GM ECONOMY · INDICATOR PROFILE
Military Spending
Military expenditure as a percentage of GDP.
Country coverage97 / 11485% of active countries
Time coverage1960–20255060 observations
Common ranking year202587 countries · 90%
Data qualityGood63 median observations / country
Minimum · 20250.00%
Median · 20252.02%
Maximum · 202539.56%
Data quality
Recency and time-series depthGood89latest within 1 year of the series maximum and at least 10 observations
Adequate1latest within 3 years and at least 5 observations
Limited7older or comparatively short series
Indicator metadata
Definition and machine-readable identifiersCountry ranking · 2025
87 comparable countries| Rank | Country | 2025 value | Latest year | Latest value | Observations | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukraine | 39.56% | 2025 | 39.56% | 33 | 1993–2025 |
| 2 | Algeria | 8.83% | 2025 | 8.83% | 63 | 1963–2025 |
| 3 | Israel | 7.81% | 2025 | 7.81% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 4 | Russia | 7.50% | 2025 | 7.50% | 34 | 1992–2025 |
| 5 | Saudi Arabia | 6.48% | 2025 | 6.48% | 59 | 1963–2025 |
| 6 | Azerbaijan | 6.47% | 2025 | 6.47% | 34 | 1992–2025 |
| 7 | Armenia | 6.09% | 2025 | 6.09% | 33 | 1992–2025 |
| 8 | Oman | 5.68% | 2025 | 5.68% | 55 | 1971–2025 |
| 9 | Kuwait | 4.69% | 2025 | 4.69% | 54 | 1970–2025 |
| 10 | Jordan | 4.56% | 2025 | 4.56% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 11 | Poland | 4.50% | 2025 | 4.50% | 46 | 1980–2025 |
| 12 | Latvia | 3.61% | 2025 | 3.61% | 33 | 1993–2025 |
| 13 | Morocco | 3.54% | 2025 | 3.54% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 14 | Estonia | 3.37% | 2025 | 3.37% | 33 | 1993–2025 |
| 15 | Norway | 3.28% | 2025 | 3.28% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 16 | Denmark | 3.25% | 2025 | 3.25% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 17 | Colombia | 3.20% | 2025 | 3.20% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 18 | United States | 3.12% | 2025 | 3.12% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 19 | Bahrain | 3.11% | 2025 | 3.11% | 51 | 1975–2025 |
| 20 | Lithuania | 3.08% | 2025 | 3.08% | 33 | 1993–2025 |
| 21 | Singapore | 3.05% | 2025 | 3.05% | 56 | 1970–2025 |
| 22 | Greece | 2.99% | 2025 | 2.99% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 23 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.92% | 2025 | 2.92% | 34 | 1992–2025 |
| 24 | Pakistan | 2.91% | 2025 | 2.91% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 25 | Serbia | 2.76% | 2025 | 2.76% | 30 | 1996–2025 |
| 26 | South Korea | 2.60% | 2025 | 2.60% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 27 | Finland | 2.57% | 2025 | 2.57% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 28 | Lebanon | 2.51% | 2025 | 2.51% | 59 | 1964–2025 |
| 29 | Tunisia | 2.49% | 2025 | 2.49% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 30 | Sweden | 2.47% | 2025 | 2.47% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 31 | Iraq | 2.45% | 2025 | 2.45% | 44 | 1960–2025 |
| 32 | United Kingdom | 2.35% | 2025 | 2.35% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 33 | India | 2.30% | 2025 | 2.30% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 34 | Romania | 2.28% | 2025 | 2.28% | 46 | 1980–2025 |
| 35 | Germany | 2.27% | 2025 | 2.27% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 36 | Timor-Leste | 2.25% | 2025 | 2.25% | 21 | 2005–2025 |
| 37 | Netherlands | 2.19% | 2025 | 2.19% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 38 | Vietnam | 2.15% | 2025 | 2.15% | 31 | 1987–2025 |
| 39 | Spain | 2.13% | 2025 | 2.13% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 40 | Iran | 2.09% | 2025 | 2.09% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 41 | Hungary | 2.04% | 2025 | 2.04% | 56 | 1970–2025 |
| 42 | Slovakia | 2.03% | 2025 | 2.03% | 33 | 1993–2025 |
