2.3% | 2025 |
| 45 | Romania | 2.3% | 2025 |
| 46 | Germany | 2.3% | 2025 |
| 47 | Timor-Leste | 2.3% | 2025 |
| 48 | Netherlands | 2.2% | 2025 |
| 49 | Vietnam | 2.2% | 2025 |
| 50 | Niger | 2.1% | 2025 |
| 51 | Spain | 2.1% | 2025 |
| 52 | Ecuador | 2.1% | 2025 |
| 53 | Iran | 2.1% | 2025 |
| 54 | Hungary | 2.0% | 2025 |
| 55 | Albania | 2.0% | 2025 |
| 56 | Slovakia | 2.0% | 2025 |
| 57 | Guinea | 2.0% | 2025 |
| 58 | France | 2.0% | 2025 |
| 59 | Croatia | 2.0% | 2025 |
| 60 | Belgium | 2.0% | 2025 |
| 61 | Bulgaria | 2.0% | 2025 |
| 62 | North Macedonia | 2.0% | 2025 |
| 63 | Uganda | 2.0% | 2025 |
| 64 | Australia | 1.9% | 2025 |
| 65 | Türkiye | 1.9% | 2025 |
| 66 | Montenegro | 1.9% | 2025 |
| 67 | Italy | 1.9% | 2025 |
| 68 | Togo | 1.9% | 2025 |
| 69 | Mozambique | 1.9% | 2025 |
| 70 | Kosovo | 1.9% | 2025 |
| 71 | Czechia | 1.8% | 2025 |
| 72 | Georgia | 1.7% | 2025 |
| 73 | China | 1.7% | 2025 |
| 74 | Portugal | 1.7% | 2025 |
| 75 | Gabon | 1.7% | 2025 |
| 76 | Lesotho | 1.6% | 2025 |
| 77 | Canada | 1.6% | 2025 |
| 78 | Cyprus | 1.6% | 2025 |
| 79 | Eswatini | 1.6% | 2025 |
| 80 | Senegal | 1.6% | 2025 |
| 81 | Slovenia | 1.5% | 2025 |
| 82 | Somalia | 1.5% | 2025 |
| 83 | Chile | 1.5% | 2025 |
| 84 | Tajikistan | 1.5% | 2025 |
| 85 | Honduras | 1.5% | 2025 |
| 86 | Cambodia | 1.5% | 2025 |
| 87 | Japan | 1.4% | 2025 |
| 88 | Angola | 1.4% | 2025 |
| 89 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1.4% | 2025 |
| 90 | Jamaica | 1.4% | 2025 |
| 91 | El Salvador | 1.3% | 2025 |
| 92 | Fiji | 1.3% | 2025 |
| 93 | Sri Lanka | 1.3% | 2025 |
| 94 | Republic of the Congo | 1.3% | 2025 |
| 95 | Philippines | 1.3% | 2025 |
| 96 | Rwanda | 1.3% | 2025 |
| 97 | Zambia | 1.3% | 2025 |
| 98 | Seychelles | 1.2% | 2025 |
| 99 | Bolivia | 1.2% | 2025 |
| 100 | Tanzania | 1.2% | 2025 |
| 101 | Malawi | 1.1% | 2025 |
| 102 | New Zealand | 1.1% | 2025 |
| 103 | Austria | 1.1% | 2025 |
| 104 | Kenya | 1.1% | 2025 |
| 105 | Cameroon | 1.1% | 2025 |
| 106 | Brazil | 1.1% | 2025 |
| 107 | Indonesia | 1.0% | 2025 |
| 108 | Thailand | 1.0% | 2025 |
| 109 | Malaysia | 1.0% | 2025 |
| 110 | Belize | 1.0% | 2025 |
| 111 | Guyana | 1.0% | 2025 |
| 112 | Nepal | 1.0% | 2025 |
| 113 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.9% | 2025 |
| 114 | Nigeria | 0.9% | 2025 |
| 115 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.9% | 2025 |
| 116 | Benin | 0.9% | 2025 |
| 117 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.9% | 2025 |
| 118 | Mongolia | 0.9% | 2025 |
| 119 | Paraguay | 0.9% | 2025 |
| 120 | Liberia | 0.9% | 2025 |
| 121 | Luxembourg | 0.9% | 2025 |
| 122 | Peru | 0.8% | 2025 |
| 123 | Bangladesh | 0.8% | 2025 |
| 124 | Dominican Republic | 0.8% | 2025 |
| 125 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.8% | 2025 |
| 126 | Switzerland | 0.8% | 2025 |
| 127 | South Africa | 0.7% | 2025 |
| 128 | Mexico | 0.7% | 2025 |
| 129 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.7% | 2025 |
| 130 | Cabo Verde | 0.7% | 2025 |
| 131 | Madagascar | 0.6% | 2025 |
| 132 | Egypt | 0.6% | 2025 |
| 133 | Gambia | 0.6% | 2025 |
| 134 | Nicaragua | 0.6% | 2025 |
