Military spending, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Military spending. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
172
Highest
31.92 % change on previous year
South Sudan
Lowest
-32.48 % change on previous year
Afghanistan
Median
5.42 % change on previous year
Years covered
207
1817β2023
Data points
15,188
What the numbers show
Military spending, annual growth rate is currently reported for 172 countries. The highest value is 31.92 % change on previous year in South Sudan; the lowest is -32.48 % change on previous year in Afghanistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.42 % change on previous year, and the mean is 6.07 % change on previous year.
Over the past decade 99 countries rose and 73 fell. The largest increase was in Uruguay (up 6,841.6%), and the largest decrease in Sudan (down 2,935.8%).
Military spending, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Sudan | 31.92 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 156.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 25.62 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 42.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Algeria | 24.5 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 106.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Albania | 23.67 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 368.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Poland | 23.37 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 256.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Moldova | 22.06 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 72.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Zimbabwe | 20.55 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 48.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Burkina Faso | 20.34 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 192.6% | volatile |
| 9 | Ukraine | 19.54 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 67.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Burundi | 19.36 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 574.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Finland | 18.82 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 248.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Estonia | 17.5 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 106.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Armenia | 17.29 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 75.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Denmark | 16.87 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,163.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Israel | 15.96 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 252.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Benin | 15.79 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 174.9% | volatile |
| 17 | Guinea | 14.88 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 34.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Uruguay | 14.06 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 6,841.6% | volatile |
| 19 | Spain | 13.86 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 326.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Mozambique | 13.28 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 2,895.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Bolivia | 12.97 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 145.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Kyrgyzstan | 12.95 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 912.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Georgia | 12.85 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 369.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Azerbaijan | 12.69 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 83.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Austria | 12.59 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,009.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Niger | 12.39 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 15.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Lithuania | 12.27 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 127.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Mongolia | 12.19 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 55.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Qatar | 12.17 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 14.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Russia | 12 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 11.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Bulgaria | 11.94 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 422.8% | volatile |
| 32 | Dominican Republic | 11.53 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 173.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Hungary | 11.27 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 214.3% | volatile |
| 34 | El Salvador | 11.12 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 2,059.7% | volatile |
| 35 | France | 11 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 101.6% | volatile |
| 36 | Malta | 10.68 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 730.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Honduras | 10.46 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 56.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Malawi | 10.45 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 235.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Taiwan | 10.16 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 529.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Somalia | 10.07 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 338.7% | volatile |
| 41 | Luxembourg | 10.04 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 348.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Portugal | 10.03 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 415.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Nicaragua | 9.98 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 32.4% | volatile |
| 44 | Ethiopia | 9.75 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 33.7% | volatile |
| 45 | North Korea | 9.69 % change on previous year | 2018 | up 161.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Peru | 9.58 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 22.9% | volatile |
| 47 | Iran | 9.2 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 161.6% | volatile |
| 48 | Netherlands | 9.05 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 279.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Turkey | 8.57 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 213.3% | volatile |
| 50 | Morocco | 8.46 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 6.5% | volatile |
| 51 | Yemen | 8.41 % change on previous year | 2016 | down 39.1% | volatile |
| 52 | East Timor | 8.41 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Mexico | 8.3 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 0.4% | volatile |
| 54 | Canada | 8.24 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 242.1% | volatile |
| 55 | Central African Republic | 8.2 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 244.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Guyana | 8.09 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 5.6% | volatile |
| 57 | Rwanda | 7.99 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 58.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Belgium | 7.96 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 387.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Comoros | 7.69 % change on previous year | 2016 | up 288.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Tajikistan | 7.68 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 60.2% | volatile |
| 61 | Mali | 7.49 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 67.9% | volatile |
| 62 | North Macedonia | 7.28 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 97.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Paraguay | 7.16 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 13.5% | volatile |
| 64 | Brunei | 6.97 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 77.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Singapore | 6.91 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 131.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Ecuador | 6.73 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 33.1% | volatile |
| 67 | Senegal | 6.62 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 24.5% | volatile |
| 68 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6.42 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 352.7% | volatile |
| 69 | Togo | 6.41 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 55.5% | volatile |
| 70 | Fiji | 6.38 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 342.4% | volatile |
| 71 | Lebanon | 6.37 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 23.6% | volatile |
| 72 | Guatemala | 6.22 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 53.7% | volatile |
| 73 | Nepal | 6.07 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 2,212.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Slovakia | 6.07 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 388.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Switzerland | 6.06 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 696.6% | volatile |
| 76 | Montenegro | 6.01 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 31.2% | volatile |
| 77 | Liberia | 6 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 45.6% | volatile |
| 78 | Slovenia | 5.95 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 156.6% | volatile |
