Countries by Military Spend (% GDP)

Complete ranking of 166 countries • % gdp • Updated 2026

Top 10 Countries

1stNorth Korea25000000000.0%

2ndEritrea10.0%

3rdAlgeria8.0%

4thIsrael8.0%

5thSaudi Arabia7.1%

6thRussia7.0%

7thSyria6.5%

8thOman6.0%

9thSomalia6.0%

10thArmenia5.5%

Full Rankings

Military Spend (% GDP) ranking for 166 countries

Rank▲	Country	Value	Continent	Percentile
1st	North Korea	25000000000.0%	Asia	100%
2nd	Eritrea	10.0%	Africa	99%
3rd	Algeria	8.0%	Africa	99%
4th	Israel	8.0%	Asia	98%
5th	Saudi Arabia	7.1%	Asia	98%
6th	Russia	7.0%	Europe	97%
7th	Syria	6.5%	Asia	96%
8th	Oman	6.0%	Asia	96%
9th	Somalia	6.0%	Africa	95%
10th	Armenia	5.5%	Europe	95%
11th	Azerbaijan	5.1%	Europe	94%
12th	Qatar	5.0%	Asia	93%
13th	Kuwait	4.9%	Asia	93%
14th	Burkina Faso	4.5%	Africa	92%
15th	Jordan	4.5%	Asia	92%
16th	Poland	4.5%	Europe	91%
17th	Mali	4.3%	Africa	90%
18th	Cuba	4.2%	North America	90%
19th	United Arab Emirates	4.0%	Asia	89%
20th	Lithuania	4.0%	Europe	89%
21st	Morocco	4.0%	Africa	88%
22nd	Ukraine	4.0%	Europe	87%
23rd	Myanmar	3.9%	Asia	87%
24th	Latvia	3.7%	Europe	86%
25th	Burundi	3.5%	Africa	86%
26th	Djibouti	3.5%	Africa	85%
27th	Colombia	3.4%	North America	84%
28th	Estonia	3.4%	Europe	84%
29th	Norway	3.4%	Europe	83%
30th	Afghanistan	3.3%	Asia	83%
31st	Denmark	3.2%	Europe	82%
32nd	United States	3.2%	North America	81%
33rd	Bahrain	3.0%	Asia	81%
34th	Brunei	3.0%	Asia	80%
35th	Botswana	3.0%	Africa	80%
36th	Kyrgyzstan	3.0%	Asia	79%
37th	Singapore	3.0%	Asia	78%
38th	Chad	3.0%	Africa	78%
39th	Greece	2.9%	Europe	77%
40th	Lebanon	2.9%	Asia	77%
41st	Finland	2.8%	Europe	76%
42nd	Namibia	2.8%	Africa	75%
43rd	Uzbekistan	2.8%	Asia	75%
44th	Central African Republic	2.5%	Africa	74%
45th	Iraq	2.5%	Asia	73%
46th	Netherlands	2.5%	Europe	73%
47th	Pakistan	2.5%	Asia	72%
48th	Serbia	2.5%	Europe	72%
49th	Sweden	2.5%	Europe	71%
50th	Timor-Leste	2.5%	Asia	70%
51st	Tunisia	2.5%	Africa	70%
52nd	Germany	2.4%	Europe	69%
53rd	United Kingdom	2.4%	Europe	69%
54th	Mauritania	2.4%	Africa	68%
55th	Taiwan	2.4%	Asia	67%
56th	South Korea	2.3%	Asia	67%
57th	Romania	2.3%	Europe	66%
58th	Turkey	2.3%	Europe	66%
59th	Ecuador	2.2%	South America	65%
60th	Niger	2.2%	Africa	64%
61st	Togo	2.2%	Africa	64%
62nd	Bulgaria	2.1%	Europe	63%
63rd	France	2.1%	Europe	63%
64th	Guinea	2.1%	Africa	62%
65th	Hungary	2.1%	Europe	61%
66th	Uruguay	2.1%	South America	61%
67th	Albania	2.0%	Europe	60%
68th	Australia	2.0%	Oceania	60%
69th	Belgium	2.0%	Europe	59%
70th	Belarus	2.0%	Europe	58%
71st	Canada	2.0%	North America	58%
72nd	Czechia	2.0%	Europe	57%
73rd	Spain	2.0%	Europe	57%
74th	Croatia	2.0%	Europe	56%
75th	India	2.0%	Asia	55%
76th	Iran	2.0%	Asia	55%
77th	Italy	2.0%	Europe	54%
78th	Luxembourg	2.0%	Europe	54%
79th	Montenegro	2.0%	Europe	53%
80th	North Macedonia	2.0%	Europe	52%
81st	Mozambique	2.0%	Africa	52%
