The CIA World Factbook Edition 2020 Military and Security

Military expenditures In 25 editions of 36.

Military expenditures was published in 25 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 1990 to 2025. The 2020 edition carries it in 159 entries, in its Military and Security section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

entries in the 2020 edition
159
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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World

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World

2.14% of GDP (2018)

  • 2.16% of GDP (2017)
  • 2.2% of GDP (2016)
  • 2.25% of GDP (2015)
  • 2.24% of GDP (2014)

Africa

48 entries

Algeria

6% of GDP (2019)

  • 5.5% of GDP (2018)
  • 5.81% of GDP (2017)
  • 6.55% of GDP (2016)
  • 6.32% of GDP (2015)

Angola

1.6% of GDP (2019)

  • 1.8% of GDP (2018)
  • 2.4% of GDP (2017)
  • 3% of GDP (2016)
  • 3.5% of GDP (2015)

Benin

0.7% of GDP (2019)

  • 0.86% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.26% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.14% of GDP (2016)
  • 1.1% of GDP (2015)

Botswana

2.8% of GDP (2019)

  • 2.8% of GDP (2018)
  • 3% of GDP (2017)
  • 3.4% of GDP (2016)
  • 2.7% of GDP (2015)

Burkina Faso

2.4% of GDP (2019)

  • 2.1% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.4% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.2% of GDP (2016)
  • 1.3% of GDP (2015)

Burundi

1.8% of GDP (2019)

  • 1.9% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.8% of GDP (2017)
  • 2.2% of GDP (2016)
  • 2.1% of GDP (2015)

Cabo Verde

0.5% of GDP (2019)

  • 0.6% of GDP (2018)
  • 0.5% of GDP (2017)
  • 0.6% of GDP (2016)
  • 0.6% of GDP (2015)

Cameroon

1.1% of GDP (2019)

  • 1.1% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.3% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.3% of GDP (2016)
  • 1.3% of GDP (2015)

Central African Republic

1.5% of GDP (2019)

  • 1.41% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.44% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.53% of GDP (2016)
  • 1.69% of GDP (2015)

Chad

2.2% of GDP (2019)

  • 2.3% of GDP (2018)
  • 2.2% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.8% of GDP (2016)
  • 2% of GDP (2015)

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

0.7% of GDP (2019)

  • 0.7% of GDP (2018)
  • 0.7% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.3% of GDP (2016)
  • 1.4% of GDP (2015)

Congo, Republic of the now Republic of the Congo

2.7% of GDP (2019)

  • 2.5% of GDP (2018)
  • 4.3% of GDP (2017)
  • 6.4% of GDP (2016)

Cote d'Ivoire now Cote d'Ivoire

1.1% of GDP (2019)

  • 1.4% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.3% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.7% of GDP (2016)
  • 1.7% of GDP (2015)

Egypt

1.2% of GDP (2019)

  • 1.2% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.4% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.7% of GDP (2016)
  • 1.7% of GDP (2015)

Equatorial Guinea

1.1% of GDP (2018)

  • 1.1% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.2% of GDP (2016)
  • 1% of GDP (2015)

Eswatini

1.8% of GDP (2019)

  • 1.9% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.9% of GDP (2017)
  • 2% of GDP (2016)
  • 1.8% of GDP (2015)

Ethiopia

0.7% of GDP (2019)

  • 0.7% of GDP (2018)
  • 0.7% of GDP (2017)
  • 0.7% of GDP (2016)
  • 0.7% of GDP (2015)

Gabon

1.6% of GDP (2019)

  • 1.5% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.8% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.4% of GDP (2016)
  • 1.2% of GDP (2015)

Gambia, The now The Gambia

0.8% of GDP (2019)

  • 0.7% of GDP (2018)
  • 1% of GDP (2015)
  • 1.2% of GDP (2014)
  • 0.8% of GDP (2013)

Ghana

0.4% of GDP (2019)

  • 0.41% of GDP (2018)
  • 0.4% of GDP (2017)
  • 0.38% of GDP (2016)
  • 0.52% of GDP (2015)

Guinea

2% of GDP (2019)

  • 2.3% of GDP (2018)
  • 2.5% of GDP (2017)
  • 2.5% of GDP (2016)
  • 3.3% of GDP (2015)

