The CIA World Factbook Edition 2013 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 2013 edition carries it in 195 entries, in its Military section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

entries in the 2013 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 2.1% of GDP of gross world product (2012 est.)

Africa

53 entries

Algeria

4.3% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 21

Angola

3% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 40

Benin

1.5% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 96

Botswana

2.8% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 43

Burkina Faso

1.1% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 121

Burundi

5.9% of GDP (2006 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 12

Cabo Verde

0.4% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 164

Cameroon

1.3% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 114

Central African Republic

2.6% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 50

Chad

1.6% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 93

Comoros

2.8% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 45

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

1.2% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 115

Congo, Republic of the now Republic of the Congo

1.7% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 84

Cote d'Ivoire

1.5% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 103

Djibouti

3.6% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 33

Egypt

2.2% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 62

Equatorial Guinea

0.1% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 171

Eritrea

6.3% of GDP (2006 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 10

Swaziland now Eswatini

2.6% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 48

Ethiopia

0.9% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 140

Gabon

1.8% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 82

Gambia, The now The Gambia

0.7% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 153

Ghana

1.7% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 87

Guinea

3.4% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 35

Guinea-Bissau

4.3% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 22

Kenya

1.8% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 78

Lesotho

1.9% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 70

Liberia

0.8% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 147

Libya

3.1% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 39

Madagascar

5.1% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 15

Malawi

0.8% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 146

Mali

1.3% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 113

Mauritania

5.5% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 13

Mauritius

0.1% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 170

Morocco

4.8% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 18

Mozambique

0.6% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 158

Namibia

3.7% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 29

Niger

0.9% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 132

Nigeria

0.9% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 131

Rwanda

1.3% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 112

Sao Tome and Principe

0.5% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 161

Senegal

1.6% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 89

Seychelles

0.8% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 148

Sierra Leone

0.6% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 155

Somalia

0.9% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 133

South Africa

1.7% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 85

Sudan

4.2% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 24

Tanzania

0.9% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 134

Togo

1.9% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 69

Tunisia

1.5% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 100

Uganda

1.8% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 80

Zambia

1.8% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 79

Zimbabwe

3.8% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 26

Arctic Region

1 entry

Iceland

0% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 172

Asia

22 entries

Afghanistan

10% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 3

Armenia

2.8% of GDP (2010)

  • country comparison to the world: 46

Azerbaijan

2.6% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 51

Bangladesh

1.4% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 106

Bhutan

1% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 125

China

2.6% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 49

Georgia

1.9% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 75

India

1.8% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 77

Japan

1% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 129

Kazakhstan

1.1% of GDP (2010)

  • country comparison to the world: 122

Korea, North now North Korea

NA

Korea, South now South Korea

2.7% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 47

Kyrgyzstan

2.8% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 44

Maldives

5% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 16

Mongolia

0.8% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 145

Nepal

1.3% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 109

Pakistan

3.1% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 38

Russia

3.9% of GDP (2005)

  • country comparison to the world: 25

Sri Lanka

2.9% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 42

Tajikistan

1.5% of GDP (2010)

  • country comparison to the world: 101

Turkmenistan

1.6% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 90

Uzbekistan

3.5% of GDP (2010)

  • country comparison to the world: 34

Central America and the Caribbean

20 entries

Antigua and Barbuda

3.3% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 36

Bahamas, The now The Bahamas

0.6% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 157

Barbados

0.8% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 150

Belize

1.2% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 118

Costa Rica

0.8% of GDP

country comparison to the world: 149

note: includes public security and police expenditures (2012)

Cuba

3.2% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 37

Dominica

NA

Dominican Republic

0.7% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 152

El Salvador

0.6% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 156

Grenada

NA

Guatemala

0.4% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 165

Haiti

0.4% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 166

Honduras

1.5% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 97

Jamaica

0.9% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 130

Nicaragua

0.9% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 144

Panama

1% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 127

Saint Kitts and Nevis

NA

Saint Lucia

NA

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

NA

Trinidad and Tobago

0.6% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 159

Europe

37 entries

Albania

1.49% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 104

Austria

0.8% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 151

Belarus

1.4% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 105

Belgium

1.3% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 108

Bosnia and Herzegovina

1.4% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 107

Bulgaria

2.6% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 52

Croatia

1.5% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 95

Czech Republic now Czechia

1% of GDP (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 124

Denmark

1.3% of GDP (2007 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 111

Estonia

2% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 67

Faroe Islands

NA

Finland

2% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 66

France

2.6% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 53

Germany

1.5% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 102

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: 83

Ireland

0.9% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 136

Italy

1.8% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 76

Latvia

1.1% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 119

Lithuania

0.9% of GDP (2007 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 141

Luxembourg

0.9% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 142

Malta

0% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 173

Moldova

0.4% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 167

Netherlands

1.6% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 92

Macedonia now North Macedonia

6% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 11

Norway

1.9% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 71

Poland

1.9% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 72

Portugal

2.3% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 61

Romania

1.9% of GDP (2007 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 74

San Marino

NA

Slovakia

1.08% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 123

Slovenia

1.7% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 86

Spain

1.2% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 116

Sweden

1.5% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 94

Switzerland

1% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 128

Ukraine

1.6% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 91

United Kingdom

2.5% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 57

Middle East

17 entries

Bahrain

4.5% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 20

Cyprus

2% of GDP (2012) (U)

country comparison to the world: 68

Gaza Strip

NA

Iran

2.5% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 56

Iraq

8.6% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 6

Israel

7.4% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 7

Jordan

9.5% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 4

Kuwait

3.7% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 28

Lebanon

2.5% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 55

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

9.1% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 5

Syria

3.6% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 31

Turkey now Turkiye

5.3% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 14

United Arab Emirates

6.4% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 9

West Bank

NA

Yemen

6.6% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 8

North America

4 entries

Bermuda

0.11% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 169

Canada

1.1% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 120

Mexico

0.5% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 162

United States

4.6% of GDP (2010)

  • country comparison to the world: 19

Oceania

14 entries

Australia

3% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 41

Fiji

1.6% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 88

Kiribati

NA

Marshall Islands

NA

Nauru

NA

New Caledonia

NA

New Zealand

1.5% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 99

Palau

NA

Papua New Guinea

0.5% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 163

Samoa

NA

Solomon Islands

3.7% of GDP (2007)

  • country comparison to the world: 30

Tonga

0.9% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 135

Tuvalu

NA

Vanuatu

NA

South America

13 entries

Argentina

0.5% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 160

Bolivia

0.9% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 143

Brazil

1.3% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 110

Chile

2.1% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 64

Colombia

3.8% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 27

Ecuador

2.3% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 60

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

NA

Guyana

1.9% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 73

Paraguay

1.5% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 98

Peru

1% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 126

Suriname

1.2% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 117

Uruguay

0.9% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 137

Venezuela

0.7% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 154

Southeast Asia

13 entries

Brunei

2.4% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 58

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

4.8% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 17

Cambodia

2.4% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 59

Hong Kong

NA

Indonesia

0.9% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 138

Laos

0.2% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 168

Malaysia

2.03% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 65

Philippines

0.9% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 139

Singapore

3.6% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 32

Taiwan

2.2% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 63

Thailand

1.8% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 81

Timor-Leste

NA

Vietnam

2.5% of GDP (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 54

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Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2013, “Military expenditures”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/military-expenditures/2013.

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