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United Kingdom - Military Spending 2017

Military expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank
1.95% −0.03% from 2016 Global rank: 109th

United Kingdom's military spending was 1.95% in 2017, decreased +0.03% from 1.98% in 2016. This was the 109th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2017▾
Military Spending by Country - 2017
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Haiti 0.04% -11.3%
2nd Mauritius 0.17% -5.3%
3rd Ireland 0.30% -9.7%
4th Ghana 0.31% 7.3%
5th Moldova 0.32% -5.7%
6th Papua New Guinea 0.36% -6.8%
7th Guatemala 0.38% -12.9%
8th Liberia 0.40% -11.1%
9th Mexico 0.42% -11.5%
10th Nigeria 0.43% -0.5%
11th Malta 0.46% -8.0%
12th Cabo Verde 0.47% -14.5%
13th Luxembourg 0.50% 30.7%
14th Madagascar 0.51% 1.0%
15th Malawi 0.53% 17.3%
16th Nicaragua 0.63% -2.1%
17th Switzerland 0.67% 0.1%
18th Dominican Republic 0.67% 5.1%
19th Sierra Leone 0.68% -5.2%
20th Congo, Democratic Republic of 0.74% -27.7%
21st Somalia, Fed. Rep. 0.75% 16.1%
22nd Austria 0.76% 3.8%
23rd Mongolia 0.76% -11.8%
24th Kosovo 0.80% 3.2%
25th Kazakhstan 0.83% -10.9%
26th Trinidad and Tobago 0.85% -7.5%
27th Argentina 0.85% 4.8%
28th Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.85% -7.6%
29th Indonesia 0.87% 9.2%
30th Belgium 0.89% -1.3%
31st Paraguay 0.89% -6.1%
32nd North Macedonia 0.90% -7.7%
33rd Japan 0.91% -1.8%
34th Benin 0.92% 36.7%
35th South Africa 0.94% -2.8%
36th Czechia 0.94% -4.3%
37th Afghanistan 0.95% -1.2%
38th Côte d'Ivoire 0.97% -22.5%
39th Jamaica 0.97% 1.9%
40th Mozambique 0.98% 7.1%
41st Slovenia 0.99% -2.4%
42nd Belize 1.01% 5.0%
43rd Sweden 1.03% -2.2%
44th Tajikistan 1.04% -14.1%
45th Uganda 1.04% 3.6%
46th El Salvador 1.04% 2.0%
47th New Zealand 1.05% 1.6%
48th Tanzania 1.06% -3.5%
49th Malaysia 1.10% -20.5%
50th Slovak Republic 1.10% -1.0%
51st Albania 1.11% 0.5%
52nd Bangladesh 1.13% -8.0%
53rd Equatorial Guinea 1.13% -8.9%
54th Germany 1.13% 0.2%
55th Netherlands 1.14% -0.6%
56th Cameroon 1.14% -0.7%
57th Denmark 1.14% -1.0%
58th Philippines 1.17% 11.7%
59th Hungary 1.19% 19.3%
60th Spain 1.22% 8.3%
61st Bulgaria 1.22% -1.7%
62nd Kenya 1.24% -0.8%
63rd Portugal 1.24% -19.6%
64th Rwanda 1.25% 0.7%
65th Guyana 1.25% 8.6%
66th Peru 1.27% -4.3%
67th Zambia 1.30% -9.0%
68th Guinea-Bissau 1.31% 3.5%
69th European Union 1.31% 0.6%
70th Seychelles 1.33% -5.0%
71st Thailand 1.34% 0.8%
72nd Central African Republic 1.34% -8.8%
73rd Italy 1.35% 1.8%
74th Canada 1.35% 16.1%
75th Finland 1.36% -4.9%
76th Montenegro 1.36% -3.4%
77th Burkina Faso 1.36% 17.0%
78th Belarus 1.37% -9.9%
79th Togo 1.40% 2.7%
80th Fiji 1.40% 27.3%
81st Brazil 1.41% 4.9%
82nd Egypt, Arab Republic of 1.42% -14.7%
