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United States - Military Spending 1976

Name: United States Military Spending 1976
Creator: World Bank
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Military expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank

5.19% −0.43% from 1975 Global rank: 83rd

United States's military spending was 5.19% in 1976, decreased +0.43% from 5.62% in 1975. This was the 83rd highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1976▾

Military Spending by Country - 1976
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Congo, Democratic Republic of	0.00%	-25.9%
2nd	Mauritius	0.19%	-2.4%
3rd	Fiji	0.40%	31.8%
4th	Trinidad and Tobago	0.50%	15.1%
5th	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	0.52%	0.3%
6th	Mexico	0.60%	4.3%
7th	Sri Lanka	0.66%	-18.0%
8th	Gabon	0.67%	-14.4%
9th	Niger	0.82%	-5.6%
10th	Nepal	0.86%	25.5%
11th	El Salvador	0.88%	6.2%
12th	Luxembourg	0.89%	2.4%
13th	Japan	0.89%	-1.7%
14th	Jamaica	0.93%	-
15th	Liberia	1.07%	12.6%
16th	Sierra Leone	1.09%	6.0%
17th	Côte d'Ivoire	1.12%	-5.1%
18th	Guatemala	1.27%	3.2%
19th	Benin	1.28%	-14.2%
20th	Finland	1.34%	-11.1%
21st	Austria	1.37%	-5.9%
22nd	Malawi	1.37%	-10.0%
23rd	Colombia	1.49%	-14.2%
24th	Bangladesh	1.52%	80.4%
25th	Lesotho	1.55%	-
26th	Ghana	1.57%	-8.6%
27th	Rwanda	1.61%	-0.9%
28th	Ireland	1.62%	-0.7%
29th	Papua New Guinea	1.63%	170.3%
30th	Bahrain	1.75%	14.8%
31st	Honduras	1.76%	-7.7%
32nd	Cameroon	1.76%	2.0%
33rd	Canada	1.77%	-5.2%
34th	Italy	1.83%	-7.4%
35th	Tunisia	1.86%	7.0%
36th	Madagascar	1.88%	14.8%
37th	Dominican Republic	1.93%	5.3%
38th	New Zealand	1.94%	-7.1%
39th	Libya	1.97%	-12.7%
40th	Brazil	2.00%	1.6%
41st	Afghanistan	2.05%	18.8%
42nd	Nicaragua	2.07%	18.4%
43rd	Switzerland	2.16%	13.8%
44th	Ecuador	2.20%	-7.0%
45th	Denmark	2.20%	-8.1%
46th	Australia	2.22%	-2.2%
47th	Burundi	2.22%	8.1%
48th	Spain	2.32%	15.8%
49th	Portugal	2.36%	-23.8%
50th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	2.37%	-0.2%
51st	Kenya	2.48%	32.2%
52nd	Togo	2.50%	34.4%
53rd	Sudan	2.67%	18.5%
54th	Netherlands	2.69%	-5.4%
55th	Algeria	2.70%	26.8%
56th	European Union	2.79%	-2.7%
57th	Mali	2.91%	-8.0%
58th	Paraguay	2.99%	-4.3%
59th	Sweden	3.00%	-2.5%
60th	Hungary	3.01%	-9.9%
61st	Belgium	3.09%	0.9%
62nd	Germany	3.12%	-4.5%
63rd	Burkina Faso	3.12%	11.1%
64th	Norway	3.12%	-2.6%
65th	Thailand	3.13%	12.0%
66th	France	3.16%	-1.3%
67th	Uganda	3.19%	12.8%
68th	Indonesia	3.42%	-2.0%
69th	India	3.48%	-1.6%
70th	Uruguay	3.48%	-18.8%
71st	Argentina	3.78%	85.2%
72nd	Myanmar	3.79%	0.5%
73rd	Philippines	3.93%	10.5%
74th	Malaysia	3.98%	-15.7%
75th	Zimbabwe	4.63%	36.1%
76th	Tanzania	4.69%	-12.5%
77th	South Africa	4.73%	22.0%
78th	Congo, Republic of	4.73%	5.2%
79th	Brunei Darussalam	4.76%	34.6%
80th	Türkiye	4.94%	-3.4%
81st	Singapore	5.04%	8.5%
82nd	United Kingdom	5.18%	-3.1%
83rd	United States	5.19%	-7.7%
84th	Peru	5.68%	8.8%
85th	Nigeria	5.79%	-28.7%
86th	Greece	5.83%	-0.3%
87th	Pakistan	5.89%	-6.8%
88th	Korea	5.91%	21.1%
89th	Chile	6.09%	-9.8%
90th	Morocco	6.22%	35.1%
91st	Guyana	8.35%	20.0%
92nd	Iraq	11.16%	-4.4%
93rd	Iran, Islamic Republic of	11.25%	-6.8%
94th	Lebanon	12.12%	217.8%
95th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	13.73%	-11.0%
96th	Syrian Arab Republic	14.73%	-7.7%
97th	Jordan	17.24%	13.1%
98th	Oman	23.01%	-7.8%
99th	Israel	29.25%	-4.0%

FAQ

What was United States's military spending in 1976?▾

United States's military spending in 1976 was 5.19%. This ranked 83rd globally.

How did United States's military spending change in 1976?▾

United States's military spending decreased by 7.7% in 1976 compared to 1975.

Which country had the highest military spending in 1976?▾

Israel had the highest military spending in 1976 at 29.25%.

What is the military spending of United States in 1976?▾

The military spending of United States in 1976 was 5.19%. This ranked 83rd globally.

How does 1976 compare to 1975 for United States's military spending?▾

United States's military spending went from 5.62% in 1975 to 5.19% in 1976, a 7.7% decrease.

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