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Korea - Military Spending 2001

Name: Korea Military Spending 2001
Creator: World Bank
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Military expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank

2.28% −0.03% from 2000 Global rank: 91st

Korea's military spending was 2.28% in 2001, decreased +0.03% from 2.31% in 2000. This was the 91st highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2001▾

Military Spending by Country - 2001
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Trinidad and Tobago	0.16%	-68.2%
2nd	Mauritius	0.19%	-3.1%
3rd	Gambia, The	0.23%	-25.6%
4th	Ghana	0.26%	-40.4%
5th	Malawi	0.30%	10.2%
6th	Benin	0.36%	-13.3%
7th	Moldova	0.40%	1.9%
8th	Mexico	0.41%	-0.7%
9th	Jamaica	0.50%	3.7%
10th	Papua New Guinea	0.55%	-14.4%
11th	Indonesia	0.57%	-16.3%
12th	Tajikistan	0.58%	-2.9%
13th	Belize	0.66%	0.4%
14th	Uzbekistan	0.67%	-27.5%
15th	Malta	0.67%	6.1%
16th	Luxembourg	0.68%	24.0%
17th	Nicaragua	0.68%	-12.7%
18th	Ireland	0.70%	1.1%
19th	Lao PDR	0.72%	-9.4%
20th	Georgia	0.74%	20.2%
21st	Cabo Verde	0.75%	-34.7%
22nd	Nigeria	0.78%	43.6%
23rd	Honduras	0.82%	12.7%
24th	Mozambique	0.90%	-4.0%
25th	Austria	0.91%	-7.4%
26th	Japan	0.93%	1.7%
27th	Nepal	0.96%	22.5%
28th	Switzerland	0.99%	-3.6%
29th	Chad	0.99%	-0.6%
30th	Kazakhstan	1.00%	27.4%
31st	Guatemala	1.05%	14.6%
32nd	Latvia	1.06%	17.7%
33rd	Paraguay	1.07%	-13.7%
34th	El Salvador	1.09%	29.8%
35th	Senegal	1.12%	6.4%
36th	Canada	1.13%	1.7%
37th	Finland	1.14%	-7.8%
38th	Burkina Faso	1.16%	-6.7%
39th	Argentina	1.18%	3.1%
40th	Dominican Republic	1.21%	17.8%
41st	Eswatini	1.26%	-14.0%
42nd	Belgium	1.28%	-5.0%
43rd	Bangladesh	1.29%	-5.1%
44th	Cameroon	1.29%	-2.6%
45th	Mali	1.30%	-12.4%
46th	Germany	1.31%	-2.7%
47th	Albania	1.31%	5.0%
48th	Slovenia	1.31%	19.1%
49th	Niger	1.32%	13.4%
50th	Lithuania	1.36%	12.0%
51st	Thailand	1.43%	-3.9%
52nd	Netherlands	1.43%	0.1%
53rd	Madagascar	1.44%	17.9%
54th	Belarus	1.44%	6.8%
55th	Portugal	1.45%	2.7%
56th	Tanzania	1.45%	-2.4%
57th	Philippines	1.47%	-8.5%
58th	South Africa	1.48%	6.9%
59th	New Zealand	1.50%	-6.0%
60th	Estonia	1.50%	9.1%
61st	Kenya	1.50%	14.5%
62nd	Tunisia	1.52%	-1.7%
63rd	Denmark	1.53%	5.0%
64th	Hungary	1.57%	3.7%
65th	European Union	1.61%	-2.6%
66th	Guinea-Bissau	1.63%	-38.1%
67th	Spain	1.63%	-5.6%
68th	Ecuador	1.66%	9.4%
69th	Italy	1.67%	-3.8%
70th	Uganda	1.68%	-4.6%
71st	Norway	1.70%	-0.1%
72nd	Cambodia	1.71%	-22.0%
73rd	Sierra Leone	1.72%	9.2%
74th	Czechia	1.74%	-6.8%
75th	Peru	1.75%	-2.1%
76th	Sweden	1.77%	-2.5%
77th	Seychelles	1.78%	5.9%