Guinea-Bissau

1.4% of GDP (2017)

  • 1.3% of GDP (2016)
  • 1.6% of GDP (2015)
  • 2% of GDP (2014)
  • 2.1% of GDP (2013)

Kenya

1.3% of GDP (2019)

  • 1.2% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.3% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.3% of GDP (2016)
  • 1.3% of GDP (2015)

Lesotho

1.5% of GDP (2019)

  • 1.8% of GDP (2018)
  • 2% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.8% of GDP (2016)
  • 1.9% of GDP (2015)

Liberia

0.5% of GDP (2019)

  • 0.4% of GDP (2018)
  • 0.4% of GDP (2017)
  • 0.4% of GDP (2016)
  • 0.5% of GDP (2015)

Madagascar

0.6% of GDP (2019)

  • 0.6% of GDP (2018)
  • 0.6% of GDP (2017)
  • 0.6% of GDP (2016)
  • 0.6% of GDP (2015)

Malawi

0.9% of GDP (2019)

  • 0.9% of GDP (2018)
  • 0.8% of GDP (2017)
  • 0.6% of GDP (2016)
  • 0.6% of GDP (2015)

Mali

2.7% of GDP (2019)

  • 2.9% of GDP (2018)
  • 3% of GDP (2017)
  • 2.6% of GDP (2016)
  • 2.4% of GDP (2015)

Mauritania

2.8% of GDP (2019)

  • 3% of GDP (2018)
  • 2.9% of GDP (2017)
  • 2.9% of GDP (2016)
  • 2.8% of GDP (2015)

Mauritius

0.2% of GDP (2018)

  • 0.2% of GDP (2017)
  • 0.2% of GDP (2016)
  • 0.2% of GDP (2015)
  • 0.2% of GDP (2014)

Morocco

3.1% of GDP (2019)

  • 3.1% of GDP (2018)
  • 3.2% of GDP (2017)
  • 3.2% of GDP (2016)
  • 3.2% of GDP (2015)

Mozambique

0.99% of GDP (2018)

  • 1.02% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.03% of GDP (2016)
  • 0.81% of GDP (2015)
  • 1.02% of GDP (2014)

Namibia

3% of GDP (2019)

  • 3.4% of GDP (2018)
  • 3.6% of GDP (2017)
  • 3.9% of GDP (2016)
  • 4.5% of GDP (2015)

Niger

1.8% of GDP (2019)

  • 2.5% of GDP (2018)
  • 2.5% of GDP (2017)
  • 2.2% of GDP (2016)

Nigeria

0.5% of GDP (2019)

  • 0.5% of GDP (2018)
  • 0.4% of GDP (2017)
  • 0.4% of GDP (2016)
  • 0.4% of GDP (2015)

Rwanda

1.2% of GDP (2019)

  • 1.2% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.3% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.3% of GDP (2016)
  • 1.3% of GDP (2015)

Senegal

1.5% of GDP (2019 est.)

  • 1.6% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.5% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.6% of GDP (2016)
  • 1.2% of GDP (2015)

Seychelles

1.3% of GDP (2019)

  • 1.44% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.57% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.29% of GDP (2016)
  • 1.21% of GDP (2015)

Sierra Leone

0.7% of GDP (2019)

  • 0.8% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.1% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.1% of GDP (2016)
  • 0.9% of GDP (2015)

South Africa

1% of GDP (2019)

  • 1% of GDP (2018)
  • 1% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.1% of GDP (2016)
  • 1.1% of GDP (2015)

South Sudan

3.5% of GDP (2019)

  • 3.7% of GDP (2018)
  • 2.4% of GDP (2017)
  • 4.6% of GDP (2016)
  • 10% of GDP (2015)

Sudan

1.6% of GDP (2019)

  • 2.3% of GDP (2018)
  • 3.9% of GDP (2017)
  • 3% of GDP (2016)
  • 3% of GDP (2015)

Tanzania

1.3% of GDP (2019)

  • 1.3% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.2% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.1% of GDP (2016)
  • 1.1% of GDP (2015)

Togo

3.1% of GDP (2019)

  • 2% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.9% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.9% of GDP (2016)
  • 1.7% of GDP (2015)

Tunisia

2.6% of GDP (2019)

