The CIA World Factbook Edition 2021 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 2021 edition carries it in 174 entries, in its Military and Security section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

entries in the 2021 edition
174
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

2.4% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 2.2% of GDP (2019 est.)
  • 2.2% of GDP (2018 est.)
  • 2.2% of GDP (2017 est.)
  • 2.25% of GDP (2016 est.)

Africa

52 entries

Algeria

7% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 6% of GDP (2019)
  • 5.5% of GDP (2018)
  • 5.8% of GDP (2017)
  • 6.6% of GDP (2016)

Angola

1.7% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 1.7% of GDP (2019)
  • 1.8% of GDP (2018)
  • 2.4% of GDP (2017)
  • 3% of GDP (2016)

Benin

0.5% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 0.7% of GDP (2019)
  • 0.9% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.3% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.1% of GDP (2016)

Botswana

3% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 2.8% of GDP (2019)
  • 2.8% of GDP (2018)
  • 3% of GDP (2017)
  • 3.4% of GDP (2016)

Burkina Faso

2.5% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 2.4% of GDP (2019)
  • 2.1% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.4% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.2% of GDP (2016)

Burundi

2.1% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 1.8% of GDP (2019)
  • 1.9% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.8% of GDP (2017)
  • 2.2% of GDP (2016)

Cabo Verde

0.6% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 0.5% of GDP (2019)
  • 0.6% of GDP (2018)
  • 0.5% of GDP (2017)
  • 0.6% of GDP (2016)

Cameroon

1% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 1.1% of GDP (2019)
  • 1.1% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.3% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.3% of GDP (2016)

Central African Republic

1.8% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 1.5% of GDP (2019 est.)
  • 1.4% of GDP (2018 est.)
  • 1.4% of GDP (2017 est.)
  • 1.5% of GDP (2016 est.)

Chad

2.9% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 2.2% of GDP (2019)
  • 2.3% of GDP (2018)
  • 2.2% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.8% of GDP (2016)

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

0.6% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 0.7% of GDP (2019 est.)
  • 0.7% of GDP (2018)
  • 0.7% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.3% of GDP (2016)

Congo, Republic of the now Republic of the Congo

3.2% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 2.7% of GDP (2019)
  • 2.5% of GDP (2018)
  • 4.3% of GDP (2017)
  • 6.4% of GDP (2016)

Cote d'Ivoire

1.1% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 1.1% of GDP (2019 est.)
  • 1.4% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.3% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.7% of GDP (2016)

Djibouti

4.9% of GDP (2017 est.)

  • 3.9% of GDP (2016 est.)
  • 3.7% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 4% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • 4.3% of GDP (2013 est.)

Egypt

1.2% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 1.2% of GDP (2019)
  • 1.2% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.4% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.7% of GDP (2016)

Equatorial Guinea

1.3% of GDP (2019 est.)

  • 1.1% of GDP (2018 est.)
  • 1.1% of GDP (2017 est.)
  • 1.2% of GDP (2016 est.)
  • 1% of GDP (2015 est.)

Eritrea

5.1% of GDP (2017 est.)

  • 5.1% of GDP (2016 est.)
  • 5.2% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 5.1% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • 5% of GDP (2013 est.)

Eswatini

1.8% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 1.8% of GDP (2019 est.)
  • 1.9% of GDP (2018 est.)
  • 1.9% of GDP (2017 est.)
  • 2% of GDP (2016 est.)

Ethiopia

0.5% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 0.7% of GDP (2019 est.)
  • 0.7% of GDP (2018 est.)
  • 0.7% of GDP (2017 est.)
  • 0.7% of GDP (2016 est.)

