The CIA World Factbook Edition 2011 Military

Military expenditures In 25 editions of 36.

Military expenditures was published in 25 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 1990 to 2025. The 2011 edition carries it in 195 entries, in its Military section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

entries in the 2011 edition
195
the first edition with it
1990
the latest edition with it
2025

Published as “Military expenditures” (2008 to 2025) and “Defense expenditures” (1990 to 1996).

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Entries with Military expenditures in each edition

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World

1 entry

World

  • roughly 2% of GDP of gross world product (2005 est.)

Africa

53 entries

Algeria

3.3% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 37

Angola

3.6% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 32

Benin

1% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 127

Botswana

3.3% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 38

Burkina Faso

1.2% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 119

Burundi

5.9% of GDP (2006 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 11

Cape Verde now Cabo Verde

0.5% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 163

Cameroon

1.3% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 117

Central African Republic

0.9% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 141

Chad

1.7% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 86

Comoros

2.8% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 51

Congo, Democratic Republic of the now Democratic Republic of the Congo

2.5% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 59

Congo, Republic of the now Republic of the Congo

0.9% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 142

Cote d'Ivoire

1.5% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 100

Djibouti

3.8% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 28

Egypt

3.4% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 36

Equatorial Guinea

0.1% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 171

Eritrea

6.3% of GDP (2006 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 8

Swaziland now Eswatini

4.7% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 18

Ethiopia

1.2% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 118

Gabon

0.9% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 135

Gambia, The now The Gambia

0.9% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 138

Ghana

1.7% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 87

Guinea

1.1% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 126

Guinea-Bissau

3.1% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 39

Kenya

2.8% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 49

Lesotho

2.6% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 57

Liberia

1.3% of GDP (2006 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 112

Libya

3.9% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 26

Madagascar

1% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 131

Malawi

1.3% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 114

Mali

1.9% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 75

Mauritania

5.5% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 13

Mauritius

0.3% of GDP (2006 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 168

Morocco

5% of GDP (2003 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 16

Mozambique

0.8% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 148

Namibia

3.7% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 31

Niger

1.3% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 113

Nigeria

1.5% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 96

Rwanda

2.9% of GDP (2006 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 48

Sao Tome and Principe

0.8% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 147

Senegal

1.4% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 108

Seychelles

2% of GDP (2006 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 72

Sierra Leone

2.3% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 66

Somalia

0.9% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 143

South Africa

1.7% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 88

Sudan

3% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 45

Tanzania

0.2% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 169

Togo

1.6% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 93

Tunisia

1.4% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 109

Uganda

2.2% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 67

Zambia

1.8% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 81

Zimbabwe

3.8% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 29

Arctic Region

1 entry

Iceland

0% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 172

Asia

22 entries

Afghanistan

1.9% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 76

Armenia

2.8% of GDP (2010)

  • country comparison to the world: 50

Azerbaijan

2.6% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 54

Bangladesh

1.3% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 116

Bhutan

1% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 130

China

4.3% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 22

Georgia

1.9% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 78

India

2.5% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 61

Japan

0.8% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 149

Kazakhstan

1.1% of GDP (2010)

  • country comparison to the world: 124

Korea, North now North Korea

NA

Korea, South now South Korea

2.7% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 52

Kyrgyzstan

0.5% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 161

Maldives

5.5% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 12

Mongolia

1.4% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 106

Nepal

1.6% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 92

Pakistan

3% of GDP (2007 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 47

Russia

3.9% of GDP (2005)

  • country comparison to the world: 25

Sri Lanka

2.6% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 56

Tajikistan

1.5% of GDP (2010)

  • country comparison to the world: 98

Turkmenistan

3.4% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 35

Uzbekistan

3.5% of GDP (2010)

