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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Korea | 22.9% | 2003 | ||
| 2 | Oman | 11.4% | 2005 | ||
| =3 | Qatar | 10% | 2005 | ||
| =3 | Saudi Arabia | 10% | 2005 | ||
| =5 | Iraq | 8.6% | 2006 | ||
| =5 | Jordan | 8.6% | 2006 | ||
| 7 | Israel | 7.3% | 2006 | ||
| 8 | Yemen | 6.6% | 2006 | ||
| 9 | Eritrea | 6.3% | 2006 | ||
| =10 | Burundi | 5.9% | 2006 | ||
| =10 | Syria | 5.9% | 2005 | ||
| Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 5.84% | 2005 | |||
| 12 | Angola | 5.7% | 2006 | ||
| =13 | Mauritania | 5.5% | 2006 | ||
| =13 | Maldives | 5.5% | 2005 | ||
| =15 | Kuwait | 5.3% | 2006 | ||
| =15 | Turkey | 5.3% | 2005 | ||
| =17 | El Salvador | 5% | 2006 | ||
| =17 | Morocco | 5% | 2004 | ||
| 19 | Singapore | 4.9% | 2005 | ||
| OPEC countries average (profile) | 4.85% | 2005 | |||
| 20 | Swaziland | 4.7% | 2006 | ||
| =21 | Brunei | 4.5% | 2006 | ||
| =21 | Bahrain | 4.5% | 2006 | ||
| =21 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4.5% | 2005 | ||
| =24 | China | 4.3% | 2006 | ||
| =24 | Greece | 4.3% | 2005 | ||
| 26 | Chad | 4.2% | 2006 | ||
| 27 | United States | 4.06% | 2005 | ||
| 28 | Cote d'Ivoire | 4% | 2006 | ||
| =29 | Tajikistan | 3.9% | 2005 | ||
| =29 | Libya | 3.9% | 2005 | ||
| =29 | Russia | 3.9% | 2005 | ||
| =32 | Djibouti | 3.8% | 2006 | ||
| =32 | Cuba | 3.8% | 2006 | ||
| =32 | Zimbabwe | 3.8% | 2006 | ||
| =32 | Cyprus | 3.8% | 2005 | ||
| 36 | Namibia | 3.7% | 2006 | ||
| Muslim countries average (profile) | 3.55% | 2005 | |||
| 37 | Armenia | 3.5% | 2006 | ||
| =38 | Turkmenistan | 3.4% | 2005 | ||
| =38 | Colombia | 3.4% | 2005 | ||
| =38 | Gabon | 3.4% | 2005 | ||
| =38 | Egypt | 3.4% | 2005 | ||
| =42 | Algeria | 3.3% | 2006 | ||
| =42 | Botswana | 3.3% | 2006 | ||
| 44 | Pakistan | 3.2% | 2006 | ||
| failed states average (profile) | 3.14% | 2006 | |||
| =45 | Congo, Republic of the | 3.1% | 2006 | ||
| =45 | Lebanon | 3.1% | 2005 | ||
| =45 | United Arab Emirates | 3.1% | 2005 | ||
| =45 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.1% | 2005 | ||
| =49 | Solomon Islands | 3% | 2006 | ||
| =49 | Ethiopia | 3% | 2006 | ||
| =49 | Indonesia | 3% | 2005 | ||
| =49 | Sudan | 3% | 2005 | ||
| =49 | Cambodia | 3% | 2005 | ||
| =54 | Zambia | 2.9% | 2006 | ||
| =54 | Rwanda | 2.9% | 2006 | ||
| =56 | Comoros | 2.8% | 2006 | ||
| =56 | Kenya | 2.8% | 2006 | ||
| =56 | Ecuador | 2.8% | 2006 | ||
| =59 | Chile | 2.7% | 2006 | ||
| =59 | South Korea | 2.7% | 2006 | ||
| =61 | Sri Lanka | 2.6% | 2006 | ||
| =61 | Brazil | 2.6% | 2006 | ||
| =61 | Lesotho | 2.6% | 2006 | ||
| =61 | France | 2.6% | 2005 | ||
| =61 | Azerbaijan | 2.6% | 2005 | ||
| =61 | Bulgaria | 2.6% | 2005 | ||
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | 2.6% | 2005 | |||
| =67 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2.5% | 2006 | ||
| =67 | Iran | 2.5% | 2006 | ||
| =67 | India | 2.5% | 2006 | ||
| =67 | Vietnam | 2.5% | 2005 | ||
| 71 | Romania | 2.47% | 2005 | ||
| =72 | Australia | 2.4% | 2006 | ||
| =72 | United Kingdom | 2.4% | 2005 | ||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 2.4% | 2005 | |||
| 74 | Croatia | 2.39% | 2005 | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 2.39% | 2006 | |||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 2.33% | 2005 | |||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 2.32% | 2005 | |||
| =75 | Sierra Leone | 2.3% | 2006 | ||
| =75 | Portugal | 2.3% | 2005 | ||
| South Asia average (profile) | 2.27% | 2006 | |||
| =77 | Uganda | 2.2% | 2006 | ||
| =77 | Taiwan | 2.2% | 2006 | ||
| =77 | Fiji | 2.2% | 2005 | ||
| 80 | Burma | 2.1% | 2005 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 2.07% | 2005 | |||
| 81 | Malaysia | 2.03% | 2005 | ||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 2.01% | 2005 | |||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 2.01% | 2005 | |||
| =82 | Seychelles | 2% | 2006 | ||
