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
159
Highest
61.74 % change on previous year
Myanmar
Lowest
-100 % change on previous year
Panama
Median
6.14 % change on previous year
Years covered
76
1950–2025
Data points
7,905
What the numbers show
Military spending, annual growth rate is currently reported for 159 countries. The highest value is 61.74 % change on previous year in Myanmar; the lowest is -100 % change on previous year in Panama.
The median across all reporting countries is 6.14 % change on previous year, and the mean is 7.7 % change on previous year.
Over the past decade 84 countries rose and 74 fell. The largest increase was in Myanmar (up 8,554.8%), and the largest decrease in Belize (down 4,624.4%).
Military spending, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Myanmar | 61.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 8,554.8% | volatile |
| 2 | Belgium | 58.68 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1,681.8% | volatile |
| 3 | Nigeria | 54.75 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 2,331.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Haiti | 53.76 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 336.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Spain | 49.58 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 687.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Norway | 49.05 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 6,839.8% | volatile |
| 7 | Denmark | 46.13 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 4,516.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Ghana | 40.38 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 301.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Angola | 36.69 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 189.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Guatemala | 35.95 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 5,702.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Zimbabwe | 35.67 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 634.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Luxembourg | 29.71 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 90.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Indonesia | 27.61 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 69.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Vietnam | 27.05 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 153.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Libya | 26.71 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 12.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Qatar | 26.61 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 2,178.9% | volatile |
| 17 | Malta | 24.76 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 193.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Brunei | 24.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 18.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Sweden | 24.13 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 2,145.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Germany | 23.89 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1,291.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Azerbaijan | 23.71 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 278.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Poland | 23.41 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 23.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Canada | 22.57 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 286.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Benin | 21.77 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 30.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Portugal | 21.68 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 152.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Belarus | 21.54 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 194.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Uruguay | 20.62 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1,344.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 20.35 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 52.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Italy | 20.05 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 578.2% | volatile |
| 30 | Ukraine | 19.74 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 112.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Papua New Guinea | 19.6 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 442.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Tajikistan | 19.38 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 38.6% | volatile |
| 33 | Mongolia | 19.12 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 2,505.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Mauritius | 19.06 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 972.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Liberia | 19.01 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 447.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Georgia | 18.42 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 268.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Finland | 17.09 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 661.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Slovenia | 16.65 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 2,021.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Guyana | 16.09 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Armenia | 16.04 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 94.5% | volatile |
| 41 | Lebanon | 15.89 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 537.4% | volatile |
| 42 | North Macedonia | 15.55 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 554.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Philippines | 14.68 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 55.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Botswana | 14.54 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 31.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Netherlands | 14.5 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 6,099.5% | volatile |
| 46 | Mauritania | 14.32 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 406.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Taiwan | 13.84 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 156.6% | volatile |
| 48 | Brazil | 12.77 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 650.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Cape Verde | 12.72 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 109.3% | volatile |
| 50 | Ethiopia | 12.15 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 289.9% | volatile |
| 51 | Kazakhstan | 11.87 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 309.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Croatia | 11.52 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 2,637.9% | volatile |
| 53 | Pakistan | 11.41 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 32.3% | volatile |
| 54 | Latvia | 11.15 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 21.3% | volatile |
| 55 | Austria | 11.12 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 353.8% | volatile |
| 56 | Rwanda | 10.67 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 38.9% | volatile |
| 57 | Algeria | 10.62 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 130.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Singapore | 10.27 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 54.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Ireland | 9.79 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 2,851.7% | volatile |
| 60 | Japan | 9.67 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 450.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Cote d'Ivoire | 9.52 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 67.3% | volatile |
| 62 | Switzerland | 9.42 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 127.1% | volatile |
| 63 | East Timor | 9.38 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 60.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Bulgaria | 9.27 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 573.7% | volatile |
| 65 | Kyrgyzstan | 9.11 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 190.1% | volatile |
| 66 | India | 8.95 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 841.5% | volatile |
| 67 | Malawi | 8.75 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 142.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Cameroon | 8.5 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 220.2% | volatile |
| 69 | Montenegro | 8.43 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1,190.9% | volatile |
| 70 | Turkmenistan | 8.16 % change on previous year | 1999 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Kenya | 7.86 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Sri Lanka | 7.84 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 0.7% | volatile |