  • country comparison to the world: 33

Central America and the Caribbean

20 entries

Antigua and Barbuda

0.5% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 159

Bahamas, The now The Bahamas

0.7% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 151

Barbados

0.8% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 144

Belize

1.4% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 105

Costa Rica

0.6% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 155

Cuba

3.8% of GDP (2006 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 30

Dominica

NA

Dominican Republic

0.7% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 150

El Salvador

0.6% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 156

Grenada

NA

Guatemala

0.4% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 164

Haiti

0.4% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 165

Honduras

0.6% of GDP (2006 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 154

Jamaica

0.6% of GDP (2006 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 158

Nicaragua

0.6% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 153

Panama

1% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 128

Saint Kitts and Nevis

NA

Saint Lucia

NA

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

NA

Trinidad and Tobago

0.3% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 167

Europe

37 entries

Albania

1.49% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 101

Austria

0.8% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 145

Belarus

1.4% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 104

Belgium

1.3% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 110

Bosnia and Herzegovina

4.5% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 19

Bulgaria

2.6% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 55

Croatia

2.39% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 64

Czech Republic now Czechia

1.46% of GDP (2007 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 102

Denmark

1.3% of GDP (2007 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 111

Estonia

2% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 71

Faroe Islands

NA

Finland

2% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 70

France

2.6% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 58

Germany

1.5% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 95

Greece

4.3% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 23

Hungary

1.75% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 84

Ireland

0.9% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 140

Italy

1.8% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 82

Latvia

1.2% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 123

Lithuania

1.2% of GDP (2007 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 122

Luxembourg

0.9% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 139

Malta

0.7% of GDP (2006 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 152

Moldova

0.4% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 166

Netherlands

1.6% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 91

Macedonia now North Macedonia

6% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 9

Norway

1.9% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 74

Poland

1.71% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 85

Portugal

2.3% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 65

Romania

1.9% of GDP (2007 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 77

San Marino

NA

Slovakia

1.87% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 79

Slovenia

1.7% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 89

Spain

1.2% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 121

Sweden

1.5% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 97

Switzerland

1% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 132

Ukraine

1.4% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 103

United Kingdom

2.4% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 63

Middle East

17 entries

Bahrain

4.5% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 20

Cyprus

3.8% of GDP (2005 est.) (U)

country comparison to the world: 27

Gaza Strip

NA

Iran

2.5% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 60

Iraq

8.6% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 5

Israel

7.3% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 6

Jordan

8.6% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 4

Kuwait

5.3% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 15

Lebanon

3.1% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 40

Oman

11.4% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 1

Qatar

10% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 2

Saudi Arabia

10% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 3

Syria

5.9% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 10

Turkey now Turkiye

5.3% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 14

United Arab Emirates

3.1% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 41

West Bank

NA

Yemen

6.6% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 7

North America

4 entries

Bermuda

0.11% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 170

Canada

1.1% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 125

Mexico

0.5% of GDP (2006 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 162

United States

4.06% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 24

Oceania

14 entries

Australia

3% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 44

Fiji

1.9% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 73

Kiribati

NA

Marshall Islands

NA

Nauru

NA

New Caledonia

NA

New Zealand

1% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 133

Palau

NA

Papua New Guinea

1.4% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 107

Samoa

NA

Solomon Islands

3% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 46

Tonga

0.9% of GDP (2006 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 136

Tuvalu

NA

Vanuatu

NA

South America

13 entries

Argentina

0.8% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 146

Bolivia

1.3% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 115

Brazil

1.7% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 90

Chile

2.7% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 53

Colombia

3.4% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 34

Ecuador

0.9% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 134

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

NA

Guyana

1.8% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 80

Paraguay

1% of GDP (2006 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 129

Peru

1.5% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 99

Suriname

0.6% of GDP (2006 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 157

Uruguay

1.6% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 94

Venezuela

1.2% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 120

Southeast Asia

13 entries

Brunei

4.5% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 21

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

2.1% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 68

Cambodia

3% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 43

Hong Kong

NA

Indonesia

3% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 42

Laos

0.5% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 160

Malaysia

2.03% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 69

Philippines

0.9% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 137

Singapore

4.9% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 17

Taiwan

  • 2.2% of GDP;
  • note - in 2009, the Taiwanese president pledged to maintain defense spending at 3.0% or higher;
  • projected 2.73% for 2011 (2009)

Thailand

1.8% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 83

Timor-Leste

NA

Vietnam

2.5% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 62

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Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2011, “Military expenditures”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/military-expenditures/2011.

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