| 135 | Zimbabwe | 0.6% | 2025 |
| 136 | Argentina | 0.6% | 2025 |
| 137 | Moldova | 0.6% | 2025 |
| 138 | Guatemala | 0.5% | 2025 |
| 139 | Ethiopia | 0.5% | 2025 |
| 140 | Ghana | 0.5% | 2025 |
| 141 | Malta | 0.4% | 2025 |
| 142 | Kazakhstan | 0.4% | 2025 |
| 143 | Sierra Leone | 0.4% | 2025 |
| 144 | Papua New Guinea | 0.4% | 2025 |
| 145 | Ireland | 0.2% | 2025 |
| 146 | Mauritius | 0.1% | 2025 |
| 147 | Haiti | 0.1% | 2025 |
| 148 | Costa Rica | 0.0% | 2025 |
| 148 | Iceland | 0.0% | 2025 |
| 148 | Panama | 0.0% | 2025 |
| 1 | Ukraine | 39.6% | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Algeria | 8.8% | 2025 |
| 3 | Israel | 7.8% | 2025 |
| 4 | Russia | 7.5% | 2025 |
| 5 | Myanmar | 6.6% | 2024 |
| 6 | Saudi Arabia | 6.5% | 2025 |
| 7 | Azerbaijan | 6.5% | 2025 |
| 8 | Armenia | 6.1% | 2025 |
| 9 | Oman | 5.7% | 2025 |
| 10 | Kuwait | 4.7% | 2025 |
| 11 | Jordan | 4.6% | 2025 |
| 12 | Poland | 4.5% | 2025 |
| 13 | Mali | 3.9% | 2025 |
| 14 | Brunei | 3.7% | 2024 |
| 15 | Latvia | 3.6% | 2025 |
| 16 | Libya | 3.6% | 2023 |
| 17 | Morocco | 3.5% | 2025 |
| 18 | South Sudan | 3.4% | 2025 |
| 19 | Estonia | 3.4% | 2025 |
| 20 | Burkina Faso | 3.3% | 2025 |
| 21 | Norway | 3.3% | 2025 |
| 22 | Denmark | 3.3% | 2025 |
| 23 | Burundi | 3.2% | 2025 |
| 24 | Colombia | 3.2% | 2025 |
| 25 | Chad | 3.2% | 2025 |
| 26 | United States | 3.1% | 2025 |
| 27 | Botswana | 3.1% | 2025 |
| 28 | Bahrain | 3.1% | 2025 |
| 29 | Lithuania | 3.1% | 2025 |
| 30 | Singapore | 3.0% | 2025 |
| 31 | Greece | 3.0% | 2025 |
| 32 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.9% | 2025 |
| 33 | Pakistan | 2.9% | 2025 |
| 34 | Namibia | 2.8% | 2025 |
| 35 | Serbia | 2.8% | 2025 |
| 36 | Mauritania | 2.7% | 2025 |
| 37 | South Korea | 2.6% | 2025 |
| 38 | Finland | 2.6% | 2025 |
| 39 | Lebanon | 2.5% | 2025 |
| 40 | Tunisia | 2.5% | 2025 |
| 41 | Sweden | 2.5% | 2025 |
| 42 | Iraq | 2.4% | 2025 |
| 43 | Belarus | 2.4% | 2025 |
| 44 | United Kingdom | 2.4% | 2025 |
| 45 | Central African Republic | 2.3% | 2025 |
| 46 | India | 2.3% | 2025 |
| 47 | Uruguay | 2.3% | 2025 |
| 48 | Romania | 2.3% | 2025 |
| 49 | Germany | 2.3% | 2025 |
| 50 | Timor-Leste | 2.3% | 2025 |
| 51 | Netherlands | 2.2% | 2025 |
| 52 | Vietnam | 2.2% | 2025 |
| 53 | Niger | 2.1% | 2025 |
| 54 | Spain | 2.1% | 2025 |
| 55 | Ecuador | 2.1% | 2025 |
| 56 | Iran | 2.1% | 2025 |
| 57 | Hungary | 2.0% | 2025 |
| 58 | Albania | 2.0% | 2025 |
| 59 | Slovakia | 2.0% | 2025 |
| 60 | Guinea | 2.0% | 2025 |
| 61 | France | 2.0% | 2025 |
| 62 | Croatia | 2.0% | 2025 |
| 63 | Belgium | 2.0% | 2025 |
| 64 | Bulgaria | 2.0% | 2025 |
| 65 | North Macedonia | 2.0% | 2025 |
| 66 | Uganda | 2.0% | 2025 |
| 67 | Australia | 1.9% | 2025 |
| 68 | Türkiye | 1.9% | 2025 |
| 69 | Montenegro | 1.9% | 2025 |
| 70 | Italy | 1.9% | 2025 |
| 71 | Togo | 1.9% | 2025 |
| 72 | Mozambique | 1.9% | 2025 |
| 73 | Kosovo | 1.9% | 2025 |
| 74 | Czechia | 1.8% | 2025 |
| 75 | Georgia | 1.7% | 2025 |
| 76 | China | 1.7% | 2025 |
| 77 | Portugal | 1.7% | 2025 |
| 78 | Gabon | 1.7% | 2025 |
| 79 | Lesotho | 1.6% | 2025 |
| 80 | Canada | 1.6% | 2025 |
| 81 | Cyprus | 1.6% | 2025 |
