Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product, 1988-2002 (see below for 2003-2017) © SIPRI 2018

Countries are grouped by region and subregion

Figures in blue are SIPRI estimates. Figures in red indicate highly uncertain data.
". ." = data unavailable. "xxx" = country did not exist or was not independent during all or part of the year in question.

Country Notes 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Africa
North Africa
Algeria 1 1.7% 1.5% 1.5% 1.2% 2.1% 2.5% 3.1% 2.9% 3.1% 3.6% 4.0% 3.8% 3.4% 3.8% 3.7%
Libya ‡¶2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4.1% 5.3% 3.8% 3.1% 2.4% 2.1%
Morocco 3 4.1% 4.4% 4.1% 4.1% 4.3% 4.7% 4.5% 4.3% 3.9% 4.2% 3.5% 2.9% 2.2% 3.7% 3.5%
Tunisia 2.3% 2.3% 2.0% 2.0% 1.9% 1.9% 1.9% 1.9% 2.0% 1.9% 1.8% 1.7% 1.8% 1.7% 1.7%
Sub-Saharan
Angola 4 22.0% 19.4% 17.5% 7.1% 5.7% 17.5% 5.7% 4.7% 2.4% 6.0% 2.6% 17.3% 6.4% 4.5% 2.9%
Benin 2.3% 1.9% 1.7% .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0.7% 0.6% 0.5% 0.9%
Botswana 4.9% 3.6% 4.4% 4.6% 4.5% 4.9% 4.0% 3.5% 2.9% 3.2% 3.8% 3.1% 3.2% 3.8% 4.1%
Burkina Faso † 2.3% 2.7% 2.7% 2.2% 2.0% 1.9% 1.4% 1.4% 1.3% 1.4% 1.3% 1.4% 1.4% 1.3% 1.3%
Burundi ‡ 3.1% 3.3% 3.4% 3.8% 3.6% 3.7% 3.9% 4.2% 5.9% 6.4% 6.6% 6.3% 6.0% 8.0% 7.2%
Cameroon § 1.3% 1.3% 1.5% 1.5% 1.5% 1.3% 1.3% 1.3% 1.2% 1.3% 1.4% 1.4% 1.3% 1.3% 1.3%
Cape Verde 1.9% .. .. .. 1.0% 0.8% 0.8% 1.3% 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 0.8% 1.3% 0.8% 0.7%
Central African Rep. ‡5 .. .. .. 1.6% 1.6% 1.5% 1.3% 1.2% 1.2% .. .. .. .. .. 1.0%
Chad 5.3% 3.9% 2.0% .. 1.9% 2.7% 1.9% 1.4% 1.5% 1.1% 0.9% 1.4% 1.5% 1.5% 1.7%
Congo § .. .. .. .. 4.3% 4.1% .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1.9% 2.3%
Congo, Dem. Rep. 6 .. .. .. .. .. 5.2% .. .. 1.5% 1.4% 0.4% 1.2% 0.2% .. ..
Côte d’Ivoire 7 1.2% 1.3% 1.3% 1.4% 1.4% 1.4% 1.1% .. 0.8% 0.8% .. .. .. .. ..
Djibouti .. .. .. 6.7% 6.8% 6.2% 5.8% 5.8% 5.1% 5.5% 5.7% 5.5% 5.1% .. ..
Equatorial Guinea .. .. .. .. .. .. 1.9% 2.1% .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Eritrea 8 xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx 21.3% 12.7% 19.5% 20.3% 11.9% 32.5% 34.4% 32.7% 22.1% 20.7%
Ethiopia 8.5% 10.3% 9.7% 5.7% 3.4% 3.1% 2.9% 2.2% 2.1% 3.3% 7.3% 9.5% 7.6% 4.3% 3.7%
Gabon 9 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1.8% 1.8% 1.8%
Gambia ‡ 10 0.8% 1.0% 1.1% 0.6% 0.5% 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4%
Ghana 11 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 0.6% 0.7% 0.8% 0.8% 1.0% 0.6% 0.6%
Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product, 1988-2002 (see below for 2003-2017) © SIPRI 2018

Country Notes 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Guinea 12 .. .. .. 2.4% 1.7% 1.3% 1.4% .. .. 1.2% 1.3% 1.6% 1.5% 3.1% 3.3%
Guinea-Bissau 13 .. 0.2% .. .. .. .. 0.3% 0.5% 0.6% 0.7% 1.4% .. 2.3% 1.6% 1.6%
Kenya 2.9% 2.7% 2.9% 2.4% 1.9% 1.8% 1.6% 1.6% 1.4% 1.3% 1.2% 1.2% 1.3% 1.5% 1.6%
Lesotho 3.4% 4.3% 3.9% 3.3% 3.0% 2.7% 3.1% 3.7% 3.0% 2.8% 3.4% 4.3% 4.0% 3.3% 3.0%
Liberia 14 2.4% .. .. 7.2% 10.1% 19.0% 29.7% .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Madagascar 15 1.3% 1.2% 1.2% 1.3% 0.8% 1.1% 0.9% 0.9% 1.2% 1.5% 1.3% 1.2% 1.2% 1.4% 1.3%
Malawi 1.5% 1.5% 1.3% 1.1% 1.4% 1.3% 1.4% 0.8% 0.9% 1.0% 0.8% 0.8% 0.7% 0.7% 0.4%
Mali ¶ 2.2% 2.1% 2.0% .. .. 1.6% 1.4% 1.5% 1.4% 1.5% 1.4% 1.5% 1.6% 1.5% 1.5%
Mauritania ‡ 4.5% 4.0% 3.8% 3.6% 2.7% 2.4% 2.2% 2.3% 2.6% 3.0% 1.9% 2.3% 2.9% 4.0% 2.7%
Mauritius 0.2% 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2%
Mozambique 16 5.3% 5.9% 5.9% 2.6% 3.0% 2.9% 3.3% 1.5% 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 1.2% 1.3% 1.2% 1.3%
Namibia 17 xxx xxx .. 5.6% 4.3% 2.5% 1.8% 1.9% 1.9% 2.3% 2.3% 3.1% 2.7% 3.0% 2.6%
Niger .. .. .. .. .. .. 1.2% 1.0% 0.9% 0.9% 1.1% 1.2% 1.2% 1.3% 1.0%
Nigeria 18 0.9% 0.6% 0.8% 0.8% 0.6% 0.9% 0.8% 0.5% 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 0.9% 0.8% 1.3% 1.5%
Rwanda 19 1.6% 1.8% 3.7% 5.5% 4.3% 4.5% 3.4% 0.6% 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7%
Senegal § ¶ 20 2.1% 2.0% 2.1% 2.0% 1.8% 2.1% 1.7% 1.7% 1.6% 1.5% 1.5% 1.5% 1.3% 1.4% 1.4%
Seychelles 4.3% 4.3% 4.0% 4.4% 4.7% 2.8% 2.4% 2.3% 2.1% 2.0% 1.7% 1.8% 1.7% 1.8% 1.7%
Sierra Leone 21 0.9% 1.5% 1.9% 3.0% 3.9% 3.0% 2.9% 2.9% 2.0% 1.1% .. .. 3.7% 2.7% 2.2%
Somalia 22 17.4% 1.5% .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
South Africa 4.6% 4.4% 3.9% 3.2% 2.8% 2.5% 2.6% 2.1% 1.8% 1.6% 1.4% 1.3% 1.4% 1.5% 1.5%
South Sudan 23 xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx
Sudan ‡ 24 3.6% .. 4.8% 5.0% 4.4% 4.9% 3.9% 1.7% 1.3% 1.0% 2.4% 4.0% 4.5% 2.5% 2.6%
Swaziland ‡ 25 1.3% 1.3% 1.3% 1.4% 1.6% 1.7% 1.8% 1.7% 1.7% 1.5% 1.6% 1.7% 1.4% 1.3% 1.3%
Tanzania 2.4% 2.4% 2.0% 2.2% 2.1% 1.4% 1.3% 1.6% 1.6% 1.5% 1.6% 1.5% 1.5% 1.5% 1.3%
Togo 3.1% 3.1% 3.1% 2.9% 2.9% 4.0% 2.6% 2.0% .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Uganda 2.5% 2.7% 3.0% 2.5% 1.7% 1.9% 2.0% 2.1% 2.2% 2.1% 2.4% 2.7% 2.5% 2.3% 2.3%
Zambia 2.4% 4.2% 3.7% 2.6% 3.0% 1.6% 1.9% 1.6% 1.2% 1.1% .. 1.8% .. .. ..
Zimbabwe 26 5.2% 4.9% 4.7% 4.4% 4.4% 3.8% 3.6% 3.7% 3.4% 3.7% 4.8% 3.8% 5.2% 4.2% 10.7%
Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product, 1988-2002 (see below for 2003-2017) © SIPRI 2018

