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  1. Military expenditure as share of GDP 2023, by country

    • statista.com
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    Updated May 30, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Military expenditure as share of GDP 2023, by country [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/266892/military-expenditure-as-percentage-of-gdp-in-highest-spending-countries/
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    May 30, 2025
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    Time period covered
    2023
    Area covered
    Worldwide
    Description

    As a share of gross domestic product (GDP), Ukraine spent more on its military than any other country in 2023, reaching 37 percent of the country's GDP. The high figure is due to the country being invaded by Russia in February 2022. Algeria and Saudi Arabia followed behind.Leading military spending countriesIn gross terms, the countries with the highest military spending are the United States, China, and Russia. However, these are countries with large populations and GDPs, and smaller countries usually cannot compete alone, regardless of how much they invest. For this reason, they form alliances such as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). NATO countries aim to pool two percent of their GDP towards their own militaries and to aid each other in case of war. Regional differencesThe past decade has seen an increase in global military spending. This has not been distributed evenly. That period saw large positive changes in military spending from several Asian countries, including a large increase from China. While this does not reflect the number of active conflicts, it reflects growing tensions in global affairs.

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    Military spending, percent of GDP in | TheGlobalEconomy.com

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    Updated Mar 17, 2024
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    Globalen LLC (2024). Military spending, percent of GDP in | TheGlobalEconomy.com [Dataset]. www.theglobaleconomy.com/rankings/mil_spend_gdp/europe/1000/
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    Dataset updated
    Mar 17, 2024
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    Globalen LLC
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Dec 31, 1960 - Dec 31, 2022
    Area covered
    World
    Description

    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.

  3. Defense expenditures of NATO countries as a percentage of GDP 2024

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    Updated Jun 25, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Defense expenditures of NATO countries as a percentage of GDP 2024 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/584088/defense-expenditures-of-nato-countries/
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    Jun 25, 2025
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    Time period covered
    2024
    Area covered
    Worldwide
    Description

    In 2024, Poland's defense spending as a share of gross domestic product was **** percent, the highest of all NATO member states, followed by Estonia at **** percent, and then the United States 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 but eight of the alliance's 31 member states were meeting this target. The average expenditure on defense expenditure across all NATO member states was **** percent in 2024, compared with **** percent in the previous 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.

  4. Countries with the highest military spending 2023

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    Updated May 30, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Countries with the highest military spending 2023 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/262742/countries-with-the-highest-military-spending/
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    May 30, 2025
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    Time period covered
    2023
    Area covered
    Worldwide
    Description

    The United States led the ranking of the countries with the highest military spending in 2023, with 916 billion U.S. dollars dedicated to the military. That constituted over 40 percent of the total military spending worldwide that year, which amounted to 2.4 trillion U.S. dollars. This amounted to 3.5 percent of the U.S. gross domestic product (GDP), placing the U.S. lower in the ranking of military expenditure as a percentage of GDP than for instance Saudi Arabia, Israel, Algeria, and Russia. China was the second largest military spender with an estimated 296 billion U.S. dollars spent, with Russia following in third. Defense budgetAccording to the U.S. Congressional Budget Office, the outlays for defense will rise to 1.1 trillion U.S. dollars by 2033. The largest parts of the budget are dedicated to the Departments of the Navy and the Air Force. The budget for the U.S. Air Force for 2024 was nearly 260 billion U.S. dollars.Global military spendingThe value of military spending globally has grown steadily in the past years and reached 2.44 trillion U.S. dollars in 2023. Reasons for this are the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine war in 2022, the war in Gaza, as well as increasing tensions in the South China Sea. North America is by far the leading region worldwide in terms of expenditure on the military.