Gabon

1.8% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 1.6% of GDP (2019)
  • 1.5% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.8% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.5% of GDP (2016)

Gambia, The now The Gambia

0.8% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 0.8% of GDP (2019)
  • 0.7% of GDP (2018)
  • 1% of GDP (2015)
  • 1.2% of GDP (2014)

Ghana

0.4% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 0.4% of GDP (2019)
  • 0.4% of GDP (2018)
  • 0.3% of GDP (2017)
  • 0.3% of GDP (2016)

Guinea

1.4% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 2% of GDP (2019)
  • 2.3% of GDP (2018)
  • 2.5% of GDP (2017)
  • 2.5% of GDP (2016)

Guinea-Bissau

1.7% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 1.7% of GDP (2019)
  • 1.4% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.4% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.3% of GDP (2016)

Kenya

1.2% of GDP (2020)

  • 1.3% of GDP (2019)
  • 1.2% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.3% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.3% of GDP (2016)

Lesotho

1.6% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 1.5% of GDP (2019)
  • 1.8% of GDP (2018)
  • 2% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.8% of GDP (2016)

Liberia

0.4% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 0.5% of GDP (2019 est.)
  • 0.4% of GDP (2018 est.)
  • 0.4% of GDP (2017 est.)
  • 0.4% of GDP (2016 est.)

Libya

not available

Madagascar

0.8% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 0.6% of GDP (2019)
  • 0.6% of GDP (2018)
  • 0.6% of GDP (2017)
  • 0.6% of GDP (2016)

Malawi

0.9% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 0.9% of GDP (2019)
  • 0.9% of GDP (2018)
  • 0.7% of GDP (2017)
  • 0.6% of GDP (2016)

Mali

3.4% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 2.7% of GDP (2019)
  • 2.9% of GDP (2018)
  • 3% of GDP (2017)
  • 2.6% of GDP (2016)

Mauritania

2.5% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 2.8% of GDP (2019 est.)
  • 3% of GDP (2018)
  • 2.9% of GDP (2017)
  • 2.9% of GDP (2016)

Mauritius

0.2% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 0.2% of GDP (2019)
  • 0.2% of GDP (2018)
  • 0.2% of GDP (2017)
  • 0.2% of GDP (2016)

Morocco

4.5% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 3.1% of GDP (2019)
  • 3.1% of GDP (2018)
  • 3.2% of GDP (2017)
  • 3.2% of GDP (2016)

Mozambique

1% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 0.9% of GDP (2019 est.)
  • 1% of GDP (2018 est.)
  • 1% of GDP (2017 est.)
  • 1% of GDP (2016 est.)

Namibia

3.4% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 3% of GDP (2019)
  • 3.2% of GDP (2018)
  • 3.4% of GDP (2017)
  • 3.9% of GDP (2016)

Niger

2.1% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 1.8% of GDP (2019)
  • 2.5% of GDP (2018)
  • 2.5% of GDP (2017)
  • 2.2% of GDP (2016)

Nigeria

0.6% of GDP (2020)

  • 0.5% of GDP (2019)
  • 0.5% of GDP (2018)
  • 0.4% of GDP (2017)
  • 0.4% of GDP (2016)

Rwanda

1.3% of GDP (2020)

  • 1.2% of GDP (2019)
  • 1.2% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.2% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.2% of GDP (2016)

Senegal

1.5% of GDP (2020)

  • 1.5% of GDP (2019 est.)
  • 1.6% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.5% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.6% of GDP (2016)

Seychelles

1.6% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 1.3% of GDP (2019)
  • 1.4% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.5% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.4% of GDP (2016)

Sierra Leone

0.5% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 0.7% of GDP (2019)
  • 0.7% of GDP (2018)
  • 0.4% of GDP (2017)
  • 0.3% of GDP (2016)

Somalia

1.3% of GDP (2017 est.)

  • 1.3% of GDP (2016 est.)
  • 1.3% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 1.2% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • 1.1% of GDP (2013 est.)

no figures available after 2017

South Africa

0.9% of GDP (2021 est.)

  • 1.1% of GDP (2020 est.)
  • 1% of GDP (2019)
  • 1% of GDP (2018)
  • 1% of GDP (2017)

South Sudan

2.3% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 3.5% of GDP (2019 est.)
  • 3.7% of GDP (2018 est.)
  • 2.8% of GDP (2017 est.)
  • 4.6% of GDP (2016 est.)

Sudan

1.1% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 1.7% of GDP (2019 est.)
  • 2.3% of GDP (2018 est.)
  • 3.5% of GDP (2017 est.)
  • 2.9% of GDP (2016 est.)