Country Notes 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Americas
Central America and the Caribbean
Belize .. 1.2% 1.2% 1.1% 1.0% 1.1% 1.4% 1.3% 1.2% 1.4% .. .. 0.9% 0.9% 0.8%
Costa Rica 27 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Cuba 28 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dominican Rep. 0.9% 0.8% 0.7% 0.3% 0.6% 0.8% 0.7% 0.5% 0.6% 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 1.0% 1.2% 1.1%
El Salvador 29 4.3% 4.9% 3.4% 2.7% 2.3% 1.7% 1.4% 1.2% 1.1% 1.0% 0.9% 0.9% 0.8% 1.1% 1.1%
Guatemala 1.9% 1.8% 1.7% 1.3% 1.5% 1.3% 1.2% 1.1% 0.9% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 1.1% 0.8%
Haiti 30 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Honduras 31 2.9% 2.7% 2.2% 1.5% .. 1.2% .. .. .. .. .. .. 0.7% 0.8% 0.8%
Jamaica 0.8% 0.9% 0.8% 0.8% 1.1% 0.8% 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 0.7% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 0.6%
Mexico 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 0.5%
Nicaragua 32 .. .. .. 4.0% 2.6% 2.1% 1.2% 1.1% 0.9% 0.9% 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 0.7% 0.9%
Panama 33 2.1% 2.1% 1.3% 1.2% 1.1% 1.2% 1.2% 1.1% 1.1% 1.2% 1.0% 1.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Trinidad & Tobago .. .. .. .. .. 0.5% 0.5% .. .. .. .. .. .. 0.2% 0.2%
North America
Canada 2.0% 1.9% 2.0% 1.9% 1.9% 1.8% 1.7% 1.6% 1.4% 1.2% 1.3% 1.2% 1.1% 1.1% 1.1%
USA 34 5.7% 5.5% 5.3% 4.6% 4.7% 4.3% 3.9% 3.6% 3.4% 3.2% 3.0% 2.9% 2.9% 2.9% 3.2%
South America
Argentina 35 2.1% 1.9% 1.5% 1.5% 1.4% 1.4% 1.5% 1.5% 1.2% 1.1% 1.1% 1.2% 1.1% 1.2% 1.1%
Bolivia 36 2.0% 2.2% 2.8% 2.7% 2.5% 1.9% 2.3% 2.1% 2.0% 2.3% 2.7% 2.1% 2.1% 2.3% 2.0%
Brazil 2.1% 2.7% 2.4% 2.0% 1.5% 1.9% 2.0% 1.9% 1.7% 1.6% 1.7% 1.6% 1.7% 2.0% 1.9%
Chile § 37 4.1% 3.6% 3.4% 2.8% 2.6% 2.7% 2.6% 2.6% 2.4% 2.5% 2.6% 2.7% 2.7% 2.7% 2.6%
Colombia 38 2.2% 2.2% 1.9% 1.9% 2.1% 2.5% 2.5% 2.8% 4.4% 2.8% 3.4% 3.8% 3.0% 3.3% 3.4%
Ecuador 39 2.0% 1.9% 1.9% 1.8% 1.7% 1.8% 1.6% 2.3% 2.0% 2.1% 2.4% 1.8% 1.5% 1.6% 1.8%
Guyana ‡ 40 2.7% 1.6% 0.9% 0.6% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 0.9% 0.8% .. .. .. 1.8% 2.0% 2.3%
Paraguay 41 3.2% 2.4% 2.1% 2.8% 2.4% 2.2% 2.0% 2.3% 2.1% 1.7% 1.5% 1.4% 1.3% 1.2% 1.1%
Peru 42 2.2% 2.2% 2.7% 2.0% 2.5% 2.7% 2.5% 2.6% 2.5% 2.0% 2.0% 1.9% 1.7% 1.7% 1.5%
Uruguay 3.2% 3.5% 3.5% 2.4% 2.8% 2.8% 2.6% 2.7% 2.8% 2.4% 2.3% 2.4% 2.4% 2.5% 2.5%
Venezuela 43 1.8% 2.8% 1.5% 1.8% 1.6% 2.1% 1.6% 1.5% 1.0% 1.8% 1.6% 1.4% 1.5% 1.6% 1.2%
Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product, 1988-2002 (see below for 2003-2017) © SIPRI 2018

