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United States - Military Spending 2015

Military expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank
3.46% −0.21% from 2014 Global rank: 134th

United States's military spending was 3.46% in 2015, decreased +0.21% from 3.68% in 2014. This was the 134th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2015▾
Military Spending by Country - 2015
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Haiti 0.04% 12.4%
2nd Mauritius 0.14% -5.8%
3rd Moldova 0.30% 0.8%
4th Ireland 0.33% -26.3%
5th Ghana 0.39% -19.0%
6th Guatemala 0.41% -4.4%
7th Luxembourg 0.42% 13.3%
8th Nigeria 0.42% 0.7%
9th Mexico 0.45% -9.0%
10th Malawi 0.45% -22.4%
11th Malta 0.46% -4.0%
12th Papua New Guinea 0.46% -5.1%
13th Liberia 0.48% 1.8%
14th Cabo Verde 0.51% 3.6%
15th Madagascar 0.52% -6.5%
16th Sierra Leone 0.58% -22.2%
17th Dominican Republic 0.64% -1.2%
18th Switzerland 0.65% 2.6%
19th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 0.68% -27.1%
20th Austria 0.70% -6.9%
21st Trinidad and Tobago 0.75% 14.7%
22nd Nicaragua 0.78% 13.2%
23rd Kosovo 0.79% 4.7%
24th Benin 0.80% 13.9%
25th Mozambique 0.83% -14.4%
26th Argentina 0.85% -3.2%
27th Jamaica 0.87% 0.0%
28th Mongolia 0.88% 1.8%
29th Indonesia 0.88% 13.4%
30th Belize 0.89% -4.1%
31st Hungary 0.90% 5.5%
32nd Fiji 0.91% -40.9%
33rd Belgium 0.91% -5.6%
34th Slovenia 0.94% -4.5%
35th Czechia 0.94% -1.9%
36th Japan 0.95% -1.1%
37th Uganda 0.99% 6.7%
38th New Zealand 0.99% -1.0%
39th Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.99% -3.6%
40th North Macedonia 0.99% -9.1%
41st Afghanistan 0.99% -23.4%
42nd South Africa 1.01% -1.5%
43rd Gambia, The 1.01% -15.0%
44th Equatorial Guinea 1.04% 35.9%
45th El Salvador 1.06% 2.1%
46th Paraguay 1.07% 8.2%
47th Latvia 1.07% 9.8%
48th Sweden 1.07% -5.4%
49th Guyana 1.08% 14.0%
50th Philippines 1.09% 4.3%
51st Tanzania 1.09% 7.4%
52nd Cameroon 1.10% -0.6%
53rd Slovak Republic 1.11% 12.6%
54th Kazakhstan 1.11% 6.5%
55th Denmark 1.11% -3.0%
56th Germany 1.12% -1.1%
57th Netherlands 1.12% -2.6%
58th Lithuania 1.13% 28.4%
59th Belarus 1.14% 9.2%
60th Canada 1.15% 16.4%
61st Albania 1.16% -13.7%
62nd Gabon 1.19% 3.5%
63rd Italy 1.20% -5.8%
64th Kenya 1.20% 0.3%
65th Bangladesh 1.21% 6.3%
66th Senegal 1.21% -0.4%
67th Rwanda 1.21% 10.1%
68th Congo, Democratic Republic of 1.22% 37.5%
69th Côte d'Ivoire 1.24% 16.5%
70th Bulgaria 1.25% -4.9%
71st Burkina Faso 1.25% -1.7%
72nd Spain 1.26% 1.1%
73rd Seychelles 1.26% -43.3%
74th Tajikistan 1.28% 13.6%
75th European Union 1.30% -1.1%
76th Portugal 1.33% 1.7%
77th Thailand 1.34% -3.1%
78th Cambodia 1.35% 6.7%
79th Honduras 1.35% 13.3%
80th Brazil 1.37% 2.7%
81st Nepal 1.37% -4.6%
82nd Montenegro 1.40% -4.7%
83rd Romania 1.45% 7.6%
84th Finland 1.46% -0.1%
85th Guinea-Bissau 1.48% -21.9%
86th Norway 1.50% 2.5%
87th Malaysia 1.50% 3.4%
88th Chad 1.52% -29.4%
89th Central African Republic 1.58% -22.4%
90th Cyprus 1.65% 6.8%
91st Togo 1.67% -7.9%
92nd Serbia 1.70% -9.3%
93rd Egypt, Arab Republic of 1.72% 2.0%
94th Peru 1.75% 8.9%
95th Croatia 1.75% -3.3%
96th Eswatini 1.75% -4.0%
97th Zambia 1.75% 7.3%
98th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1.76% -7.2%
99th Uruguay 1.77% 1.4%
100th China 1.78% 2.2%
101st Türkiye 1.81% -3.2%
102nd Lesotho 1.87% -4.5%
103rd France 1.87% 0.5%
104th Zimbabwe 1.89% -0.1%
105th Viet Nam 1.91% 4.6%
106th Chile 1.91% -2.9%
107th Australia 1.95% 10.2%
108th Georgia 1.97% -15.0%
109th Estonia 1.99% 5.0%
110th United Kingdom 2.05% -6.2%
111th Poland 2.13% 11.5%
112th Burundi 2.13% -7.3%
113th Tunisia 2.14% 18.4%
114th Mauritania 2.16% -1.9%
115th Timor-Leste 2.32% 13.6%
116th Mali 2.36% 55.7%
117th Korea 2.38% -1.5%
118th Sri Lanka 2.42% 0.2%
119th India 2.46% -3.4%
120th Greece 2.48% 4.6%
121st Guinea 2.52% 10.6%
122nd Iran, Islamic Republic of 2.56% 20.8%
123rd Ecuador 2.67% -1.5%
124th Sudan 2.71% -50.3%
125th Botswana 2.83% 27.7%
126th Morocco 2.96% -12.9%
127th Singapore 3.05% 0.0%
128th Cuba 3.08% -12.8%
129th Angola 3.11% -33.9%
130th Colombia 3.11% 0.1%
131st Pakistan 3.16% 2.1%
132nd Brunei Darussalam 3.28% 6.2%
133rd Kyrgyz Republic 3.45% 2.2%
134th United States 3.46% -5.8%
135th Ukraine 3.85% 29.7%
136th Jordan 4.19% -0.4%
137th Armenia 4.24% 7.5%
138th Myanmar 4.30% 13.5%
139th Lebanon 4.49% -5.0%
140th Namibia 4.53% 4.7%
141st Bahrain 4.64% 5.1%
142nd Russian Federation 4.87% 18.4%
143rd Kuwait 5.01% 39.7%
144th Iraq 5.41% 83.5%
145th Israel 5.42% -3.7%
146th Azerbaijan 5.46% 20.0%
147th Algeria 5.55% 11.8%
148th South Sudan 8.60% 0.3%
149th Oman 9.57% 8.0%
150th Saudi Arabia 13.02% 23.6%
Source: World Bank (MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS)

FAQ

What was United States's military spending in 2015?▾

United States's military spending in 2015 was 3.46%. This ranked 134th globally.

How did United States's military spending change in 2015?▾

United States's military spending decreased by 5.8% in 2015 compared to 2014.

Which country had the highest military spending in 2015?▾

Saudi Arabia had the highest military spending in 2015 at 13.02%.

What is the military spending of United States in 2015?▾

The military spending of United States in 2015 was 3.46%. This ranked 134th globally.

How does 2015 compare to 2014 for United States's military spending?▾

United States's military spending went from 3.68% in 2014 to 3.46% in 2015, a 5.8% decrease.

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