Tanzania

1.3% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 1.3% of GDP (2019)
  • 1.3% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.1% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.1% of GDP (2016)

Togo

2% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 3.1% of GDP (2019)
  • 2% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.9% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.8% of GDP (2016)

Tunisia

2.9% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 2.5% of GDP (2019)
  • 2.1% of GDP (2018)
  • 2.1% of GDP (2017)
  • 2.4% of GDP (2016)

Uganda

2.5% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 2.1% of GDP (2019)
  • 1.4% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.5% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.6% of GDP (2016)

Zambia

1.3% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 1.2% of GDP (2019)
  • 1.3% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.3% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.5% of GDP (2016)

Zimbabwe

0.7% of GDP (2019 est.)

  • 1.2% of GDP (2018 est.)
  • 1.5% of GDP (2017 est.)
  • 1.8% of GDP (2016 est.)
  • 1.9% of GDP (2015 est.)

Asia

21 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

5% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 4.3% of GDP (2019)
  • 4.3% of GDP (2018)
  • 3.8% of GDP (2017)
  • 4.1% of GDP (2016)

Azerbaijan

5.4% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 4% of GDP (2019)
  • 3.6% of GDP (2018)
  • 3.8% of GDP (2017)
  • 3.7% of GDP (2016)

Bangladesh

1.2% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 1.3% of GDP (2019)
  • 1.3% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.2% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.4% of GDP (2016)

China

1.7% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 1.7% of GDP (2019)
  • 1.9% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.9% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.9% of GDP (2016)

Georgia

1.8% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 2.3% of GDP (2019)
  • 2.1% of GDP (2018)
  • 2.1% of GDP (2017)
  • 2.2% of GDP (2016)

India

2.6% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 2.4% of GDP (2019)
  • 2.4% of GDP (2018)
  • 2.5% of GDP (2017)
  • 2.5% of GDP (2016)

Japan

1% of GDP (2020)

  • 1% of GDP (2019)
  • 0.93% of GDP (2018)
  • 0.93% of GDP (2017)
  • 0.94% of GDP (2016)

Kazakhstan

1.1% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 1.1% of GDP (2019)
  • 0.9% of GDP (2018)
  • 0.9% of GDP (2017)
  • 0.9% of GDP (2016)

Korea, North now North Korea

an estimated 20-30% of North Korea's GDP is allocated to the military

Korea, South now South Korea

2.64% of GDP (2021 est.)

  • 2.62% of GDP (2020)
  • 2.43% of GDP (2019)
  • 2.27% of GDP (2018)
  • 2.2% of GDP (2017)

Kyrgyzstan

1.8% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 1.5% of GDP (2019)
  • 1.6% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.6% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.7% of GDP (2016)

Maldives

not available

Mongolia

0.8% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 0.7% of GDP (2019 est.)
  • 0.7% of GDP (2018 est.)
  • 0.8% of GDP (2017 est.)
  • 0.9% of GDP (2016 est.)

Nepal

1.3% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 1.6% of GDP (2019)
  • 1.6% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.7% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.7% of GDP (2016)

Pakistan

4% of GDP (2020)

  • 4.1% of GDP (2019)
  • 4.1% of GDP (2018)
  • 3.8% of GDP (2017)
  • 3.6% of GDP (2016)

Russia

4% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 3.9% of GDP (2019)
  • 3.8% of GDP (2018)
  • 4.2% of GDP (2017)
  • 5.4% of GDP (2016)

Sri Lanka

2% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 1.9% of GDP (2019)
  • 1.9% of GDP (2018)
  • 2.1% of GDP (2017)
  • 2.2% of GDP (2016)

Tajikistan

1.1% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 1.1% of GDP (2019 est.)
  • 1.1% of GDP (2018)
  • 2.2% of GDP (2017)
  • 2.2% of GDP (2016)

Turkmenistan

0.9% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 0.9% of GDP (2019 est.)
  • 1% of GDP (2018 est.)
  • 1.8% of GDP (2017 est.)
  • 1.7% of GDP (2016 est.)

Uzbekistan

1.2% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 1.2% of GDP (2019 est.)
  • 4% of GDP (2018 est.)

Central America and the Caribbean

13 entries

Bahamas, The now The Bahamas

0.9% of GDP (2021 est.)

