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Military Statistics > Expenditures > Dollar figure (per $ GDP) (most recent) by country

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Rank   Countries  Amount  (top to bottom)   
#1   Oman: $1.12 per $10 of GDP 
#2   Eritrea: $1.04 per $10 of GDP 
#3   Ethiopia: $0.99 per $10 of GDP 
#4   Afghanistan: $0.91 per $10 of GDP 
#5   Mali: $0.86 per $10 of GDP 
#6   Israel: $0.76 per $10 of GDP 
#7   Saudi Arabia: $0.73 per $10 of GDP 
#8   Jordan: $0.68 per $10 of GDP 
#9   Burundi: $0.64 per $10 of GDP 
#10   Iran: $0.60 per $10 of GDP 
#11   Bahrain: $0.55 per $10 of GDP 
#12   Egypt: $0.54 per $10 of GDP 
#13   Kuwait: $0.47 per $10 of GDP 
#14   Maldives: $0.46 per $10 of GDP 
#15   Libya: $0.45 per $10 of GDP 
#16   Guinea: $0.44 per $10 of GDP 
#17   Singapore: $0.42 per $10 of GDP 
#18   Djibouti: $0.40 per $10 of GDP 
#19   Macedonia, Republic of: $0.38 per $10 of GDP 
#20   Congo, Democratic Republic of the: $0.38 per $10 of GDP 
#21   Armenia: $0.38 per $10 of GDP 
#22   Yemen: $0.38 per $10 of GDP 
#23   Syria: $0.37 per $10 of GDP 
#24   Sri Lanka: $0.36 per $10 of GDP 
#25   Qatar: $0.35 per $10 of GDP 
#26   Zimbabwe: $0.35 per $10 of GDP 
#27   China: $0.34 per $10 of GDP 
#28   Colombia: $0.34 per $10 of GDP 
#29   Rwanda: $0.32 per $10 of GDP 
#30   Pakistan: $0.31 per $10 of GDP 
#31   Greece: $0.30 per $10 of GDP 
#32   Sudan: $0.30 per $10 of GDP 
#33   Bosnia and Herzegovina: $0.29 per $10 of GDP 
#34   Argentina: $0.28 per $10 of GDP 
#35   Morocco: $0.28 per $10 of GDP 
#36   Serbia and Montenegro: $0.27 per $10 of GDP 
#37   Mauritania: $0.27 per $10 of GDP 
#38   Turkey: $0.27 per $10 of GDP 
#39   Chile: $0.27 per $10 of GDP 
#40   Lebanon: $0.25 per $10 of GDP 
#41   Cyprus: $0.25 per $10 of GDP 
#42   Lesotho: $0.25 per $10 of GDP 
#43   Cambodia: $0.24 per $10 of GDP 
#44   Botswana: $0.24 per $10 of GDP 
#45   Ecuador: $0.24 per $10 of GDP 
#46   United States: $0.24 per $10 of GDP 
#47   France: $0.23 per $10 of GDP 
#48   Laos: $0.23 per $10 of GDP 
#49   United Arab Emirates: $0.23 per $10 of GDP 
#50   Brazil: $0.22 per $10 of GDP 
#51   Algeria: $0.22 per $10 of GDP 
#52   Guinea-Bissau: $0.20 per $10 of GDP 
#53   Benin: $0.20 per $10 of GDP 
#54   Korea, South: $0.19 per $10 of GDP 
#55   Congo, Republic of the: $0.19 per $10 of GDP 
#56   Uruguay: $0.19 per $10 of GDP 
#57   Seychelles: $0.18 per $10 of GDP 
#58   Uganda: $0.18 per $10 of GDP 
#59   Australia: $0.18 per $10 of GDP 
#60   Paraguay: $0.18 per $10 of GDP 
#61   Liberia: $0.17 per $10 of GDP 
#62   Tajikistan: $0.17 per $10 of GDP 
#63   Bolivia: $0.17 per $10 of GDP 
#64   India: $0.17 per $10 of GDP 
#65   Uzbekistan: $0.17 per $10 of GDP 
#66   Comoros: $0.16 per $10 of GDP 
#67   Croatia: $0.15 per $10 of GDP 
#68   Mongolia: $0.15 per $10 of GDP 
#69   Fiji: $0.15 per $10 of GDP 
#70   Bulgaria: $0.15 per $10 of GDP 
#71   United Kingdom: $0.15 per $10 of GDP 
#72   Peru: $0.15 per $10 of GDP 
#73   Turkmenistan: $0.15 per $10 of GDP 
#74   Poland: $0.15 per $10 of GDP 
#75   Vietnam: $0.14 per $10 of GDP 
#76   Malaysia: $0.14 per $10 of GDP 
#77   Germany: $0.14 per $10 of GDP 
#78   Estonia: $0.14 per $10 of GDP 
#79   Azerbaijan: $0.14 per $10 of GDP 
#80   Haiti: $0.14 per $10 of GDP 
#81   Bhutan: $0.14 per $10 of GDP 
#82   Romania: $0.14 per $10 of GDP 
#83   Namibia: $0.13 per $10 of GDP 
#84   East Timor: $0.13 per $10 of GDP 
#85   Sweden: $0.13 per $10 of GDP 
#86   Tunisia: $0.13 per $10 of GDP 
#87   Norway: $0.12 per $10 of GDP 
#88   Italy: $0.12 per $10 of GDP 
#89   Madagascar: $0.12 per $10 of GDP 