| =82 | Venezuela | 2% | 2006 | ||
| =82 | Finland | 2% | 2005 | ||
| =82 | Estonia | 2% | 2005 | ||
| =82 | Uzbekistan | 2% | 2005 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 1.95% | 2005 | |||
| Europe average (profile) | 1.93% | 2005 | |||
| =87 | Mali | 1.9% | 2006 | ||
| =87 | Bolivia | 1.9% | 2006 | ||
| =87 | Senegal | 1.9% | 2006 | ||
| =87 | Afghanistan | 1.9% | 2006 | ||
| =87 | Norway | 1.9% | 2005 | ||
| =87 | Lithuania | 1.9% | 2005 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | 1.89% | 2005 | |||
| 93 | Slovakia | 1.87% | 2005 | ||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 1.83% | 2005 | |||
| 94 | Czech Republic | 1.81% | 2005 | ||
| =95 | Guyana | 1.8% | 2006 | ||
| =95 | Thailand | 1.8% | 2005 | ||
| =95 | Italy | 1.8% | 2005 | ||
| 98 | Hungary | 1.75% | 2005 | ||
| 99 | Poland | 1.71% | 2005 | ||
| =100 | South Africa | 1.7% | 2006 | ||
| =100 | Benin | 1.7% | 2006 | ||
| =100 | Guinea | 1.7% | 2006 | ||
| =100 | Slovenia | 1.7% | 2005 | ||
| =104 | Tanzania | 1.6% | 2006 | ||
| =104 | Nepal | 1.6% | 2006 | ||
| =104 | Uruguay | 1.6% | 2006 | ||
| =104 | Netherlands | 1.6% | 2005 | ||
| =104 | Togo | 1.6% | 2005 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 1.54% | 2006 | |||
| =109 | Bangladesh | 1.5% | 2006 | ||
| =109 | Nigeria | 1.5% | 2006 | ||
| =109 | Peru | 1.5% | 2006 | ||
| =109 | Sweden | 1.5% | 2006 | ||
| =109 | Kazakhstan | 1.5% | 2006 | ||
| =109 | Denmark | 1.5% | 2005 | ||
| =109 | Germany | 1.5% | 2005 | ||
| 116 | Albania | 1.49% | 2005 | ||
| =117 | Belize | 1.4% | 2006 | ||
| =117 | Mongolia | 1.4% | 2006 | ||
| =117 | Tunisia | 1.4% | 2006 | ||
| =117 | Papua New Guinea | 1.4% | 2005 | ||
| =117 | Ukraine | 1.4% | 2005 | ||
| =117 | Belarus | 1.4% | 2005 | ||
| =117 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.4% | 2005 | ||
| =124 | Cameroon | 1.3% | 2006 | ||
| =124 | Liberia | 1.3% | 2006 | ||
| =124 | Malawi | 1.3% | 2006 | ||
| =124 | Somalia | 1.3% | 2006 | ||
| =124 | Niger | 1.3% | 2006 | ||
| =124 | Argentina | 1.3% | 2005 | ||
| =124 | Belgium | 1.3% | 2005 | ||
| =131 | Burkina Faso | 1.2% | 2006 | ||
| =131 | Spain | 1.2% | 2005 | ||
| =131 | Latvia | 1.2% | 2005 | ||
| =134 | Central African Republic | 1.1% | 2006 | ||
| =134 | Philippines | 1.1% | 2006 | ||
| =134 | Canada | 1.1% | 2005 | ||
| =137 | Madagascar | 1% | 2006 | ||
| =137 | Panama | 1% | 2006 | ||
| =137 | Paraguay | 1% | 2006 | ||
| =137 | New Zealand | 1% | 2005 | ||
| =137 | Switzerland | 1% | 2005 | ||
| =137 | Bhutan | 1% | 2005 | ||
| =143 | Tonga | 0.9% | 2006 | ||
| =143 | Ireland | 0.9% | 2005 | ||
| =143 | Luxembourg | 0.9% | 2005 | ||
| =143 | Austria | 0.9% | 2005 | ||
| =147 | Dominican Republic | 0.8% | 2006 | ||
| =147 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.8% | 2006 | ||
| =147 | Ghana | 0.8% | 2006 | ||
| =147 | Mozambique | 0.8% | 2006 | ||
| =147 | Japan | 0.8% | 2006 | ||
| =152 | Cape Verde | 0.7% | 2006 | ||
| =152 | Malta | 0.7% | 2006 | ||
| =154 | Suriname | 0.6% | 2006 | ||
| =154 | Jamaica | 0.6% | 2006 | ||
| =154 | Nicaragua | 0.6% | 2006 | ||
| =154 | Honduras | 0.6% | 2006 | ||
| 158 | Georgia | 0.59% | 2005 | ||
| =159 | Barbados | 0.5% | 2006 | ||
| =159 | Mexico | 0.5% | 2006 | ||
| =159 | The Gambia | 0.5% | 2006 | ||
| =159 | The Bahamas | 0.5% | 2006 | ||
| =159 | Laos | 0.5% | 2006 | ||
| =159 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.5% | 2006 | ||
| =165 | Guatemala | 0.4% | 2006 | ||
| =165 | Haiti | 0.4% | 2006 | ||
| =165 | Costa Rica | 0.4% | 2006 | ||
| =165 | Moldova | 0.4% | 2005 | ||
| =169 | Mauritius | 0.3% | 2006 | ||
| =169 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.3% | 2006 | ||
| 171 | Bermuda | 0.11% | 2005 | ||
| 172 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.1% | 2006 | ||
| 173 | Iceland | 0.0 | 2005 |
Citation
Interesting observations about Military > Expenditures > Percent of GDP
- 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.