  • 2.1% of GDP (2018)
  • 2.1% of GDP (2017)
  • 2.4% of GDP (2016)
  • 2.3% of GDP (2015)

Uganda

2.1% of GDP (2019)

  • 1.4% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.3% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.3% of GDP (2016)
  • 1.2% of GDP (2015)

Zambia

1.2% of GDP (2019)

  • 1.3% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.3% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.4% of GDP (2016)
  • 1.8% of GDP (2015)

Zimbabwe

1% of GDP (2019)

  • 1.2% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.5% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.7% of GDP (2016)
  • 1.9% of GDP (2015)

Arctic Region

1 entry

Iceland

0.3% of GDP (2018)

  • 0.3% of GDP (2017)
  • 0.3% of GDP (2016)
  • 0.3% of GDP (2015)
  • 0.5% of GDP (2014)

Asia

18 entries

Afghanistan

1.2% of GDP (2019)

  • 1% of GDP (2018)
  • 0.9% of GDP (2017)
  • 1% of GDP (2016)
  • 1% of GDP (2015)

Armenia

4.9% of GDP (2019)

  • 4.9% of GDP (2018)
  • 3.8% of GDP (2017)
  • 4.1% of GDP (2016)
  • 4.2% of GDP (2015)

Azerbaijan

4% of GDP (2019)

  • 3.6% of GDP (2018)
  • 3.8% of GDP (2017)
  • 3.7% of GDP (2016)
  • 5.5% of GDP (2015)

Bangladesh

1.3% of GDP (2019)

  • 1.3% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.2% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.4% of GDP (2016)
  • 1.4% of GDP (2015)

China

1.9% of GDP (2019)

  • 1.9% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.9% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.9% of GDP (2016)
  • 1.9% of GDP (2015)

Georgia

2% of GDP (2019)

  • 2% of GDP (2018)
  • 2.1% of GDP (2017)
  • 2.2% of GDP (2016)
  • 2.1% of GDP (2015)

India

2.4% of GDP (2019)

  • 2.4% of GDP (2018)
  • 2.5% of GDP (2017)
  • 2.5% of GDP (2016)
  • 2.4% of GDP (2015)

Japan

0.93% of GDP (2019)

  • 0.93% of GDP (2018)
  • 0.93% of GDP (2017)
  • 0.94% of GDP (2016)
  • 0.94% of GDP (2015)

Kazakhstan

1.1% of GDP (2019)

  • 0.9% of GDP (2018)
  • 0.9% of GDP (2017)
  • 0.9% of GDP (2016)
  • 1.1% of GDP (2015)

Korea, South now South Korea

2.7% of GDP (2019)

  • 2.6% of GDP (2018)
  • 2.4% of GDP (2017)
  • 2.5% of GDP (2016)
  • 2.5% of GDP (2015)

Kyrgyzstan

1.5% of GDP (2019)

  • 1.6% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.6% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.7% of GDP (2016)
  • 1.8% of GDP (2015)

Mongolia

0.7% of GDP (2019)

  • 0.7% of GDP (2018)
  • 0.8% of GDP (2017)
  • 0.9% of GDP (2016)
  • 0.9% of GDP (2015)

Nepal

1.6% of GDP (2019)

  • 1.6% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.7% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.7% of GDP (2016)
  • 1.6% of GDP (2015)

Pakistan

4% of GDP (2019)

  • 4.1% of GDP (2018)
  • 3.8% of GDP (2017)
  • 3.6% of GDP (2016)
  • 3.6% of GDP (2015)

Russia

3.9% of GDP (2019)

  • 3.8% of GDP (2018)
  • 4.2% of GDP (2017)
  • 5.5% of GDP (2016)
  • 4.9% of GDP (2015)

Sri Lanka

1.9% of GDP (2019)

  • 1.9% of GDP (2018)
  • 2.1% of GDP (2017)
  • 2.1% of GDP (2016)
  • 2.6% of GDP (2015)

Tajikistan

1.2% of GDP (2015)

  • 1.1% of GDP (2014)
  • 1% of GDP (2012)
  • 1.1% of GDP (2011)

note: no public data available for 2013, 2016-2018

Uzbekistan

4% of GDP (2018)

  • 3.5% of GDP (2010)

