Defense Budget (% of Government Spending)
Overview
Defense spending as a share of total government expenditure shows the priority a government places on military capabilities versus other public services. Countries under active security threats or engaged in conflicts tend to allocate a larger portion of their budgets to defense, sometimes at the expense of education, healthcare, and infrastructure.
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| # | Country | % Govt Budget | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 62.90% | |
| 2 | 🇪🇷 Eritrea | 46.37% | |
| 3 | 🇲🇲 Myanmar | 31.96% | |
| 4 | 🇶🇦 Qatar | 26.88% | |
| 5 | 🇩🇿 Algeria | 24.57% | |
| 6 | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | 23.53% | |
| 7 | 🇸🇴 Somalia | 20.80% | |
| 8 | 🇴🇲 Oman | 20.01% | |
| 9 | 🇦🇲 Armenia | 19.89% | |
| 10 | 🇷🇺 Russia | 19.83% | |
| 11 | 🇸🇸 South Sudan | 18.38% | |
| 12 | 🇸🇬 Singapore | 18.01% | |
| 13 | 🇮🇱 Israel | 17.83% | |
| 14 | 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | 17.68% | |
| 15 | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | 17.04% |
| # | Country | % Govt Budget | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 🇱🇧 Lebanon | 16.63% | |
| 17 | 🇹🇩 Chad | 15.53% | |
| 18 | 🇳🇪 Niger | 15.16% | |
| 19 | 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan | 14.96% | |
| 20 | 🇧🇮 Burundi | 14.85% | |
| 21 | 🇲🇱 Mali | 14.80% | |
| 22 | 🇾🇪 Yemen | 14.28% | |
| 23 | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 13.83% | |
| 24 | 🇸🇾 Syria | 13.62% | |
| 25 | 🇯🇴 Jordan | 13.53% | |
| 26 | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | 13.21% | |
| 27 | 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | 12.46% | |
| 28 | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | 12.36% | |
| 29 | 🇧🇳 Brunei | 12.15% | |
| 30 | 🇮🇷 Iran | 11.16% |
| # | Country | % Govt Budget | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | 11.06% | |
| 32 | 🇧🇭 Bahrain | 10.80% | |
| 33 | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 10.79% | |
| 34 | 🇲🇷 Mauritania | 10.75% | |
| 35 | 🇬🇳 Guinea | 10.63% | |
| 36 | 🇲🇦 Morocco | 10.28% | |
| 37 | 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | 10.27% | |
| 38 | 🇰🇼 Kuwait | 10.09% | |
| 39 | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | 9.93% | |
| 40 | 🇸🇩 Sudan | 9.50% | |
| 41 | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 9.29% | |
| 42 | 🇩🇯 Djibouti | 9.11% | |
| 43 | 🇵🇱 Poland | 9.02% | |
| 44 | 🇺🇬 Uganda | 9.02% | |
| 45 | 🇧🇼 Botswana | 8.94% |
| # | Country | % Govt Budget | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | 🇺🇸 United States | 8.25% | |
| 47 | 🇮🇳 India | 8.18% | |
| 48 | 🇱🇻 Latvia | 8.18% | |
| 49 | 🇰🇭 Cambodia | 8.15% | |
| 50 | 🇨🇩 Congo Democratic Republic | 8.14% | |
| 51 | 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan | 7.90% | |
| 52 | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 7.60% | |
| 53 | 🇪🇪 Estonia | 7.54% | |
| 54 | 🇹🇳 Tunisia | 7.54% | |
| 55 | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | 7.12% | |
| 56 | 🇹🇬 Togo | 7.10% | |
| 57 | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 7.09% | |
| 58 | 🇳🇦 Namibia | 7.01% | |
| 59 | 🇦🇱 Albania | 6.71% | |
| 60 | 🇳🇴 Norway | 6.70% |
| # | Country | % Govt Budget | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 6.64% | |
| 62 | 🇨🇲 Cameroon | 6.53% | |
| 63 | 🇬🇦 Gabon | 6.45% | |
| 64 | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 6.44% | |
| 65 | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | 6.32% | |
| 66 | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | 6.00% | |
| 67 | 🇨🇬 Congo | 5.98% | |
| 68 | 🇬🇷 Greece | 5.98% | |
| 69 | 🇦🇴 Angola | 5.92% | |
| 70 | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 5.90% | |
| 71 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | 5.86% | |
| 72 | 🇬🇪 Georgia | 5.84% | |
| 73 | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | 5.81% | |
| 74 | 🇧🇾 Belarus | 5.71% | |
| 75 | 🇨🇱 Chile | 5.68% |
| # | Country | % Govt Budget | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | 5.67% | |
| 77 | 🇭🇳 Honduras | 5.66% | |
| 78 | 🇷🇴 Romania | 5.65% | |
| 79 | 🇮🇶 Iraq | 5.53% | |
| 80 | 🇱🇾 Libya | 5.47% | |
| 81 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 5.45% | |
| 82 | 🇵🇭 Philippines | 5.40% | |
| 83 | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 5.20% | |
| 84 | 🇸🇳 Senegal | 5.18% | |
| 85 | 🇸🇿 Eswatini | 5.17% | |
