| # | Flag | Country | Military expenditure (% of GDP)Military expenditure (% of GDP) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eritrea | 20.87% | 2003 | |
| 2 | Libya | 15.48% | 2014 | |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | 8.77% | 2018 | |
| 4 | Oman | 8.17% | 2018 | |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates | 5.64% | 2014 | |
| 6 | Algeria | 5.27% | 2018 | |
| 7 | Kuwait | 5.06% | 2018 | |
| 8 | Lebanon | 4.99% | 2018 | |
| 9 | Armenia | 4.78% | 2018 | |
| 10 | Jordan | 4.68% | 2018 | |
| 11 | Israel | 4.35% | 2018 | |
| 12 | Syria | 4.06% | 2010 | |
| 13 | Pakistan | 4.03% | 2018 | |
| 14 | Yemen | 3.97% | 2014 | |
| 15 | Russia | 3.93% | 2018 | |
| 16 | Ukraine | 3.78% | 2018 | |
| 17 | Azerbaijan | 3.77% | 2018 | |
| 18 | Djibouti | 3.69% | 2008 | |
| 19 | Bahrain | 3.6% | 2018 | |
| 20 | Uzbekistan | 3.56% | 2018 | |
| 21 | Namibia | 3.35% | 2018 | |
| 22 | Colombia | 3.17% | 2018 | |
| 23 | United States | 3.16% | 2018 | |
| 24 | Singapore | 3.14% | 2018 | |
| 25 | Morocco | 3.1% | 2018 | |
| 26 | Mauritania | 3.02% | 2018 | |
| 27 | Myanmar | 2.92% | 2018 | |
| 28 | Turkmenistan | 2.9% | 1999 | |
| 29 | Cuba | 2.87% | 2017 | |
| 30 | Mali | 2.87% | 2018 | |
| 31 | Botswana | 2.78% | 2018 | |
| 32 | Iraq | 2.73% | 2018 | |
| 33 | Iran | 2.67% | 2018 | |
| 34 | South Korea | 2.62% | 2018 | |
| 35 | Republic of the Congo | 2.55% | 2018 | |
| 36 | Turkey | 2.5% | 2018 | |
| 37 | Guinea | 2.47% | 2018 | |
| 38 | Niger | 2.45% | 2018 | |
| 39 | India | 2.42% | 2018 | |
| 40 | Greece | 2.39% | 2018 | |
| 41 | Ecuador | 2.38% | 2018 | |
| 42 | Brunei | 2.37% | 2018 | |
| 43 | Vietnam | 2.3% | 2018 | |
| 44 | France | 2.29% | 2018 | |
| 45 | Sudan | 2.28% | 2018 | |
| 46 | Cambodia | 2.21% | 2018 | |
| 47 | Zimbabwe | 2.17% | 2018 | |
| 48 | Chad | 2.13% | 2018 | |
| 49 | Tunisia | 2.09% | 2018 | |
| 50 | Burkina Faso | 2.06% | 2018 | |
| 51 | Estonia | 2.06% | 2018 | |
| 52 | Latvia | 1.98% | 2018 | |
| 53 | Poland | 1.98% | 2018 | |
| 54 | Togo | 1.97% | 2018 | |
| 55 | Lithuania | 1.96% | 2018 | |
| 56 | Uruguay | 1.95% | 2018 | |
| 57 | Georgia | 1.94% | 2018 | |
| 58 | Romania | 1.93% | 2018 | |
| 59 | Serbia | 1.91% | 2018 | |
| 60 | Australia | 1.89% | 2018 | |
| 61 | Sri Lanka | 1.89% | 2018 | |
| 62 | Chile | 1.89% | 2018 | |
| 63 | Burundi | 1.88% | 2018 | |
| 64 | China | 1.87% | 2018 | |
| 65 | Senegal | 1.85% | 2018 | |
| 66 | Lesotho | 1.81% | 2018 | |
| 67 | United Kingdom | 1.78% | 2018 | |
| 68 | Portugal | 1.78% | 2018 | |
| 69 | Angola | 1.78% | 2018 | |
| 70 | Honduras | 1.71% | 2018 | |
| 71 | Guyana | 1.69% | 2018 | |
| 72 | Bulgaria | 1.69% | 2018 | |
| 73 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.64% | 2015 | |
| 74 | Norway | 1.61% | 2018 | |
| 75 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.57% | 2018 | |
| 76 | Cyprus | 1.57% | 2018 | |
| 77 | Montenegro | 1.55% | 2018 | |
| 78 | Gabon | 1.53% | 2018 | |
| 79 | Somalia | 1.53% | 1989 | |
| 80 | Swaziland | 1.5% | 2018 | |
| 81 | Qatar | 1.5% | 2010 | |
| 82 | Bolivia | 1.5% | 2018 | |
| 83 | Brazil | 1.47% | 2018 | |