Central America and the Caribbean

9 entries

Belize

1.2% of GDP (2019)

  • 1.3% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.6% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.2% of GDP (2016)
  • 1.1% of GDP (2015)

Cuba

2.9% of GDP (2018)

  • 2.9% of GDP (2017)
  • 3.1% of GDP (2016)
  • 3.1% of GDP (2015)
  • 3.5% of GDP (2014)

Dominican Republic

0.7% of GDP (2019)

  • 0.7% of GDP (2018)
  • 0.7% of GDP (2017)
  • 0.7% of GDP (2016)
  • 0.7% of GDP (2015)

El Salvador

1.2% of GDP (2019)

  • 1% of GDP (2018)
  • 0.9% of GDP (2017)
  • 0.9% of GDP (2016)
  • 0.95% of GDP (2015)

Guatemala

0.4% of GDP (2019)

  • 0.4% of GDP (2018)
  • 0.4% of GDP (2017)
  • 0.4% of GDP (2016)
  • 0.4% of GDP (2015)

Honduras

1.6% of GDP (2019)

  • 1.6% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.7% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.7% of GDP (2016)
  • 1.7% of GDP (2015)

Jamaica

1.6% of GDP (2019)

  • 1.3% of GDP (2018)
  • 1% of GDP (2017)
  • 1% of GDP (2016)
  • 1% of GDP (2015)

Nicaragua

0.7% of GDP (2019)

  • 0.6% of GDP (2018)
  • 0.6% of GDP (2017)
  • 0.6% of GDP (2016)
  • 0.8% of GDP (2015)

Trinidad and Tobago

0.7% of GDP (2019)

  • 0.8% of GDP (2018)
  • 1% of GDP (2017)
  • 1% of GDP (2016)
  • 0.9% of GDP (2015)

Europe

39 entries

Albania

1.3% of GDP (2019 est.)

  • 1.2% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.1% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.1% of GDP (2016)
  • 1.2% of GDP (2015)

Austria

0.7% of GDP (2019)

  • 0.7% of GDP (2018)
  • 0.8% of GDP (2017)
  • 0.7% of GDP (2016)
  • 0.7% of GDP (2015)

Belarus

1.2% of GDP (2019)

  • 1.2% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.2% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.3% of GDP (2016)
  • 1.3% of GDP (2015)

Belgium

0.93% of GDP (2019)

  • 0.93% of GDP (2018)
  • 0.9% of GDP (2017)
  • 0.91% of GDP (2016)
  • 0.92% of GDP (2015)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

0.9% of GDP (2019)

  • 0.9% of GDP (2018)
  • 0.9% of GDP (2017)
  • 0.9% of GDP (2016)
  • 1% of GDP (2015)

Bulgaria

3.25% of GDP (2019 est.)

  • 1.48% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.24% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.26% of GDP (2016)
  • 1.26% of GDP (2015)

Croatia

1.68% of GDP (2019 est.)

  • 1.59% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.67% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.62% of GDP (2016)
  • 1.78% of GDP (2015)

Czechia

1.19% of GDP (2019 est.)

  • 1.13% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.04% of GDP (2017)
  • 0.96% of GDP (2016)
  • 1.03% of GDP (2015)

Denmark

1.32% of GDP (2019)

  • 1.3% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.15% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.15% of GDP (2016)
  • 1.11% of GDP (2015)

Estonia

2.14% of GDP (2019 est.)

  • 2% of GDP (2018)
  • 2.03% of GDP (2017)
  • 2.07% of GDP (2016)
  • 2.02% of GDP (2015)

European Union

1.5% of GDP (2018)

  • 1.49% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.48% of GDP (2016)
  • 1.48% of GDP (2015)
  • 1.5% of GDP (2014)

Finland

1.5% of GDP (2019)

  • 1.4% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.4% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.4% of GDP (2016)
  • 1.5% of GDP (2015)

France

1.84% of GDP (2019 est.)

  • 1.82% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.78% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.79% of GDP (2016)
  • 1.78% of GDP (2015)

Germany

1.38% of GDP (2019 est.)

  • 1.24% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.23% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.19% of GDP (2016)
  • 1.18% of GDP (2015)

Greece

2.28% of GDP (2019 est.)

