| # | Flag | Country | Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure)Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belarus | 31.9% | 2018 | |
| 2 | Eritrea | 31.14% | 2003 | |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | 24.59% | 2018 | |
| 4 | Armenia | 20.86% | 2018 | |
| 5 | Oman | 19% | 2018 | |
| 6 | Pakistan | 18.51% | 2018 | |
| 7 | Singapore | 17.09% | 2018 | |
| 8 | United Arab Emirates | 17.04% | 2014 | |
| 9 | Iran | 15.78% | 2018 | |
| 10 | Lebanon | 15.56% | 2018 | |
| 11 | Myanmar | 15.2% | 2018 | |
| 12 | Jordan | 15.02% | 2018 | |
| 13 | Turkmenistan | 14.96% | 1999 | |
| 14 | Chad | 14.64% | 2018 | |
| 15 | Mali | 14.29% | 2018 | |
| 16 | Yemen | 14.28% | 2014 | |
| 17 | Algeria | 13.81% | 2018 | |
| 18 | Syria | 13.62% | 2010 | |
| 19 | South Korea | 12.35% | 2018 | |
| 20 | Colombia | 11.63% | 2018 | |
| 21 | Sudan | 11.54% | 2018 | |
| 22 | Russia | 11.4% | 2018 | |
| 23 | Mauritania | 11.19% | 2018 | |
| 24 | Israel | 11.06% | 2018 | |
| 25 | Kuwait | 11.01% | 2018 | |
| 26 | Azerbaijan | 10.99% | 2018 | |
| 27 | Bahrain | 10.93% | 2018 | |
| 28 | Libya | 10.82% | 2014 | |
| 29 | Morocco | 10.48% | 2018 | |
| 30 | Republic of the Congo | 10.44% | 2018 | |
| 31 | Bangladesh | 10.16% | 2018 | |
| 32 | Sri Lanka | 10.14% | 2018 | |
| 33 | Guinea | 9.88% | 2018 | |
| 34 | Niger | 9.49% | 2018 | |
| 35 | Angola | 9.4% | 2018 | |
| 36 | Cambodia | 9.17% | 2018 | |
| 37 | Gabon | 9.17% | 2018 | |
| 38 | Djibouti | 9.11% | 2008 | |
| 39 | United States | 9.01% | 2018 | |
| 40 | Senegal | 8.8% | 2018 | |
| 41 | Namibia | 8.8% | 2018 | |
| 42 | India | 8.74% | 2018 | |
| 43 | Ukraine | 8.71% | 2018 | |
| 44 | Botswana | 8.56% | 2018 | |
| 45 | Central African Republic | 8.45% | 2018 | |
| 46 | Burundi | 8.43% | 2018 | |
| 47 | Iraq | 8.4% | 2018 | |
| 48 | Vietnam | 8.1% | 2018 | |
| 49 | Burkina Faso | 8.01% | 2018 | |
| 50 | Brunei | 7.8% | 2018 | |
| 51 | Chile | 7.41% | 2018 | |
| 52 | Togo | 7.11% | 2018 | |
| 53 | Turkey | 7.1% | 2018 | |
| 54 | Uganda | 7.08% | 2018 | |
| 55 | Tanzania | 6.91% | 2018 | |
| 56 | Tunisia | 6.89% | 2018 | |
| 57 | Guinea-Bissau | 6.88% | 2015 | |
| 58 | Georgia | 6.61% | 2018 | |
| 59 | Honduras | 6.46% | 2018 | |
| 60 | Ecuador | 6.37% | 2018 | |
| 61 | Thailand | 6.34% | 2018 | |
| 62 | Cameroon | 6.03% | 2018 | |
| 63 | Ivory Coast | 5.98% | 2018 | |
| 64 | Romania | 5.96% | 2018 | |
| 65 | Lithuania | 5.84% | 2018 | |
| 66 | Uruguay | 5.76% | 2018 | |
| 67 | Zambia | 5.66% | 2018 | |
| 68 | Zimbabwe | 5.61% | 2018 | |
| 69 | Peru | 5.57% | 2018 | |
| 70 | China | 5.49% | 2018 | |
| 71 | Democratic Republic Of Congo | 5.47% | 2018 | |
| 72 | Philippines | 5.44% | 2018 | |
| 73 | Swaziland | 5.25% | 2018 | |
| 74 | Latvia | 5.19% | 2018 | |
| 75 | Estonia | 5.13% | 2018 | |
| 76 | Australia | 5.12% | 2018 | |
| 77 | Greece | 4.92% | 2018 | |
| 78 | Qatar | 4.9% | 2010 | |
| 79 | Paraguay | 4.82% | 2018 | |
| 80 | Bulgaria | 4.81% | 2018 | |
| 81 | Kenya | 4.81% | 2018 | |
| 82 | Kazakhstan | 4.77% | 2018 | |
