Which country has the highest military expenditure?

Saudi Arabia has the highest reported military expenditure at 7.3%, as of Dec 2024.

How often is military expenditure data updated?

Military Expenditure is refreshed whenever the underlying national or international source publishes a new observation or revision.

Saudi Arabia leads with 7.3% as of Dec 2024, across 49 economies tracked below.

#	Country	Last	Previous	Reference
1	Saudi Arabia	7.3%	7.3%	Dec 2024
2	Russia	7.1%	5.4%	Dec 2024
3	Poland	4.2%	3.3%	Dec 2024
4	United States	3.4%	3.3%	Dec 2024
5	Estonia	3.4%	3.0%	Dec 2024
6	Latvia	3.3%	3.0%	Dec 2024
7	Greece	3.1%	2.9%	Dec 2024
8	Lithuania	3.1%	2.7%	Dec 2024
9	Singapore	2.8%	2.8%	Dec 2024
10	South Korea	2.6%	2.6%	Dec 2024
11	Denmark	2.4%	2.0%	Dec 2024
12	Finland	2.3%	2.0%	Dec 2024
13	Romania	2.3%	1.6%	Dec 2024
14	United Kingdom	2.3%	2.2%	Dec 2024
15	India	2.3%	2.4%	Dec 2024
16	Hungary	2.2%	2.0%	Dec 2024
17	Bulgaria	2.1%	1.9%	Dec 2024
18	Norway	2.1%	1.8%	Dec 2024
19	France	2.1%	2.0%	Dec 2024
20	Slovakia	2.0%	1.8%	Dec 2024
21	Sweden	2.0%	1.5%	Dec 2024
22	Türkiye	1.9%	1.7%	Dec 2024
23	Czechia	1.9%	1.5%	Dec 2024
24	Netherlands	1.9%	1.4%	Dec 2024
25	Germany	1.9%	1.5%	Dec 2024
26	Australia	1.9%	1.9%	Dec 2024
27	Croatia	1.8%	1.7%	Dec 2024
28	Euro Area	1.7%	1.6%	Dec 2024
29	China	1.7%	1.7%	Dec 2024
30	Cyprus	1.6%	1.7%	Dec 2024
31	Italy	1.6%	1.6%	Dec 2024
32	Portugal	1.5%	1.5%	Dec 2024
33	Spain	1.4%	1.5%	Dec 2024
34	Japan	1.4%	1.1%	Dec 2024
35	Canada	1.3%	1.3%	Dec 2024
36	Slovenia	1.3%	1.3%	Dec 2024
37	Belgium	1.3%	1.2%	Dec 2024
38	New Zealand	1.2%	1.2%	Dec 2024
39	Thailand	1.1%	1.1%	Dec 2024
40	Austria	1.0%	0.9%	Dec 2024
41	Brazil	1.0%	1.0%	Dec 2024
42	Luxembourg	1.0%	0.8%	Dec 2024
43	Mexico	0.9%	0.7%	Dec 2024
44	Indonesia	0.8%	0.8%	Dec 2024
45	Switzerland	0.7%	0.7%	Dec 2024
46	South Africa	0.7%	0.8%	Dec 2024
47	Argentina	0.6%	0.8%	Dec 2024
48	Malta	0.5%	0.5%	Dec 2024
49	Ireland	0.2%	0.2%	Dec 2024