Non-religious countries Compared by Military > Expenditures > Percent of GDP

DEFINITION: Current military expenditures as an estimated percent of gross domestic product (GDP).

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	Turkey	5.3%	2005
2	China	4.3%	2006
=3	France	2.6%	2005
=3	Azerbaijan	2.6%	2005
5	Vietnam	2.5%	2005
6	Australia	2.4%	2006
7	Czech Republic	1.81%	2005
8	Netherlands	1.6%	2005
9	Sweden	1.5%	2006
10	Canada	1.1%	2005
11	Austria	0.9%	2005
12	Japan	0.8%	2006

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Qatar ranked first for expenditures > percent of GDP amongst Former British colonies in 2005.
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Syria ranked first for expenditures > percent of GDP amongst Former French colonies in 2005.
Burundi ranked second for expenditures > percent of GDP amongst Christian countries in 2006.
Cuba ranked second for expenditures > percent of GDP amongst Latin America and Caribbean in 2006.

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