Military Spending as a Share of GDP, by Country

What We’re Showing

This infographic ranks countries by military spending as a percentage of GDP in 2024, highlighting how much countries spend on their military relative to the size of their economy.

The data comes from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).

Key Takeaways

• Ukraine had the world's highest military burden in 2024, spending 34% of its GDP on defense amid the ongoing war with Russia.
• Israel's military expenditures accounted for 8.8% of its GDP, up from 4.4% in 2022. Similarly, Algeria's military spending as a share of GDP also doubled between 2022 and 2024.
• On average, countries affected by armed conflict spent 4.4% of their GDP on the military, compared to 1.9% for countries with no armed conflict.
• The U.S. spent 3.4% of its GDP on the military in 2024, and had the highest absolute military expenditures at $997 billion.
• Globally, military expenditures make up 2.5% of the world's GDP.