World Government Military Expenditures As Percentage Of GDP
| Rank | Country | Military expenditures - percent of GDP (%) |
| 1 | Oman | 11.4 |
| 2 | Qatar | 10 |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | 10 |
| 4 | Iraq | 8.6 |
| 5 | Jordan | 8.6 |
| 6 | Israel | 7.3 |
| 7 | Yemen | 6.6 |
| 8 | Armenia | 6.5 |
| 9 | Eritrea | 6.3 |
| 10 | Macedonia | 6 |
| 11 | Burundi | 5.9 |
| 12 | Syria | 5.9 |
| 13 | Angola | 5.7 |
| 14 | Mauritania | 5.5 |
| 15 | Maldives | 5.5 |
| 16 | Kuwait | 5.3 |
| 17 | Turkey | 5.3 |
| 18 | El Salvador | 5 |
| 19 | Morocco | 5 |
| 20 | Singapore | 4.9 |
| 21 | Swaziland | 4.7 |
| 22 | Bahrain | 4.5 |
| 23 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4.5 |
| 24 | Brunei | 4.5 |
| 25 | China | 4.3 |
| 26 | Greece | 4.3 |
| 27 | Chad | 4.2 |
| 28 | United States | 4.06 |
| 29 | Libya | 3.9 |
| 30 | Russia | 3.9 |
| 31 | Tajikistan | 3.9 |
| 32 | Cuba | 3.8 |
| 33 | Djibouti | 3.8 |
| 34 | Cyprus | 3.8 |
| 35 | Zimbabwe | 3.8 |
| 36 | Namibia | 3.7 |
| 37 | Colombia | 3.4 |
| 38 | Gabon | 3.4 |
| 39 | Egypt | 3.4 |
| 40 | Turkmenistan | 3.4 |
| 41 | Algeria | 3.3 |
| 42 | Botswana | 3.3 |
| 43 | United Arab Emirates | 3.1 |
| 44 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.1 |
| 45 | Lebanon | 3.1 |
| 46 | Congo, Republic of the | 3.1 |
| 47 | Solomon Islands | 3 |
| 48 | Cambodia | 3 |
| 49 | Ethiopia | 3 |
| 50 | Indonesia | 3 |
| 51 | Sudan | 3 |
| 52 | Pakistan | 3 |
| 53 | Rwanda | 2.9 |
| 54 | Comoros | 2.8 |
| 55 | Ecuador | 2.8 |
| 56 | Kenya | 2.8 |
| 57 | Chile | 2.7 |
| 58 | Korea, South | 2.7 |
| 59 | Azerbaijan | 2.6 |
| 60 | Lesotho | 2.6 |
| 61 | France | 2.6 |
| 62 | Brazil | 2.6 |
| 63 | Sri Lanka | 2.6 |
| 64 | Bulgaria | 2.6 |
| 65 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 2.5 |
| 66 | India | 2.5 |
| 67 | Iran | 2.5 |
| 68 | Vietnam | 2.5 |
| 69 | Australia | 2.4 |
| 70 | United Kingdom | 2.4 |
| 71 | Croatia | 2.39 |
| 72 | Portugal | 2.3 |
| 73 | Sierra Leone | 2.3 |
| 74 | Fiji | 2.2 |
| 75 | Taiwan | 2.2 |
| 76 | Uganda | 2.2 |
| 77 | Burma | 2.1 |
| 78 | Malaysia | 2.03 |
| 79 | Estonia | 2 |
| 80 | World | 2 |
| 81 | Uzbekistan | 2 |
| 82 | Seychelles | 2 |
| 83 | Finland | 2 |
| 84 | Afghanistan | 1.9 |
| 85 | Romania | 1.9 |
| 86 | Norway | 1.9 |
| 87 | Mali | 1.9 |
| 88 | Bolivia | 1.9 |
| 89 | Slovakia | 1.87 |
| 90 | Guyana | 1.8 |
| 91 | Thailand | 1.8 |
| 92 | Zambia | 1.8 |
| 93 | Italy | 1.8 |
| 94 | Hungary | 1.75 |
| 95 | Poland | 1.71 |
| 96 | Benin | 1.7 |
| 97 | Guinea | 1.7 |
| 98 | South Africa | 1.7 |
| 99 | Slovenia | 1.7 |
| 100 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.6 |
| 101 | Netherlands | 1.6 |
| 102 | Togo | 1.6 |
| 103 | Uruguay | 1.6 |
| 104 | Nepal | 1.6 |
| 105 | Bangladesh | 1.5 |
| 106 | Sweden | 1.5 |
| 107 | Peru | 1.5 |
| 108 | Nigeria | 1.5 |
| 109 | Denmark | 1.5 |
| 110 | Germany | 1.5 |
| 111 | Albania | 1.49 |
| 112 | Czech Republic | 1.46 |
| 113 | Belize | 1.4 |
| 114 | Ukraine | 1.4 |
| 115 | Belarus | 1.4 |
| 116 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.4 |
| 117 | Papua New Guinea | 1.4 |
| 118 | Tunisia | 1.4 |
| 119 | Senegal | 1.4 |
| 120 | Mongolia | 1.4 |
| 121 | Argentina | 1.3 |
| 122 | Cameroon | 1.3 |
| 123 | Niger | 1.3 |
| 124 | Malawi | 1.3 |
| 125 | Liberia | 1.3 |
| 126 | Belgium | 1.3 |
| 127 | Latvia | 1.2 |
| 128 | Burkina Faso | 1.2 |
| 129 | Venezuela | 1.2 |
| 130 | Spain | 1.2 |
| 131 | Lithuania | 1.2 |
| 132 | Canada | 1.1 |
| 133 | Central African Republic | 1.1 |
| 134 | Bhutan | 1 |
| 135 | Madagascar | 1 |
| 136 | Switzerland | 1 |
| 137 | Panama | 1 |
| 138 | Paraguay | 1 |
| 139 | New Zealand | 1 |
| 140 | Austria | 0.9 |
| 141 | Kazakhstan | 0.9 |
| 142 | Luxembourg | 0.9 |
| 143 | Tonga | 0.9 |
| 144 | Somalia | 0.9 |
| 145 | Philippines | 0.9 |
| 146 | Ireland | 0.9 |
| 147 | Dominican Republic | 0.8 |
| 148 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.8 |
| 149 | Japan | 0.8 |
| 150 | Mozambique | 0.8 |
| 151 | Ghana | 0.8 |
| 152 | Cape Verde | 0.7 |
| 153 | Malta | 0.7 |
| 154 | Honduras | 0.6 |
| 155 | Nicaragua | 0.6 |
| 156 | Suriname | 0.6 |
| 157 | Jamaica | 0.6 |
| 158 | Georgia | 0.59 |
| 159 | Barbados | 0.5 |
| 160 | Gambia, The | 0.5 |
| 161 | Bahamas, The | 0.5 |
| 162 | Mexico | 0.5 |
| 163 | Laos | 0.5 |
| 164 | Costa Rica | 0.4 |
| 165 | Guatemala | 0.4 |
| 166 | Moldova | 0.4 |
| 167 | Haiti | 0.4 |
| 168 | Mauritius | 0.3 |
| 169 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.3 |
| 170 | Tanzania | 0.2 |
| 171 | Bermuda | 0.11 |
| 172 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.1 |
| 173 | Iceland | 0 |
Source: CIA World Factbook - updated 19 June, 2008