| 73 | China | 7.41 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 5.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Uganda | 7.29 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 33.6% | volatile |
| 75 | Chad | 7.27 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 120.5% | volatile |
| 76 | Turkey | 7.2 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 148.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Morocco | 6.61 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 186.2% | volatile |
| 78 | Honduras | 6.3 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 79 | Serbia | 6.26 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 183.8% | volatile |
| 80 | Albania | 6.14 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 147.6% | volatile |
| 81 | Eswatini | 5.96 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 380.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Cyprus | 5.95 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 50.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Russia | 5.91 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 24.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Romania | 5.9 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 61.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Uzbekistan | 5.82 % change on previous year | 2003 | up 135.7% | volatile |
| 86 | Tanzania | 5.8 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 64.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Bahrain | 5.76 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 243.1% | volatile |
| 88 | Greece | 5.61 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 7.2% | volatile |
| 89 | Gabon | 5.57 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 420.4% | volatile |
| 90 | Nicaragua | 5.46 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 76.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Fiji | 5.08 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 113.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Namibia | 4.97 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 48.4% | volatile |
| 93 | Guinea | 4.21 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 42.6% | volatile |
| 94 | Congo | 4.19 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 95.4% | volatile |
| 95 | Malaysia | 3.85 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 49.8% | volatile |
| 96 | Niger | 3.22 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 91.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Slovakia | 3.04 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 83.7% | volatile |
| 98 | Australia | 3.02 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 70.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Laos | 2.95 % change on previous year | 2013 | up 123.9% | volatile |
| 100 | Tunisia | 2.7 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 86.0% | volatile |
| 101 | South Korea | 2.61 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 32.8% | volatile |
| 102 | Dominican Republic | 2.35 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 68.1% | volatile |
| 103 | Lithuania | 1.72 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 94.8% | volatile |
| 104 | Kuwait | 1.55 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 114.5% | volatile |
| 105 | Lesotho | 1.5 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 70.8% | volatile |
| 106 | France | 1.48 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 45.9% | volatile |
| 107 | Saudi Arabia | 1.42 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 78.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Seychelles | 1.41 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 103.4% | volatile |
| 109 | Jamaica | 1.33 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 64.6% | volatile |
| 110 | Estonia | 1.03 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 88.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Iraq | 0.9899 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 97.3% | volatile |
| 112 | Thailand | 0.8361 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 76.6% | volatile |
| 113 | Gambia | -0.1438 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 98.4% | volatile |
| 114 | Bolivia | -0.2121 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 98.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Czechia | -0.3601 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 109.1% | volatile |
| 116 | El Salvador | -0.4209 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 106.3% | volatile |
| 117 | Cambodia | -0.5948 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 103.6% | volatile |
| 118 | Oman | -0.8917 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 89.3% | volatile |
| 119 | Colombia | -0.9549 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 283.8% | volatile |
| 120 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -1.21 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 140.4% | volatile |
| 121 | South Africa | -1.22 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 248.4% | volatile |
| 122 | Jordan | -1.29 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 124.9% | volatile |
| 123 | Burundi | -1.48 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 160.2% | volatile |
| 124 | Nepal | -1.61 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 59.4% | volatile |
| 125 | Equatorial Guinea | -1.78 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 41.3% | volatile |
| 126 | Zambia | -1.79 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 125.7% | volatile |
| 127 | Paraguay | -1.95 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 120.0% | volatile |
| 128 | United Kingdom | -2.04 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 47.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Bangladesh | -2.2 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 117.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Hungary | -2.36 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 118.9% | volatile |
| 131 | New Zealand | -3.61 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 214.4% | volatile |
| 132 | Yemen | -3.84 % change on previous year | 2014 | up 79.2% | volatile |
| 133 | Trinidad and Tobago | -4.32 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 349.9% | volatile |
| 134 | Central African Republic | -4.42 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 75.4% | volatile |
| 135 | Peru | -4.56 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 139.1% | volatile |
| 136 | Somalia | -4.62 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 80.2% | volatile |
| 137 | Israel | -4.92 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 375.6% | volatile |
| 138 | Mali | -5.37 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 108.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Iran | -5.59 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 188.4% | volatile |
| 140 | United Arab Emirates | -5.63 % change on previous year | 2014 | down 150.2% | volatile |
| 141 | Egypt | -5.8 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 196.5% | volatile |
| 142 | Moldova | -5.98 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 368.1% | volatile |
| 143 | Ecuador | -6.08 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 41.2% | volatile |
| 144 | Djibouti | -6.14 % change on previous year | 2008 | down 284.3% | volatile |
| 145 | Chile | -6.44 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 2,402.5% | volatile |
| 146 | Belize | -6.62 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 4,624.4% | volatile |
| 147 | United States | -7.54 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 231.9% | volatile |
| 148 | Mozambique | -7.89 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 57.6% | volatile |
| 149 | Madagascar | -9.33 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 115.3% | volatile |
| 150 | Guinea-Bissau | -9.47 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 46.6% | volatile |
| 151 | Togo | -9.88 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 455.6% | volatile |
| 152 | Argentina | -10.74 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 1,010.1% | volatile |
| 153 | Senegal | -16.59 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 337.6% | volatile |
| 154 | Burkina Faso | -17.56 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 2,013.6% | volatile |
| 155 | Mexico | -33.08 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 443.9% | volatile |
| 156 | South Sudan | -39.21 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 99.1% | volatile |
| 157 | Sudan | -41.01 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 1,549.8% | volatile |
| 158 | Sierra Leone | -42.46 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 175.6% | volatile |
| 159 | Panama | -100 % change on previous year | 2000 | down 247.1% | 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 Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
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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.