Country Notes 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Americas
Central Asia
Kazakhstan † 44 xxx xxx xxx xxx .. 1.1% 0.8% 1.0% 1.2% 1.1% 1.1% 0.8% 0.8% 1.0% 1.0%
Kyrgyzstan 45 xxx xxx xxx xxx 1.6% 1.5% 2.6% 3.5% 3.0% 3.1% 2.7% 2.6% 2.9% 2.3% 2.7%
Tajikistan xxx xxx xxx xxx 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.1% 1.3% 1.7% 1.7% 1.4% 0.6% 0.6% 1.0%
Turkmenistan 46 xxx xxx xxx xxx .. .. 1.8% 2.3% 2.0% 4.0% 3.1% 2.9% .. .. ..
Uzbekistan 47 xxx xxx xxx xxx .. .. 1.5% 1.1% 1.2% 1.4% .. 1.6% 1.2% 0.8% 0.6%
East Asia
China, P.R. 48 .. 2.5% 2.5% 2.3% 2.5% 2.0% 1.7% 1.7% 1.7% 1.7% 1.7% 1.9% 1.9% 2.1% 2.2%
Japan † 49 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1.0%
Korea, North 50 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Korea, South 51 4.3% 4.3% 4.0% 3.7% 3.7% 3.4% 3.2% 2.9% 2.7% 2.7% 2.8% 2.5% 2.5% 2.4% 2.3%
Mongolia 6.3% 6.3% 4.3% 3.2% 1.9% 1.7% 1.7% 1.6% 1.8% 1.6% 1.9% 1.8% 2.0% 1.8% 1.8%
Taiwan 5.1% 5.3% 5.2% 5.0% 4.7% 5.0% 4.7% 4.1% 4.0% 3.7% 3.3% 3.1% 2.7% 2.7% 2.4%
South Asia
Afghanistan 52 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Bangladesh 53 1.2% 1.3% 1.2% 1.2% 1.4% 1.4% 1.5% 1.6% 1.5% 1.6% 1.6% 1.6% 1.4% 1.3% 1.2%
India 54 3.7% 3.5% 3.2% 3.0% 2.8% 2.9% 2.8% 2.7% 2.5% 2.7% 2.8% 3.1% 3.1% 2.9% 2.8%
Nepal ¶ 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 1.0% 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 1.1% 1.4%
Pakistan ‡ 55 6.8% 6.5% 6.5% 6.6% 6.7% 6.4% 5.9% 5.8% 5.6% 5.3% 5.2% 4.5% 4.0% 4.1% 4.2%
Sri Lanka 56 2.4% 1.8% 2.3% 3.1% 3.4% 3.4% 3.7% 5.9% 5.5% 4.6% 4.6% 4.0% 5.0% 4.3% 3.3%
South-East Asia
Brunei 57 6.6% 6.2% 6.4% 6.4% 6.2% 5.7% 6.0% 5.5% 6.2% 7.2% 7.5% 6.1% 4.1% 3.9% 3.9%
Cambodia 1.3% 2.0% 2.1% 2.3% 3.1% 1.8% 3.8% 3.6% 3.2% 3.0% 2.7% 2.5% 2.2% 1.8% 1.5%
Indonesia 58 1.5% 1.4% 1.4% 1.3% 1.4% 1.2% 1.3% 1.2% 1.3% 1.5% 1.0% 0.8% 0.7% 0.6% 0.7%
Laos .. .. .. .. 8.7% 8.1% 7.5% 5.8% 4.2% 3.8% 2.6% 1.1% 0.8% 0.7% 0.6%
Malaysia 59 2.4% 2.6% 2.6% 3.2% 3.0% 2.9% 2.8% 2.8% 2.4% 2.1% 1.6% 2.1% 1.6% 2.1% 2.2%
Myanmar 60 2.1% 3.0% 3.4% 3.2% 3.4% 3.5% 3.5% 3.7% 3.5% 2.7% 2.3% 2.0% 2.3% 1.8% 1.3%
Philippines 61 2.5% 2.2% 2.1% 2.0% 2.0% 2.2% 2.2% 2.3% 2.3% 1.9% 1.7% 1.6% 1.6% 1.5% 1.5%
Singapore 4.5% 4.5% 4.6% 4.4% 4.5% 4.1% 3.8% 4.2% 4.3% 4.5% 5.2% 5.2% 4.5% 4.8% 4.9%
Thailand 2.9% 2.7% 2.6% 2.6% 2.7% 2.5% 2.5% 2.3% 2.2% 2.2% 1.9% 1.7% 1.5% 1.5% 1.4%
Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product, 1988-2002 (see below for 2003-2017) © SIPRI 2018

Country Notes 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Timor Leste 62 xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx ..
Viet Nam 63 7.1% 7.3% 7.9% 5.6% 3.4% 2.3% 2.6% .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Oceania
Australia 2.2% 2.1% 2.1% 2.2% 2.2% 2.2% 2.1% 2.0% 1.9% 1.9% 1.9% 1.9% 1.8% 1.9% 1.9%
Fiji † 64 2.2% 2.5% 2.3% 2.3% 2.0% 2.0% 1.8% 1.8% 1.5% 1.5% 1.4% 1.2% 1.9% 2.0% 1.7%
New Zealand 2.1% 2.1% 2.3% 2.3% 2.1% 1.9% 1.8% 1.8% 1.8% 1.7% 1.7% 1.6% 1.6% 1.5% 1.4%
Papua New Guinea ‡ 65 1.3% 1.5% 2.1% 1.4% 1.3% 1.4% 1.5% 1.2% 1.5% 1.6% 1.3% 1.0% 1.0% 0.8% 0.6%
Europe
Central Europe
Albania § ¶ 66 5.6% 5.2% 5.9% 5.8% 4.7% 3.2% 2.5% 2.1% 1.4% 1.3% 1.2% 1.2% 1.2% 1.3% 1.3%
Bosnia-Herzegovina † ¶ 67 xxx xxx xxx xxx .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3.9%
Bulgaria † 68 .. 4.4% 3.8% 3.0% 3.0% 2.6% 2.5% 2.4% 2.4% 2.4% 2.5% 2.6% 2.7% 2.9% 2.8%
Croatia 69 xxx xxx xxx xxx 7.6% 10.7% 11.1% 9.3% 8.3% 8.9% 6.6% 4.4% 3.0% 2.7% 2.7%
Czech Rep. 70 xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx 2.3% 2.3% 1.8% 1.7% 1.7% 1.8% 1.9% 1.9% 1.8% 1.8%
Czechoslovakia 71 .. .. .. .. .. xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx
Estonia 72 xxx xxx xxx xxx .. 0.8% 1.0% 1.0% 0.9% 1.0% 1.1% 1.3% 1.4% 1.5% 1.7%
German DR 73 .. .. xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx
Hungary 3.6% 2.8% 2.6% 2.2% 2.2% 1.9% 1.8% 1.3% 1.3% 1.5% 1.3% 1.4% 1.5% 1.6% 1.6%
Kosovo xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx
Latvia 74 xxx xxx xxx xxx .. 0.7% 0.8% 0.8% 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 0.8% 0.9% 1.0% 1.5%
Lithuania xxx xxx xxx xxx .. 0.8% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 0.7% 1.2% 1.0% 1.2% 1.4% 1.3%
Macedonia, FYR 75 xxx xxx xxx xxx .. .. .. .. 2.8% 2.1% 2.1% 1.7% 1.9% 6.1% 2.6%
Montenegro 76 xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx
Poland 77 2.6% 1.8% 2.6% 2.3% 2.2% 2.5% 2.3% 2.0% 2.0% 2.0% 2.0% 1.9% 1.8% 1.9% 1.9%
Romania 4.2% 4.8% 4.5% 4.8% 4.2% 2.7% 3.1% 2.6% 2.4% 3.0% 3.0% 2.6% 2.5% 2.4% 2.3%
Serbia 78 xxx xxx xxx xxx .. .. .. .. 3.5% 3.8% 3.5% 4.0% 5.2% 4.0% 4.2%
Slovak Rep. † xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx 2.0% 1.9% 3.2% 3.0% 2.3% 1.7% 1.6% 1.7% 1.8% 1.8%
Slovenia xxx xxx xxx xxx 2.2% 1.8% 1.7% 1.6% 1.5% 1.4% 1.4% 1.2% 1.1% 1.3% 1.4%
Yugoslavia (former) 79 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product, 1988-2002 (see below for 2003-2017) © SIPRI 2018

