Countries That Spend the Most of Their Budget on the Military 2023

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Countries That Spend the Most of Their Budget on the Military 2023
The 20 countries that devote the largest share of total government spending to the military in 2023. Ukraine is highest at 49.09% of government spending, ahead of Belarus at 48.24% and Saudi Arabia at 22.55%. This is different from military spending as a share of GDP: it shows what the state chooses to buy with the money it has. Data covers 147 countries.
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The median country spends 5.01% of its budget on defence, so Ukraine commits about 9.8 times as large a share. 28 of the 147 countries measured put a tenth or more of all government spending into the military.

Source:  World Bank

Key Findings

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Ukraine leads with 49 in 2023.
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Average value in 2023: 20  ·  median: 15.
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Gap in 2023: Ukraine is 3.9× larger than Niger.

Countries That Spend the Most of Their Budget on the Military 2023

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Data Insights

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Data Points
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Top Value
49.09
Ukraine
Military spending (% of government expenditure) · 2023
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Military spending (% of government expenditure)
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2023
Single year snapshot

Rankings & Full Data

20 records · Military spending (% of government expenditure) · ranked by 2023

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# Category 2023 Source
🥇 Ukraine 49.09
🥈 Belarus 48.24
🥉 Saudi Arabia 22.55
4 Armenia 20.40
5 Oman 20.12
6 Algeria 20.04
7 Somalia 19.15
8 Singapore 18.42
9 Myanmar 16.06
10 Azerbaijan 15.03
11 Pakistan 14.99
12 Iran 14.98
13 Jordan 14.86
14 Mali 14.83
15 Russia 14.79
16 Burkina Faso 13.98
17 Guinea 13.93
18 Israel 13.81
19 Central African Republic 13.27
20 Niger 12.50

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