  • 0.9% of GDP (2020)
  • 0.7% of GDP (2019)
  • 0.7% of GDP (2018)

Barbados

0.9% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 0.8% of GDP (2019)
  • 0.8% of GDP (2018)
  • 0.9% of GDP (2017)
  • 0.9% of GDP (2016)

Belize

1.5% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 1.2% of GDP (2019)
  • 1.2% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.3% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.3% of GDP (2016)

Costa Rica

0.7% of GDP (2020)

  • 0.7% of GDP (2019)
  • 0.7% of GDP (2018)
  • 0.7% of GDP (2017)
  • 0.7% of GDP (2016)

Cuba

4.2% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 3.7% of GDP (2019 est.)
  • 2.9% of GDP (2018 est.)
  • 2.9% of GDP (2017 est.)
  • 3.1% of GDP (2016 est.)

Dominican Republic

0.8% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 0.7% of GDP (2019)
  • 0.7% of GDP (2018)
  • 0.7% of GDP (2017)
  • 0.7% of GDP (2016)

El Salvador

1.2% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 1.2% of GDP (2019)
  • 1.1% of GDP (2018)
  • 1% of GDP (2017)
  • 1% of GDP (2016)

Guatemala

0.5% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 0.4% of GDP (2019)
  • 0.4% of GDP (2018)
  • 0.4% of GDP (2017)
  • 0.4% of GDP (2016)

Honduras

1.7% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 1.6% of GDP (2019)
  • 1.6% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.7% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.7% of GDP (2016)

Jamaica

1.7% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 1.6% of GDP (2019)
  • 1.3% of GDP (2018)
  • 1% of GDP (2017)
  • 0.9% of GDP (2016)

Nicaragua

0.7% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 0.7% of GDP (2019)
  • 0.6% of GDP (2018)
  • 0.6% of GDP (2017)
  • 0.5% of GDP (2016)

Panama

1.4% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 1.2% of GDP (2019)
  • 1.2% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.2% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.3% of GDP (2016)

Trinidad and Tobago

0.8% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 0.7% of GDP (2019)
  • 0.8% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.3% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.4% of GDP (2016)

Europe

39 entries

Albania

1.3% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 1.31% of GDP (2019)
  • 1.16% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.11% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.1% of GDP (2016)

Austria

0.8% of GDP (2021 est.)

  • 0.7% of GDP (2020 est.)
  • 0.7% of GDP (2019)
  • 0.7% of GDP (2018)
  • 0.8% of GDP (2017)

Belarus

1.2% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 1.2% of GDP (2019)
  • 1.2% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.2% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.3% of GDP (2016)

Belgium

1.07% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 0.89% of GDP (2019)
  • 0.89% of GDP (2018)
  • 0.88% of GDP (2017)
  • 0.89% of GDP (2016)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

0.9% of GDP (2021 est.)

  • 0.9% of GDP (2020)
  • 0.9% of GDP (2019)
  • 0.9% of GDP (2018)
  • 0.9% of GDP (2017)

Bulgaria

1.6% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 3.15% of GDP (2019)
  • 1.45% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.23% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.25% of GDP (2016)

Croatia

2.79% of GDP (2021 est.)

  • 1.83% of GDP (2020)
  • 1.65% of GDP (2019)
  • 1.57% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.67% of GDP (2017)

Czechia

1.34% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 1.19% of GDP (2019)
  • 1.13% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.04% of GDP (2017)
  • 0.96% of GDP (2016)

Denmark

1.4% of GDP (2020)

  • 1.3% of GDP (2019)
  • 1.28% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.14% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.15% of GDP (2016)

Estonia

2.3% of GDP (2021 est.)

  • 2.33% of GDP (2020 est.)
  • 2.03% of GDP (2019)
  • 2.01% of GDP (2018)
  • 2.01% of GDP (2017)

European Union

1.6% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 1.4% of GDP (2019)
  • 1.4% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.35% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.3% of GDP (2016)

Finland

2.2% of GDP (2021 est.)

  • 1.53% of GDP (2020)
  • 1.5% of GDP (2019)
  • 1.4% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.4% of GDP (2017)

France

2.04% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 1.83% of GDP (2019)
  • 1.81% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.78% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.79% of GDP (2016)

Germany

1.56% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 1.36% of GDP (2019)
  • 1.25% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.23% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.2% of GDP (2016)

Greece

3.82% of GDP (2021 est.)