Country Notes 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Eastern Europe
Armenia † 80 xxx xxx xxx xxx 2.2% 2.3% .. 4.1% 3.3% 3.9% 3.5% 3.7% 3.6% 3.1% 2.7%
Azerbaijan 81 xxx xxx xxx xxx 2.4% 5.0% 1.9% 2.7% 2.3% 2.3% 2.4% 2.6% 2.3% 2.3% 2.2%
Belarus xxx xxx xxx xxx 1.6% 2.8% 3.6% 1.7% 1.3% 1.8% 1.5% 1.4% 1.3% 1.4% 1.4%
Georgia † 82 xxx xxx xxx xxx .. .. .. .. 2.2% 1.3% 1.1% 0.9% 0.6% 0.7% 1.0%
Moldova † ¶ 83 xxx xxx xxx xxx .. 0.5% 0.8% 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 0.6% 0.5% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4%
Russian Federation 84 xxx xxx xxx xxx 4.9% 4.6% 4.9% 4.1% 4.1% 4.3% 3.0% 3.3% 3.6% 3.8% 4.1%
Ukraine § 85 xxx xxx xxx xxx .. 0.5% 2.5% 2.8% 3.3% 4.1% 3.4% 3.0% 3.6% 2.9% 2.8%
USSR 84 .. .. .. .. xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx
Western Europe
Austria 1.3% 1.2% 1.2% 1.2% 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 0.9% 0.9%
Belgium 2.6% 2.5% 2.4% 2.3% 1.8% 1.7% 1.7% 1.6% 1.5% 1.5% 1.5% 1.4% 1.3% 1.3% 1.2%
Cyprus † 5.7% 5.4% 7.4% 7.3% 9.1% 4.1% 4.0% 3.0% 4.5% 5.6% 4.7% 2.7% 2.8% 3.1% 2.1%
Denmark 2.1% 2.0% 2.0% 2.0% 1.9% 1.9% 1.8% 1.7% 1.6% 1.6% 1.6% 1.6% 1.5% 1.5% 1.5%
Finland 1.6% 1.5% 1.6% 1.8% 1.9% 1.9% 1.8% 1.4% 1.5% 1.5% 1.5% 1.2% 1.2% 1.1% 1.2%
France 86 3.5% 3.4% 3.3% 3.3% 3.2% 3.2% 3.2% 3.0% 2.9% 2.8% 2.7% 2.6% 2.5% 2.4% 2.4%
Germany 2.8% 2.7% 2.7% 2.1% 2.0% 1.8% 1.6% 1.6% 1.6% 1.5% 1.5% 1.5% 1.4% 1.4% 1.4%
Greece 4.2% 3.8% 3.8% 3.5% 3.6% 3.6% 3.6% 3.2% 3.3% 3.4% 3.5% 3.4% 3.5% 3.3% 3.1%
Iceland † 87 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Ireland 1.2% 1.1% 1.2% 1.3% 1.2% 1.1% 1.1% 1.0% 1.0% 0.9% 0.8% 0.8% 0.7% 0.7% 0.6%
Italy 88 2.3% 2.3% 2.1% 2.1% 2.0% 2.0% 1.9% 1.7% 1.8% 1.8% 1.9% 1.9% 2.0% 1.9% 1.9%
Luxembourg 89 1.1% 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 0.8% 0.8% 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 0.7% 0.6% 0.6% 0.8% 0.6%
Malta † 1.2% 1.1% 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 0.8% 0.9% 0.8% 0.7% 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 0.6%
Netherlands 2.6% 2.5% 2.4% 2.2% 2.2% 2.0% 1.9% 1.8% 1.8% 1.7% 1.6% 1.6% 1.4% 1.5% 1.4%
Norway 2.9% 2.9% 2.9% 2.7% 3.0% 2.7% 2.7% 2.3% 2.2% 2.0% 2.2% 2.0% 1.7% 1.7% 2.1%
Portugal 2.5% 2.5% 2.4% 2.4% 2.4% 2.4% 2.2% 2.3% 2.1% 2.0% 1.9% 1.9% 1.9% 1.9% 1.9%
Spain 90 2.5% 2.4% 2.3% 2.1% 2.0% 2.0% 2.0% 1.9% 1.8% 1.7% 1.8% 1.8% 1.7% 1.6% 1.5%
Sweden 91 2.6% 2.5% 2.6% 2.5% 2.4% 2.4% 2.3% 2.2% 2.2% 2.0% 1.9% 1.9% 1.8% 1.7% 1.6%
Switzerland † ¶ 92 1.6% 1.5% 1.6% 1.5% 1.5% 1.4% 1.3% 1.4% 1.3% 1.2% 1.2% 1.1% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0%
UK 93 3.8% 3.6% 3.6% 3.7% 3.5% 3.2% 3.0% 2.6% 2.5% 2.3% 2.3% 2.2% 2.2% 2.2% 2.3%
Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product, 1988-2002 (see below for 2003-2017) © SIPRI 2018

Country Notes 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Middle East
Bahrain 94 5.6% 5.6% 5.3% 5.7% 5.9% 5.4% 5.1% 5.2% 5.3% 5.1% 5.3% 5.5% 4.0% 4.1% 4.6%
Egypt ¶ 5.1% 4.0% 3.6% 3.8% 3.4% 3.3% 3.3% 3.2% 3.1% 3.0% 2.8% 2.7% 2.7% 3.1% 3.4%
Iran 95 6.3% 4.6% 3.2% 2.4% 1.9% 1.8% 2.3% 2.4% 2.5% 2.8% 2.9% 2.7% 1.2% 1.3% 1.2%
Iraq ¶ 96 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Israel 97 17.3% 13.8% 13.8% 17.5% 12.2% 12.9% 11.3% 8.9% 8.7% 8.4% 7.9% 7.3% 7.1% 7.3% 8.3%
Jordan 9.4% 9.1% 7.8% 10.0% 6.9% 7.0% 6.5% 4.5% 6.0% 6.1% 6.3% 6.3% 6.3% 5.9% 5.4%
Kuwait 98 8.2% 8.5% 48.5% 117.3% 31.8% 12.4% 13.3% 13.6% 10.3% 8.1% 8.8% 7.6% 7.2% 7.7% 7.4%
Lebanon 1.2% .. 7.6% 5.2% 8.0% 6.0% 7.0% 6.7% 5.7% 4.3% 4.0% 4.8% 5.4% 5.4% 4.7%
Oman ‡ 99 18.3% 16.7% 16.5% 14.8% 16.2% 15.4% 15.7% 14.6% 12.5% 12.5% 12.6% 11.5% 10.8% 12.5% 12.4%
Qatar 16.3% 13.1% 10.7% 13.0% .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3.9%
Saudi Arabia § 100 15.2% 13.4% 14.0% 12.5% 11.3% 12.5% 10.6% 9.3% 8.5% 11.0% 14.3% 11.4% 10.6% 11.5% 9.8%
Syria 7.9% 8.0% 6.9% 10.4% 9.0% 7.2% 7.4% 6.9% 6.0% 5.9% 5.8% 5.8% 5.5% 5.5% 5.4%
Turkey 2.9% 3.1% 3.5% 3.8% 3.9% 3.9% 4.1% 3.9% 4.1% 4.1% 3.2% 3.9% 3.7% 3.6% 3.8%
UAE 101 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6.8% 8.6% 7.7% 8.3% 5.6% 4.9%
Yemen 102 xxx xxx 6.2% 6.6% 6.8% 6.6% 7.9% 6.0% 5.0% 5.5% 5.7% 4.9% 4.4% 4.8% 6.0%
Yemen, North 103 .. .. xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx

Numbered footnotes can be found on the Footnotes worksheet.

