European Union Compared by Military > Defence spending > Percent of GDP
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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greece | 3.3% | 2009 | ||
| 2 | Bulgaria | 2.34% | 2009 | ||
| 3 | France | 2.32% | 2009 | ||
| 4 | Estonia | 1.85% | 2009 | ||
| 5 | Cyprus | 1.78% | 2009 | ||
| 6 | Poland | 1.66% | 2009 | ||
| 7 | Latvia | 1.6% | 2009 | ||
| =8 | Portugal | 1.53% | 2009 | ||
| =8 | Slovakia | 1.53% | 2009 | ||
| 10 | Slovenia | 1.48% | 2009 | ||
| =11 | Czech Republic | 1.44% | 2009 | ||
| =11 | Italy | 1.44% | 2009 | ||
| 13 | Netherlands | 1.43% | 2009 | ||
| 14 | Denmark | 1.41% | 2009 | ||
| 15 | Finland | 1.32% | 2009 | ||
| 16 | Germany | 1.27% | 2009 | ||
| =17 | Belgium | 1.24% | 2009 | ||
| =17 | Romania | 1.24% | 2009 | ||
| 19 | Sweden | 1.23% | 2009 | ||
| 20 | Hungary | 1.22% | 2009 | ||
| 21 | Spain | 1.16% | 2009 | ||
| 22 | Lithuania | 1.12% | 2009 | ||
| 23 | Austria | 0.94% | 2009 | ||
| 24 | Ireland | 0.58% | 2009 | ||
| 25 | Luxembourg | 0.53% | 2009 | ||
| 26 | Malta | 0.5% | 2009 |
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Interesting observations about Military > Defence spending > Percent of GDP
- Greece ranked first for defence spending > percent of GDP amongst European Union in 2009.
- United States ranked first for defence spending > percent of GDP amongst High income OECD countries in 2008.
- France ranked second for defence spending > percent of GDP amongst Eurozone in 2009.
- Russia ranked first for defence spending > percent of GDP amongst Europe in 2008.
- 2 of the top 3 countries by defence spending > percent of GDP are Sparsely populated.
- Bulgaria ranked second for defence spending > percent of GDP amongst NATO countries in 2009.
- 14 of the bottom 15 countries by defence spending > percent of GDP are Christian.
- Japan ranked last for defence spending > percent of GDP amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2008.
- 12 of the bottom 15 countries by defence spending > percent of GDP are Cold countries'.
- Spain ranked second last for defence spending > percent of GDP amongst Southern Europe in 2009.
