Military spending, percent of GDP - Country rankings
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Military spending, percent of GDP, 2022:
The average for 2022 based on 48 countries was 2.1 percent. The highest value was in Saudi Arabia: 7.42 percent and the lowest value was in Mauritius: 0.17 percent. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2022. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: percent; Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
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| Countries | Military spending, percent of GDP, 2022 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 7.42 | 1 | 1963 - 2022 |
| Qatar | 6.96 | 2 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Oman | 5.17 | 3 | 1971 - 2022 |
| Kuwait | 4.53 | 4 | 1970 - 2022 |
| Israel | 4.51 | 5 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Greece | 3.69 | 6 | 1960 - 2022 |
| USA | 3.45 | 7 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Bahrain | 3.17 | 8 | 1975 - 2022 |
| Singapore | 2.77 | 9 | 1970 - 2022 |
| South Korea | 2.72 | 10 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Lithuania | 2.52 | 11 | 1993 - 2022 |
| Poland | 2.39 | 12 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Brunei | 2.37 | 13 | 1984 - 2022 |
| UK | 2.23 | 14 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Croatia | 2.17 | 15 | 1992 - 2022 |
| Estonia | 2.09 | 16 | 1993 - 2022 |
| Latvia | 2.05 | 17 | 1992 - 2022 |
| France | 1.94 | 18 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Australia | 1.9 | 19 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Uruguay | 1.9 | 20 | 1972 - 2022 |
| Chile | 1.83 | 21 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Cyprus | 1.81 | 22 | 1985 - 2022 |
| Slovakia | 1.76 | 23 | 1993 - 2022 |
| Romania | 1.73 | 24 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Finland | 1.72 | 25 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Italy | 1.68 | 26 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Norway | 1.64 | 27 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Netherlands | 1.58 | 28 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Hungary | 1.53 | 29 | 1970 - 2022 |
| Spain | 1.47 | 30 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Denmark | 1.42 | 31 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Germany | 1.39 | 32 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Seychelles | 1.38 | 33 | 1985 - 2022 |
| Czechia | 1.36 | 34 | 1993 - 2022 |
| Portugal | 1.35 | 35 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Sweden | 1.31 | 36 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Canada | 1.24 | 37 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Slovenia | 1.19 | 38 | 1992 - 2022 |
| Belgium | 1.18 | 39 | 1960 - 2022 |
| New Zealand | 1.18 | 40 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Japan | 1.08 | 41 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Austria | 0.77 | 42 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Switzerland | 0.76 | 43 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Tr.&Tobago | 0.72 | 44 | 1968 - 2022 |
| Luxembourg | 0.7 | 45 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Malta | 0.5 | 46 | 1985 - 2022 |
| Ireland | 0.23 | 47 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Mauritius | 0.17 | 48 | 1968 - 2022 |
Definition: Military spending includes expenditure on peacekeeping, defense ministries, paramilitary forces, and military space activities. Also: military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions; operations and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid. Defense and current expenditure for past military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and weapon destruction, are not included.
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