  • 2.65% of GDP (2020)
  • 2.36% of GDP (2019)
  • 2.54% of GDP (2018)
  • 2.38% of GDP (2017)

Hungary

1.85% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 1.25% of GDP (2019)
  • 1.01% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.19% of GDP (2017)
  • 1% of GDP (2016)

Ireland

0.27% of GDP (2020)

  • 0.29% of GDP (2019)
  • 0.29% of GDP (2018)
  • 0.31% of GDP (2017)
  • 0.33% of GDP (2016)

Italy

1.39% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 1.18% of GDP (2019)
  • 1.23% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.2% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.18% of GDP (2016)

Kosovo

2% of GDP (2021 est.)

  • 1.1% of GDP (2020)
  • 0.8% of GDP (2019)
  • 0.8% of GDP (2018)
  • 0.8% of GDP (2017)

Latvia

2.27% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 2.03% of GDP (2019)
  • 2.06% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.59% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.44% of GDP (2016)

Lithuania

2.03% of GDP (2021 est.)

  • 2.13% of GDP (2020 est.)
  • 2% of GDP (2019)
  • 1.97% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.71% of GDP (2017)

Luxembourg

0.57% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 0.54% of GDP (2019)
  • 0.5% of GDP (2018)
  • 0.51% of GDP (2017)
  • 0.39% of GDP (2016)

Malta

0.6% of GDP (2020)

  • 0.5% of GDP (2019)
  • 0.5% of GDP (2018)
  • 0.5% of GDP (2017)
  • 0.5% of GDP (2016)

Moldova

0.4% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 0.4% of GDP (2019)
  • 0.4% of GDP (2018)
  • 0.4% of GDP (2017)
  • 0.4% of GDP (2016)

Montenegro

1.72% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 1.33% of GDP (2019)
  • 1.37% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.34% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.42% of GDP (2016)

Netherlands

1.49% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 1.35% of GDP (2019)
  • 1.22% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.15% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.16% of GDP (2016)

North Macedonia

1.57% of GDP (2021 est.)

  • 1.27% of GDP (2020 est.)
  • 1.16% of GDP (2019)
  • 0.94% of GDP (2018)
  • 0.89% of GDP (2017)

Norway

2% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 1.86% of GDP (2019)
  • 1.73% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.72% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.74% of GDP (2016)

Poland

2.2% of GDP (2021 est.)

  • 2.31% of GDP (2020 est.)
  • 1.98% of GDP (2019)
  • 2.02% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.89% of GDP (2017)

Portugal

1.59% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 1.38% of GDP (2019)
  • 1.34% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.24% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.27% of GDP (2016)

Romania

2% of GDP (2021 est.)

  • 2.07% of GDP (2020)
  • 1.84% of GDP (2019)
  • 1.81% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.72% of GDP (2017)

Serbia

2% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 2.2% of GDP (2019 est.)
  • 1.6% of GDP (2018 est.)
  • 1.8% of GDP (2017 est.)
  • 1.7% of GDP (2016 est.)

Slovakia

1.73% of GDP (2021 est.)

  • 2% of GDP (2020 est.)
  • 1.71% of GDP (2019)
  • 1.23% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.11% of GDP (2017)

Slovenia

1.1% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 1.06% of GDP (2019)
  • 1.01% of GDP (2018)
  • 0.98% of GDP (2017)
  • 1% of GDP (2016)

Spain

1.17% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 0.91% of GDP (2019)
  • 0.93% of GDP (2018)
  • 0.91% of GDP (2017)
  • 0.81% of GDP (2016)

Sweden

1.1% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 1.1% of GDP (2019)
  • 1% of GDP (2018)
  • 1% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.1% of GDP (2016)

Switzerland

0.8% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 0.7% of GDP (2019)
  • 0.7% of GDP (2018)
  • 0.7% of GDP (2017)
  • 0.7% of GDP (2016)

Ukraine

4% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 3.9% of GDP (2019)
  • 3.7% of GDP (2018)
  • 3.1% of GDP (2017)
  • 3.6% of GDP (2016)

