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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🇲🇲 Myanmar
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# Country % Govt Budget
1 🇲🇲 Myanmar 31.96%
2 🇶🇦 Qatar 26.88%
3 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia 23.53%
4 🇴🇲 Oman 20.01%
5 🇦🇲 Armenia 19.89%
6 🇸🇬 Singapore 18.01%
7 🇮🇱 Israel 17.83%
8 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan 17.68%
9 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates 17.04%
10 🇱🇧 Lebanon 16.63%
11 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan 14.96%
12 🇾🇪 Yemen 14.28%
13 🇵🇰 Pakistan 13.83%
14 🇸🇾 Syria 13.62%
15 🇯🇴 Jordan 13.53%
# Country % Govt Budget
16 🇹🇼 Taiwan 12.36%
17 🇧🇳 Brunei 12.15%
18 🇮🇷 Iran 11.16%
19 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan 11.06%
20 🇧🇭 Bahrain 10.80%
21 🇰🇷 South Korea 10.79%
22 🇦🇫 Afghanistan 10.27%
23 🇰🇼 Kuwait 10.09%
24 🇻🇳 Vietnam 9.93%
25 🇮🇳 India 8.18%
26 🇰🇭 Cambodia 8.15%
27 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan 7.90%
28 🇧🇩 Bangladesh 7.12%
29 🇮🇩 Indonesia 6.32%
30 🇹🇷 Turkey 5.86%
# Country % Govt Budget
31 🇬🇪 Georgia 5.84%
32 🇮🇶 Iraq 5.53%
33 🇵🇭 Philippines 5.40%
34 🇨🇳 China 5.12%
35 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 4.92%
36 🇹🇯 Tajikistan 4.72%
37 🇳🇵 Nepal 4.48%
38 🇲🇾 Malaysia 4.43%
39 🇹🇭 Thailand 4.43%
40 🇯🇵 Japan 3.81%
41 🇲🇳 Mongolia 2.47%
42 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste 2.38%
43 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan 2.12%
44 🇱🇦 Laos 0.78%