82nd	Portugal	2.0%	Europe	51%
83rd	Slovenia	2.0%	Europe	51%
84th	Slovakia	2.0%	Europe	50%
85th	South Sudan	2.0%	Africa	49%
86th	Uganda	2.0%	Africa	49%
87th	Turkmenistan	1.9%	Asia	48%
88th	Tajikistan	1.8%	Asia	48%
89th	Tonga	1.8%	Oceania	47%
90th	Vietnam	1.8%	Asia	46%
91st	Cyprus	1.7%	Europe	46%
92nd	Georgia	1.7%	Europe	45%
93rd	Philippines	1.7%	Asia	45%
94th	Senegal	1.6%	Africa	44%
95th	Chile	1.5%	South America	43%
96th	China	1.5%	Asia	43%
97th	Gabon	1.5%	Africa	42%
98th	Honduras	1.5%	North America	42%
99th	Cambodia	1.5%	Asia	41%
100th	Sri Lanka	1.5%	Asia	40%
101st	Lesotho	1.5%	Africa	40%
102nd	Seychelles	1.5%	Africa	39%
103rd	Fiji	1.4%	Oceania	39%
104th	Jamaica	1.4%	North America	38%
105th	Japan	1.4%	Asia	37%
106th	Eswatini	1.4%	Africa	37%
107th	Rwanda	1.3%	Africa	36%
108th	Tanzania	1.3%	Africa	36%
109th	Zambia	1.3%	Africa	35%
110th	Bolivia	1.2%	South America	34%
111st	Congo, Democratic Republic	1.2%	Africa	34%
112nd	Congo	1.2%	Africa	33%
113rd	Guinea-Bissau	1.2%	Africa	33%
114th	New Zealand	1.2%	Oceania	32%
115th	Suriname	1.2%	North America	31%
116th	El Salvador	1.2%	North America	31%
117th	Brazil	1.1%	South America	30%
118th	Kenya	1.1%	Africa	30%
119th	Panama	1.1%	North America	29%
120th	Thailand	1.1%	Asia	28%
121st	Angola	1.0%	Africa	28%
122nd	Austria	1.0%	Europe	27%
123rd	Belize	1.0%	North America	27%
124th	Cameroon	1.0%	Africa	26%
125th	Equatorial Guinea	1.0%	Africa	25%
126th	Malaysia	1.0%	Asia	25%
127th	Nepal	1.0%	Asia	24%
128th	Sudan	1.0%	Africa	23%
129th	Bangladesh	0.9%	Asia	23%
130th	Guyana	0.9%	North America	22%
131st	Kazakhstan	0.9%	Asia	22%
132nd	Mexico	0.9%	North America	21%
133rd	Trinidad and Tobago	0.9%	North America	20%
134th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0.8%	Europe	20%
135th	Côte d'Ivoire	0.8%	Africa	19%
136th	Dominican Republic	0.8%	North America	19%
137th	Indonesia	0.8%	Asia	18%
138th	Malawi	0.8%	Africa	17%
139th	Peru	0.8%	South America	17%
140th	Paraguay	0.8%	South America	16%
141st	Barbados	0.7%	North America	16%
142nd	Benin	0.7%	Africa	15%
143rd	Bahamas	0.7%	North America	14%
144th	Switzerland	0.7%	Europe	14%
145th	Egypt	0.7%	Africa	13%
146th	Ethiopia	0.7%	Africa	13%
147th	Liberia	0.7%	Africa	12%
148th	Madagascar	0.7%	Africa	11%
149th	Mongolia	0.7%	Asia	11%
150th	South Africa	0.7%	Africa	10%
151st	Argentina	0.6%	South America	10%
152nd	Costa Rica	0.6%	North America	9%
153rd	Cabo Verde	0.6%	Africa	8%
154th	Gambia	0.6%	Africa	8%
155th	Moldova	0.6%	Europe	7%
156th	Nigeria	0.6%	Africa	7%
157th	Venezuela	0.6%	North America	6%
158th	Malta	0.5%	Europe	5%
159th	Nicaragua	0.5%	North America	5%
160th	Sierra Leone	0.5%	Africa	4%
161st	Ghana	0.4%	Africa	4%
162nd	Guatemala	0.4%	North America	3%
163rd	Zimbabwe	0.4%	Africa	2%
164th	Papua New Guinea	0.3%	Oceania	2%
165th	Ireland	0.2%	Europe	1%
166th	Laos	0.2%	Asia	1%