Military spending, per unit of GDP by country
Military spending divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Countries reporting
158
Highest
0.362 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP
Ukraine
Lowest
0 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP
Panama
Median
0.0167 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP
Years covered
66
1960–2025
Data points
7,842
What the numbers show
Military spending, per unit of GDP is currently reported for 158 countries. The highest value is 0.362 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in Ukraine; the lowest is 0 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in Panama.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0167 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, and the mean is 0.0244 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Over the past decade 65 countries rose and 92 fell. The largest increase was in Uzbekistan (up 603.1%), and the largest decrease in Laos (down 85.6%).
Military spending, per unit of GDP: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukraine | 0.362 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 582.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Yemen | 0.285 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2014 | down 69.4% | falling |
| 3 | Algeria | 0.0841 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 4 | Sudan | 0.0809 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 84.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Turkmenistan | 0.0768 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1999 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 6 | Israel | 0.0715 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Qatar | 0.0682 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2022 | up 260.9% | volatile |
| 8 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0654 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2014 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0638 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 56.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Myanmar | 0.0628 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 25.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Russia | 0.0618 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 12.1% | falling |
| 12 | Azerbaijan | 0.0615 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 1.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Armenia | 0.0563 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 14 | Oman | 0.0541 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 48.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Djibouti | 0.0518 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2008 | down 49.0% | falling |
| 16 | Kuwait | 0.0504 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 18.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Burundi | 0.0503 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 57.2% | falling |
| 18 | Poland | 0.0411 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 34.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Jordan | 0.0406 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 10.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Brunei | 0.0365 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 17.7% | falling |
| 21 | Libya | 0.0363 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 16.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Latvia | 0.0329 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 116.1% | rising |
| 23 | Morocco | 0.0323 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 9.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Estonia | 0.0306 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 25 | Burkina Faso | 0.0306 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 96.6% | falling |
| 26 | Denmark | 0.0304 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 135.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Norway | 0.0303 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 108.2% | volatile |
| 28 | United States | 0.0302 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 34.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Colombia | 0.03 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 14.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Bahrain | 0.0299 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 38.3% | falling |
| 31 | Botswana | 0.0298 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 32 | Mali | 0.0294 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 27.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Uzbekistan | 0.0289 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2018 | up 603.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Lithuania | 0.0287 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 69.2% | flat |
| 35 | Pakistan | 0.0282 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 9.5% | volatile |
| 36 | Singapore | 0.028 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 24.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Chad | 0.0279 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 41.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Greece | 0.0278 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 2.4% | volatile |
| 39 | Mauritania | 0.027 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 12.1% | falling |
| 40 | South Korea | 0.0261 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Namibia | 0.0256 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 47.0% | falling |
| 42 | Serbia | 0.0256 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Iraq | 0.0252 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 53.0% | volatile |
| 44 | East Timor | 0.025 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 14.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0247 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 42.4% | falling |
| 46 | Lebanon | 0.0245 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 52.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Finland | 0.024 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 38.0% | volatile |
| 48 | India | 0.0236 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 18.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Tunisia | 0.0235 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 1.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Uruguay | 0.0224 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 1.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Sweden | 0.0224 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 96.8% | volatile |
| 52 | Central African Republic | 0.0222 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 8.2% | falling |
| 53 | United Kingdom | 0.022 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 2.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Vietnam | 0.0212 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 29.6% | volatile |
| 55 | Germany | 0.0211 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 54.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Niger | 0.0208 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 44.7% | rising |
| 57 | Ecuador | 0.0208 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 29.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Guinea | 0.0207 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 58.4% | volatile |
| 59 | Iran | 0.0205 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 28.4% | volatile |
| 60 | Romania | 0.0205 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 4.7% | volatile |
| 61 | Netherlands | 0.0203 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 42.5% | volatile |
| 62 | Mozambique | 0.02 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 95.1% | volatile |
| 63 | Spain | 0.0198 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 30.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Australia | 0.0196 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 2.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Belarus | 0.0196 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 80.5% | rising |
| 66 | Uganda | 0.0193 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 63.9% | volatile |
| 67 | France | 0.0192 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 12.3% | volatile |
| 68 | Hungary | 0.0187 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 64.4% | volatile |
| 69 | Belgium | 0.0187 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 61.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Albania | 0.0186 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 5.9% | volatile |
| 71 | Slovakia | 0.0186 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 20.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Croatia | 0.0184 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 73 | Bulgaria | 0.0183 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 74 | North Macedonia | 0.0181 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 33.8% | volatile |
