Military Spending
Military expenditure as a share of GDP. Our World in Data, 2018–2025.
Avg (2025)
2.2
+0.10pp vs 2024
Improving
10
of 152 tracked
Declining
5
period over period
Stable
137
±0.5pp band
Military Spending
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Trend over time
Group average by period, 2018–2025.
AsiaEuropeAfricaAmericas
Movers
Biggest period-over-period changes.
Top risers
| Entity | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 39.6 | +5.6pp |
| 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | 6.5 | +1.4pp |
| 🇳🇴 Norway | 3.3 | +1.0pp |
| 🇩🇰 Denmark | 3.3 | +0.98pp |
| 🇩🇿 Algeria | 8.8 | +0.86pp |
Top fallers
| Entity | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 🇲🇲 Myanmar | 0 | -6.6pp |
| 🇧🇳 Brunei | 0 | -3.6pp |
| 🇸🇸 South Sudan | 3.4 | -3.1pp |
| 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | 3.3 | -1.1pp |
| 🇮🇱 Israel | 7.8 | -0.66pp |
By group
Change by group, latest period.
Europe +0.40pp
Americas 0.00pp
Asia -0.10pp
Africa -0.10pp
| Group | Members | Avg | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Europe | 44 | 3.2 | +0.40pp |
| Asia | 34 | 2.3 | -0.10pp |
| Africa | 48 | 1.7 | -0.10pp |
| Americas | 24 | 1.2 | 0.00pp |