Country Comparison > Military expenditures - percent of GDP > TOP 50

Rank	Country	Military expenditures - percent of GDP
1	Oman	8.8
2	Saudi Arabia	8
3	Algeria	6
4	United Arab Emirates	5.7
5	Kuwait	5.6
6	Israel	5
7	Armenia	4.9
8	Jordan	4.7
9	Lebanon	4.2
10	Azerbaijan	4
11	Pakistan	4
12	Uzbekistan	4
13	Yemen	3.98
14	Russia	3.9
15	Ukraine	3.9
16	Iran	3.8
17	Bahrain	3.7
18	Iraq	3.5
19	South Sudan	3.5
20	United States	3.42
21	Brunei	3.3
22	Bulgaria	3.25
23	Colombia	3.2
24	Singapore	3.2
25	Morocco	3.1
26	Togo	3.1
27	Namibia	3
28	Cuba	2.9
29	Burma	2.9
30	Botswana	2.8
31	Mauritania	2.8
32	Congo, Republic of the	2.7
33	Korea, South	2.7
34	Mali	2.7
35	Tunisia	2.6
36	India	2.4
37	Burkina Faso	2.4
38	Ecuador	2.3
39	Cambodia	2.3
40	Vietnam	2.3
41	Greece	2.28
42	Chad	2.2
43	Serbia	2.2
44	Estonia	2.14
45	United Kingdom	2.14
46	Uganda	2.1
47	Romania	2.04
48	Lithuania	2.03
49	Latvia	2.01
50	Georgia	2

Definition: This entry gives spending on defense programs for the most recent year available as a percent of gross domestic product (GDP); the GDP is calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in terms of purchasing power parity (PPP). For countries with no military forces, this figure can include expenditures on public security and police.

Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of January 1, 2020