  • 2.48% of GDP (2018)
  • 2.34% of GDP (2017)
  • 2.38% of GDP (2016)
  • 2.3% of GDP (2015)

Hungary

1.21% of GDP (2019 est.)

  • 1.15% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.05% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.02% of GDP (2016)
  • 0.92% of GDP (2015)

Ireland

0.3% of GDP (2019)

  • 0.3% of GDP (2018)
  • 0.3% of GDP (2017)
  • 0.3% of GDP (2016)
  • 0.3% of GDP (2015)

Italy

1.22% of GDP (2019 est.)

  • 1.21% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.21% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.18% of GDP (2016)
  • 1.07% of GDP (2015)

Kosovo

0.8% of GDP (2019)

  • 0.8% of GDP (2018)
  • 0.8% of GDP (2017)
  • 0.8% of GDP (2016)
  • 0.8% of GDP (2015)

Latvia

2.01% of GDP (2019 est.)

  • 2.08% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.59% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.45% of GDP (2016)
  • 1.04% of GDP (2015)

Lithuania

2.03% of GDP (2019 est.)

  • 1.98% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.72% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.48% of GDP (2016)
  • 1.14% of GDP (2015)

Luxembourg

0.56% of GDP (2019 est.)

  • 0.51% of GDP (2018)
  • 0.52% of GDP (2017)
  • 0.4% of GDP (2016)
  • 0.44% of GDP (2015)

Malta

0.6% of GDP (2019)

  • 0.5% of GDP (2018)
  • 0.5% of GDP (2017)
  • 0.5% of GDP (2016)
  • 0.5% of GDP (2015)

Moldova

0.4% of GDP (2019)

  • 0.4% of GDP (2018)
  • 0.4% of GDP (2017)
  • 0.45% of GDP (2016)
  • 0.4% of GDP (2015)

Montenegro

1.66% of GDP (2019 est.)

  • 1.39% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.35% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.42% of GDP (2016)
  • 1.4% of GDP (2015)

Netherlands

1.36% of GDP (2019 est.)

  • 1.21% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.15% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.16% of GDP (2016)
  • 1.13% of GDP (2015)

North Macedonia

1.2% of GDP (2019)

  • 0.9% of GDP (2018)
  • 0.9% of GDP (2017)
  • 1% of GDP (2016)
  • 1% of GDP (2015)

Norway

1.8% of GDP (2019 est.)

  • 1.73% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.71% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.73% of GDP (2016)
  • 1.59% of GDP (2015)

Poland

2% of GDP (2019 est.)

  • 2.02% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.89% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.99% of GDP (2016)
  • 2.22% of GDP (2015)

Portugal

1.52% of GDP (2019 est.)

  • 1.43% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.25% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.27% of GDP (2016)
  • 1.33% of GDP (2015)

Romania

2.04% of GDP (2019 est.)

  • 1.82% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.72% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.4% of GDP (2016)
  • 1.45% of GDP (2015)

Serbia

2.2% of GDP (2019)

  • 1.6% of GDP (2018 est.)
  • 1.8% of GDP (2017 est.)
  • 1.7% of GDP (2016)
  • 1.8% of GDP (2015)

Slovakia

1.74% of GDP (2019 est.)

  • 1.22% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.1% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.12% of GDP (2016)
  • 1.12% of GDP (2015)

Slovenia

1.04% of GDP (2019 est.)

  • 1.01% of GDP (2018)
  • 0.98% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.01% of GDP (2016)
  • 0.93% of GDP (2015)

Spain

0.92% of GDP (2019 est.)

  • 0.92% of GDP (2018)
  • 0.9% of GDP (2017)
  • 0.81% of GDP (2016)
  • 0.92% of GDP (2015)

Sweden

1.1% of GDP (2019)

  • 1% of GDP (2018)
  • 1% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.1% of GDP (2016)
  • 1.1% of GDP (2015)

Switzerland

0.7% of GDP (2019)

  • 0.7% of GDP (2018)
  • 0.7% of GDP (2017)
  • 0.7% of GDP (2016)
  • 0.7% of GDP (2015)

Ukraine

3.9% of GDP (2019)

  • 3.7% of GDP (2018)
  • 2.9% of GDP (2017)
  • 3.2% of GDP (2016)
  • 3.3% of GDP (2015)

