Countries by Military Spending (% GDP) — Full List 2026

Name: Countries by Military Spending (% GDP) 2023
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Which countries spend the most on their military? This ranking compares defense budgets as a percentage of GDP, showing how much of their economic output nations dedicate to military forces.

167 countries ranked·Source: CIA World Factbook·Last updated: 2023

#	Country	Region	Military Spending (% GDP) (% GDP)
1	North Korea	East and Southeast Asia	25.00%
2	Eritrea	Africa	10.00%
3	Algeria	Africa	8.00%
4	Israel	Middle East	8.00%
5	Saudi Arabia	Middle East	7.10%
6	Russia	Central Asia	7.00%
7	Syria	Middle East	6.50%
8	Somalia	Africa	6.00%
9	Oman	Middle East	6.00%
10	Armenia	Middle East	5.50%
11	Azerbaijan	Middle East	5.10%
12	Qatar	Middle East	5.00%
13	Kuwait	Middle East	4.90%
14	Burkina Faso	Africa	4.50%
15	Poland	Europe	4.50%
16	Jordan	Middle East	4.50%
17	Mali	Africa	4.30%
18	Cuba	Central America and Caribbean	4.20%
19	Morocco	Africa	4.00%
20	Lithuania	Europe	4.00%
21	United Arab Emirates	Middle East	4.00%
22	Ukraine	Europe	4.00%
23	Burma	East and Southeast Asia	3.90%
24	Latvia	Europe	3.70%
25	Djibouti	Africa	3.50%
26	Burundi	Africa	3.50%
27	Estonia	Europe	3.40%
28	Norway	Europe	3.40%
29	Colombia	South America	3.40%
30	Afghanistan	South Asia	3.30%
31	Denmark	Europe	3.20%
32	United States	North America	3.20%
33	Singapore	East and Southeast Asia	3.00%
34	Chad	Africa	3.00%
35	Bahrain	Middle East	3.00%
36	Botswana	Africa	3.00%
37	Brunei	East and Southeast Asia	3.00%
38	Kyrgyzstan	Central Asia	3.00%
39	Lebanon	Middle East	2.90%
40	Greece	Europe	2.90%
41	Namibia	Africa	2.80%
42	Uzbekistan	Central Asia	2.80%
43	Finland	Europe	2.80%
44	Serbia	Europe	2.50%
45	Netherlands	Europe	2.50%
46	Tunisia	Africa	2.50%
47	Iraq	Middle East	2.50%
48	Pakistan	South Asia	2.50%
49	Central African Republic	Africa	2.50%
50	Sweden	Europe	2.50%