† Figures for these countries do not include military pensions
‡ Figures for these countries are for current spending only (i.e. exclude capital spending)
§ Figures for these countries are for the adopted budget, rather than actual expenditure
¶ Figures for these countries do not include spending on paramilitary forces
The symbols || and || between two parts of a series for a country indicate a series break, where data before the red lines may not be consistent with data after.
Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product, 2003-2017 © SIPRI 2018
Countries are grouped by region and subregion
Figures in blue are SIPRI estimates. Figures in red indicate highly uncertain data.
". ." = data unavailable. "xxx" = country did not exist or was not independent during all or part of the year in question.

Country Notes 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Africa
North Africa
Algeria 1 3.3% 3.3% 2.8% 2.6% 2.9% 3.0% 3.8% 3.5% 4.3% 4.5% 4.8% 5.5% 6.3% 6.4% 5.7%
Libya ‡¶2 2.1% 2.1% 1.5% 1.1% 0.9% 1.2% .. .. .. 2.8% 5.6% 11.4% .. .. ..
Morocco 3 3.5% 3.2% 3.3% 3.1% 3.0% 3.2% 3.3% 3.4% 3.3% 3.5% 3.8% 3.7% 3.2% 3.2% 3.2%
Tunisia 1.7% 1.6% 1.5% 1.4% 1.3% 1.3% 1.3% 1.3% 1.6% 1.5% 1.6% 1.9% 2.3% 2.3% 2.1%
Sub-Saharan
Angola 4 3.8% 3.5% 3.7% 3.8% 3.1% 3.6% 4.7% 4.2% 3.3% 3.2% 4.5% 4.7% 3.1% 2.6% 2.2%
Benin 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% .. 1.0% .. .. .. 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1.1% 0.9% 1.2%
Botswana 4.0% 3.5% 2.9% 2.7% 2.8% 3.0% 3.2% 2.7% 2.3% 2.2% 2.1% 2.1% 2.7% 3.3% 3.1%
Burkina Faso † 1.2% 1.4% 1.4% 1.2% 1.6% 1.4% 1.5% 1.4% 1.3% 1.3% 1.4% 1.4% 1.3% 1.2% 1.4%
Burundi ‡ 7.3% 6.6% 4.4% 3.5% 3.4% 2.7% .. .. .. 2.5% 2.5% 2.2% 2.3% 2.2% 2.0%
Cameroon § 1.4% 1.4% 1.3% 1.4% 1.5% 1.5% 1.5% 1.5% 1.3% 1.3% 1.3% 1.3% 1.2% 1.3% 1.3%
Cape Verde 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 0.6% 0.5%
Central African Rep. ‡5 1.3% 1.2% 1.1% .. 1.1% 1.5% 1.7% 2.5% 2.1% 1.9% 3.0% 2.1% 1.6% 1.4% 1.3%
Chad 1.5% 1.1% 0.8% 3.0% 4.5% 5.9% 8.0% 5.8% 5.0% .. 5.6% 2.8% 2.0% 3.2% 2.2%
Congo § 2.7% 2.7% 1.7% 1.6% 2.3% 2.0% .. 1.8% .. .. 2.6% 5.0% .. 7.1% 6.2%
Congo, Dem. Rep. 6 0.9% 1.3% 1.4% 1.4% 1.3% 0.8% 0.7% 0.9% 1.0% 1.2% 1.1% 1.0% 1.3% 0.9% 0.7%
Côte d’Ivoire 7 1.4% 1.5% 1.5% 1.5% 1.6% 1.5% 1.7% 1.6% 1.4% 1.5% 1.4% 1.5% 1.8% 1.7% 1.3%
Djibouti .. 5.6% 6.3% 6.4% 4.1% 3.7% .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Equatorial Guinea .. .. .. .. 1.5% 1.5% 2.5% .. .. .. .. 0.8% .. 0.2% ..
Eritrea 8 20.9% .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Ethiopia 3.3% 3.1% 2.8% 2.3% 1.9% 1.5% 1.2% 1.1% 1.1% 0.9% 0.8% 0.8% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7%
Gabon 9 1.7% 1.6% 1.2% 1.3% .. .. .. 1.9% 1.5% 1.6% 1.6% 1.1% 1.2% 1.4% 2.1%
Gambia ‡ 10 0.4% 0.3% 0.5% 0.4% 0.6% 1.8% 0.8% .. .. 1.2% 1.1% 1.7% 1.5% .. ..
Ghana 11 0.7% 0.6% 0.6% 0.4% 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 0.4% 0.6% 0.8% 0.5% 0.7% 0.5% 0.4% 0.4%
Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product, 2003-2017 © SIPRI 2018
Country Notes 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Guinea 12 2.4% 2.2% .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3.0% 3.2% 3.0% 3.3% 2.5% 2.3%
Guinea-Bissau 13 1.6% .. 2.1% .. .. .. 1.7% 2.0% 1.6% 2.3% 1.9% 1.8% 1.7% .. ..
Kenya 1.7% 1.6% 1.7% 1.5% 1.5% 1.6% 1.6% 1.6% 1.5% 1.7% 1.6% 1.3% 1.3% 1.3% 1.2%
Lesotho 2.8% 2.5% 2.5% 2.5% 2.2% 1.5% 2.5% 3.0% 2.1% 2.0% 1.9% 1.9% 1.9% 2.0% 2.2%
Liberia 14 .. 0.7% 1.5% 0.6% 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 0.7% 0.9% 0.9% 0.8% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.6%
Madagascar 15 1.3% 1.2% 1.1% 1.0% 1.1% 1.1% 0.8% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.6% 0.6% 0.6%
Malawi 0.4% 0.6% 1.0% 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 0.7% 0.7% 0.0% 1.2% 0.8% 0.6% 0.7% 0.8%
Mali ¶ 1.6% 1.6% 1.6% 1.6% 1.5% 1.6% 1.6% 1.6% 1.5% 1.4% 1.4% 1.8% 2.4% 2.6% 3.1%
Mauritania ‡ 4.0% 3.8% 3.1% 2.7% .. 3.5% 4.0% .. .. 3.7% 3.5% 3.6% 3.8% 4.1% ..
Mauritius 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2%
Mozambique 16 1.3% 1.4% 0.9% 0.8% 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 1.0% 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 0.8%
Namibia 17 2.6% 2.5% 2.6% 2.5% 2.6% 3.1% 3.4% 3.5% 3.6% 3.2% 3.1% 4.2% 4.5% 3.8% 3.4%
Niger 0.9% 1.1% 1.0% .. .. 1.0% 1.0% 1.2% 1.3% 2.1% 1.4% 1.8% .. 2.2% 2.7%
Nigeria 18 0.9% 0.7% 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 0.8% 0.9% 0.5% 0.6% 0.5% 0.5% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4%
Rwanda 19 0.6% 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 0.9% 1.0% 1.0%
Senegal § ¶ 20 1.4% 1.3% 1.4% 1.6% 1.7% 1.6% 1.7% 1.5% 1.6% 1.4% 1.6% 1.5% 1.6% 2.1% 1.9%
Seychelles 1.7% 1.9% 1.6% 1.4% 1.5% 1.2% 1.0% 0.7% 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 2.3% 1.3% 1.6% 1.6%
Sierra Leone 21 2.1% 1.6% 1.4% 1.5% 1.3% 0.9% 1.1% 1.0% 0.9% 0.8% 0.6% 1.0% 0.9% 0.8% 0.7%
Somalia 22 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
South Africa 1.5% 1.4% 1.4% 1.3% 1.2% 1.1% 1.2% 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 1.0%
South Sudan 23 xxx xxx xxx .. .. 5.8% 5.0% 4.1% 5.9% 9.5% 7.2% 8.1% 8.7% 3.8% 2.0%
Sudan ‡ 24 1.8% 4.6% 3.3% 3.6% 4.1% 5.0% 5.3% .. .. .. .. .. 2.4% 2.5% 3.2%
Swaziland ‡ 25 1.5% 1.5% 1.9% 1.8% 1.8% 2.1% 2.1% 2.3% 2.1% 1.9% 1.9% 1.8% 1.7% 1.6% 1.8%
Tanzania 1.1% 1.0% 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 1.1%
Togo 1.4% 1.4% 1.5% .. .. 1.7% 1.6% 1.7% 1.6% 1.6% 1.7% 1.8% 1.7% 1.9% 1.9%
Uganda 2.4% 2.5% 2.4% 2.2% 2.0% 1.5% 1.5% 3.1% 2.9% 1.7% 1.7% 1.6% 1.9% 2.1% 1.7%
Zambia .. 1.7% 1.8% 1.7% 2.1% 2.1% 1.7% 1.4% 1.3% 1.4% 1.4% 1.7% 1.8% 1.5% 1.3%
Zimbabwe 26 3.4% 4.4% 2.3% 3.0% .. .. .. 1.0% 1.6% 2.3% 2.3% 2.3% 2.3% 2.2% 2.0%
Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product, 2003-2017 © SIPRI 2018