  5. Latin America: military expenditure as percentage of GDP 2023, by country

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    Updated Sep 10, 2024
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    Statista (2024). Latin America: military expenditure as percentage of GDP 2023, by country [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/793970/military-expenditure-share-gdp-latin-america-country/
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    Sep 10, 2024
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    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Area covered
    LAC, Latin America
    Description

    In 2023, the military expenditure of Colombia accounted for approximately 2.87 percent of the country's gross domestic product (GDP), the highest share in Latin America and the Caribbean. Ecuador is also one of the countries in the region with the highest military budget in relation to its GDP, having spent an estimated sum comparable to 2.3 percent of its GDP on military expenditures.

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    Military spending, percent of GDP in Europe | TheGlobalEconomy.com

    • theglobaleconomy.com
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    Updated Jul 30, 2019
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    Globalen LLC (2019). Military spending, percent of GDP in Europe | TheGlobalEconomy.com [Dataset]. www.theglobaleconomy.com/rankings/mil_spend_gdp/Europe/
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    Dataset updated
    Jul 30, 2019
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Globalen LLC
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Dec 31, 1960 - Dec 31, 2022
    Area covered
    Europe, World
    Description

    The average for 2022 based on 40 countries was 2.4 percent. The highest value was in Ukraine: 33.55 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.

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    Germany Military Spending/Defense Budget

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    Updated Jun 30, 2025
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    MACROTRENDS (2025). Germany Military Spending/Defense Budget [Dataset]. https://www.macrotrends.net/global-metrics/countries/deu/germany/military-spending-defense-budget
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    csvAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Jun 30, 2025
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    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Jan 1, 1960 - Dec 31, 2023
    Area covered
    Germany
    Description

    Historical chart and dataset showing Germany military spending/defense budget by year from 1960 to 2023.

  8. Military expenditure as share of GDP in the Middle East 2023, by country

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    Updated Jul 19, 2024
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    Statista (2024). Military expenditure as share of GDP in the Middle East 2023, by country [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1005166/middle-east-military-expenditure-share-of-gdp-by-country/
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    Jul 19, 2024
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    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Time period covered
    2021
    Area covered
    MENA, Middle East
    Description

    As of 2023, the military expenditure share of Lebanon's GDP was about 8.91 percent. In comparison,Iran allocated around 2.06 percent of their GDP for military expenditure for the same year.

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    Military spending, percent of GDP in South East Asia | TheGlobalEconomy.com

    • theglobaleconomy.com
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    Updated Feb 13, 2021
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    Globalen LLC (2021). Military spending, percent of GDP in South East Asia | TheGlobalEconomy.com [Dataset]. www.theglobaleconomy.com/rankings/mil_spend_gdp/South-East-Asia/
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    excel, xml, csvAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Feb 13, 2021
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Globalen LLC
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Dec 31, 1960 - Dec 31, 2022
    Area covered
    Asia, South East Asia, World
    Description

    The average for 2022 based on 9 countries was 1.84 percent. The highest value was in Burma (Myanmar): 3.05 percent and the lowest value was in Indonesia: 0.7 percent. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2022. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

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    Israel Military Spending/Defense Budget

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    Updated May 31, 2025
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    MACROTRENDS (2025). Israel Military Spending/Defense Budget [Dataset]. https://www.macrotrends.net/global-metrics/countries/ISR/israel/military-spending-defense-budget
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    csvAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    May 31, 2025
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    MACROTRENDS
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Area covered
    Israel
    Description
    Israel military spending/defense budget for 2023 was 27.50 billion US dollars, a 17.48% increase from 2022.
    <ul style='margin-top:20px;'>
    
    <li>Israel military spending/defense budget for 2022 was <strong>23.41 billion US dollars</strong>, a <strong>3.84% decline</strong> from 2021.</li>
    <li>Israel military spending/defense budget for 2021 was <strong>24.34 billion US dollars</strong>, a <strong>11.57% increase</strong> from 2020.</li>
    <li>Israel military spending/defense budget for 2020 was <strong>21.82 billion US dollars</strong>, a <strong>7.26% increase</strong> from 2019.</li>
    </ul>Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country).
    