| 75 | Italy | 0.0178 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 28.2% | volatile |
| 76 | Montenegro | 0.0176 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 77 | China | 0.0172 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 78 | Eswatini | 0.0171 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 79 | Turkey | 0.0168 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 23.5% | volatile |
| 80 | Georgia | 0.0167 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 34.6% | volatile |
| 81 | Czechia | 0.0166 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 9.9% | volatile |
| 82 | Canada | 0.0162 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 16.4% | volatile |
| 83 | Togo | 0.0161 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 84 | Portugal | 0.0159 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 85 | Gabon | 0.0157 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Cyprus | 0.0153 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 18.6% | volatile |
| 87 | Somalia | 0.0148 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 32.2% | volatile |
| 88 | Honduras | 0.0147 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 19.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Lesotho | 0.0145 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 90 | Chile | 0.0144 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 27.6% | volatile |
| 91 | Senegal | 0.0144 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 92 | Slovenia | 0.0144 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 23.2% | falling |
| 93 | Cambodia | 0.014 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 18.3% | volatile |
| 94 | Japan | 0.0134 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 63.6% | volatile |
| 95 | El Salvador | 0.0133 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 5.6% | volatile |
| 96 | Fiji | 0.0131 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 21.1% | falling |
| 97 | Philippines | 0.0129 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 8.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Sri Lanka | 0.0125 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 50.8% | volatile |
| 99 | Tajikistan | 0.0124 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 100 | South Sudan | 0.0124 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2015 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 101 | Jamaica | 0.0123 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 30.9% | volatile |
| 102 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.0119 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 16.5% | volatile |
| 103 | Zambia | 0.0119 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 30.3% | volatile |
| 104 | Rwanda | 0.0119 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 5.8% | volatile |
| 105 | Seychelles | 0.0117 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Congo | 0.0116 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 107 | New Zealand | 0.011 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Tanzania | 0.0109 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 8.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Indonesia | 0.0106 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 9.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Brazil | 0.0104 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 23.7% | volatile |
| 111 | Angola | 0.0103 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 67.1% | volatile |
| 112 | Austria | 0.0102 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 10.7% | volatile |
| 113 | Kenya | 0.01 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 33.6% | volatile |
| 114 | Belize | 0.0099 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 115 | Cameroon | 0.0098 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 30.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Thailand | 0.0096 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 34.5% | volatile |
| 117 | Malaysia | 0.0096 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 36.3% | volatile |
| 118 | Nepal | 0.0094 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 43.4% | falling |
| 119 | Guyana | 0.0089 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 34.9% | volatile |
| 120 | Bolivia | 0.0088 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 59.3% | volatile |
| 121 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0088 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 0.8% | volatile |
| 122 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.0088 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 29.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Malawi | 0.0086 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 64.3% | volatile |
| 124 | Mongolia | 0.0084 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 125 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.0083 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 55.8% | volatile |
| 126 | Benin | 0.0083 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 4.4% | volatile |
| 127 | Paraguay | 0.0082 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 128 | Dominican Republic | 0.0081 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 13.8% | volatile |
| 129 | Bangladesh | 0.008 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 54.4% | falling |
| 130 | Luxembourg | 0.0079 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 149.9% | volatile |
| 131 | Liberia | 0.0077 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 46.1% | volatile |
| 132 | Mexico | 0.0075 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 24.8% | volatile |
| 133 | Peru | 0.0072 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 64.7% | volatile |
| 134 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.0072 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 52.1% | volatile |
| 135 | South Africa | 0.007 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 35.9% | volatile |
| 136 | Switzerland | 0.0069 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 8.9% | volatile |
| 137 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0065 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 46.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Ethiopia | 0.0062 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 27.3% | volatile |
| 139 | Cape Verde | 0.0062 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 5.8% | volatile |
| 140 | Egypt | 0.0062 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 44.9% | volatile |
| 141 | Nigeria | 0.006 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 151.8% | volatile |
| 142 | Gambia | 0.0056 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 59.3% | rising |
| 143 | Madagascar | 0.0056 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 10.3% | volatile |
| 144 | Argentina | 0.0055 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 38.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Nicaragua | 0.0052 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 44.9% | volatile |
| 146 | Moldova | 0.005 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 21.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Guatemala | 0.005 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 148 | Kazakhstan | 0.0043 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 81.6% | falling |
| 149 | Malta | 0.0042 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 22.3% | volatile |
| 150 | Sierra Leone | 0.004 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 43.0% | volatile |
| 151 | Ghana | 0.0034 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 20.1% | volatile |
| 152 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0034 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 29.6% | volatile |
| 153 | Zimbabwe | 0.0026 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 39.4% | volatile |
| 154 | Ireland | 0.002 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 48.2% | volatile |
| 155 | Laos | 0.0018 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2013 | down 85.6% | volatile |
| 156 | Mauritius | 0.0014 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 7.2% | volatile |
| 157 | Haiti | 0.0009 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 17.1% | volatile |
| 158 | Panama | 0 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2025 | — | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
Military spending divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Military spending ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Military spending Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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
Military spending divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.