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United Kingdom - Military Spending 2018

Military expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank
1.94% −0.01% from 2017 Global rank: 107th

United Kingdom's military spending was 1.94% in 2018, decreased +0.01% from 1.95% in 2017. This was the 107th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2018▾
Military Spending by Country - 2018
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Haiti 0.06% 40.2%
2nd Mauritius 0.16% -5.4%
3rd Ireland 0.28% -5.4%
4th Ghana 0.33% 4.2%
5th Papua New Guinea 0.33% -7.0%
6th Moldova 0.33% 2.4%
7th Guatemala 0.37% -3.0%
8th Liberia 0.41% 0.9%
9th Malta 0.41% -9.3%
10th Mexico 0.46% 9.4%
11th Sierra Leone 0.47% -31.2%
12th Cabo Verde 0.49% 3.3%
13th Luxembourg 0.50% 1.1%
14th Nigeria 0.51% 17.7%
15th Madagascar 0.53% 5.1%
16th Malawi 0.59% 11.2%
17th Congo, Democratic Republic of 0.61% -17.4%
18th Nicaragua 0.63% 0.1%
19th Benin 0.63% -31.3%
20th Switzerland 0.65% -1.9%
21st Mongolia 0.67% -12.2%
22nd Gambia, The 0.69% -31.9%
23rd Dominican Republic 0.69% 4.2%
24th Trinidad and Tobago 0.69% -17.8%
25th Indonesia 0.72% -16.9%
26th Argentina 0.73% -13.6%
27th Austria 0.75% -1.6%
28th Kosovo 0.80% 0.2%
29th Kazakhstan 0.84% 0.4%
30th Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.84% -1.5%
31st Belgium 0.89% 0.6%
32nd South Africa 0.89% -5.2%
33rd North Macedonia 0.94% 5.4%
34th Malaysia 0.96% -12.7%
35th Paraguay 0.96% 7.7%
36th Japan 0.96% 5.4%
37th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 0.97% 29.8%
38th Slovenia 0.99% -0.4%
39th Hungary 1.00% -15.9%
40th Afghanistan 1.01% 6.5%
41st Belize 1.01% 0.1%
42nd Côte d'Ivoire 1.04% 7.6%
43rd Sweden 1.04% 0.7%
44th Tajikistan 1.05% 1.1%
45th Czechia 1.08% 13.9%
46th Cameroon 1.08% -5.5%
47th Tanzania 1.10% 4.3%
48th New Zealand 1.11% 5.1%
49th El Salvador 1.13% 8.4%
50th Equatorial Guinea 1.14% 1.2%
51st Germany 1.15% 1.5%
52nd Uganda 1.15% 10.9%
53rd Bangladesh 1.15% 2.3%
54th Albania 1.16% 4.6%
55th Zimbabwe 1.18% -19.9%
56th Philippines 1.18% 1.4%
57th Peru 1.19% -6.0%
58th Netherlands 1.20% 5.2%
59th Seychelles 1.21% -9.2%
60th Kenya 1.21% -2.4%
61st Slovak Republic 1.22% 10.5%
62nd Rwanda 1.24% -1.1%
63rd Spain 1.25% 1.9%
64th Egypt, Arab Republic of 1.25% -12.1%
65th Denmark 1.28% 12.6%
66th Guyana 1.29% 3.0%
67th Mozambique 1.31% 32.9%
68th Canada 1.32% -2.5%
69th Timor-Leste 1.32% -17.5%
70th Thailand 1.33% -0.7%
71st Jamaica 1.33% 36.9%
72nd European Union 1.34% 1.8%
73rd Central African Republic 1.34% -0.2%
74th Portugal 1.34% 8.2%
75th Nepal 1.35% -9.1%
76th Italy 1.35% 0.2%
77th Montenegro 1.37% 0.5%
78th Finland 1.37% 0.8%
79th Guinea-Bissau 1.38% 5.4%
80th Zambia 1.44% 10.5%
81st Bulgaria 1.45% 18.7%
82nd Fiji 1.46% 3.6%
83rd Togo 1.47% 5.0%