| 43 | France | 2.03% | 2025 | 2.03% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 44 | Croatia | 2.02% | 2025 | 2.02% | 34 | 1992–2025 |
| 45 | Belgium | 2.01% | 2025 | 2.01% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 46 | Bulgaria | 2.01% | 2025 | 2.01% | 37 | 1989–2025 |
| 47 | Australia | 1.92% | 2025 | 1.92% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 48 | Turkey | 1.91% | 2025 | 1.91% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 49 | Italy | 1.89% | 2025 | 1.89% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 50 | Czech Republic | 1.84% | 2025 | 1.84% | 33 | 1993–2025 |
| 51 | Georgia | 1.75% | 2025 | 1.75% | 30 | 1996–2025 |
| 52 | China | 1.72% | 2025 | 1.72% | 37 | 1989–2025 |
| 53 | Portugal | 1.71% | 2025 | 1.71% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 54 | Canada | 1.63% | 2025 | 1.63% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 55 | Cyprus | 1.61% | 2025 | 1.61% | 41 | 1985–2025 |
| 56 | Slovenia | 1.54% | 2025 | 1.54% | 34 | 1992–2025 |
| 57 | Chile | 1.52% | 2025 | 1.52% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 58 | Tajikistan | 1.47% | 2025 | 1.47% | 30 | 1992–2025 |
| 59 | Cambodia | 1.45% | 2025 | 1.45% | 40 | 1986–2025 |
| 60 | Japan | 1.41% | 2025 | 1.41% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 61 | Fiji | 1.33% | 2025 | 1.33% | 56 | 1970–2025 |
| 62 | Sri Lanka | 1.31% | 2025 | 1.31% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 63 | Philippines | 1.30% | 2025 | 1.30% | 65 | 1960–2025 |
| 64 | New Zealand | 1.10% | 2025 | 1.10% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 65 | Austria | 1.10% | 2025 | 1.10% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 66 | Kenya | 1.07% | 2025 | 1.07% | 63 | 1963–2025 |
| 67 | Brazil | 1.05% | 2025 | 1.05% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 68 | Indonesia | 1.04% | 2025 | 1.04% | 52 | 1974–2025 |
| 69 | Thailand | 1.04% | 2025 | 1.04% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 70 | Malaysia | 1.04% | 2025 | 1.04% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 71 | Nepal | 0.97% | 2025 | 0.97% | 56 | 1970–2025 |
| 72 | Nigeria | 0.91% | 2025 | 0.91% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 73 | Mongolia | 0.88% | 2025 | 0.88% | 39 | 1987–2025 |
| 74 | Luxembourg | 0.85% | 2025 | 0.85% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 75 | Peru | 0.81% | 2025 | 0.81% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 76 | Bangladesh | 0.81% | 2025 | 0.81% | 53 | 1973–2025 |
| 77 | Switzerland | 0.76% | 2025 | 0.76% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 78 | South Africa | 0.74% | 2025 | 0.74% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 79 | Mexico | 0.74% | 2025 | 0.74% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 80 | Egypt | 0.61% | 2025 | 0.61% | 64 | 1962–2025 |
| 81 | Argentina | 0.56% | 2025 | 0.56% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 82 | Ethiopia | 0.49% | 2025 | 0.49% | 65 | 1961–2025 |
| 83 | Ghana | 0.48% | 2025 | 0.48% | 65 | 1960–2025 |
| 84 | Kazakhstan | 0.43% | 2025 | 0.43% | 33 | 1993–2025 |
| 85 | Papua New Guinea | 0.35% | 2025 | 0.35% | 48 | 1975–2025 |
| 86 | Ireland | 0.22% | 2025 | 0.22% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 87 | Iceland | 0.00% | 2025 | 0.00% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
The ranking uses a single common year rather than mixing each country’s latest observation. GM Economy selects the most recent year with data for at least 75% of countries covered by this indicator; if no year reaches that threshold, the year with the broadest coverage is used. Values are ordered from highest to lowest. This is a descriptive data ranking, not an assessment of whether a higher or lower value is preferable.