| 79 | Cape Verde | 5.71 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Bahrain | 5.7 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 69.8% | volatile |
| 81 | Madagascar | 5.68 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 74.4% | volatile |
| 82 | Jordan | 5.6 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 182.1% | volatile |
| 83 | Djibouti | 5.6 % change on previous year | 2016 | up 58.9% | volatile |
| 84 | Japan | 5.57 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 150.7% | volatile |
| 85 | Cambodia | 5.52 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 61.3% | volatile |
| 86 | Syria | 5.47 % change on previous year | 2016 | up 65.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Brazil | 5.37 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 162.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Mauritius | 5.16 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 86.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Zambia | 5.15 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Croatia | 5.13 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,114.4% | volatile |
| 91 | Saudi Arabia | 4.97 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 56.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Chad | 4.88 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 82.8% | volatile |
| 93 | Cote d'Ivoire | 4.81 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 71.8% | volatile |
| 94 | United Kingdom | 4.8 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 195.7% | volatile |
| 95 | Cameroon | 4.76 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 32.9% | volatile |
| 96 | Latvia | 4.69 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 49.3% | volatile |
| 97 | Belarus | 4.65 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 49.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Gabon | 4.65 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 431.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Kenya | 4.63 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 54.6% | volatile |
| 100 | Gambia | 4.55 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 83.2% | volatile |
| 101 | Czechia | 4.38 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 195.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Oman | 4.37 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 76.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Belize | 4.34 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 104 | Ghana | 4.15 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 93.4% | volatile |
| 105 | Angola | 4.14 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 86.1% | volatile |
| 106 | Cyprus | 4.12 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 19.4% | volatile |
| 107 | Lesotho | 3.95 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 188.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Myanmar | 3.93 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 186.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Nigeria | 3.83 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 223.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Costa Rica | 3.76 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Venezuela | 3.63 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 147.9% | volatile |
| 112 | Kuwait | 3.53 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 266.6% | volatile |
| 113 | China | 3.41 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 75.8% | volatile |
| 114 | Chile | 3.41 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 202.9% | volatile |
| 115 | Sweden | 3.3 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 280.5% | volatile |
| 116 | New Zealand | 3.25 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 42.2% | volatile |
| 117 | Congo | 3.19 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 87.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Jamaica | 3.05 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 208.5% | volatile |
| 119 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.96 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 86.4% | volatile |
| 120 | Serbia | 2.81 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 148.3% | volatile |
| 121 | Botswana | 2.8 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 130.4% | volatile |
| 122 | United States | 2.72 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 172.8% | volatile |
| 123 | Philippines | 2.68 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 65.5% | volatile |
| 124 | Panama | 2.66 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 74.4% | volatile |
| 125 | Tanzania | 2.65 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 74.9% | volatile |
| 126 | Kazakhstan | 2.62 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 7.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Suriname | 2.62 % change on previous year | 2016 | down 61.9% | volatile |
| 128 | Uganda | 2.51 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 73.3% | volatile |
| 129 | Ireland | 2.44 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 209.2% | volatile |
| 130 | India | 2.41 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 62.6% | volatile |
| 131 | Malaysia | 2.3 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 67.6% | volatile |
| 132 | Vietnam | 2.23 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 259.1% | volatile |
| 133 | Mauritania | 2.18 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 80.1% | volatile |
| 134 | Sierra Leone | 2.02 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 74.9% | volatile |
| 135 | Namibia | 2.01 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 76.8% | volatile |
| 136 | Australia | 1.79 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 150.8% | volatile |
| 137 | Maldives | 1.79 % change on previous year | 2016 | down 85.5% | volatile |
| 138 | Indonesia | 1.67 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 82.8% | volatile |
| 139 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.66 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 154.1% | volatile |
| 140 | Uzbekistan | 1.65 % change on previous year | 2016 | up 104.6% | volatile |
| 141 | Greece | 1.48 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 115.3% | volatile |
| 142 | Bhutan | 1.41 % change on previous year | 2016 | up 130.7% | volatile |
| 143 | Iceland | 1.4 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 44.8% | volatile |
| 144 | South Korea | 1.35 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 56.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Colombia | 1.34 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 93.5% | volatile |
| 146 | Eswatini | 0.9074 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 53.5% | volatile |
| 147 | Libya | 0.8533 % change on previous year | 2016 | up 112.7% | volatile |
| 148 | Norway | 0.8323 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 211.7% | volatile |
| 149 | Papua New Guinea | 0.5727 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 156.5% | volatile |
| 150 | Romania | 0.5294 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 87.4% | volatile |
| 151 | Thailand | 0.3305 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 94.7% | volatile |
| 152 | Argentina | 0.1533 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 96.7% | volatile |
| 153 | Germany | -0.1763 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 89.7% | volatile |
| 154 | Tunisia | -0.1927 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 102.3% | volatile |
| 155 | Cuba | -0.211 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 101.9% | volatile |
| 156 | Bangladesh | -0.3485 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 103.2% | volatile |
| 157 | Italy | -0.5743 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 85.3% | volatile |
| 158 | Pakistan | -1.09 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 122.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Barbados | -1.17 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 51.7% | volatile |
| 160 | Sri Lanka | -2.14 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 124.9% | volatile |
| 161 | Bahamas | -2.17 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 32.3% | volatile |
| 162 | Equatorial Guinea | -2.77 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 151.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Laos | -3.1 % change on previous year | 2016 | down 175.9% | volatile |
| 164 | Turkmenistan | -3.58 % change on previous year | 2016 | up 85.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Egypt | -3.61 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 151.4% | volatile |
| 166 | Haiti | -4.86 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 120.2% | volatile |
| 167 | Iraq | -4.9 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 122.6% | volatile |
| 168 | United Arab Emirates | -6.5 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 125.6% | volatile |
| 169 | South Africa | -8.55 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 15.8% | volatile |
| 170 | Eritrea | -9.62 % change on previous year | 2016 | down 245.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Sudan | -25.64 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 2,935.8% | volatile |
| 172 | Afghanistan | -32.48 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 117.6% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Military spending. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Military spending Barnum et al. β Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Military spending. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.