Country Notes 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Americas
Central America and the Caribbean
Belize 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 1.0% 1.1% 1.4% 1.3% 1.1% 1.0% 1.0% 1.1% 1.2% 1.1% 1.3% 1.3%
Costa Rica 27 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Cuba 28 .. .. .. .. .. .. 3.4% 3.3% 3.1% 3.9% 3.5% 3.5% 3.1% .. ..
Dominican Rep. 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7%
El Salvador 29 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 0.9% 1.0% 0.9% 1.0% 0.9% 0.9%
Guatemala 0.8% 0.5% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4%
Haiti 30 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Honduras 31 1.0% 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 0.8% 1.0% 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 1.5% 1.6% 1.5% 1.6% 1.6%
Jamaica 0.6% 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 0.7% 1.0% 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 0.9%
Mexico 0.5% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 0.7% 0.6% 0.5%
Nicaragua 32 0.9% 0.7% 0.7% 0.6% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 0.6% 0.6%
Panama 33 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Trinidad & Tobago 0.3% 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 0.5% 0.7% 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 0.9% 0.9%
North America
Canada 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 1.2% 1.2% 1.4% 1.2% 1.2% 1.1% 1.0% 1.0% 1.2% 1.2% 1.3%
USA 34 3.6% 3.8% 3.8% 3.8% 3.8% 4.2% 4.6% 4.7% 4.6% 4.2% 3.8% 3.5% 3.3% 3.2% 3.1%
South America
Argentina 35 1.1% 0.9% 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 0.9% 0.8% 0.9%
Bolivia 36 2.1% 1.9% 1.8% 1.6% 1.7% 2.0% 2.0% 1.7% 1.7% 1.8% 1.8% 1.9% 1.7% 1.6% 1.8%
Brazil 1.5% 1.5% 1.5% 1.5% 1.5% 1.4% 1.5% 1.5% 1.4% 1.4% 1.3% 1.3% 1.4% 1.3% 1.4%
Chile § 37 2.7% 2.7% 2.5% 2.5% 2.3% 2.6% 2.3% 2.2% 2.3% 2.0% 2.0% 2.0% 1.9% 1.9% 1.9%
Colombia 38 3.5% 3.5% 3.4% 3.3% 3.3% 3.7% 3.9% 3.6% 3.1% 3.2% 3.3% 3.1% 3.1% 3.1% 3.1%
Ecuador 39 2.3% 1.9% 2.3% 2.0% 2.6% 2.7% 3.1% 3.0% 3.1% 2.9% 2.9% 2.8% 2.6% 2.6% 2.4%
Guyana ‡ 40 2.2% 2.8% 2.2% 1.3% 1.4% 1.6% 1.5% 1.4% 1.3% 1.2% 1.2% 1.3% 1.3% 1.4% 1.4%
Paraguay 41 1.0% 1.1% 0.9% 1.0% 1.0% 0.9% 1.1% 1.0% 1.1% 1.3% 1.3% 1.3% 1.4% 1.3% 1.2%
Peru 42 1.5% 1.4% 1.6% 1.5% 1.3% 1.2% 1.5% 1.5% 1.4% 1.5% 1.6% 1.6% 1.7% 1.3% 1.0%
Uruguay 2.2% 2.0% 2.0% 2.0% 1.8% 1.9% 1.8% 1.9% 1.7% 1.8% 1.8% 1.8% 1.8% 1.9% 2.1%
Venezuela 43 1.2% 1.3% 1.8% 2.0% 1.9% 1.8% 1.2% 1.0% 1.1% 1.3% 1.7% 1.2% 0.9% 0.5% 0.5%
Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product, 2003-2017 © SIPRI 2018
Country Notes 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Asia & Oceania
Central Asia
Kazakhstan † 44 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1.3% 1.2% 1.1% 1.0% 1.0% 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 1.0% 0.8%
Kyrgyzstan 45 2.9% 2.8% 3.1% 3.2% 3.1% 2.9% 3.2% 3.8% 3.4% 3.2% 3.2% 3.4% 3.5% 3.5% 3.2%
Tajikistan 1.1% 1.1% .. .. .. 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1.1% 1.0% .. 1.1% 1.2% .. ..
Turkmenistan 46 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Uzbekistan 47 0.5% .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
East Asia
China, P.R. 48 2.1% 2.1% 2.0% 2.0% 1.9% 1.9% 2.1% 1.9% 1.8% 1.8% 1.9% 1.9% 1.9% 1.9% 1.9%
Japan † 49 1.0% 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 0.9% 0.9%
Korea, North 50 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Korea, South 51 2.3% 2.3% 2.5% 2.5% 2.5% 2.6% 2.7% 2.6% 2.6% 2.6% 2.6% 2.7% 2.6% 2.6% 2.6%
Mongolia 1.5% 1.4% 1.2% 1.1% 1.3% 1.2% 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 0.9% 0.8% 0.7%
Taiwan 2.3% 2.2% 2.1% 2.0% 2.0% 2.1% 2.3% 2.0% 2.1% 2.1% 1.9% 1.8% 1.9% 1.9% 1.8%
South Asia
Afghanistan 52 .. 2.4% 2.0% 1.9% 2.6% 2.3% 2.1% 1.9% 1.8% 1.2% 1.1% 1.3% 1.0% 1.0% 0.9%
Bangladesh 53 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 1.2% 1.3% 1.4% 1.3% 1.3% 1.3% 1.4% 1.4% 1.4%
