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Greece - Military Spending 2016

Name: Greece Military Spending 2016
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Military expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank

2.57% +0.10% from 2015 Global rank: 121st

Greece's military spending was 2.57% in 2016, increased +0.10% from 2.48% in 2015. This was the 121st highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2016▾

Military Spending by Country - 2016
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
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%

FAQ

What was Greece's military spending in 2016?▾

Greece's military spending in 2016 was 2.57%. This ranked 121st globally.

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

Greece's military spending increased by 3.8% 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 Greece in 2016?▾

The military spending of Greece in 2016 was 2.57%. This ranked 121st globally.

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

Greece's military spending went from 2.48% in 2015 to 2.57% in 2016, a 3.8% increase.

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