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Korea - Military Spending 2011

Name: Korea Military Spending 2011
Creator: World Bank
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Military expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank

2.37% +0.01% from 2010 Global rank: 111th

Korea's military spending was 2.37% in 2011, increased +0.01% from 2.36% in 2010. This was the 111th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2011▾

Military Spending by Country - 2011
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Mauritius	0.15%	2.3%
2nd	Lao PDR	0.21%	3.7%
3rd	Moldova	0.27%	3.8%
4th	Papua New Guinea	0.36%	9.8%
5th	Luxembourg	0.38%	-14.6%
6th	Ghana	0.44%	53.9%
7th	Mexico	0.45%	3.3%
8th	Guatemala	0.46%	4.1%
9th	Malawi	0.47%	-8.1%
10th	Cabo Verde	0.48%	5.7%
11th	Nicaragua	0.53%	4.1%
12th	Sierra Leone	0.53%	-11.6%
13th	Liberia	0.54%	17.3%
14th	Ireland	0.54%	-6.1%
15th	Trinidad and Tobago	0.57%	-10.8%
16th	Malta	0.57%	-11.5%
17th	Nigeria	0.58%	7.4%
18th	Dominican Republic	0.60%	-9.7%
19th	Madagascar	0.62%	9.3%
20th	Indonesia	0.65%	5.9%
21st	Switzerland	0.69%	1.1%
22nd	Argentina	0.76%	-6.2%
23rd	Austria	0.80%	-3.7%
24th	Lithuania	0.80%	-10.5%
25th	Kosovo	0.80%	11.4%
26th	Mozambique	0.81%	-6.5%
27th	Mongolia	0.84%	9.7%
28th	Belize	0.84%	-3.9%
29th	Paraguay	0.84%	12.5%
30th	Seychelles	0.86%	15.9%
31st	Guyana	0.88%	-3.0%
32nd	Tanzania	0.90%	0.8%
33rd	Congo, Democratic Republic of	0.90%	10.2%
34th	Jamaica	0.93%	5.8%
35th	Kazakhstan	0.94%	-7.7%
36th	Japan	0.97%	2.7%
37th	Niger	0.98%	11.4%
38th	South Africa	1.00%	-0.1%
39th	Côte d'Ivoire	1.01%	-10.7%
40th	Hungary	1.04%	1.4%
41st	Belgium	1.04%	-4.2%
42nd	Czechia	1.07%	-9.6%
43rd	Slovak Republic	1.07%	-14.4%
44th	El Salvador	1.09%	-0.1%
45th	Tajikistan	1.09%	14.8%
46th	Rwanda	1.09%	-10.0%
47th	Latvia	1.11%	0.1%
48th	Sweden	1.11%	-7.2%
49th	Honduras	1.13%	5.3%
50th	Cameroon	1.14%	-11.8%
51st	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1.14%	-11.2%
52nd	Burkina Faso	1.15%	-6.0%
53rd	Philippines	1.15%	-1.4%
54th	New Zealand	1.16%	-3.9%
55th	Germany	1.18%	-4.8%
56th	Canada	1.19%	-0.1%
57th	Cambodia	1.20%	-1.4%
58th	Bangladesh	1.22%	2.8%
59th	Belarus	1.22%	-8.7%
60th	Romania	1.24%	0.7%
61st	Mali	1.24%	-9.7%
62nd	North Macedonia	1.26%	-8.7%
63rd	Netherlands	1.28%	-3.1%
64th	Senegal	1.29%	6.5%
65th	Slovenia	1.30%	-19.5%
66th	Denmark	1.31%	-6.1%
67th	Bulgaria	1.31%	-20.0%
68th	Zambia	1.32%	-4.7%
69th	Spain	1.33%	-4.0%
70th	Nepal	1.35%	-1.3%
71st	Peru	1.37%	-7.2%
72nd	Kenya	1.38%	0.7%
73rd	Thailand	1.39%	-8.7%
74th	European Union	1.40%	-4.4%
75th	Zimbabwe	1.41%	72.4%
76th	Brazil	1.41%	-8.3%
77th	Norway	1.44%	-4.3%