India 54 2.7% 2.8% 2.8% 2.5% 2.3% 2.6% 2.9% 2.7% 2.7% 2.5% 2.5% 2.5% 2.4% 2.5% 2.5%
Nepal ¶ 1.6% 1.8% 1.9% 1.7% 1.5% 1.6% 1.6% 1.6% 1.5% 1.4% 1.5% 1.6% 1.6% 1.5% 1.6%
Pakistan ‡ 55 4.1% 4.0% 3.9% 3.7% 3.4% 3.1% 3.1% 3.1% 3.1% 3.3% 3.3% 3.3% 3.4% 3.4% 3.5%
Sri Lanka 56 2.9% 3.0% 2.6% 2.8% 3.3% 3.7% 3.6% 2.7% 2.7% 2.2% 2.2% 2.4% 2.6% 2.1% 2.2%
South-East Asia
Brunei 57 3.7% 2.5% 2.6% 2.6% 2.6% 2.5% 3.3% 2.9% 2.2% 2.2% 2.3% 3.1% 3.3% 3.5% 2.9%
Cambodia 1.4% 1.3% 1.1% 1.0% 0.9% 0.8% 1.3% 1.5% 1.5% 1.5% 1.6% 1.7% 2.1% 1.8% 2.1%
Indonesia 58 0.9% 0.9% 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 0.7% 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 0.8% 0.8%
Laos 0.6% 0.5% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% .. .. .. ..
Malaysia 59 2.6% 2.3% 2.2% 2.0% 2.1% 1.9% 2.0% 1.5% 1.6% 1.4% 1.5% 1.5% 1.5% 1.4% 1.1%
Myanmar 60 1.9% 1.9% 1.6% .. .. .. .. .. .. 3.7% 3.8% 3.6% 4.1% 3.7% 2.5%
Philippines 61 1.6% 1.4% 1.3% 1.3% 1.3% 1.3% 1.3% 1.2% 1.2% 1.2% 1.2% 1.1% 1.1% 1.2% 1.4%
Singapore 4.9% 4.4% 4.3% 3.9% 3.6% 3.9% 3.9% 3.4% 3.2% 3.2% 3.1% 3.1% 3.2% 3.3% 3.3%
Thailand 1.3% 1.2% 1.1% 1.2% 1.4% 1.6% 1.8% 1.6% 1.6% 1.4% 1.4% 1.4% 1.4% 1.4% 1.4%
Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product, 2003-2017 © SIPRI 2018
Country Notes 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Timor Leste 62 .. .. 0.4% 0.6% 0.8% 0.5% 1.1% 0.6% 0.3% 0.5% 0.6% 0.7% 1.2% 0.9% 0.9%
Viet Nam 63 2.1% 2.0% 1.8% 1.9% 2.3% 2.2% 2.3% 2.3% 2.0% 2.2% 2.2% 2.3% 2.4% 2.4% 2.3%
Oceania
Australia 1.8% 1.8% 1.8% 1.8% 1.8% 1.8% 1.9% 1.9% 1.8% 1.7% 1.6% 1.8% 2.0% 2.1% 2.0%
Fiji † 64 1.6% 1.7% 1.4% 1.8% 2.2% 1.5% 1.8% 1.6% 1.6% 1.5% 1.4% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 0.9%
New Zealand 1.4% 1.3% 1.2% 1.3% 1.2% 1.2% 1.3% 1.3% 1.2% 1.2% 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 1.2%
Papua New Guinea ‡ 65 0.5% 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 0.5% 0.7% 0.5% 0.5% 0.8% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.6% 0.5%
Europe
Central Europe
Albania § ¶ 66 1.3% 1.4% 1.4% 1.6% 1.8% 2.0% 1.5% 1.6% 1.5% 1.5% 1.4% 1.3% 1.2% 1.1% 1.2%
Bosnia-Herzegovina † ¶ 67 2.4% 1.9% 1.5% 1.3% 1.2% 1.2% 1.4% 1.3% 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 0.9%
Bulgaria † 68 2.7% 2.5% 2.4% 2.2% 2.3% 1.9% 1.9% 1.8% 1.4% 1.5% 1.6% 1.5% 1.3% 1.4% 1.6%
Croatia 69 2.0% 1.8% 1.8% 1.7% 1.6% 1.8% 1.8% 1.7% 1.8% 1.7% 1.7% 1.6% 1.5% 1.4% 1.4%
Czech Rep. 70 1.9% 1.7% 1.8% 1.6% 1.4% 1.2% 1.3% 1.2% 1.1% 1.1% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1.1%
Czechoslovakia 71 xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx
Estonia 72 1.7% 1.7% 1.9% 1.9% 2.0% 2.1% 2.2% 1.7% 1.7% 1.9% 1.9% 2.0% 2.1% 2.1% 2.1%
German DR 73 xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx
Hungary 1.6% 1.5% 1.4% 1.2% 1.3% 1.2% 1.1% 1.0% 1.1% 1.0% 1.0% 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 1.1%
Kosovo xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx 0.0% 0.5% 0.7% 0.8% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% .. ..
Latvia 74 1.6% 1.6% 1.6% 1.7% 1.6% 1.6% 1.4% 1.1% 1.0% 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1.1% 1.5% 1.7%
Lithuania 1.1% 1.2% 1.2% 1.2% 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 0.9% 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 1.1% 1.5% 1.7%
Macedonia, FYR 75 2.3% 2.4% 2.0% 1.8% 2.0% 1.7% 1.7% 1.4% 1.3% 1.2% 1.2% 1.1% 1.0% 0.9% 1.0%
Montenegro 76 xxx xxx 2.7% 2.3% 1.7% 1.9% 1.9% 1.8% 1.7% 1.7% 1.5% 1.5% 1.4% 1.5% 1.7%
Poland 77 1.9% 1.9% 1.9% 1.9% 2.0% 1.8% 1.8% 1.8% 1.8% 1.8% 1.8% 1.9% 2.1% 2.0% 2.0%
Romania 2.1% 2.0% 2.0% 1.8% 1.5% 1.4% 1.3% 1.2% 1.3% 1.2% 1.3% 1.3% 1.5% 1.4% 2.0%
Serbia 78 3.4% 3.0% 2.4% 2.3% 2.4% 2.3% 2.3% 2.2% 2.1% 2.1% 2.0% 2.1% 1.9% 1.9% 1.8%
Slovak Rep. † 1.8% 1.6% 1.7% 1.6% 1.5% 1.5% 1.5% 1.3% 1.1% 1.1% 1.0% 1.0% 1.1% 1.1% 1.2%
Slovenia 1.4% 1.4% 1.4% 1.5% 1.4% 1.5% 1.6% 1.6% 1.3% 1.2% 1.1% 1.0% 0.9% 1.0% 1.0%
Yugoslavia (former) 79 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product, 2003-2017 © SIPRI 2018

