Defense Budget (% of Government Spending) (Asia)
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 | ๐ฒ๐ฒ Myanmar | 29.10% | |
| 2 | ๐ถ๐ฆ Qatar | 26.88% | |
| 3 | ๐ธ๐ฆ Saudi Arabia | 22.31% | |
| 4 | ๐ด๐ฒ Oman | 20.13% | |
| 5 | ๐ธ๐ฌ Singapore | 20.13% | |
| 6 | ๐ฎ๐ฑ Israel | 19.99% | |
| 7 | ๐ฆ๐ฒ Armenia | 18.33% | |
| 8 | ๐ฆ๐ช United Arab Emirates | 17.04% | |
| 9 | ๐ฆ๐ฟ Azerbaijan | 15.23% | |
| 10 | ๐น๐ฒ Turkmenistan | 14.96% | |
| 11 | ๐ฏ๐ด Jordan | 14.35% | |
| 12 | ๐พ๐ช Yemen | 14.28% | |
| 13 | ๐ต๐ฐ Pakistan | 13.83% | |
| 14 | ๐ธ๐พ Syria | 13.62% | |
| 15 | ๐ฎ๐ท Iran | 12.55% |
| # | Country | % Govt Budget | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | ๐ง๐ณ Brunei | 12.07% | |
| 17 | ๐น๐ผ Taiwan | 12.06% | |
| 18 | ๐ฐ๐ท South Korea | 11.32% | |
| 19 | ๐บ๐ฟ Uzbekistan | 11.06% | |
| 20 | ๐ฆ๐ซ Afghanistan | 10.27% | |
| 21 | ๐ง๐ญ Bahrain | 10.22% | |
| 22 | ๐ฐ๐ผ Kuwait | 9.68% | |
| 23 | ๐ฑ๐ง Lebanon | 8.91% | |
| 24 | ๐ป๐ณ Vietnam | 8.82% | |
| 25 | ๐ฐ๐ญ Cambodia | 8.79% | |
| 26 | ๐ฐ๐ฌ Kyrgyzstan | 8.40% | |
| 27 | ๐ฎ๐ณ India | 7.63% | |
| 28 | ๐ฑ๐ฐ Sri Lanka | 7.25% | |
| 29 | ๐ง๐ฉ Bangladesh | 6.90% | |
| 30 | ๐น๐ฏ Tajikistan | 6.22% |
| # | Country | % Govt Budget | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | ๐ฌ๐ช Georgia | 6.07% | |
| 32 | ๐ต๐ญ Philippines | 5.44% | |
| 33 | ๐จ๐ณ China | 5.06% | |
| 34 | ๐ฎ๐ถ Iraq | 4.87% | |
| 35 | ๐ฎ๐ฉ Indonesia | 4.60% | |
| 36 | ๐น๐ญ Thailand | 4.54% | |
| 37 | ๐ฒ๐พ Malaysia | 4.52% | |
| 38 | ๐ณ๐ต Nepal | 4.11% | |
| 39 | ๐ฏ๐ต Japan | 3.25% | |
| 40 | ๐น๐ฑ Timor-Leste | 2.64% | |
| 41 | ๐ฒ๐ณ Mongolia | 2.01% | |
| 42 | ๐ฐ๐ฟ Kazakhstan | 1.94% | |
| 43 | ๐ฑ๐ฆ Laos | 0.78% |