United Kingdom

2.32% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 2.1% of GDP (2019)
  • 2.11% of GDP (2018)
  • 2.09% of GDP (2017)
  • 2.08% of GDP (2016)

Middle East

17 entries

Bahrain

4.2% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 3.7% of GDP (2019)
  • 4.1% of GDP (2018)
  • 4.3% of GDP (2017)
  • 4.7% of GDP (2016)

Cyprus

1.75% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 1.6% of GDP (2019)
  • 1.8% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.6% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.4% of GDP (2016)

Gaza Strip

not available

Iran

2.1% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 3.8% of GDP (2019 est.)
  • 6.1% of GDP (2018 est.)
  • 5.3% of GDP (2017 est.)
  • 4.1% of GDP (2016 est.)

Iraq

4.1% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 3.9% of GDP (2019 est.)
  • 2.9% of GDP (2018)
  • 3.9% of GDP (2017)
  • 3.5% of GDP (2016)

Israel

4.8% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 5% of GDP (2019)
  • 5% of GDP (2018)
  • 5.5% of GDP (2017)
  • 5.5% of GDP (2016)

Jordan

4.7% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 4.7% of GDP (2019)
  • 4.7% of GDP (2018)
  • 4.8% of GDP (2017)
  • 4.6% of GDP (2016)

Kuwait

6.3% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 5.6% of GDP (2019)
  • 5.1% of GDP (2018)
  • 5.6% of GDP (2017)
  • 5.8% of GDP (2016)

Lebanon

3% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 4.2% of GDP (2019)
  • 4.9% of GDP (2018)
  • 4.5% of GDP (2017)
  • 5.1% of GDP (2016)

Oman

11% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 8.8% of GDP (2019)
  • 8.2% of GDP (2018)
  • 12.8% of GDP (2017)
  • 16% of GDP (2016)

Qatar

4% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 3.6% of GDP (2019 est.)
  • 3.2% of GDP (2018 est.)
  • 2.5% of GDP (2017 est.)
  • 3.1% of GDP (2016 est.)

Saudi Arabia

7.8% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 8% of GDP (2019)
  • 9.5% of GDP (2018)
  • 11.1% of GDP (2017)
  • 10.8% of GDP (2016)

Syria

not available; at the outset of the civil war in 2011, Syria dedicated approximately $2.4 billion to defense and security

Turkey now Turkiye

1.86% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 1.85% of GDP (2019)
  • 1.82% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.51% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.45% of GDP (2016)

United Arab Emirates

6% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 5% of GDP (2019 est.)
  • 5% of GDP (2018 est.)
  • 5.2% of GDP (2017)
  • 6% of GDP (2016)

West Bank

not available

Yemen

4.3% of GDP (2014)

  • 4.3% of GDP (2013)
  • 4.7% of GDP (2012)
  • 5% of GDP (2011)
  • 4.8% of GDP (2010)

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

North America

3 entries

Canada

1.42% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 1.29% of GDP (2019)
  • 1.31% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.44% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.16% of GDP (2016)

Mexico

0.7% of GDP (2021 est.)

  • 0.6% of GDP (2020)
  • 0.5% of GDP (2019)
  • 0.5% of GDP (2018)
  • 0.5% of GDP (2017)

United States

3.73% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 3.51% of GDP (2019)
  • 3.27% of GDP (2018)
  • 3.3% of GDP (2017)
  • 3.51% of GDP (2016)

Oceania

4 entries

Australia

2.1% of GDP (2021 est.)

  • 2.2% of GDP (2020 est.)
  • 1.9% of GDP (2019)
  • 1.9% of GDP (2018)
  • 2% of GDP (2017)

Fiji

1.4% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 1.6% of GDP (2019)
  • 1.6% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.5% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.2% of GDP (2016)

New Zealand

1.5% of GDP (2020)

  • 1.5% of GDP (2019)
  • 1.3% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.2% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.2% of GDP (2016)

Papua New Guinea

0.4% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 0.4% of GDP (2019)
  • 0.4% of GDP (2018)
  • 0.3% of GDP (2017)
  • 0.4% of GDP (2016)

South America

12 entries

Argentina

0.8% of GDP (2021 est.)