51	Timor-Leste	East and Southeast Asia	2.50%
52	Germany	Europe	2.40%
53	United Kingdom	Europe	2.40%
54	Taiwan	East and Southeast Asia	2.40%
55	Mauritania	Africa	2.40%
56	Romania	Europe	2.30%
57	Turkey	Middle East	2.30%
58	South Korea	East and Southeast Asia	2.30%
59	Niger	Africa	2.20%
60	Ecuador	South America	2.20%
61	Togo	Africa	2.20%
62	France	Europe	2.10%
63	Uruguay	South America	2.10%
64	Bulgaria	Europe	2.10%
65	Guinea	Africa	2.10%
66	Hungary	Europe	2.10%
67	Canada	North America	2.00%
68	Portugal	Europe	2.00%
69	India	South Asia	2.00%
70	Iran	Middle East	2.00%
71	Italy	Europe	2.00%
72	Czechia	Europe	2.00%
73	Croatia	Europe	2.00%
74	Luxembourg	Europe	2.00%
75	Spain	Europe	2.00%
76	South Sudan	Africa	2.00%
77	Slovenia	Europe	2.00%
78	Slovakia	Europe	2.00%
79	Montenegro	Europe	2.00%
80	Uganda	Africa	2.00%
81	Mozambique	Africa	2.00%
82	Belgium	Europe	2.00%
83	North Macedonia	Europe	2.00%
84	Belarus	Europe	2.00%
85	Albania	Europe	2.00%
86	Australia	Australia-Oceania	2.00%
87	Turkmenistan	Central Asia	1.90%
88	Vietnam	East and Southeast Asia	1.80%
89	Tonga	Australia-Oceania	1.80%
90	Tajikistan	Central Asia	1.80%
91	Philippines	East and Southeast Asia	1.70%
92	Cyprus	Europe	1.70%
93	Georgia	Middle East	1.70%
94	Senegal	Africa	1.60%
95	Sri Lanka	South Asia	1.50%
96	Cambodia	East and Southeast Asia	1.50%
97	Gabon	Africa	1.50%
98	Seychelles	Africa	1.50%
99	Kosovo	Europe	1.50%
100	China	East and Southeast Asia	1.50%
101	Chile	South America	1.50%
102	Lesotho	Africa	1.50%
103	Honduras	Central America and Caribbean	1.50%
104	Fiji	Australia-Oceania	1.40%
105	Japan	East and Southeast Asia	1.40%
106	Eswatini	Africa	1.40%
107	Jamaica	Central America and Caribbean	1.40%
108	Tanzania	Africa	1.30%
109	Rwanda	Africa	1.30%
110	Zambia	Africa	1.30%
111	El Salvador	Central America and Caribbean	1.20%
112	DRC	Africa	1.20%
113	Bolivia	South America	1.20%
114	Suriname	South America	1.20%
115	New Zealand	Australia-Oceania	1.20%
116	Guinea-Bissau	Africa	1.20%
117	Congo (Brazzaville)	Africa	1.20%
118	Brazil	South America	1.10%
119	Kenya	Africa	1.10%
120	Panama	Central America and Caribbean	1.10%
121	Thailand	East and Southeast Asia	1.10%
122	Belize	Central America and Caribbean	1.00%
123	Angola	Africa	1.00%
124	Nepal	South Asia	1.00%
125	Malaysia	East and Southeast Asia	1.00%
126	Austria	Europe	1.00%
127	Cameroon	Africa	1.00%
128	Sudan	Africa	1.00%
129	Equatorial Guinea	Africa	1.00%
130	Trinidad and Tobago	Central America and Caribbean	0.90%
131	Bangladesh	South Asia	0.90%
132	Kazakhstan	Central Asia	0.90%
133	Mexico	North America	0.90%
134	Guyana	South America	0.90%
135	Peru	South America	0.80%
136	Malawi	Africa	0.80%
137	Indonesia	East and Southeast Asia	0.80%
138	The Dominican	Central America and Caribbean	0.80%
139	Côte d'Ivoire	Africa	0.80%
140	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Europe	0.80%
141	Paraguay	South America	0.80%
142	Mongolia	East and Southeast Asia	0.70%
143	Madagascar	Africa	0.70%
144	Barbados	Central America and Caribbean	0.70%
145	The Bahamas	Central America and Caribbean	0.70%
146	Liberia	Africa	0.70%
147	Benin	Africa	0.70%
148	South Africa	Africa	0.70%
149	Ethiopia	Africa	0.70%
150	Switzerland	Europe	0.70%
151	Egypt	Africa	0.70%
152	Venezuela	South America	0.60%
153	The Gambia	Africa	0.60%
154	Moldova	Europe	0.60%
155	Costa Rica	Central America and Caribbean	0.60%
156	Cabo Verde	Africa	0.60%
157	Argentina	South America	0.60%
158	Nigeria	Africa	0.60%
159	Malta	Europe	0.50%
160	Nicaragua	Central America and Caribbean	0.50%
161	Sierra Leone	Africa	0.50%
162	Guatemala	Central America and Caribbean	0.40%
163	Zimbabwe	Africa	0.40%
164	Ghana	Africa	0.40%
165	Papua New Guinea	East and Southeast Asia	0.30%
166	Laos	East and Southeast Asia	0.20%
167	Ireland	Europe	0.20%

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@misc{bamwor_countries_by_military_spending_gdp_2023_2023,
  author = {Bamwor},
  title = {Countries by Military Spending (% GDP) 2023},
  year = {2023},
  url = {https://bamwor.com/en/countries-by-military-spending},
  note = {Bamwor World Encyclopedia. Accessed 2026-04-27}
}

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