United Kingdom

  • 2.14% of GDP (est) (2019 est.)
  • 2.13% of GDP (2018)
  • 2.11% of GDP (2017)
  • 2.11% of GDP (2016)
  • 2.05% of GDP (2015)

Middle East

13 entries

Bahrain

3.7% of GDP (2019)

  • 4.1% of GDP (2018)
  • 4.3% of GDP (2017)
  • 4.7% of GDP (2016)
  • 4.6% of GDP (2015)

Cyprus

1.6% of GDP (2019)

  • 1.8% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.6% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.4% of GDP (2016)
  • 1.7% of GDP (2015)

Iran

3.8% of GDP (2019 est.)

  • 6.1% of GDP (2018)
  • 5.3% of GDP (2017 est.)
  • 4.1% of GDP (2016 est.)
  • 4.3% of GDP (2015 est.)

(Estimates)

Iraq

3.5% of GDP (2019)

  • 2.9% of GDP (2018)
  • 3.9% of GDP (2017)
  • 3.5% of GDP (2016)
  • 5.4% of GDP (2015)

Israel

5% of GDP (2019)

  • 5% of GDP (2018)
  • 5.5% of GDP (2017)
  • 5.5% of GDP (2016)
  • 5.5% of GDP (2015)

Jordan

4.7% of GDP (2019)

  • 4.7% of GDP (2018)
  • 4.8% of GDP (2017)
  • 4.6% of GDP (2016)
  • 4.3% of GDP (2015)

Kuwait

5.6% of GDP (2019)

  • 5.1% of GDP (2018)
  • 5.6% of GDP (2017)
  • 5.8% of GDP (2016)
  • 5% of GDP (2015)

Lebanon

4.2% of GDP (2019)

  • 4.9% of GDP (2018)
  • 4.5% of GDP (2017)
  • 5.1% of GDP (2016)
  • 4.5% of GDP (2015)

Oman

8.8% of GDP (2019)

  • 8.2% of GDP (2018)
  • 9.6% of GDP (2017)
  • 12% of GDP (2016)
  • 10.9% of GDP (2015)

Saudi Arabia

8% of GDP (2019)

  • 9.5% of GDP (2018)
  • 10.2% of GDP (2017)
  • 10% of GDP (2016)
  • 13% of GDP (2015)

Turkey now Turkiye

1.89% of GDP (2019 est.)

  • 1.85% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.52% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.46% of GDP (2016)
  • 1.39% of GDP (2015)

United Arab Emirates

5.7% of GDP (2016)

  • 5.6% of GDP (2014)
  • 6% of GDP (2013)
  • 5.1% of GDP (2012)
  • 5.5% of GDP (2011)

no public data available for 2015 or after 2016

Yemen

3.98% of GDP (2014)

  • 4.08% of GDP (2013)
  • 4.57% of GDP (2012)
  • 4.19% of GDP (2011)

note - no reliable information exists following the start of renewed conflict in 2015

North America

3 entries

Canada

1.31% of GDP (2019 est.)

  • 1.31% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.44% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.16% of GDP (2016)
  • 1.2% of GDP (2015)

Mexico

0.5% of GDP (2019)

  • 0.5% of GDP (2018)
  • 0.5% of GDP (2017)
  • 0.6% of GDP (2016)
  • 0.7% of GDP (2015)

United States

3.42% of GDP (2019 est.)

  • 3.3% of GDP (2018)
  • 3.31% of GDP (2017)
  • 3.52% of GDP (2016)
  • 3.52% of GDP (2015)

Oceania

4 entries

Australia

1.9% of GDP (2019)

  • 1.9% of GDP (2018)
  • 2% of GDP (2017)
  • 2.1% of GDP (2016)
  • 2% of GDP (2015)

Fiji

1.6% of GDP (2019)

  • 1.6% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.5% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.2% of GDP (2016)
  • 1% of GDP (2015)

New Zealand

1.5% of GDP (2019)

  • 1.3% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.2% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.2% of GDP (2016)
  • 1.2% of GDP (2015)

Papua New Guinea

0.4% of GDP (2019)

  • 0.4% of GDP (2018)
  • 0.4% of GDP (2017)
  • 0.4% of GDP (2016)
  • 0.5% of GDP (2015)

