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Belgium - Military Spending 2016

Military expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank
0.90% −0.01% from 2015 Global rank: 27th

Belgium's military spending was 0.90% in 2016, decreased +0.01% from 0.91% in 2015. This was the 27th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2016▾
Military Spending by Country - 2016
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Haiti 0.05% 23.1%
2nd Mauritius 0.17% 22.8%
3rd Ghana 0.29% -25.8%
4th Ireland 0.33% -0.6%
5th Moldova 0.34% 16.4%
6th Luxembourg 0.38% -8.8%
7th Papua New Guinea 0.38% -17.1%
8th Nigeria 0.43% 3.7%
9th Guatemala 0.44% 8.5%
10th Liberia 0.45% -5.6%
11th Malawi 0.45% 0.3%
12th Mexico 0.48% 6.5%
13th Malta 0.50% 8.7%
14th Madagascar 0.50% -3.7%
15th Cabo Verde 0.55% 7.8%
16th Dominican Republic 0.63% -1.5%
17th Nicaragua 0.64% -17.5%
18th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 0.65% -5.3%
19th Switzerland 0.66% 2.1%
20th Benin 0.67% -15.6%
21st Sierra Leone 0.71% 22.8%
22nd Austria 0.73% 4.4%
23rd Kosovo 0.78% -2.1%
24th Indonesia 0.79% -10.2%
25th Argentina 0.81% -4.8%
26th Mongolia 0.86% -1.3%
27th Belgium 0.90% -1.5%
28th Trinidad and Tobago 0.91% 21.4%
29th Mozambique 0.92% 11.2%
30th Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.92% -6.7%
31st Japan 0.93% -1.9%
32nd Kazakhstan 0.93% -15.9%
33rd Paraguay 0.95% -10.9%
34th Jamaica 0.95% 9.5%
35th Afghanistan 0.96% -3.8%
36th Belize 0.96% 7.8%
37th North Macedonia 0.97% -2.3%
38th South Africa 0.97% -3.6%
39th Czechia 0.99% 4.8%
40th Hungary 1.00% 10.5%
41st Uganda 1.00% 1.7%
42nd Slovenia 1.02% 8.1%
43rd El Salvador 1.02% -3.2%
44th Congo, Democratic Republic of 1.03% -16.2%
45th New Zealand 1.04% 4.8%
46th Philippines 1.05% -3.9%
47th Sweden 1.06% -1.7%
48th Tanzania 1.09% 0.2%
49th Albania 1.10% -5.1%
50th Fiji 1.10% 21.3%
51st Slovak Republic 1.11% 0.5%
52nd Spain 1.13% -10.4%
53rd Germany 1.13% 1.2%
54th Netherlands 1.14% 2.4%
55th Cameroon 1.15% 4.3%
56th Denmark 1.15% 3.3%
57th Guyana 1.15% 6.4%
58th Canada 1.16% 1.0%
59th Burkina Faso 1.17% -6.8%
60th Tajikistan 1.21% -5.8%
61st Bangladesh 1.23% 1.4%
62nd Equatorial Guinea 1.24% 19.0%
63rd Rwanda 1.24% 2.2%
64th Bulgaria 1.24% -0.2%
65th Côte d'Ivoire 1.25% 0.2%
66th Kenya 1.25% 3.7%
67th Guinea-Bissau 1.26% -14.5%
68th European Union 1.31% 0.3%
69th Peru 1.32% -24.2%
70th Thailand 1.33% -0.9%
71st Italy 1.33% 10.4%
72nd Brazil 1.35% -1.3%
73rd Togo 1.36% -18.7%
74th Malaysia 1.38% -8.0%
75th Seychelles 1.40% 10.6%
76th Cyprus 1.40% -14.8%
77th Montenegro 1.41% 0.5%
78th Romania 1.43% -1.6%
79th Zambia 1.43% -18.5%
80th Finland 1.43% -1.8%
81st Cambodia 1.44% 7.0%
82nd Gabon 1.45% 22.2%
