FACTOID # 1: Israel enjoys a GDP per capita 21 times that of the Palestinian West Bank and 33 times that of the Gaza Strip. Its military spending per capita tops the world.
 
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Military Statistics > Expenditures > Percent of GDP (most recent) by country

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Rank   Countries  Amount  Date  
# 1   Korea, North: 22.9%  2003 Time series
# 2   Oman: 11.4%  2005 Time series
= 3   Saudi Arabia: 10%  2005 Time series
= 3   Qatar: 10%  2005 Time series
= 5   Iraq: 8.6%  2006 Time series
= 5   Jordan: 8.6%  2006 Time series
# 7   Israel: 7.3%  2006 Time series
# 8   Yemen: 6.6%  2006 Time series
# 9   Eritrea: 6.3%  2006 Time series
# 10   Macedonia, Republic of: 6%  2005 Time series
= 11   Burundi: 5.9%  2006 Time series
= 11   Syria: 5.9%  2005 Time series
# 13   Angola: 5.7%  2006 Time series
= 14   Mauritania: 5.5%  2006 Time series
= 14   Maldives: 5.5%  2005 Time series
= 16   Kuwait: 5.3%  2006 Time series
= 16   Turkey: 5.3%  2005 Time series
= 18   Morocco: 5%  2004 Time series
= 18   El Salvador: 5%  2006 Time series
# 20   Singapore: 4.9%  2005 Time series
# 21   Swaziland: 4.7%  2006 Time series
= 22   Brunei: 4.5%  2006 Time series
= 22   Bosnia and Herzegovina: 4.5%  2005 Time series
= 22   Bahrain: 4.5%  2006 Time series
= 25   China: 4.3%  2006 Time series
= 25   Greece: 4.3%  2005 Time series
# 27   Chad: 4.2%  2006 Time series
# 28   United States: 4.06%  2005 Time series
# 29   Côte d'Ivoire: 4%  2006 Time series
= 30   Tajikistan: 3.9%  2005 Time series
= 30   Russia: 3.9%  2005 Time series
= 30   Libya: 3.9%  2005 Time series
= 33   Cuba: 3.8%  2006 Time series
= 33   Zimbabwe: 3.8%  2006 Time series
= 33   Djibouti: 3.8%  2006 Time series
= 33   Cyprus: 3.8%  2005 Time series
# 37   Namibia: 3.7%  2006 Time series
# 38   Armenia: 3.5%  2006 Time series
= 39   Turkmenistan: 3.4%  2005 Time series
= 39   Colombia: 3.4%  2005 Time series
= 39   Gabon: 3.4%  2005 Time series
= 39   Egypt: 3.4%  2005 Time series
= 43   Botswana: 3.3%  2006 Time series
= 43   Algeria: 3.3%  2006 Time series
# 45   Pakistan: 3.2%  2006 Time series
= 46   Congo, Republic of the: 3.1%  2006 Time series
= 46   Lebanon: 3.1%  2005 Time series
= 46   Guinea-Bissau: 3.1%  2005 Time series
= 46   United Arab Emirates: 3.1%  2005 Time series
= 50   Cambodia: 3%  2005 Time series
= 50   Indonesia: 3%  2005 Time series
= 50   Ethiopia: 3%  2006 Time series
= 50   Solomon Islands: 3%  2006 Time series
= 50   Sudan: 3%  2005 Time series
= 55   Zambia: 2.9%  2006 Time series
= 55   Rwanda: 2.9%  2006 Time series
= 57   Kenya: 2.8%  2006 Time series
= 57   Comoros: 2.8%  2006 Time series
= 57   Ecuador: 2.8%  2006 Time series
= 60   Chile: 2.7%  2006 Time series
= 60   Korea, South: 2.7%  2006 Time series
= 62   Lesotho: 2.6%  2006 Time series
= 62   Brazil: 2.6%  2006 Time series
= 62   Azerbaijan: 2.6%  2005 Time series
= 62   Bulgaria: 2.6%  2005 Time series
= 62   France: 2.6%  2005 Time series
= 62   Sri Lanka: 2.6%  2006 Time series
= 68   Iran: 2.5%  2006 Time series
= 68   Congo, Democratic Republic of the: 2.5%  2006 Time series
= 68   India: 2.5%  2006 Time series
= 68   Vietnam: 2.5%  2005 Time series
# 72   Romania: 2.47%  2005 Time series
= 73   Australia: 2.4%  2006 Time series
= 73   United Kingdom: 2.4%  2005 Time series
# 75   Croatia: 2.39%  2005 Time series
= 76   Portugal: 2.3%  2005 Time series
= 76   Sierra Leone: 2.3%  2006 Time series
= 78   Uganda: 2.2%  2006 Time series
= 78   Fiji: 2.2%  2005 Time series
= 78   Taiwan: 2.2%  2006 Time series
# 81   Burma: 2.1%  2005 Time series
# 82   Malaysia: 2.03%  2005 Time series
= 83   Seychelles: 2%  2006 Time series
= 83   Estonia: 2%  2005 Time series
= 83   Finland: 2%  2005 Time series
= 83   Uzbekistan: 2%  2005 Time series