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    U.S. Military Spending/Defense Budget 1960-2025

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    csv
    Updated May 31, 2025
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    MACROTRENDS (2025). U.S. Military Spending/Defense Budget 1960-2025 [Dataset]. https://www.macrotrends.net/global-metrics/countries/usa/united-states/military-spending-defense-budget
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    csvAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    May 31, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    MACROTRENDS
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Jan 1, 1960 - Jun 2, 2025
    Area covered
    United States
    Description
    U.S. military spending/defense budget for 2022 was 876.94 billion US dollars, a 8.77% increase from 2021.
    <ul style='margin-top:20px;'>
    
    <li>U.S. military spending/defense budget for 2021 was <strong>806.23 billion US dollars</strong>, a <strong>3.58% increase</strong> from 2020.</li>
    <li>U.S. military spending/defense budget for 2020 was <strong>778.40 billion US dollars</strong>, a <strong>6% increase</strong> from 2019.</li>
    <li>U.S. military spending/defense budget for 2019 was <strong>734.34 billion US dollars</strong>, a <strong>7.6% increase</strong> from 2018.</li>
    </ul>Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country).
    
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    Military spending, percent of GDP in Sub Sahara Africa |...

    • theglobaleconomy.com
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    Updated Jan 31, 2021
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    Globalen LLC (2021). Military spending, percent of GDP in Sub Sahara Africa | TheGlobalEconomy.com [Dataset]. www.theglobaleconomy.com/rankings/mil_spend_gdp/Sub-Sahara-Africa/
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    csv, excel, xmlAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Jan 31, 2021
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Globalen LLC
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Dec 31, 1960 - Dec 31, 2022
    Area covered
    World
    Description

    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.

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    Canada Military Spending/Defense Budget

    • macrotrends.net
    csv
    Updated May 31, 2025
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    MACROTRENDS (2025). Canada Military Spending/Defense Budget [Dataset]. https://www.macrotrends.net/global-metrics/countries/can/canada/military-spending-defense-budget
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    csvAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    May 31, 2025
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    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Area covered
    Canada
    Description
    Canada military spending/defense budget for 2023 was 27.22 billion US dollars, a 6.47% increase from 2022.
    <ul style='margin-top:20px;'>
    
    <li>Canada military spending/defense budget for 2022 was <strong>25.57 billion US dollars</strong>, a <strong>0.81% increase</strong> from 2021.</li>
    <li>Canada military spending/defense budget for 2021 was <strong>25.36 billion US dollars</strong>, a <strong>9.88% increase</strong> from 2020.</li>
    <li>Canada military spending/defense budget for 2020 was <strong>23.08 billion US dollars</strong>, a <strong>3.07% increase</strong> from 2019.</li>
    </ul>Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country).
    
  14. Average defense expenditure of NATO countries as a share of GDP 2014-2024

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    Updated Jul 9, 2024
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    Statista (2024). Average defense expenditure of NATO countries as a share of GDP 2014-2024 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1293314/nato-defense-spending-share-gdp/
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    Jul 9, 2024
    Dataset authored and provided by
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    Area covered
    Worldwide
    Description

    In 2024, NATO countries spent an average of 2.71 percent of their gross domestic product on defense, compared with 2.53 percent in the previous year. Members of the alliance are pledged to spend at least two percent of their GDP on defense, although several countries spend less than this, with defense spending ranging from 4.1 percent in Poland, to 1.28 percent in Spain in 2024.

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    Military spending, percent of GDP in MENA | TheGlobalEconomy.com

    • theglobaleconomy.com
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    Updated Jan 31, 2021
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    Globalen LLC (2021). Military spending, percent of GDP in MENA | TheGlobalEconomy.com [Dataset]. www.theglobaleconomy.com/rankings/mil_spend_gdp/MENA/
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    csv, excel, xmlAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Jan 31, 2021
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Globalen LLC
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Dec 31, 1960 - Dec 31, 2022
    Area covered
    World
    Description

    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.

