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United Kingdom - Military Spending 2019

Military expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank
1.99% +0.04% from 2018 Global rank: 108th

United Kingdom's military spending was 1.99% in 2019, increased +0.04% from 1.94% in 2018. This was the 108th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2019▾
Military Spending by Country - 2019
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Haiti 0.09% 40.4%
2nd Mauritius 0.15% -4.9%
3rd Ireland 0.27% -2.4%
4th Ghana 0.34% 5.5%
5th Moldova 0.36% 9.0%
6th Papua New Guinea 0.36% 9.8%
7th Sierra Leone 0.38% -19.2%
8th Liberia 0.42% 3.3%
9th Guatemala 0.43% 15.5%
10th Cabo Verde 0.43% -11.1%
11th Nigeria 0.46% -9.4%
12th Benin 0.47% -25.2%
13th Malta 0.49% 18.6%
14th Mexico 0.51% 9.6%
15th Madagascar 0.55% 2.5%
16th Luxembourg 0.55% 9.1%
17th Nicaragua 0.61% -3.5%
18th Zimbabwe 0.65% -44.6%
19th Mongolia 0.66% -1.1%
20th Dominican Republic 0.69% -0.6%
21st Congo, Democratic Republic of 0.69% 13.3%
22nd Switzerland 0.70% 6.7%
23rd Argentina 0.70% -4.5%
24th Indonesia 0.73% 1.3%
25th Trinidad and Tobago 0.73% 5.5%
26th Austria 0.75% 0.6%
27th Malawi 0.76% 29.1%
28th Gambia, The 0.80% 16.1%
29th Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.81% -3.9%
30th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 0.83% -14.8%
31st Kosovo 0.83% 3.4%
32nd South Africa 0.88% -1.4%
33rd Belgium 0.89% -0.6%
34th Côte d'Ivoire 0.89% -14.6%
35th Malaysia 0.89% -6.9%
36th Paraguay 0.97% 1.3%
37th Japan 0.99% 3.1%
38th Tajikistan 1.00% -4.9%
39th Belize 1.02% 0.5%
40th Kazakhstan 1.02% 22.2%
41st Tanzania 1.06% -3.6%
42nd Slovenia 1.06% 7.7%
43rd Cameroon 1.06% -1.1%
44th Sweden 1.10% 5.5%
45th Kenya 1.11% -7.9%
46th Philippines 1.13% -4.5%
47th Czechia 1.13% 5.4%
48th North Macedonia 1.16% 22.9%
49th Seychelles 1.16% -3.7%
50th Afghanistan 1.17% 16.3%
51st El Salvador 1.18% 4.2%
52nd Egypt, Arab Republic of 1.18% -5.5%
53rd Rwanda 1.20% -3.0%
54th Peru 1.21% 1.4%
55th Spain 1.22% -1.7%
56th Nepal 1.24% -8.5%
57th Germany 1.24% 8.0%
58th Bangladesh 1.24% 7.8%
59th Zambia 1.26% -12.6%
60th Albania 1.28% 10.4%
61st Canada 1.28% -2.5%
62nd Netherlands 1.29% 8.0%
63rd New Zealand 1.29% 17.0%
64th Denmark 1.30% 1.3%
65th Guyana 1.30% 0.7%
66th Italy 1.31% -3.6%
67th Equatorial Guinea 1.31% 14.5%
68th Thailand 1.33% 0.1%
69th Hungary 1.33% 32.5%
70th Montenegro 1.33% -2.5%
71st Finland 1.36% -0.8%
72nd Portugal 1.37% 2.4%
73rd European Union 1.37% 2.7%
74th Brazil 1.38% -5.9%
75th Mozambique 1.39% 6.1%
76th Belarus 1.40% -9.2%
77th Fiji 1.45% -0.7%
78th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1.45% -3.0%
79th Guinea 1.47% -11.8%
80th Guinea-Bissau 1.49% 8.3%