83rd Senegal 1.47% -8.2%
84th Zimbabwe 1.47% -15.5%
85th Nepal 1.48% 1.1%
86th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1.54% 0.4%
87th Cambodia 1.56% 8.5%
88th Cyprus 1.57% 11.6%
89th Honduras 1.59% 3.8%
90th Timor-Leste 1.61% 0.4%
91st Croatia 1.63% 2.8%
92nd Latvia 1.65% 10.1%
93rd Chad 1.66% -28.2%
94th Norway 1.71% 5.4%
95th China 1.71% -3.3%
96th Lithuania 1.71% 15.7%
97th Romania 1.73% 21.4%
98th Serbia 1.75% -5.6%
99th Guinea 1.76% -6.2%
100th Viet Nam 1.80% -7.5%
101st Niger 1.81% 13.1%
102nd Gabon 1.81% 25.1%
103rd France 1.85% 0.0%
104th Poland 1.89% -2.5%
105th Uruguay 1.91% 5.6%
106th Eswatini 1.92% -7.2%
107th Chile 1.94% 0.9%
108th Georgia 1.94% -4.8%
109th United Kingdom 1.95% -1.7%
110th Estonia 1.97% -2.9%
111th Sri Lanka 1.98% -0.1%
112th Burundi 2.00% -10.7%
113th Australia 2.01% -4.0%
114th Tunisia 2.03% -8.7%
115th Türkiye 2.05% 0.0%
116th Mauritania 2.12% -1.1%
117th Lesotho 2.27% 15.6%
118th Korea 2.30% -1.6%
119th Ecuador 2.36% -8.4%
120th Angola 2.51% -8.2%
121st India 2.53% -0.5%
122nd Greece 2.56% -0.6%
123rd Iran, Islamic Republic of 2.84% 1.7%
124th Brunei Darussalam 2.87% -19.1%
125th Cuba 2.87% -6.5%
126th Morocco 2.95% -1.2%
127th Singapore 2.97% -4.0%
128th Mali 3.03% 17.1%
129th Kyrgyz Republic 3.10% -7.2%
130th Congo, Republic of 3.18% -30.8%
131st Colombia 3.21% 4.5%
132nd Ukraine 3.24% -11.6%
133rd Botswana 3.25% -4.8%
134th Sudan 3.29% 44.2%
135th United States 3.30% -3.1%
136th Pakistan 3.36% 5.0%
137th Namibia 3.52% -11.3%
138th Myanmar 3.64% -10.9%
139th Azerbaijan 3.76% 1.8%
140th Armenia 3.85% -5.9%
141st Iraq 3.91% 10.1%
142nd South Sudan 3.99% -17.6%
143rd Russian Federation 4.25% -21.7%
144th Bahrain 4.32% -7.5%
145th Lebanon 4.60% -9.7%
146th Jordan 4.68% 5.6%
147th Algeria 5.31% -6.1%
148th Israel 5.43% 0.2%
149th Kuwait 5.61% -4.9%
150th Oman 8.41% -20.4%
151st Saudi Arabia 9.85% 3.0%
Source: World Bank (MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS)

FAQ

What was United Kingdom's military spending in 2017?▾

United Kingdom's military spending in 2017 was 1.95%. This ranked 109th globally.

How did United Kingdom's military spending change in 2017?▾

United Kingdom's military spending decreased by 1.7% in 2017 compared to 2016.

Which country had the highest military spending in 2017?▾

Saudi Arabia had the highest military spending in 2017 at 9.85%.

What is the military spending of United Kingdom in 2017?▾

The military spending of United Kingdom in 2017 was 1.95%. This ranked 109th globally.

How does 2017 compare to 2016 for United Kingdom's military spending?▾

United Kingdom's military spending went from 1.98% in 2016 to 1.95% in 2017, a 1.7% decrease.

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