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    Spain - Military Expenditure (% Of GDP)

    • tradingeconomics.com
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    Updated May 28, 2017
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2017). Spain - Military Expenditure (% Of GDP) [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/spain/military-expenditure-percent-of-gdp-wb-data.html
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    json, excel, csv, xmlAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    May 28, 2017
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    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Jan 1, 1976 - Dec 31, 2025
    Area covered
    Spain
    Description

    Military expenditure (% of GDP) in Spain was reported at 1.509 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Spain - Military expenditure (% of GDP) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

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    Ukraine Military Spending/Defense Budget

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    csv
    Updated Jun 30, 2025
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    MACROTRENDS (2025). Ukraine Military Spending/Defense Budget [Dataset]. https://www.macrotrends.net/global-metrics/countries/ukr/ukraine/military-spending-defense-budget
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    csvAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Jun 30, 2025
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    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Jan 1, 1992 - Dec 31, 2023
    Area covered
    Ukraine
    Description

    Historical chart and dataset showing Ukraine military spending/defense budget by year from 1992 to 2023.

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    Military spending, percent of GDP in Latin America | TheGlobalEconomy.com

    • theglobaleconomy.com
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    Updated Jan 31, 2021
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    Globalen LLC (2021). Military spending, percent of GDP in Latin America | TheGlobalEconomy.com [Dataset]. www.theglobaleconomy.com/rankings/mil_spend_gdp/Latin-Am/
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    excel, csv, xmlAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Jan 31, 2021
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Globalen LLC
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Dec 31, 1960 - Dec 31, 2022
    Area covered
    World, Latin America
    Description

    The average for 2022 based on 17 countries was 1.16 percent. The highest value was in Colombia: 3.08 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.

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    Switzerland - Military Expenditure (% Of GDP)

    • tradingeconomics.com
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    Updated May 29, 2017
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2017). Switzerland - Military Expenditure (% Of GDP) [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/switzerland/military-expenditure-percent-of-gdp-wb-data.html
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    csv, excel, xml, jsonAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    May 29, 2017
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    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Jan 1, 1976 - Dec 31, 2025
    Area covered
    Switzerland
    Description

    Military expenditure (% of GDP) in Switzerland was reported at 0.70272 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Switzerland - Military expenditure (% of GDP) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

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    Japan Military Spending/Defense Budget

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    csv
    Updated May 31, 2025
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    MACROTRENDS (2025). Japan Military Spending/Defense Budget [Dataset]. https://www.macrotrends.net/global-metrics/countries/jpn/japan/military-spending-defense-budget
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    May 31, 2025
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    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Jan 1, 1960 - Dec 31, 2023
    Area covered
    Japan
    Description

    Historical chart and dataset showing Japan military spending/defense budget by year from 1960 to 2023.

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Military expenditure as share of GDP 2023, by country

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Dataset updated
May 30, 2025
Dataset authored and provided by
Statistahttp://statista.com/
Time period covered
2023
Area covered
Worldwide
Description

As a share of gross domestic product (GDP), Ukraine spent more on its military than any other country in 2023, reaching 37 percent of the country's GDP. The high figure is due to the country being invaded by Russia in February 2022. Algeria and Saudi Arabia followed behind.Leading military spending countriesIn gross terms, the countries with the highest military spending are the United States, China, and Russia. However, these are countries with large populations and GDPs, and smaller countries usually cannot compete alone, regardless of how much they invest. For this reason, they form alliances such as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). NATO countries aim to pool two percent of their GDP towards their own militaries and to aid each other in case of war. Regional differencesThe past decade has seen an increase in global military spending. This has not been distributed evenly. That period saw large positive changes in military spending from several Asian countries, including a large increase from China. While this does not reflect the number of active conflicts, it reflects growing tensions in global affairs.

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