Country Notes 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Eastern Europe
Armenia † 80 2.7% 2.7% 2.9% 2.9% 3.0% 3.4% 4.2% 4.3% 3.9% 3.6% 4.0% 3.9% 4.2% 4.1% 4.0%
Azerbaijan 81 2.4% 2.6% 2.3% 3.4% 2.9% 3.3% 3.3% 2.8% 4.7% 4.7% 4.5% 4.6% 5.5% 3.7% 3.9%
Belarus 1.3% 1.4% 1.5% 1.7% 1.6% 1.5% 1.4% 1.4% 1.3% 1.3% 1.3% 1.3% 1.3% 1.3% 1.2%
Georgia † 82 1.1% 1.4% 3.3% 5.2% 9.2% 8.5% 5.6% 3.9% 3.2% 3.1% 2.7% 2.5% 2.4% 2.4% 2.2%
Moldova † ¶ 83 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 0.5% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4%
Russian Federation 84 3.9% 3.5% 3.6% 3.5% 3.4% 3.3% 4.1% 3.8% 3.5% 3.8% 3.9% 4.1% 4.9% 5.5% 4.3%
Ukraine § 85 2.8% 2.6% 2.8% 2.7% 2.8% 2.6% 2.8% 2.7% 2.3% 2.4% 2.4% 3.0% 4.0% 3.7% 3.4%
USSR 84 xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx
Western Europe
Austria 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 0.9% 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7%
Belgium 1.2% 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 1.2% 1.2% 1.1% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 0.9% 0.9% 0.9%
Cyprus † 2.0% 1.9% 2.0% 1.9% 1.7% 1.6% 1.8% 1.9% 1.7% 1.7% 1.6% 1.5% 1.7% 1.6% 1.9%
Denmark 1.5% 1.4% 1.3% 1.4% 1.3% 1.4% 1.4% 1.4% 1.3% 1.4% 1.2% 1.2% 1.1% 1.2% 1.2%
Finland 1.4% 1.5% 1.5% 1.4% 1.3% 1.4% 1.6% 1.5% 1.5% 1.5% 1.5% 1.5% 1.5% 1.4% 1.4%
France 86 2.5% 2.5% 2.4% 2.3% 2.3% 2.3% 2.5% 2.3% 2.3% 2.2% 2.2% 2.2% 2.3% 2.3% 2.3%
Germany 1.4% 1.3% 1.3% 1.3% 1.2% 1.3% 1.4% 1.4% 1.3% 1.3% 1.2% 1.2% 1.2% 1.2% 1.2%
Greece 2.5% 2.6% 2.8% 2.8% 2.7% 3.0% 3.2% 2.7% 2.5% 2.4% 2.4% 2.3% 2.5% 2.6% 2.5%
Iceland † 87 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Ireland 0.6% 0.6% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 0.4% 0.3% 0.4%
Italy 88 1.9% 1.9% 1.8% 1.7% 1.6% 1.7% 1.8% 1.7% 1.7% 1.6% 1.6% 1.5% 1.4% 1.5% 1.5%
Luxembourg 89 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.6% 0.6% 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 0.4% 0.5%
Malta † 0.6% 0.7% 0.8% 0.7% 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 0.7% 0.6% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5%
Netherlands 1.5% 1.4% 1.4% 1.4% 1.4% 1.3% 1.4% 1.3% 1.3% 1.3% 1.2% 1.2% 1.1% 1.2% 1.2%
Norway 2.0% 1.8% 1.6% 1.5% 1.5% 1.4% 1.6% 1.5% 1.5% 1.4% 1.4% 1.5% 1.5% 1.6% 1.6%
Portugal 1.9% 2.0% 2.0% 1.9% 1.8% 1.8% 2.0% 2.0% 2.0% 1.9% 2.1% 1.8% 1.8% 1.7% 1.7%
Spain 90 1.4% 1.4% 1.4% 1.4% 1.4% 1.4% 1.3% 1.4% 1.3% 1.4% 1.3% 1.2% 1.3% 1.1% 1.2%
Sweden 91 1.6% 1.4% 1.4% 1.3% 1.3% 1.2% 1.2% 1.2% 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 1.0%
Switzerland † ¶ 92 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 0.8% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7%
UK 93 2.3% 2.3% 2.2% 2.1% 2.2% 2.3% 2.4% 2.4% 2.3% 2.2% 2.1% 2.0% 1.9% 1.8% 1.8%
Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product, 2003-2017 © SIPRI 2018
Country Notes 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Middle East
Bahrain 94 4.7% 4.0% 3.2% 3.1% 3.0% 2.8% 3.6% 3.3% 3.6% 3.8% 4.1% 4.4% 4.6% 4.7% 4.1%
Egypt ¶ 3.3% 3.0% 2.9% 2.7% 2.5% 2.3% 2.1% 2.1% 1.9% 1.8% 1.6% 1.5% 1.6% 1.5% 1.3%
Iran 95 1.3% 1.5% 1.6% 3.4% 2.8% 2.9% 3.2% 2.9% 2.4% 2.7% 2.2% 2.2% 2.6% 2.8% 3.1%
Iraq ¶ 96 .. 1.7% 2.2% 1.9% 2.2% 2.4% 2.9% 2.7% 2.3% 1.9% 3.3% 3.0% 5.3% 3.5% 3.9%
Israel 97 8.5% 8.2% 7.6% 7.5% 6.8% 6.6% 6.7% 6.2% 6.2% 6.0% 5.9% 6.0% 5.7% 4.7% 4.7%
Jordan 6.0% 5.1% 4.8% 4.7% 6.0% 6.2% 6.6% 5.7% 5.5% 4.8% 4.3% 4.3% 4.3% 4.6% 4.8%
Kuwait 98 6.5% 5.8% 4.3% 3.5% 3.6% 3.0% 4.0% 3.8% 3.5% 3.4% 3.3% 3.6% 5.0% 5.8% 5.8%
Lebanon 4.6% 4.5% 4.5% 4.6% 4.6% 4.0% 4.0% 4.1% 4.1% 4.0% 4.1% 4.6% 4.4% 5.0% 4.5%
Oman ‡ 99 12.2% 12.1% 11.8% 10.8% 10.3% 7.6% 9.3% 8.3% 9.8% 16.2% 14.8% 13.5% 14.4% 16.0% 12.1%
Qatar 3.3% 2.4% 2.0% 1.8% 2.0% 2.0% 2.0% 1.5% .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Saudi Arabia § 100 8.7% 8.1% 7.7% 7.8% 8.5% 7.4% 9.6% 8.6% 7.2% 7.7% 9.0% 10.7% 13.5% 9.9% 10.3%
Syria 6.2% 5.5% 5.0% 4.4% 4.1% 3.6% 4.0% 4.1% .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Turkey 3.3% 2.7% 2.4% 2.4% 2.3% 2.2% 2.5% 2.3% 2.1% 2.1% 2.0% 1.9% 1.8% 2.1% 2.2%
UAE 101 4.7% 4.6% 3.7% 3.2% 3.3% 3.7% 5.5% 6.0% 5.5% 5.1% 6.0% 5.6% .. .. ..
Yemen 102 6.0% 4.7% 4.3% 3.6% 4.1% 3.9% 5.0% 4.7% 5.2% 5.0% 4.7% 5.0% .. .. ..
Yemen, North 103 xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx

Numbered footnotes can be found on the Footnotes worksheet.

† Figures for these countries do not include military pensions
‡ Figures for these countries are for current spending only (i.e. exclude capital spending)
§ Figures for these countries are for the adopted budget, rather than actual expenditure
¶ Figures for these countries do not include spending on paramilitary forces
The symbols || and || between two parts of a series for a country indicate a series break, where data before the red lines may not be consistent with data after.