84th Brazil 1.47% 3.9%
85th Honduras 1.49% -6.3%
86th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1.50% -2.6%
87th Belarus 1.54% 12.1%
88th Croatia 1.54% -5.6%
89th Gabon 1.55% -14.2%
90th Cambodia 1.64% 4.8%
91st Chad 1.65% -0.4%
92nd Senegal 1.67% 13.3%
93rd Guinea 1.67% -5.4%
94th China 1.67% -2.2%
95th Norway 1.72% 0.6%
96th Sri Lanka 1.73% -12.3%
97th Cyprus 1.75% 11.6%
98th Sudan 1.78% -45.9%
99th Romania 1.79% 3.3%
100th Niger 1.79% -0.9%
101st Viet Nam 1.81% 0.1%
102nd France 1.85% -0.3%
103rd Georgia 1.86% -4.0%
104th Chile 1.88% -3.2%
105th Australia 1.90% -5.5%
106th Burkina Faso 1.93% 41.2%
107th United Kingdom 1.94% -0.3%
108th Lithuania 1.95% 13.8%
109th Angola 1.96% -22.0%
110th Estonia 1.97% 0.0%
111th Tunisia 1.98% -2.7%
112th Congo, Republic of 1.98% -37.7%
113th Lesotho 2.00% -12.0%
114th Serbia 2.02% 15.0%
115th Poland 2.02% 7.2%
116th Uruguay 2.08% 8.7%
117th Eswatini 2.10% 8.9%
118th Mauritania 2.13% 0.5%
119th Latvia 2.13% 29.2%
120th Burundi 2.15% 7.3%
121st Iran, Islamic Republic of 2.36% -17.2%
122nd Myanmar 2.36% -35.2%
123rd Korea 2.36% 2.8%
124th Ecuador 2.37% 0.6%
125th India 2.42% -4.2%
126th Türkiye 2.52% 23.0%
127th Brunei Darussalam 2.64% -8.0%
128th Greece 2.70% 5.6%
129th Iraq 2.75% -29.6%
130th Singapore 2.81% -5.5%
131st Mali 2.82% -6.8%
132nd Uzbekistan 2.87% 566.8%
133rd Cuba 2.88% 0.1%
134th Morocco 2.90% -1.5%
135th Botswana 2.92% -10.0%
136th Kyrgyz Republic 3.03% -2.5%
137th Colombia 3.03% -5.5%
138th United States 3.30% 0.2%
139th Namibia 3.33% -5.4%
140th Azerbaijan 3.55% -5.5%
141st Pakistan 3.59% 6.6%
142nd Ukraine 3.64% 12.1%
143rd Russian Federation 3.72% -12.5%
144th Bahrain 4.04% -6.5%
145th Armenia 4.12% 7.0%
146th Jordan 4.56% -2.7%
147th South Sudan 4.77% 19.6%
148th Algeria 4.93% -7.1%
149th Lebanon 5.06% 9.8%
150th Kuwait 5.19% -7.4%
151st Israel 5.29% -2.6%
152nd Oman 8.27% -1.7%
153rd Saudi Arabia 8.81% -10.5%
Source: World Bank (MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS)

FAQ

What was United Kingdom's military spending in 2018?▾

United Kingdom's military spending in 2018 was 1.94%. This ranked 107th globally.

How did United Kingdom's military spending change in 2018?▾

United Kingdom's military spending decreased by 0.3% in 2018 compared to 2017.

Which country had the highest military spending in 2018?▾

Saudi Arabia had the highest military spending in 2018 at 8.81%.

What is the military spending of United Kingdom in 2018?▾

The military spending of United Kingdom in 2018 was 1.94%. This ranked 107th globally.

How does 2018 compare to 2017 for United Kingdom's military spending?▾

United Kingdom's military spending went from 1.95% in 2017 to 1.94% in 2018, a 0.3% decrease.

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