78th	Mongolia	1.78%	-11.9%
79th	Congo, Republic of	1.79%	-50.8%
80th	Gabon	1.79%	6.0%
81st	Fiji	1.82%	3.9%
82nd	Slovak Republic	1.84%	11.5%
83rd	Australia	1.86%	2.1%
84th	Poland	1.89%	4.0%
85th	Myanmar	1.95%	-15.6%
86th	Brazil	1.95%	12.8%
87th	China	1.98%	8.0%
88th	Guyana	2.02%	14.3%
89th	France	2.04%	-2.4%
90th	Malaysia	2.08%	27.5%
91st	Korea	2.28%	-1.3%
92nd	Azerbaijan	2.31%	1.9%
93rd	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	2.32%	12.5%
94th	Kyrgyz Republic	2.35%	-18.5%
95th	United Kingdom	2.41%	1.6%
96th	Libya	2.41%	-23.3%
97th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	2.42%	5.4%
98th	Romania	2.42%	-3.1%
99th	Sudan	2.47%	-44.8%
100th	Uruguay	2.50%	2.7%
101st	Zimbabwe	2.55%	-16.5%
102nd	Chile	2.65%	-1.5%
103rd	Croatia	2.71%	-10.5%
104th	Lesotho	2.74%	-16.5%
105th	Ukraine	2.77%	-21.1%
106th	Bulgaria	2.86%	7.9%
107th	India	2.92%	-0.8%
108th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	2.99%	17.0%
109th	Namibia	3.01%	11.2%
110th	Guinea	3.10%	102.0%
111th	United States	3.12%	0.4%
112th	Armenia	3.13%	-12.2%
113th	Cyprus	3.15%	11.7%
114th	Colombia	3.32%	9.6%
115th	Greece	3.36%	-6.6%
116th	Rwanda	3.40%	-3.9%
117th	Algeria	3.52%	2.5%
118th	Russian Federation	3.55%	7.2%
119th	Türkiye	3.58%	-1.8%
120th	Serbia	3.63%	-21.0%
121st	Morocco	3.73%	38.8%
122nd	Botswana	3.83%	20.1%
123rd	Pakistan	3.88%	-7.0%
124th	Brunei Darussalam	3.89%	-4.5%
125th	Mauritania	4.00%	36.7%
126th	Bahrain	4.15%	4.7%
127th	Sri Lanka	4.29%	-14.8%
128th	Angola	4.52%	-29.2%
129th	Singapore	4.80%	6.5%
130th	Lebanon	5.45%	1.0%
131st	Syrian Arab Republic	5.48%	0.5%
132nd	Yemen, Republic of	5.48%	11.5%
133rd	United Arab Emirates	5.61%	-32.6%
134th	Jordan	5.89%	-5.8%
135th	Burundi	6.07%	24.9%
136th	North Macedonia	6.10%	229.6%
137th	Israel	6.30%	3.3%
138th	Kuwait	7.70%	7.7%
139th	Oman	8.20%	15.7%
140th	Saudi Arabia	11.42%	8.4%
141st	Eritrea	22.14%	-32.2%

FAQ

What was Korea's military spending in 2001?▾

Korea's military spending in 2001 was 2.28%. This ranked 91st globally.

How did Korea's military spending change in 2001?▾

Korea's military spending decreased by 1.3% in 2001 compared to 2000.

Which country had the highest military spending in 2001?▾

Eritrea had the highest military spending in 2001 at 22.14%.

What is the military spending of Korea in 2001?▾

The military spending of Korea in 2001 was 2.28%. This ranked 91st globally.

How does 2001 compare to 2000 for Korea's military spending?▾

Korea's military spending went from 2.31% in 2000 to 2.28% in 2001, a 1.3% decrease.

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