#90   Kenya: $0.12 per $10 of GDP 
#91   Togo: $0.12 per $10 of GDP 
#92   Slovenia: $0.12 per $10 of GDP 
#93   Philippines: $0.12 per $10 of GDP 
#94   Netherlands: $0.11 per $10 of GDP 
#95   Gabon: $0.11 per $10 of GDP 
#96   Malta: $0.11 per $10 of GDP 
#97   Angola: $0.11 per $10 of GDP 
#98   Czech Republic: $0.11 per $10 of GDP 
#99   Thailand: $0.11 per $10 of GDP 
#100   Hungary: $0.11 per $10 of GDP 
#101   Lithuania: $0.10 per $10 of GDP 
#102   Papua New Guinea: $0.10 per $10 of GDP 
#103   Denmark: $0.10 per $10 of GDP 
#104   Central African Republic: $0.10 per $10 of GDP 
#105   Slovakia: $0.10 per $10 of GDP 
#106   Bangladesh: $0.10 per $10 of GDP 
#107   Cape Verde: $0.10 per $10 of GDP 
#108   Finland: $0.10 per $10 of GDP 
#109   Dominican Republic: $0.10 per $10 of GDP 
#110   Sierra Leone: $0.10 per $10 of GDP 
#111   Chad: $0.10 per $10 of GDP 
#112   Burkina Faso: $0.10 per $10 of GDP 
#113   Ukraine: $0.10 per $10 of GDP 
#114   Côte d'Ivoire: $0.09 per $10 of GDP 
#115   Panama: $0.09 per $10 of GDP 
#116   Equatorial Guinea: $0.09 per $10 of GDP 
#117   Senegal: $0.09 per $10 of GDP 
#118   Belgium: $0.09 per $10 of GDP 
#119   Kyrgyzstan: $0.09 per $10 of GDP 
#120   Spain: $0.09 per $10 of GDP 
#121   Japan: $0.09 per $10 of GDP 
#122   Venezuela: $0.09 per $10 of GDP 
#123   Nepal: $0.09 per $10 of GDP 
#124   Swaziland: $0.08 per $10 of GDP 
#125   South Africa: $0.08 per $10 of GDP 
#126   Canada: $0.08 per $10 of GDP 
#127   Cameroon: $0.08 per $10 of GDP 
#128   Belarus: $0.08 per $10 of GDP 
#129   Portugal: $0.08 per $10 of GDP 
#130   Albania: $0.07 per $10 of GDP 
#131   Trinidad and Tobago: $0.07 per $10 of GDP 
#132   Malawi: $0.07 per $10 of GDP 
#133   Switzerland: $0.07 per $10 of GDP 
#134   El Salvador: $0.07 per $10 of GDP 
#135   Belize: $0.07 per $10 of GDP 
#136   Niger: $0.07 per $10 of GDP 
#137   São Tomé and Príncipe: $0.07 per $10 of GDP 
#138   Latvia: $0.06 per $10 of GDP 
#139   Mozambique: $0.06 per $10 of GDP 
#140   Zambia: $0.06 per $10 of GDP 
#141   New Zealand: $0.06 per $10 of GDP 
#142   Nicaragua: $0.06 per $10 of GDP 
#143   Mexico: $0.06 per $10 of GDP 
#144   Nigeria: $0.06 per $10 of GDP 
#145   Kazakhstan: $0.05 per $10 of GDP 
#146   Austria: $0.05 per $10 of GDP 
#147   Honduras: $0.05 per $10 of GDP 
#148   Luxembourg: $0.05 per $10 of GDP 
#149   Georgia: $0.05 per $10 of GDP 
#150   Guatemala: $0.04 per $10 of GDP 
#151   Ghana: $0.04 per $10 of GDP 
#152   Indonesia: $0.04 per $10 of GDP 
#153   Ireland: $0.04 per $10 of GDP 
#154   Costa Rica: $0.04 per $10 of GDP 
#155   Bahamas, The: $0.04 per $10 of GDP 
#156   Jamaica: $0.04 per $10 of GDP 
#157   Gambia, The: $0.03 per $10 of GDP 
#158   Moldova: $0.03 per $10 of GDP 
#159   Tanzania: $0.02 per $10 of GDP 
#160   Mauritius: $0.02 per $10 of GDP 
#161   San Marino: $0.01 per $10 of GDP 
#162   Iceland: $0.00 per $10 of GDP 
Total: $33.05 per $10 of GDP  
Weighted average: $0.20 per $10 of GDP  


DEFINITION: Current military expenditures in US dollars; the figure is calculated by multiplying the estimated defense spending in percentage terms by the gross domestic product (GDP) calculated on an exchange rate basis not purchasing power parity (PPP) terms. Dollar figures for military expenditures should be treated with caution because of different price patterns and accounting methods among nations, as well as wide variations in the strength of their currencies Per $ GDP figures expressed per 10 $ gross domestic product.

SOURCE: CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005

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