30 Countries with the Highest and Lowest Military Expenditure as a Percentage of GDP

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30 Countries with the Highest and Lowest Military Expenditure as a Percentage of GDP

30 Countries with the Highest and Lowest Military Expenditure as a Percentage of GDP – click to enlarge

Source: The World Bank, 2016

TOP 30:

Military Expenditure as a % of GDP
Oman 13.7%
Saudi Arabia 9.8%
Congo, Rep. 7.2%
Algeria 6.4%
Kuwait 5.9%
Israel 5.7%
Russian Federation 5.4%
Jordan 4.6%
Namibia 4.2%
Armenia 4.1%
Ukraine 3.7%
Azerbaijan 3.6%
Iraq 3.6%
Pakistan 3.6%
Colombia 3.4%
Botswana 3.3%
United States 3.3%
Kyrgyz Republic 3.2%
Morocco 3.2%
Angola 3.0%
Iran, Islamic Rep. 3.0%
Mauritania 2.9%
Chad 2.8%
Sudan 2.8%
Greece 2.6%
Mali 2.6%
South Korea 2.6%
India 2.5%
Sri Lanka 2.4%
Vietnam 2.4%

 

BOTTOM 30:

Military Expenditure as a % of GDP
Somalia 0.0%
Ireland 0.3%
Ghana 0.4%
Guatemala 0.4%
Moldova 0.4%
Nigeria 0.4%
Papua New Guinea 0.4%
Nicaragua 0.5%
Dominican Republic 0.6%
Madagascar 0.6%
Malawi 0.6%
Mexico 0.6%
Ethiopia 0.7%
Switzerland 0.7%
Kazakhstan 0.8%
Sierra Leone 0.8%
Afghanistan 0.9%
Belgium 0.9%
El Salvador 0.9%
Indonesia 0.9%
Japan 0.9%
Mongolia 0.9%
Slovenia 0.9%
Argentina 1.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.0%
Canada 1.0%
Czech Republic 1.0%
Hungary 1.0%
Macedonia, FYR 1.0%
Sweden 1.0%
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