| # | Flag | Country | Expense (% of GDP)Expense (% of GDP) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nauru | 84.972% | 2017 | |
| 2 | Kiribati | 77.361% | 2017 | |
| 3 | Marshall Islands | 63.151% | 2017 | |
| 4 | Kuwait | 52% | 2015 | |
| 5 | France | 47.512% | 2017 | |
| 6 | Greece | 47.371% | 2017 | |
| 7 | Austria | 44.229% | 2017 | |
| 8 | Latvia | 42.641% | 2017 | |
| 9 | San Marino | 42.199% | 2016 | |
| 10 | Hungary | 42.122% | 2017 | |
| 11 | Portugal | 41.733% | 2017 | |
| 12 | Palau | 41.663% | 2017 | |
| 13 | Italy | 41.484% | 2017 | |
| 14 | Belgium | 40.222% | 2017 | |
| 15 | Luxembourg | 39.803% | 2017 | |
| 16 | Slovakia | 38.851% | 2017 | |
| 17 | Norway | 38.848% | 2017 | |
| 18 | Croatia | 38.559% | 2017 | |
| 19 | Finland | 38.201% | 2017 | |
| 20 | Slovenia | 38.024% | 2017 | |
| 21 | Netherlands | 37.813% | 2017 | |
| 22 | Denmark | 37.535% | 2017 | |
| 23 | Serbia | 36.893% | 2012 | |
| 24 | Israel | 36.676% | 2017 | |
| 25 | Afghanistan | 36.653% | 2017 | |
| 26 | United Kingdom | 36.42% | 2017 | |
| 27 | East Timor | 36.356% | 2017 | |
| 28 | Barbados | 36.299% | 2015 | |
| 29 | Cyprus | 36.12% | 2017 | |
| 30 | Trinidad and Tobago | 35.845% | 2015 | |
| 31 | Tunisia | 35.463% | 2012 | |
| 32 | Estonia | 35.245% | 2017 | |
| 33 | Lesotho | 35.235% | 2017 | |
| 34 | Brazil | 34.929% | 2017 | |
| 35 | Malta | 34.883% | 2017 | |
| 36 | Namibia | 34.798% | 2017 | |
| 37 | Oman | 34.556% | 2013 | |
| 38 | South Africa | 34.43% | 2017 | |
| 39 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 34.351% | 2017 | |
| 40 | Poland | 34.207% | 2017 | |
| 41 | Uruguay | 34.122% | 2017 | |
| 42 | Solomon Islands | 33.636% | 2017 | |
| 43 | Ukraine | 33.576% | 2017 | |
| 44 | Seychelles | 33.327% | 2016 | |
| 45 | Bulgaria | 32.332% | 2017 | |
| 46 | Czech Republic | 32.102% | 2017 | |
| 47 | Turkey | 31.93% | 2017 | |
| 48 | Romania | 31.634% | 2017 | |
| 49 | Tonga | 31.402% | 2017 | |
| 50 | Sweden | 31.337% | 2017 | |
| 51 | Lithuania | 31.167% | 2017 | |
| 52 | Russia | 30.629% | 2017 | |
| 53 | Ghana | 30.533% | 2015 | |
| 54 | New Zealand | 30.475% | 2017 | |
| 55 | Egypt | 30.23% | 2015 | |
| 56 | Iceland | 29.932% | 2017 | |
| 57 | Algeria | 29.53% | 2011 | |
| 58 | Belarus | 29.322% | 2017 | |
| 59 | Cape Verde | 28.378% | 2017 | |
| 60 | Republic of Macedonia | 28.065% | 2017 | |
| 61 | Saudi Arabia | 27.969% | 2017 | |
| 62 | Azerbaijan | 27.959% | 2017 | |
| 63 | Germany | 27.893% | 2017 | |
| 64 | Vanuatu | 27.891% | 2017 | |
| 65 | Belize | 27.183% | 2017 | |
| 66 | Moldova | 26.803% | 2017 | |
| 67 | Jamaica | 26.63% | 2017 | |
| 68 | Zimbabwe | 26.596% | 2017 | |
| 69 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 26.584% | 2017 | |
| 70 | Australia | 26.559% | 2017 | |
| 71 | Fiji | 26.52% | 2017 | |
| 72 | Costa Rica | 26.419% | 2017 | |
| 73 | Kenya | 26.175% | 2017 | |
| 74 | Jordan | 26.124% | 2017 | |
| 75 | Botswana | 26.05% | 2017 | |
| 76 | Kyrgyzstan | 26.05% | 2017 | |
| 77 | Iraq | 25.996% | 2016 | |
| 78 | Lebanon | 25.805% | 2017 | |
| 79 | South Korea | 25.421% | 2017 | |
| 80 | Colombia | 25.257% | 2017 | |
| 81 | Maldives | 25.062% | 2014 | |
| 82 | El Salvador | 24.895% | 2017 | |
| 83 | Georgia | 24.763% | 2017 | |