78th	Gabon	1.46%	-21.9%
79th	Italy	1.47%	-1.7%
80th	Tunisia	1.49%	20.2%
81st	Portugal	1.49%	0.3%
82nd	Finland	1.49%	0.0%
83rd	Guinea-Bissau	1.52%	-16.9%
84th	Togo	1.53%	-8.0%
85th	Albania	1.53%	-1.9%
86th	Malaysia	1.55%	4.2%
87th	Viet Nam	1.56%	-14.3%
88th	Fiji	1.61%	0.3%
89th	China	1.66%	-4.3%
90th	Estonia	1.67%	-1.6%
91st	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	1.68%	-39.5%
92nd	Uruguay	1.72%	-8.3%
93rd	Croatia	1.74%	4.2%
94th	Cyprus	1.74%	-6.2%
95th	Montenegro	1.75%	-3.6%
96th	Australia	1.76%	-5.3%
97th	Poland	1.79%	-2.6%
98th	Afghanistan	1.82%	-6.4%
99th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	1.84%	-5.9%
100th	France	1.89%	-4.1%
101st	Serbia	1.93%	-3.9%
102nd	Timor-Leste	1.97%	-34.2%
103rd	Türkiye	2.03%	-10.7%
104th	Central African Republic	2.05%	-15.0%
105th	Eswatini	2.22%	-6.3%
106th	Brunei Darussalam	2.24%	-21.3%
107th	Lesotho	2.26%	-28.7%
108th	Ukraine	2.26%	-17.6%
109th	Chile	2.26%	0.4%
110th	Iraq	2.30%	-15.0%
111th	Korea	2.37%	0.4%
112th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	2.38%	-14.5%
113th	Botswana	2.40%	-12.9%
114th	United Kingdom	2.50%	-2.7%
115th	Greece	2.52%	-8.6%
116th	Uganda	2.54%	3.2%
117th	Sri Lanka	2.69%	-0.6%
118th	India	2.70%	-6.4%
119th	Pakistan	2.92%	-4.0%
120th	Georgia	3.03%	-17.1%
121st	Colombia	3.08%	-15.4%
122nd	Cuba	3.08%	-7.3%
123rd	Ecuador	3.11%	1.1%
124th	Singapore	3.19%	-5.5%
125th	Angola	3.26%	-22.1%
126th	Morocco	3.30%	-2.8%
127th	Kyrgyz Republic	3.40%	-11.6%
128th	Russian Federation	3.43%	-4.2%
129th	Kuwait	3.50%	-6.8%
130th	Namibia	3.57%	1.7%
131st	Bahrain	3.59%	9.6%
132nd	Chad	3.76%	-12.9%
133rd	Armenia	3.85%	-9.7%
134th	Algeria	3.96%	24.2%
135th	Lebanon	4.07%	-1.2%
136th	Azerbaijan	4.67%	67.3%
137th	United States	4.82%	-1.7%
138th	Yemen, Republic of	4.93%	5.1%
139th	Jordan	5.40%	-5.9%
140th	United Arab Emirates	5.47%	-9.5%
141st	Israel	5.63%	-2.7%
142nd	South Sudan	6.09%	47.2%
143rd	Oman	6.45%	14.2%
144th	Saudi Arabia	7.17%	-16.3%

FAQ

What was Korea's military spending in 2011?▾

Korea's military spending in 2011 was 2.37%. This ranked 111th globally.

How did Korea's military spending change in 2011?▾

Korea's military spending increased by 0.4% in 2011 compared to 2010.

Which country had the highest military spending in 2011?▾

Saudi Arabia had the highest military spending in 2011 at 7.17%.

What is the military spending of Korea in 2011?▾

The military spending of Korea in 2011 was 2.37%. This ranked 111th globally.

How does 2011 compare to 2010 for Korea's military spending?▾

Korea's military spending went from 2.36% in 2010 to 2.37% in 2011, a 0.4% increase.

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