| 84 | Croatia | 1.47% | 2018 | |
| 85 | Seychelles | 1.44% | 2018 | |
| 86 | Nepal | 1.44% | 2018 | |
| 87 | Uganda | 1.43% | 2018 | |
| 88 | Central African Republic | 1.41% | 2018 | |
| 89 | Zambia | 1.4% | 2018 | |
| 90 | Finland | 1.4% | 2018 | |
| 91 | Bangladesh | 1.36% | 2018 | |
| 92 | Ivory Coast | 1.36% | 2018 | |
| 93 | Jamaica | 1.35% | 2018 | |
| 94 | Italy | 1.33% | 2018 | |
| 95 | South Sudan | 1.33% | 2018 | |
| 96 | Thailand | 1.33% | 2018 | |
| 97 | Spain | 1.27% | 2018 | |
| 98 | Belarus | 1.27% | 2018 | |
| 99 | Belize | 1.26% | 2018 | |
| 100 | Canada | 1.25% | 2018 | |
| 101 | Cameroon | 1.25% | 2018 | |
| 102 | Egypt | 1.25% | 2018 | |
| 103 | Netherlands | 1.24% | 2018 | |
| 104 | Germany | 1.23% | 2018 | |
| 105 | Rwanda | 1.23% | 2018 | |
| 106 | Kenya | 1.22% | 2018 | |
| 107 | Tajikistan | 1.22% | 2015 | |
| 108 | Tanzania | 1.21% | 2018 | |
| 109 | Slovakia | 1.21% | 2018 | |
| 110 | Peru | 1.19% | 2018 | |
| 111 | Denmark | 1.18% | 2018 | |
| 112 | Albania | 1.18% | 2018 | |
| 113 | New Zealand | 1.16% | 2018 | |
| 114 | Philippines | 1.13% | 2018 | |
| 115 | Czech Republic | 1.12% | 2018 | |
| 116 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.11% | 2018 | |
| 117 | Hungary | 1.08% | 2018 | |
| 118 | Gambia | 1.07% | 2018 | |
| 119 | Sweden | 1.04% | 2018 | |
| 120 | El Salvador | 1.03% | 2018 | |
| 121 | Mozambique | 0.99% | 2018 | |
| 122 | Afghanistan | 0.98% | 2018 | |
| 123 | Malaysia | 0.98% | 2018 | |
| 124 | South Africa | 0.98% | 2018 | |
| 125 | Slovenia | 0.97% | 2018 | |
| 126 | Kazakhstan | 0.95% | 2018 | |
| 127 | Republic of Macedonia | 0.95% | 2018 | |
| 128 | Paraguay | 0.93% | 2018 | |
| 129 | Belgium | 0.93% | 2018 | |
| 130 | Japan | 0.92% | 2018 | |
| 131 | Fiji | 0.92% | 2018 | |
| 132 | Benin | 0.86% | 2018 | |
| 133 | Argentina | 0.85% | 2018 | |
| 134 | Malawi | 0.85% | 2018 | |
| 135 | Sierra Leone | 0.8% | 2018 | |
| 136 | Kosovo | 0.8% | 2018 | |
| 137 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.78% | 2018 | |
| 138 | Liberia | 0.77% | 2018 | |
| 139 | Mongolia | 0.76% | 2018 | |
| 140 | Dominican Republic | 0.74% | 2018 | |
| 141 | Austria | 0.74% | 2018 | |
| 142 | Indonesia | 0.72% | 2018 | |
| 143 | Switzerland | 0.68% | 2018 | |
| 144 | Democratic Republic Of Congo | 0.67% | 2018 | |
| 145 | Ethiopia | 0.64% | 2018 | |
| 146 | Luxembourg | 0.61% | 2018 | |
| 147 | East Timor | 0.61% | 2018 | |
| 148 | Nicaragua | 0.61% | 2018 | |
| 149 | Madagascar | 0.6% | 2018 | |
| 150 | Cape Verde | 0.55% | 2018 | |
| 151 | Mexico | 0.54% | 2018 | |
| 152 | Nigeria | 0.51% | 2018 | |
| 153 | Malta | 0.49% | 2018 | |
| 154 | Venezuela | 0.49% | 2017 | |
| 155 | Ghana | 0.41% | 2018 | |
| 156 | Guatemala | 0.35% | 2018 | |
| 157 | Moldova | 0.35% | 2018 | |
| 158 | Republic of Ireland | 0.33% | 2018 | |
| 159 | Papua New Guinea | 0.27% | 2018 | |
| 160 | Laos | 0.19% | 2013 | |
| 161 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.18% | 2016 | |
| 162 | Mauritius | 0.16% | 2018 | |
| 163 | Haiti | 0% | 2018 | |
| 164 | Panama | 0% | 2018 | |
| 165 | Costa Rica | 0% | 2018 |