| 84 | Morocco | 24.505% | 2017 | |
| 85 | Saint Kitts And Nevis | 24.426% | 2017 | |
| 86 | Republic of Ireland | 24.404% | 2017 | |
| 87 | Argentina | 24.318% | 2017 | |
| 88 | Federated States of Micronesia | 24.158% | 2017 | |
| 89 | Albania | 23.858% | 2017 | |
| 90 | Mongolia | 23.799% | 2017 | |
| 91 | Bahrain | 23.355% | 2013 | |
| 92 | Mauritius | 22.983% | 2017 | |
| 93 | Samoa | 22.919% | 2017 | |
| 94 | Armenia | 22.63% | 2017 | |
| 95 | Suriname | 22.4% | 2012 | |
| 96 | United States | 22.378% | 2017 | |
| 97 | Chile | 22.361% | 2017 | |
| 98 | Honduras | 21.976% | 2015 | |
| 99 | Bolivia | 21.811% | 2007 | |
| 100 | Vietnam | 21.563% | 2013 | |
| 101 | Burkina Faso | 21.114% | 2017 | |
| 102 | Malawi | 20.866% | 2018 | |
| 103 | Zambia | 20.808% | 2017 | |
| 104 | Ivory Coast | 20.576% | 2017 | |
| 105 | Mexico | 20.424% | 2017 | |
| 106 | Peru | 20.348% | 2017 | |
| 107 | Republic of the Congo | 20.101% | 2016 | |
| 108 | Grenada | 19.966% | 2014 | |
| 109 | Iran | 19.637% | 2009 | |
| 110 | Nepal | 19.611% | 2017 | |
| 111 | Kazakhstan | 19.484% | 2017 | |
| 112 | Saint Lucia | 19.444% | 2017 | |
| 113 | The Bahamas | 19.097% | 2017 | |
| 114 | Rwanda | 18.913% | 2017 | |
| 115 | Spain | 18.744% | 2017 | |
| 116 | Qatar | 18.723% | 2010 | |
| 117 | Mozambique | 18.409% | 2017 | |
| 118 | Thailand | 18.399% | 2017 | |
| 119 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 18.172% | 2012 | |
| 120 | Senegal | 18.044% | 2017 | |
| 121 | Bhutan | 17.887% | 2017 | |
| 122 | Pakistan | 17.614% | 2011 | |
| 123 | Switzerland | 17.409% | 2017 | |
| 124 | Canada | 17.328% | 2017 | |
| 125 | Gambia | 17.16% | 1990 | |
| 126 | Gabon | 17.085% | 2016 | |
| 127 | Burundi | 17.016% | 2013 | |
| 128 | Papua New Guinea | 16.929% | 2017 | |
| 129 | Dominican Republic | 16.86% | 2017 | |
| 130 | Myanmar | 16.751% | 2017 | |
| 131 | Angola | 16.671% | 2017 | |
| 132 | Liberia | 16.485% | 2013 | |
| 133 | Nicaragua | 16.446% | 2017 | |
| 134 | Japan | 16.442% | 2017 | |
| 135 | Sri Lanka | 16.438% | 2017 | |
| 136 | Malaysia | 16.047% | 2017 | |
| 137 | Paraguay | 15.623% | 2017 | |
| 138 | Togo | 15.391% | 2017 | |
| 139 | Macao | 15.133% | 2017 | |
| 140 | Uzbekistan | 14.981% | 2017 | |
| 141 | India | 14.863% | 2017 | |
| 142 | Singapore | 14.511% | 2017 | |
| 143 | Tanzania | 14.465% | 2018 | |
| 144 | Indonesia | 14.302% | 2017 | |
| 145 | Cambodia | 14.294% | 2017 | |
| 146 | Philippines | 14.258% | 2017 | |
| 147 | Tajikistan | 13.747% | 2004 | |
| 148 | Uganda | 13.32% | 2017 | |
| 149 | Guinea-Bissau | 12.627% | 2017 | |
| 150 | Mali | 12.497% | 2017 | |
| 151 | Guatemala | 11.841% | 2016 | |
| 152 | Sierra Leone | 11.77% | 2014 | |
| 153 | Ethiopia | 11.234% | 2017 | |
| 154 | Cameroon | 10.855% | 2017 | |
| 155 | Sudan | 10.478% | 2016 | |
| 156 | Niger | 10.165% | 1980 | |
| 157 | Equatorial Guinea | 9.807% | 2017 | |
| 158 | Madagascar | 9.447% | 2002 | |
| 159 | Guinea | 9.433% | 1992 | |
| 160 | Bangladesh | 9.419% | 2016 | |
| 161 | China | 8.568% | 2016 | |
| 162 | Democratic Republic Of Congo | 8.37% | 2010 | |
| 163 | Central African Republic | 7.805% | 2016 | |
| 164 | United Arab Emirates | 4.099% | 2017 | |
| 165 | Somalia | 0% | 2017 |