81st Senegal 1.52% -8.5%
82nd Chad 1.57% -4.8%
83rd Honduras 1.58% 5.9%
84th Gabon 1.58% 1.8%
85th Croatia 1.60% 4.0%
86th Cambodia 1.62% -0.9%
87th Sudan 1.63% -8.4%
88th Jamaica 1.68% 26.2%
89th China 1.68% 0.6%
90th Timor-Leste 1.69% 27.7%
91st Slovak Republic 1.70% 40.0%
92nd Uganda 1.72% 49.1%
93rd Sri Lanka 1.75% 1.0%
94th Georgia 1.76% -5.6%
95th Angola 1.77% -9.6%
96th Cyprus 1.77% 1.1%
97th Central African Republic 1.79% 33.6%
98th Romania 1.83% 2.2%
99th Norway 1.84% 7.5%
100th France 1.85% 0.4%
101st Chile 1.86% -0.7%
102nd Lesotho 1.88% -6.2%
103rd Australia 1.88% -0.8%
104th Eswatini 1.89% -9.8%
105th Niger 1.92% 6.9%
106th Poland 1.95% -3.5%
107th Lithuania 1.98% 1.9%
108th United Kingdom 1.99% 2.1%
109th Mauritania 2.00% -6.3%
110th Estonia 2.00% 1.4%
111th Uruguay 2.01% -3.5%
112th Latvia 2.09% -2.1%
113th Congo, Republic of 2.15% 8.4%
114th Iran, Islamic Republic of 2.15% -8.9%
115th Ecuador 2.18% -8.1%
116th Serbia 2.18% 8.2%
117th Myanmar 2.19% -7.2%
118th Burkina Faso 2.21% 14.9%
119th Togo 2.36% 60.9%
120th Tunisia 2.38% 20.6%
121st Korea 2.52% 6.7%
122nd India 2.55% 5.0%
123rd Greece 2.60% -3.9%
124th Türkiye 2.69% 6.7%
125th Kyrgyz Republic 2.71% -10.5%
126th Mali 2.75% -2.5%
127th Singapore 2.76% -1.7%
128th Burundi 2.81% 30.6%
129th Morocco 2.87% -1.3%
130th Brunei Darussalam 3.08% 16.8%
131st Botswana 3.08% 5.3%
132nd Bulgaria 3.14% 116.7%
133rd Colombia 3.15% 3.7%
134th Iraq 3.24% 17.6%
135th Namibia 3.30% -1.1%
136th United States 3.41% 3.2%
137th Pakistan 3.51% -2.3%
138th South Sudan 3.80% -20.4%
139th Azerbaijan 3.85% 8.4%
140th Russian Federation 3.86% 3.8%
141st Bahrain 4.03% -0.3%
142nd Ukraine 4.07% 11.9%
143rd Jordan 4.57% 0.1%
144th Lebanon 4.74% -6.3%
145th Armenia 4.79% 16.2%
146th Israel 5.07% -4.1%
147th Kuwait 5.32% 2.5%
148th Algeria 5.33% 8.1%
149th Oman 7.44% -10.0%
150th Saudi Arabia 7.79% -11.6%
Source: World Bank (MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS)

FAQ

What was United Kingdom's military spending in 2019?▾

United Kingdom's military spending in 2019 was 1.99%. This ranked 108th globally.

How did United Kingdom's military spending change in 2019?▾

United Kingdom's military spending increased by 2.1% in 2019 compared to 2018.

Which country had the highest military spending in 2019?▾

Saudi Arabia had the highest military spending in 2019 at 7.79%.

What is the military spending of United Kingdom in 2019?▾

The military spending of United Kingdom in 2019 was 1.99%. This ranked 108th globally.

How does 2019 compare to 2018 for United Kingdom's military spending?▾

United Kingdom's military spending went from 1.94% in 2018 to 1.99% in 2019, a 2.1% increase.

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