| 82 | Eswatini | 1.6% | 2025 |
| 83 | Senegal | 1.6% | 2025 |
| 84 | Slovenia | 1.5% | 2025 |
| 85 | Somalia | 1.5% | 2025 |
| 86 | Chile | 1.5% | 2025 |
| 87 | Tajikistan | 1.5% | 2025 |
| 88 | Honduras | 1.5% | 2025 |
| 89 | Cambodia | 1.5% | 2025 |
| 90 | Japan | 1.4% | 2025 |
| 91 | Angola | 1.4% | 2025 |
| 92 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1.4% | 2025 |
| 93 | Jamaica | 1.4% | 2025 |
| 94 | El Salvador | 1.3% | 2025 |
| 95 | Fiji | 1.3% | 2025 |
| 96 | Sri Lanka | 1.3% | 2025 |
| 97 | Republic of the Congo | 1.3% | 2025 |
| 98 | Philippines | 1.3% | 2025 |
| 99 | Rwanda | 1.3% | 2025 |
| 100 | Zambia | 1.3% | 2025 |
| 101 | Seychelles | 1.2% | 2025 |
| 102 | Bolivia | 1.2% | 2025 |
| 103 | Tanzania | 1.2% | 2025 |
| 104 | Malawi | 1.1% | 2025 |
| 105 | New Zealand | 1.1% | 2025 |
| 106 | Austria | 1.1% | 2025 |
| 107 | Kenya | 1.1% | 2025 |
| 108 | Cameroon | 1.1% | 2025 |
| 109 | Brazil | 1.1% | 2025 |
| 110 | Indonesia | 1.0% | 2025 |
| 111 | Thailand | 1.0% | 2025 |
| 112 | Malaysia | 1.0% | 2025 |
| 113 | Belize | 1.0% | 2025 |
| 114 | Guyana | 1.0% | 2025 |
| 115 | Nepal | 1.0% | 2025 |
| 116 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.9% | 2025 |
| 117 | Nigeria | 0.9% | 2025 |
| 118 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.9% | 2025 |
| 119 | Benin | 0.9% | 2025 |
| 120 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.9% | 2025 |
| 121 | Mongolia | 0.9% | 2025 |
| 122 | Paraguay | 0.9% | 2025 |
| 123 | Liberia | 0.9% | 2025 |
| 124 | Luxembourg | 0.9% | 2025 |
| 125 | Peru | 0.8% | 2025 |
| 126 | Bangladesh | 0.8% | 2025 |
| 127 | Dominican Republic | 0.8% | 2025 |
| 128 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.8% | 2025 |
| 129 | Switzerland | 0.8% | 2025 |
| 130 | South Africa | 0.7% | 2025 |
| 131 | Mexico | 0.7% | 2025 |
| 132 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.7% | 2025 |
| 133 | Cabo Verde | 0.7% | 2025 |
| 134 | Madagascar | 0.6% | 2025 |
| 135 | Egypt | 0.6% | 2025 |
| 136 | Gambia | 0.6% | 2025 |
| 137 | Nicaragua | 0.6% | 2025 |
| 138 | Zimbabwe | 0.6% | 2025 |
| 139 | Argentina | 0.6% | 2025 |
| 140 | Moldova | 0.6% | 2025 |
| 141 | Guatemala | 0.5% | 2025 |
| 142 | Ethiopia | 0.5% | 2025 |
| 143 | Ghana | 0.5% | 2025 |
| 144 | Malta | 0.4% | 2025 |
| 145 | Kazakhstan | 0.4% | 2025 |
| 146 | Sierra Leone | 0.4% | 2025 |
| 147 | Papua New Guinea | 0.4% | 2025 |
| 148 | Ireland | 0.2% | 2025 |
| 149 | Mauritius | 0.1% | 2025 |
| 150 | Haiti | 0.1% | 2025 |
| 151 | Costa Rica | 0.0% | 2025 |
| 151 | Iceland | 0.0% | 2025 |
| 151 | Panama | 0.0% | 2025 |
Source: World Bank, from SIPRI data2025Updated 7 Nov 2026
Military, % GDP, 2025
under 1.4%1.4%–2.9%2.9%–5.0%5.0%–20.0%20.0%+
No data
150 of 165 countries and territories reported for 2025. The rest have no figure for that year yet; “Latest available” includes their most recent year, up to two years earlier.
Over time
The median country’s value ranged from 1.3% to 1.6% between 2011 and 2025.
The median of reporting countries and the five highest in 2025. Dashed: median.
Source: World Bank, from SIPRI data2011–2025Updated 7 Nov 2026