The average for 2022 based on 145 countries was 1.98 percent. The highest value was in Ukraine: 33.55 percent and the lowest value was in Haiti: 0.07 percent. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2022. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Military expenditure (% of GDP) in United States was reported at 3.3618 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. United States - Military expenditure (% of GDP) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on October of 2025.

In 2025, Poland's defense spending as a share of gross domestic product was **** percent, the highest of all NATO member states, followed by Lithuania at *****percent, and then Latvia at **** percent. It is a target of NATO that every member country should spend at least two percent of their GDP on defense. As of this year, it is estimated that all the alliance's 32 member states would meet this target. The average expenditure on defense expenditure across all NATO member states was **** percent in this year. NATO, Trump, and the War in Ukraine Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 shook many European powers out of a creeping complacency that had set in since the end of the Cold War. It led directly to the applications of Sweden and Finland to the alliance in 2022, with the latter joining later that year. The conflict has however also underlined how Europe's security is still underpinned by American military power, with the United States the main contributor of military aid to Ukraine. Furthermore, in overall defense spending, the U.S. spends far more than the rest of NATO combined. The current Trump administration has frequently criticized NATO states that they see as taking advantage of this discrepancy, urging other members to reach and even exceed the two percent threshold. Article 5 triggered in the aftermath of 9/11 While NATO was founded with the aim of deterring the Soviet Union in the Cold War, its central defense clause "Article 5" whereby an attack on one member is considered an attack on all, has only been triggered once; after the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States. NATO's involvement in the subsequent War in Afghanistan was a direct result of this, with troops supporting the operation from across the alliance. Although NATO's focus drifted towards counter-insurgency, and the threat from terrorism in this period, its original purpose has become far more important recently.

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In 2020, Poland allocated **** percent of its GDP to financing the armed forces, exceeding the goal recommended by NATO for defense spending for each member state (* percent of GDP). Defense spending is planned to increase gradually to *** percent in 2026.

Georgia: Military spending, percent of GDP: The latest value from 2022 is 1.43 percent, a decline from 1.61 percent in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 1.98 percent, based on data from 145 countries. Historically, the average for Georgia from 1996 to 2022 is 2.65 percent. The minimum value, 0.62 percent, was reached in 2000 while the maximum of 9.16 percent was recorded in 2007.

Military expenditure (% of GDP) in Belgium was reported at 1.2146 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Belgium - Military expenditure (% of GDP) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on October of 2025.

Military expenditure (% of GDP) in Israel was reported at 5.3174 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Israel - Military expenditure (% of GDP) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on October of 2025.

Graph and download economic data for Shares of gross domestic product: Government consumption expenditures and gross investment: Federal: National defense (A824RE1A156NBEA) from 1929 to 2024 about defense, Shares of GDP, investment, gross, consumption expenditures, federal, consumption, government, GDP, and USA.

Pakistan: Military spending, percent of GDP: The latest value from 2022 is 2.63 percent, a decline from 2.87 percent in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 1.98 percent, based on data from 145 countries. Historically, the average for Pakistan from 1960 to 2022 is 4.98 percent. The minimum value, 2.63 percent, was reached in 2022 while the maximum of 6.99 percent was recorded in 1986.

The average for 2022 based on 27 countries was 1.59 percent. The highest value was in Greece: 3.69 percent and the lowest value was in Ireland: 0.23 percent. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2022. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

In 2023, the defense budget accounted for 2.5 percent of GDP in Finland. The share of defense spending was expected to slightly decrease in the following year before increasing in 2025

Russia: Military spending, percent of GDP: The latest value from 2022 is 4.06 percent, an increase from 3.72 percent in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 1.98 percent, based on data from 145 countries. Historically, the average for Russia from 1992 to 2022 is 3.79 percent. The minimum value, 2.73 percent, was reached in 1998 while the maximum of 5.43 percent was recorded in 2016.

Military expenditure (% of GDP) in Japan was reported at 1.1961 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Japan - Military expenditure (% of GDP) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on September of 2025.

The average for 2022 based on 42 countries was 1.49 percent. The highest value was in Togo: 5.44 percent and the lowest value was in Mauritius: 0.17 percent. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2022. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

The average for 2022 based on 12 countries was 4.05 percent. The highest value was in Saudi Arabia: 7.42 percent and the lowest value was in Egypt: 1.06 percent. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2022. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Military expenditure (% of GDP) in Denmark was reported at 1.9532 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Denmark - Military expenditure (% of GDP) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on October of 2025.

The Second World War was fought on such a large scale that it became total war in many countries - this is where the war effort is prioritized above all else, and the entire population and economy are mobilized to support all military endeavors. Germany and Japan were committing over 70 percent of their national income to the war effort in its final years.

There were also notable fluctuations that coincided with major events for corresponding powers. These included the UK's mobilization of its defenses in 1940, after Germany took most of Western Europe; the spike in Soviet military spending after Operation Barbarossa in June, 1941; and the U.S. entry into the war following the Pearl Harbor attacks in December, 1941.

Chad: Military spending, percent of GDP: The latest value from 2022 is 2.93 percent, an increase from 2.81 percent in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 1.98 percent, based on data from 145 countries. Historically, the average for Chad from 1983 to 2022 is 2.96 percent. The minimum value, 0.83 percent, was reached in 2005 while the maximum of 7.96 percent was recorded in 2009.

Military expenditure (% of GDP) in Hungary was reported at 2.1278 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Hungary - Military expenditure (% of GDP) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on September of 2025.