Military expenditure

Military expenditure compared across major economies by year

Trend over time

Ukraine Israel Algeria

Rank	Country	Military expenditure
1	Ukraine	34.5%
2	Israel	8.8%
3	Algeria	8.0%
4	Saudi Arabia	7.3%
5	Russia	7.1%
6	Qatar	6.5%
7	United Arab Emirates	5.6%
8	Oman	5.6%
9	Kuwait	4.8%
10	Poland	4.2%
11	Morocco	3.5%
12	United States	3.4%
13	Estonia	3.4%
14	Colombia	3.4%
15	Latvia	3.3%
16	Greece	3.1%
17	Lithuania	3.1%
18	Bahrain	2.9%
19	Singapore	2.8%
20	Pakistan	2.7%
21	Korea	2.6%
22	Denmark	2.4%
23	Uruguay	2.3%
24	Finland	2.3%
25	Romania	2.3%
26	United Kingdom	2.3%
27	India	2.3%
28	Ecuador	2.2%
29	Hungary	2.2%
30	Norway	2.1%
31	France	2.1%
32	Slovakia	2.0%
33	Sweden	2.0%
34	Türkiye	1.9%
35	Czechia	1.9%
36	Netherlands	1.9%
37	Germany	1.9%
38	Australia	1.9%
39	Vietnam	1.8%
40	China	1.7%
41	Italy	1.6%
42	Chile	1.6%
43	Portugal	1.5%
44	Spain	1.4%
45	Sri Lanka	1.4%
46	Japan	1.4%
47	Philippines	1.3%
48	Canada	1.3%
49	Slovenia	1.3%
50	Belgium	1.3%
51	New Zealand	1.2%
52	Thailand	1.1%
53	Austria	1.0%
54	Kenya	1.0%
55	Malaysia	1.0%
56	Nepal	1.0%
57	Brazil	1.0%
58	Luxembourg	1.0%
59	Bangladesh	0.9%
60	Peru	0.9%
61	Mexico	0.9%
62	Indonesia	0.8%
63	Switzerland	0.7%
64	South Africa	0.7%
65	Egypt	0.7%
66	Argentina	0.6%
67	Nigeria	0.6%
68	Kazakhstan	0.4%
69	Ireland	0.2%

Source: World Bank · Data 2024 · Source updated 2026-04-08 · Retrieved 2026-05-16