failed states 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	Iraq	8.6%	2006
2	Yemen	6.6%	2006
3	Chad	4.2%	2006
4	Cote d'Ivoire	4%	2006
5	Zimbabwe	3.8%	2006
6	Pakistan	3.2%	2006
7	Guinea-Bissau	3.1%	2005
8	Sudan	3%	2005
9	Democratic Republic of the Congo	2.5%	2006
10	Afghanistan	1.9%	2006
11	Guinea	1.7%	2006
12	Nigeria	1.5%	2006
13	Somalia	1.3%	2006
14	Central African Republic	1.1%	2006
15	Haiti	0.4%	2006

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Oman ranked first for expenditures > percent of GDP amongst Hot countries in 2005.
Eritrea ranked first for expenditures > percent of GDP amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2006.
Iraq ranked first for expenditures > percent of GDP amongst Failed states in 2006.
Qatar ranked first for expenditures > percent of GDP amongst Former British colonies in 2005.
North Korea ranked first for expenditures > percent of GDP globally in 2003.
El Salvador ranked first for expenditures > percent of GDP amongst Former Spanish colonies in 2006.
Saudi Arabia ranked third for expenditures > percent of GDP amongst Muslim countries in 2005.
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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