| 83 | Poland | 4.76% | 2018 | |
| 84 | Rwanda | 4.68% | 2018 | |
| 85 | United Kingdom | 4.62% | 2018 | |
| 86 | Nepal | 4.5% | 2018 | |
| 87 | Guyana | 4.39% | 2018 | |
| 88 | Kyrgyzstan | 4.39% | 2018 | |
| 89 | Serbia | 4.38% | 2018 | |
| 90 | Jamaica | 4.37% | 2018 | |
| 91 | Indonesia | 4.29% | 2018 | |
| 92 | Cyprus | 4.26% | 2018 | |
| 93 | Malaysia | 4.26% | 2018 | |
| 94 | El Salvador | 4.24% | 2018 | |
| 95 | Egypt | 4.14% | 2018 | |
| 96 | Dominican Republic | 4.14% | 2018 | |
| 97 | France | 4.1% | 2018 | |
| 98 | Albania | 4.08% | 2018 | |
| 99 | Portugal | 4.08% | 2018 | |
| 100 | Nigeria | 4.05% | 2018 | |
| 101 | Brazil | 3.9% | 2018 | |
| 102 | Seychelles | 3.88% | 2018 | |
| 103 | Bolivia | 3.88% | 2018 | |
| 104 | Belize | 3.87% | 2018 | |
| 105 | Ethiopia | 3.85% | 2018 | |
| 106 | Lesotho | 3.82% | 2018 | |
| 107 | Tajikistan | 3.82% | 2015 | |
| 108 | Benin | 3.72% | 2018 | |
| 109 | Afghanistan | 3.72% | 2018 | |
| 110 | Madagascar | 3.54% | 2018 | |
| 111 | Norway | 3.41% | 2018 | |
| 112 | South Sudan | 3.36% | 2018 | |
| 113 | Gambia | 3.31% | 2018 | |
| 114 | Montenegro | 3.24% | 2018 | |
| 115 | Mozambique | 3.18% | 2018 | |
| 116 | Sierra Leone | 3.15% | 2018 | |
| 117 | Canada | 3.12% | 2018 | |
| 118 | Malawi | 3.11% | 2018 | |
| 119 | Croatia | 3.1% | 2018 | |
| 120 | Spain | 3.09% | 2018 | |
| 121 | Republic of Macedonia | 3.06% | 2018 | |
| 122 | New Zealand | 3.03% | 2018 | |
| 123 | Slovakia | 3.01% | 2018 | |
| 124 | South Africa | 2.95% | 2018 | |
| 125 | Netherlands | 2.9% | 2018 | |
| 126 | Guatemala | 2.88% | 2018 | |
| 127 | Germany | 2.82% | 2018 | |
| 128 | Italy | 2.77% | 2018 | |
| 129 | Czech Republic | 2.76% | 2018 | |
| 130 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.74% | 2018 | |
| 131 | Fiji | 2.71% | 2018 | |
| 132 | Kosovo | 2.67% | 2018 | |
| 133 | Finland | 2.65% | 2018 | |
| 134 | Japan | 2.53% | 2018 | |
| 135 | Mongolia | 2.51% | 2018 | |
| 136 | Slovenia | 2.48% | 2018 | |
| 137 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.41% | 2018 | |
| 138 | Denmark | 2.31% | 2018 | |
| 139 | Hungary | 2.23% | 2018 | |
| 140 | Nicaragua | 2.17% | 2018 | |
| 141 | Sweden | 2.15% | 2018 | |
| 142 | Mexico | 2.08% | 2018 | |
| 143 | Switzerland | 2.07% | 2018 | |
| 144 | Argentina | 2.05% | 2018 | |
| 145 | Belgium | 1.79% | 2018 | |
| 146 | Cape Verde | 1.76% | 2018 | |
| 147 | Ghana | 1.56% | 2018 | |
| 148 | Austria | 1.52% | 2018 | |
| 149 | Liberia | 1.48% | 2018 | |
| 150 | East Timor | 1.41% | 2018 | |
| 151 | Luxembourg | 1.4% | 2018 | |
| 152 | Uzbekistan | 1.36% | 2003 | |
| 153 | Papua New Guinea | 1.35% | 2018 | |
| 154 | Malta | 1.28% | 2018 | |
| 155 | Republic of Ireland | 1.26% | 2018 | |
| 156 | Moldova | 0.95% | 2018 | |
| 157 | Laos | 0.75% | 2013 | |
| 158 | Mauritius | 0.63% | 2018 | |
| 159 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.58% | 2016 | |
| 160 | Haiti | 0% | 2018 | |
| 161 | Panama | 0% | 2018 | |
| 162 | Costa Rica | 0% | 2018 | |
| 163 | Iceland | 0% | 2018 |