83rd Nepal 1.47% 7.4%
84th Central African Republic 1.47% -6.6%
85th Lithuania 1.48% 30.4%
86th Latvia 1.50% 39.9%
87th Belarus 1.52% 33.8%
88th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1.53% -13.0%
89th Honduras 1.53% 13.3%
90th Portugal 1.54% 16.0%
91st Croatia 1.59% -9.1%
92nd Timor-Leste 1.60% -31.2%
93rd Niger 1.60% 19.5%
94th Senegal 1.60% 32.5%
95th Norway 1.62% 8.0%
96th Egypt, Arab Republic of 1.67% -3.3%
97th Zimbabwe 1.74% -7.7%
98th China 1.77% -0.4%
99th Uruguay 1.81% 2.5%
100th France 1.85% -1.0%
101st Serbia 1.86% 9.6%
102nd Guinea 1.88% -25.2%
103rd Chile 1.92% 0.8%
104th Poland 1.94% -9.0%
105th Viet Nam 1.95% 2.3%
106th Lesotho 1.96% 5.3%
107th Sri Lanka 1.98% -18.1%
108th United Kingdom 1.98% -3.1%
109th Estonia 2.03% 1.9%
110th Georgia 2.04% 3.7%
111th Türkiye 2.05% 13.1%
112th Eswatini 2.07% 18.5%
113th Australia 2.09% 7.0%
114th Mauritania 2.15% -0.5%
115th Tunisia 2.22% 4.0%
116th Burundi 2.24% 5.2%
117th Sudan 2.28% -16.0%
118th Chad 2.31% 51.7%
119th Korea 2.34% -1.7%
120th India 2.54% 3.5%
121st Greece 2.57% 3.8%
122nd Ecuador 2.57% -3.7%
123rd Mali 2.59% 9.6%
124th Angola 2.73% -12.0%
125th Iran, Islamic Republic of 2.80% 9.4%
126th Morocco 2.98% 0.7%
127th Colombia 3.07% -1.2%
128th Cuba 3.07% -0.4%
129th Singapore 3.10% 1.6%
130th Pakistan 3.20% 1.3%
131st Kyrgyz Republic 3.34% -3.1%
132nd United States 3.40% -1.8%
133rd Botswana 3.41% 20.7%
134th Brunei Darussalam 3.54% 7.9%
135th Iraq 3.55% -34.4%
136th Ukraine 3.67% -4.7%
137th Azerbaijan 3.69% -32.5%
138th Namibia 3.97% -12.3%
139th Myanmar 4.09% -4.9%
140th Armenia 4.09% -3.5%
141st Jordan 4.44% 6.0%
142nd Congo, Republic of 4.59% 16.6%
143rd Bahrain 4.67% 0.6%
144th South Sudan 4.85% -43.7%
145th Lebanon 5.10% 13.6%
146th Israel 5.42% -0.1%
147th Russian Federation 5.43% 11.4%
148th Algeria 5.65% 1.8%
149th Kuwait 5.89% 17.7%
150th Saudi Arabia 9.56% -26.6%
151st Oman 10.56% 10.4%
Source: World Bank (MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS)

FAQ

What was Belgium's military spending in 2016?▾

Belgium's military spending in 2016 was 0.90%. This ranked 27th globally.

How did Belgium's military spending change in 2016?▾

Belgium's military spending decreased by 1.5% in 2016 compared to 2015.

Which country had the highest military spending in 2016?▾

Oman had the highest military spending in 2016 at 10.56%.

What is the military spending of Belgium in 2016?▾

The military spending of Belgium in 2016 was 0.90%. This ranked 27th globally.

How does 2016 compare to 2015 for Belgium's military spending?▾

Belgium's military spending went from 0.91% in 2015 to 0.90% in 2016, a 1.5% decrease.

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