South America

11 entries

Argentina

0.7% of GDP (2019)

  • 0.7% of GDP (2018)
  • 0.9% of GDP (2017)
  • 0.8% of GDP (2016)
  • 0.9% of GDP (2015)

Bolivia

1.4% of GDP (2019)

  • 1.5% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.5% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.6% of GDP (2016)
  • 1.7% of GDP (2015)

Brazil

1.5% of GDP (2019)

  • 1.5% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.4% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.4% of GDP (2016)
  • 1.4% of GDP (2015)

Chile

1.8% of GDP (2019)

  • 1.9% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.9% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.9% of GDP (2016)
  • 1.9% of GDP (2015)

Colombia

3.2% of GDP (2019)

  • 3.1% of GDP (2018 est.)
  • 3.2% of GDP (2017)
  • 3.1% of GDP (2016)
  • 3.1% of GDP (2015)

Ecuador

2.3% of GDP (2019)

  • 2.4% of GDP (2018)
  • 2.4% of GDP (2017)
  • 2.5% of GDP (2016)
  • 2.6% of GDP (2015)

Guyana

1.7% of GDP (2019)

  • 1.6% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.6% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.5% of GDP (2016)
  • 1.5% of GDP (2015)

Paraguay

1% of GDP (2019)

  • 0.9% of GDP (2018)
  • 0.9% of GDP (2017)
  • 1% of GDP (2016)
  • 1.1% of GDP (2015)

Peru

1.2% of GDP (2019)

  • 1.2% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.2% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.3% of GDP (2016)
  • 1.7% of GDP (2015)

Uruguay

2% of GDP (2019)

  • 2.1% of GDP (2018)
  • 2% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.9% of GDP (2016)
  • 1.8% of GDP (2015)

Venezuela

0.5% of GDP (2017)

  • 0.5% of GDP (2016)
  • 1% of GDP (2015)
  • 1.2% of GDP (2014)
  • 1.7% of GDP (2013)

Southeast Asia

12 entries

Brunei

3.3% of GDP (2019)

  • 2.6% of GDP (2018)
  • 2.9% of GDP (2017)
  • 3.5% of GDP (2016)
  • 3.3% of GDP (2015)

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

2.9% of GDP (2018)

  • 3.2% of GDP (2017)
  • 3.7% of GDP (2016)
  • 4.1% of GDP (2015)
  • 3.6% of GDP (2014)

Cambodia

2.3% of GDP (2019)

  • 2.2% of GDP (2018)
  • 2.1% of GDP (2017)
  • 2% of GDP (2016)
  • 1.8% of GDP (2015)

Indonesia

0.7% of GDP (2019)

  • 0.7% of GDP (2018)
  • 0.9% of GDP (2017)
  • 0.8% of GDP (2016)
  • 0.9% of GDP (2015)

Laos

0.2% of GDP (2013)

  • 0.2% of GDP (2012)
  • 0.2% of GDP (2011)

note: no public figures available for 2014-2019

Malaysia

1% of GDP (2019)

  • 1% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.1% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.4% of GDP (2016)
  • 1.5% of GDP (2015)

Philippines

1% of GDP (2019)

  • 0.9% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.3% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.1% of GDP (2016)
  • 1.1% of GDP (2015)

Singapore

3.2% of GDP (2019)

  • 3.1% of GDP (2018)
  • 3.1% of GDP (2017)
  • 3.2% of GDP (2016)
  • 3.1% of GDP (2015)

Taiwan

1.7% of GDP (2019)

  • 1.7% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.8% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.8% of GDP (2016)
  • 1.9% of GDP (2015)

Thailand

1.3% of GDP (2019)

  • 1.4% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.6% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.6% of GDP (2016)
  • 1.4% of GDP (2015)

Timor-Leste

1% of GDP (2019)

  • 0.7% of GDP (2018)
  • 0.9% of GDP (2017)
  • 1% of GDP (2016)
  • 1.2% of GDP (2015)

Vietnam

2.3% of GDP (2018)

  • 2.3% of GDP (2017)
  • 2.5% of GDP (2016)
  • 2.4% of GDP (2015)
  • 2.3% of GDP (2014)

Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2020, “Military expenditures”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/military-expenditures/2020.

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