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United States - Military Spending 1989

Name: United States Military Spending 1989
Creator: World Bank
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Military expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank

5.87% −0.20% from 1988 Global rank: 102nd

United States's military spending was 5.87% in 1989, decreased +0.20% from 6.07% in 1988. This was the 102nd highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1989▾

Military Spending by Country - 1989
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Haiti	0.08%	-4.6%
2nd	Guinea-Bissau	0.18%	211.7%
3rd	Mauritius	0.29%	32.0%
4th	Ghana	0.43%	-1.6%
5th	Mexico	0.52%	-3.5%
6th	Sierra Leone	0.52%	73.9%
7th	Nigeria	0.58%	-34.4%
8th	Malawi	0.61%	-0.9%
9th	Luxembourg	0.79%	-17.1%
10th	Dominican Republic	0.80%	-9.1%
11th	Nepal	0.90%	2.1%
12th	Jamaica	0.93%	15.0%
13th	Japan	0.94%	-0.9%
14th	Gambia, The	0.96%	18.2%
15th	Ireland	1.11%	-7.8%
16th	Malta	1.11%	-9.2%
17th	Belize	1.20%	-23.1%
18th	Madagascar	1.21%	-10.1%
19th	Austria	1.23%	-5.0%
20th	Eswatini	1.25%	-0.6%
21st	Bangladesh	1.29%	3.6%
22nd	Benin	1.31%	-16.4%
23rd	Côte d'Ivoire	1.33%	6.5%
24th	Cameroon	1.33%	3.8%
25th	Indonesia	1.39%	-9.3%
26th	Ecuador	1.43%	-11.7%
27th	Papua New Guinea	1.50%	18.2%
28th	Switzerland	1.52%	-2.6%
29th	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	1.53%	-91.2%
30th	Finland	1.53%	-4.6%
31st	Algeria	1.54%	-12.0%
32nd	Guyana	1.58%	-40.5%
33rd	Rwanda	1.75%	10.0%
34th	Sri Lanka	1.80%	-24.1%
35th	Guatemala	1.80%	-3.5%
36th	Poland	1.82%	-29.9%
37th	Argentina	1.88%	-11.5%
38th	Portugal	1.89%	0.1%
39th	Canada	1.93%	-2.6%
40th	Cambodia	1.99%	55.9%
41st	Denmark	2.02%	-3.0%
42nd	Italy	2.03%	-2.2%
43rd	Senegal	2.03%	-4.0%
44th	Australia	2.05%	-5.2%
45th	Panama	2.08%	-1.2%
46th	Mali	2.11%	-4.6%
47th	Tunisia	2.11%	0.5%
48th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	2.16%	6.7%
49th	New Zealand	2.18%	3.1%
50th	Colombia	2.19%	-0.5%
51st	Peru	2.19%	0.2%
52nd	Philippines	2.24%	-8.8%
53rd	Fiji	2.27%	10.6%
54th	Spain	2.36%	-5.2%
55th	Tanzania	2.38%	-2.7%
56th	Paraguay	2.43%	-24.1%
57th	Sweden	2.43%	-0.5%
58th	China	2.45%	-
59th	European Union	2.45%	-3.4%
60th	Belgium	2.46%	-6.4%
61st	Netherlands	2.52%	-3.6%
62nd	Germany	2.52%	-4.1%
63rd	Malaysia	2.62%	8.1%
64th	Honduras	2.67%	-6.4%
65th	Thailand	2.68%	-8.5%
66th	Brazil	2.69%	26.8%
67th	Uganda	2.73%	11.0%
68th	Chad	2.73%	-23.3%
69th	Burkina Faso	2.74%	18.6%
70th	Kenya	2.74%	-6.9%
71st	Hungary	2.79%	-22.5%
72nd	Norway	2.86%	0.6%
73rd	France	2.92%	-2.7%
74th	Myanmar	2.96%	38.2%
75th	Togo	3.09%	-1.0%
76th	Türkiye	3.15%	7.4%
77th	Burundi	3.35%	6.5%
78th	Mozambique	3.37%	12.0%
79th	Uruguay	3.53%	11.8%
80th	India	3.53%	-5.2%
81st	Botswana	3.57%	-27.2%
82nd	Chile	3.59%	-13.3%
83rd	Greece	3.77%	-10.3%
84th	Mauritania	3.96%	-11.8%
85th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	3.97%	-21.6%
86th	United Kingdom	4.04%	-4.1%
87th	Zambia	4.20%	75.7%
88th	Seychelles	4.28%	-0.1%
89th	Korea	4.29%	0.2%
90th	Lesotho	4.31%	27.8%
91st	South Africa	4.36%	-5.8%
92nd	Morocco	4.39%	6.4%
93rd	Bulgaria	4.40%	-
94th	Singapore	4.49%	-1.2%
95th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	4.56%	-27.3%
96th	Romania	4.80%	14.1%
97th	El Salvador	4.87%	14.1%
98th	Zimbabwe	4.93%	-5.3%
99th	Albania	5.17%	-8.0%
100th	Cyprus	5.37%	-5.8%
101st	Bahrain	5.64%	0.7%
102nd	United States	5.87%	-3.3%
103rd	Brunei Darussalam	6.21%	-6.3%
104th	Mongolia	6.25%	-1.4%
105th	Pakistan	6.53%	-3.7%
106th	Viet Nam	7.29%	2.6%
107th	Syrian Arab Republic	7.97%	1.5%
108th	Kuwait	8.54%	3.7%
109th	Jordan	9.07%	-3.1%
110th	Israel	12.45%	-22.0%
111th	Oman	12.50%	-8.8%
112th	Qatar	13.08%	-19.6%
113th	Saudi Arabia	13.39%	-11.6%
114th	Angola	19.43%	-11.6%

FAQ

What was United States's military spending in 1989?▾

United States's military spending in 1989 was 5.87%. This ranked 102nd globally.

How did United States's military spending change in 1989?▾

United States's military spending decreased by 3.3% in 1989 compared to 1988.

Which country had the highest military spending in 1989?▾

Angola had the highest military spending in 1989 at 19.43%.

What is the military spending of United States in 1989?▾

The military spending of United States in 1989 was 5.87%. This ranked 102nd globally.

How does 1989 compare to 1988 for United States's military spending?▾

United States's military spending went from 6.07% in 1988 to 5.87% in 1989, a 3.3% decrease.

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