| 86 | 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | 5.13% | |
| 87 | 🇨🇳 China | 5.12% | |
| 88 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 5.05% | |
| 89 | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | 4.92% | |
| 90 | 🇦🇺 Australia | 4.89% |
| # | Country | % Govt Budget | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 91 | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 4.84% | |
| 92 | 🇧🇯 Benin | 4.82% | |
| 93 | 🇪🇸 Spain | 4.74% | |
| 94 | 🇹🇯 Tajikistan | 4.72% | |
| 95 | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | 4.70% | |
| 96 | 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea | 4.68% | |
| 97 | 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau | 4.66% | |
| 98 | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 4.63% | |
| 99 | 🇩🇪 Germany | 4.50% | |
| 100 | 🇿🇲 Zambia | 4.50% | |
| 101 | 🇳🇵 Nepal | 4.48% | |
| 102 | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | 4.43% | |
| 103 | 🇹🇭 Thailand | 4.43% | |
| 104 | 🇫🇮 Finland | 4.41% | |
| 105 | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | 4.39% |
| # | Country | % Govt Budget | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 106 | 🇲🇪 Montenegro | 4.36% | |
| 107 | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | 4.31% | |
| 108 | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 4.29% | |
| 109 | 🇨🇿 Czechia | 4.23% | |
| 110 | 🇫🇯 Fiji | 4.17% | |
| 111 | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | 4.16% | |
| 112 | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 4.14% | |
| 113 | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | 4.13% | |
| 114 | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 4.11% | |
| 115 | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 4.10% | |
| 116 | 🇨🇾 Cyprus | 4.04% | |
| 117 | 🇬🇾 Guyana | 3.98% | |
| 118 | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 3.97% | |
| 119 | 🇱🇷 Liberia | 3.89% | |
| 120 | 🇲🇼 Malawi | 3.84% |
| # | Country | % Govt Budget | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 121 | 🇯🇵 Japan | 3.81% | |
| 122 | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | 3.80% | |
| 123 | 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | 3.76% | |
| 124 | 🇮🇹 Italy | 3.74% | |
| 125 | 🇧🇿 Belize | 3.69% | |
| 126 | 🇨🇦 Canada | 3.69% | |
| 127 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 3.67% | |
| 128 | 🇵🇪 Peru | 3.65% | |
| 129 | 🇫🇷 France | 3.53% | |
| 130 | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | 3.49% | |
| 131 | 🇸🇨 Seychelles | 3.41% | |
| 132 | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | 3.20% | |
| 133 | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | 3.18% | |
| 134 | 🇱🇸 Lesotho | 2.71% | |
| 135 | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 2.66% |
| # | Country | % Govt Budget | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 136 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 2.55% | |
| 137 | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | 2.54% | |
| 138 | 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | 2.48% | |
| 139 | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | 2.47% | |
| 140 | 🇪🇬 Egypt | 2.45% | |
| 141 | 🇬🇭 Ghana | 2.40% | |
| 142 | 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste | 2.38% | |
| 143 | 🇭🇹 Haiti | 2.36% | |
| 144 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 2.36% | |
| 145 | 🇨🇻 Cape Verde | 2.34% | |
| 146 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2.20% | |
| 147 | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 2.19% | |
| 148 | 🇬🇲 Gambia | 2.19% | |
| 149 | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | 2.12% | |
| 150 | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | 2.05% |
| # | Country | % Govt Budget | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | 🇦🇹 Austria | 2.00% | |
| 152 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1.77% | |
| 153 | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 1.75% | |
| 154 | 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea | 1.59% | |
| 155 | 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.56% | |
| 156 | 🇲🇩 Moldova | 1.39% | |
| 157 | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | 1.32% | |
| 158 | 🇲🇹 Malta | 1.26% | |
| 159 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 0.93% | |
| 160 | 🇱🇦 Laos | 0.78% | |
| 161 | 🇲🇺 Mauritius | 0.45% |