= 83   Venezuela: 2%  2006 Time series
= 88   Mali: 1.9%  2006 Time series
= 88   Bolivia: 1.9%  2006 Time series
= 88   Senegal: 1.9%  2006 Time series
= 88   Lithuania: 1.9%  2005 Time series
= 88   Afghanistan: 1.9%  2006 Time series
= 88   Norway: 1.9%  2005 Time series
# 94   Slovakia: 1.87%  2005 Time series
# 95   Czech Republic: 1.81%  2005 Time series
= 96   Guyana: 1.8%  2006 Time series
= 96   Italy: 1.8%  2005 Time series
= 96   Thailand: 1.8%  2005 Time series
# 99   Hungary: 1.75%  2005 Time series
# 100   Poland: 1.71%  2005 Time series
= 101   Slovenia: 1.7%  2005 Time series
= 101   Guinea: 1.7%  2006 Time series
= 101   Benin: 1.7%  2006 Time series
= 101   South Africa: 1.7%  2006 Time series
= 105   Togo: 1.6%  2005 Time series
= 105   Netherlands: 1.6%  2005 Time series
= 105   Nepal: 1.6%  2006 Time series
= 105   Tanzania: 1.6%  2006 Time series
= 105   Uruguay: 1.6%  2006 Time series
= 110   Kazakhstan: 1.5%  2006 Time series
= 110   Denmark: 1.5%  2005 Time series
= 110   Peru: 1.5%  2006 Time series
= 110   Germany: 1.5%  2005 Time series
= 110   Nigeria: 1.5%  2006 Time series
= 110   Sweden: 1.5%  2006 Time series
= 110   Bangladesh: 1.5%  2006 Time series
# 117   Albania: 1.49%  2005 Time series
= 118   Papua New Guinea: 1.4%  2005 Time series
= 118   Ukraine: 1.4%  2005 Time series
= 118   Belize: 1.4%  2006 Time series
= 118   Mongolia: 1.4%  2006 Time series
= 118   Belarus: 1.4%  2005 Time series
= 118   Tunisia: 1.4%  2006 Time series
= 118   Kyrgyzstan: 1.4%  2005 Time series
= 125   Argentina: 1.3%  2005 Time series
= 125   Malawi: 1.3%  2006 Time series
= 125   Belgium: 1.3%  2005 Time series
= 125   Liberia: 1.3%  2006 Time series
= 125   Cameroon: 1.3%  2006 Time series
= 125   Niger: 1.3%  2006 Time series
= 125   Somalia: 1.3%  2006 Time series
= 132   Latvia: 1.2%  2005 Time series
= 132   Spain: 1.2%  2005 Time series
= 132   Burkina Faso: 1.2%  2006 Time series
= 135   Canada: 1.1%  2005 Time series
= 135   Central African Republic: 1.1%  2006 Time series
= 135   Philippines: 1.1%  2006 Time series
= 138   Paraguay: 1%  2006 Time series
= 138   Madagascar: 1%  2006 Time series
= 138   Bhutan: 1%  2005 Time series
= 138   New Zealand: 1%  2005 Time series
= 138   Switzerland: 1%  2005 Time series
= 138   Panama: 1%  2006 Time series
= 144   Luxembourg: 0.9%  2005 Time series
= 144   Ireland: 0.9%  2005 Time series
= 144   Tonga: 0.9%  2006 Time series
= 144   Austria: 0.9%  2005 Time series
= 148   Japan: 0.8%  2006 Time series
= 148   São Tomé and Príncipe: 0.8%  2006 Time series
= 148   Ghana: 0.8%  2006 Time series
= 148   Mozambique: 0.8%  2006 Time series
= 148   Dominican Republic: 0.8%  2006 Time series
= 153   Malta: 0.7%  2006 Time series
= 153   Cape Verde: 0.7%  2006 Time series
= 155   Suriname: 0.6%  2006 Time series
= 155   Honduras: 0.6%  2006 Time series
= 155   Jamaica: 0.6%  2006 Time series
= 155   Nicaragua: 0.6%  2006 Time series
# 159   Georgia: 0.59%  2005 Time series
= 160   Gambia, The: 0.5%  2006 Time series
= 160   Barbados: 0.5%  2006 Time series
= 160   Antigua and Barbuda: 0.5%  2006 Time series
= 160   Bahamas, The: 0.5%  2006 Time series
= 160   Mexico: 0.5%  2006 Time series
= 160   Laos: 0.5%  2006 Time series
= 166   Guatemala: 0.4%  2006 Time series
= 166   Haiti: 0.4%  2006 Time series
= 166   Moldova: 0.4%  2005 Time series
= 166   Costa Rica: 0.4%  2006 Time series
= 170   Trinidad and Tobago: 0.3%  2006 Time series
= 170   Mauritius: 0.3%  2006 Time series
# 172   Bermuda: 0.11%  2005 Time series
# 173   Equatorial Guinea: 0.1%  2006 Time series
# 174   Iceland: 0%  2005 Time series
Weighted average: 2.6%  



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

SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008

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