  • 0.8% of GDP (2020)
  • 0.7% of GDP (2019)
  • 0.7% of GDP (2018)
  • 0.9% of GDP (2017)

Bolivia

1.3% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 1.4% of GDP (2019)
  • 1.5% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.5% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.6% of GDP (2016)

Brazil

1.3% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 1.5% of GDP (2019)
  • 1.5% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.4% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.3% of GDP (2016)

Chile

2% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 1.8% of GDP (2019)
  • 1.9% of GDP (2018)
  • 2% of GDP (2017)
  • 2% of GDP (2016)

Colombia

3% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 3.2% of GDP (2019)
  • 3.1% of GDP (2018)
  • 3.2% of GDP (2017)
  • 3.1% of GDP (2016)

Ecuador

2.3% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 2.3% of GDP (2019)
  • 2.4% of GDP (2018)
  • 2.4% of GDP (2017)
  • 2.5% of GDP (2016)

Guyana

1.2% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 1.7% of GDP (2019)
  • 1.6% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.6% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.5% of GDP (2016)

Paraguay

1% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 1% of GDP (2019)
  • 0.9% of GDP (2018)
  • 0.9% of GDP (2017)
  • 1% of GDP (2016)

Peru

1.2% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 1.2% of GDP (2019)
  • 1.2% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.2% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.3% of GDP (2016)

Suriname

1.1% of GDP (2017 est.)

  • 1.2% of GDP (2016 est.)
  • 1.4% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 1.3% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • 1.3% of GDP (2013 est.)

no figures available after 2017

Uruguay

2.3% of GDP (2021 est.)

  • 2% of GDP (2020)
  • 2% of GDP (2019)
  • 2.1% of GDP (2018)
  • 2% of GDP (2017)

Venezuela

0.4% of GDP (2017)

  • 0.5% of GDP (2016)
  • 0.9% of GDP (2015)
  • 1.1% of GDP (2014)
  • 1.6% of GDP (2013)

Southeast Asia

12 entries

Brunei

3.7% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 3.3% of GDP (2019)
  • 2.6% of GDP (2018)
  • 2.9% of GDP (2017)
  • 3.5% of GDP (2016)

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

3% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 2.7% of GDP (2019 est.)
  • 2.9% of GDP (2018 est.)
  • 3.2% of GDP (2017 est.)
  • 3.7% of GDP (2016 est.)

Cambodia

2.5% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 2.3% of GDP (2019 est.)
  • 2.2% of GDP (2018)
  • 2.1% of GDP (2017)
  • 2% of GDP (2016)

Indonesia

0.8% of GDP (2021 est.)

  • 0.8% of GDP (2020)
  • 0.7% of GDP (2019)
  • 0.7% of GDP (2018)
  • 0.9% of GDP (2017)

Laos

0.2% of GDP (2017 est.)

  • 0.2% of GDP (2016 est.)
  • 0.2% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 0.2% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • 0.2% of GDP (2013 est.)

Malaysia

1% of GDP (2021 est.)

  • 1.1% of GDP (2020)
  • 1% of GDP (2019)
  • 1% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.1% of GDP (2017)

Philippines

1% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 1% of GDP (2019)
  • 0.9% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.2% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.4% of GDP (2016)

Singapore

3.2% of GDP (2021 est.)

  • 3.3% of GDP (2020)
  • 3.2% of GDP (2019)
  • 3.1% of GDP (2018)
  • 3.1% of GDP (2017)

Taiwan

2.3% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 2.1% of GDP (2019)
  • 1.8% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.8% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.8% of GDP (2016)

Thailand

1.4% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 1.3% of GDP (2019)
  • 1.4% of GDP (2018)
  • 1.6% of GDP (2017)
  • 1.6% of GDP (2016)

Timor-Leste

1.2% of GDP (2020 est.)

  • 1% of GDP (2019)
  • 0.7% of GDP (2018)
  • 0.9% of GDP (2017)
  • 1% of GDP (2016)

Vietnam

2.4% of GDP (2021 est.)

  • 2.4% of GDP (2020 est.)
  • 2.3% of GDP (2019 est.)
  • 2.4% of GDP (2018 est.)
  • 2.3% of GDP (2017 est.)

Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2021, “Military expenditures”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/military-expenditures/2021.

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