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Military expenditure - percentage of GDP in highest spending countries 2017
Military expenditure - percentage of GDP in highest spending countries 2017
Military expenditure as percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) in highest spending countries 2017
This statistics shows military spending in selected countries as a percentage of their respective gross domestic product. In 2017, military expenditure of the U.S.A. was estimated at 3.1 percent of nation's total gross domestic product.
A ranking of the countries with the highest military expenditures can be accessed here.
Military expenditure as percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) in highest spending countries 2017
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| Percentage of GDP | |
|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia* | 10% |
| Russia | 4.3% |
| United States | 3.1% |
| South Korea | 2.6% |
| India | 2.5% |
| France | 2.3% |
| Worldwide | 2.2% |
| Turkey | 2.2% |
| Australia | 2% |
| China* | 1.9% |
| United Kingdom | 1.8% |
| Italy | 1.5% |
| Brazil | 1.4% |
| Canada | 1.3% |
| Germany | 1.2% |
| Japan | 0.9% |
| Percentage of GDP | |
|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia* | 10% |
| Russia | 4.3% |
| United States | 3.1% |
| South Korea | 2.6% |
| India | 2.5% |
| France | 2.3% |
| Worldwide | 2.2% |
| Turkey | 2.2% |
| Australia | 2% |
| China* | 1.9% |
| United Kingdom | 1.8% |
| Italy | 1.5% |
| Brazil | 1.4% |
| Canada | 1.3% |
| Germany | 1.2% |
| Japan | 0.9% |
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This statistics shows military spending in selected countries as a percentage of their respective gross domestic product. In 2017, military expenditure of the U.S.A. was estimated at 3.1 percent of nation's total gross domestic product.
A ranking of the countries with the highest military expenditures can be accessed here.
Show moreA ranking of the countries with the highest military expenditures can be accessed here.
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