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National Military Expenditure In The World (% GDP)
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The figures quoted below come from the 2010 online edition of the CIA World Factbook. Whilst politics generally infleunce the overall shape of these kinds of lists, particularly when they are done by governmental agencies, there is atleast a guide here as to which governments are spending too much on internal and external military interests. The CIA has the World average at 2.00%, which, most will agree, is way above what is needed to keep the World stable. When reading this list, please also take into account the actual GDP of the country. Get some GDP info here.
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Data sourced from the online version of the CIA World Factbook - April.07.2010 - Next BlatantWorld.com data update 2011
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National Military Expenditure In The World - as % of National GDP
  Country Continent(s) % Of National GDP [1] Year [2]
1 Oman Asia 11.40 2005 est.
2 Qatar Asia 10.00 2005 est.
3 Saudi Arabia Asia 10.00 2005 est.
4 Iraq Asia 8.60 2006
5 Jordan Asia 8.60 2006
6 Israel Asia 7.30 2006
7 Yemen Asia 6.60 2006
8 Armenia Asia / Europe 6.50 FY01
9 Eritrea Africa 6.30 2006 est.
10 Macedonia Europe 6.00 2005 est.
11 Burundi Africa 5.90 2006 est.
12 Syria Asia 5.90 2005 est.
13 Angola Africa 5.70 2006
14 Mauritania Africa 5.50 2006
15 Maldives Asia 5.50 2005 est.
16 Kuwait Asia 5.30 2006
17 Turkey Asia / Europe 5.30 2005 est.
18 El Salvador North America 5.00 2006
19 Morocco Africa 5.00 2003 est.
20 Singapore Asia 4.90 2005 est.
21 Swaziland Africa 4.70 2006
22 Bahrain Asia 4.50 2006
23 Bosnia & Herzegovina Europe 4.50 2005 est.
24 Brunei Asia 4.50 2006
25 China Asia 4.30 2006
26 Greece Europe 4.30 2005 est.
27 Chad Africa 4.20 2006
28 United States North America 4.06 2005 est.
29 Libya Africa 3.90 2005 est.
30 Russia Asia / Europe 3.90 2005
31 Tajikistan Asia 3.90 2005 est.
32 Cuba North America 3.80 2006 est.
33 Djibouti Africa 3.80 2006
34 Cyprus, Republic of Asia / Europe 3.80 2005 est.
35 Zimbabwe Africa 3.80 2006
36 Namibia Africa 3.70 2006
37 Colombia South America 3.40 2005 est.
38 Gabon Africa 3.40 2005 est.
39 Egypt Africa 3.40 2005 est.
40 Turkmenistan Asia 3.40 2005 est.
41 Algeria Africa 3.30 2006
42 Botswana Africa 3.30 2006
43 United Arab Emirates Asia 3.10 2005 est.
44 Guinea-Bissau Africa 3.10 2005 est.
45 Lebanon Asia 3.10 2005 est.
46 Republic of the Congo Africa 3.10 2006
47 Solomon Islands Oceania 3.00 2006
48 Cambodia Africa 3.00 2005 est.
49 Ethiopia Africa 3.00 2006
50 Indonesia Asia / Oceania 3.00 2005 est.
51 Sudan Africa 3.00 2005 est.
52 Pakistan Asia 3.00 2007 est.
53 Rwanda Africa 2.90 2006 est.
54 Comoros Africa 2.80 2006
55 Ecuador South America 2.80 2006
56 Kenya Africa 2.80 2006
57 Chile South America 2.70 2006
58 South Korea Asia 2.70 2006
59 Azerbaijan Asia / Europe 2.60 2005 est.
60 Lesotho Africa 2.60 2006
61 France Europe 2.60 2005 est.
62 Brazil South America 2.60 2006 est.
63 Sri Lanka Asia 2.60 2006
64 Bulgaria Europe 2.60 2005 est.
65 DR Congo Africa 2.50 2006
66 India Asia 2.50 2006
67 Iran Asia 2.50 2006
68 Vietnam Asia 2.50 2005 est.
69 Australia Oceania 2.40 2006
70 United Kingdom Europe 2.40 2005 est.
71 Croatia Europe 2.39 2005 est.
72 Portugal Europe 2.30 2005 est.
73 Sierra Leone Africa 2.30 2006
74 Fiji Oceania 2.20 2005 est.
75 Taiwan Asia 2.20 NA
76 Uganda Africa 2.20 2006
77 Burma Asia 2.10 2005 est.
78 Malaysia Asia 2.03 2005 est.
79 Estonia Europe 2.00 2005 est.
  The World   2.00 2005 est.
80 Uzbekistan Asia 2.00 2005 est.
81 Seychelles Africa 2.00 2006 est.
82 Finland Europe 2.00 2005 est.
83 Afghanistan Asia 1.90 2006 est.
84 Romania Europe 1.90 2007 est.
85 Norway Europe 1.90 2005 est.
86 Mali Africa 1.90 2006
87 Bolivia South America 1.90 2006
88 Slovakia Europe 1.87 2005 est.
89 Guyana South America 1.80 2006
90 Thailand Asia 1.80 2005 est.
91 Zambia Africa 1.80 2005 est.
92 Italy Europe 1.80 2005 est.
93 Hungary Europe 1.75 2005 est.
94 Poland Europe 1.71 2005 est.
95 Benin Africa 1.70 2006
96 Guinea Africa 1.70 2006
97 South Africa Africa 1.70 2006
98 Slovenia Europe 1.70 2005 est.
99 Ivory Coast Africa 1.60 2005 est.
100 Netherlands Europe 1.60 2005 est.
101 Togo Africa 1.60 2005 est.
102 Uruguay South America 1.60 2006
103 Nepal Asia 1.60 2006
104 Bangladesh Asia 1.50 2006
105 Sweden Europe 1.50 2005 est.
106 Peru South America 1.50 2006
107 Nigeria Africa 1.50 2006
108 Germany Europe 1.50 2005 est.
109 Albania Europe 1.49 2005 est.
110 Czech Republic Europe 1.46 2007 est.
111 Belize North America 1.40 2006
112 Ukraine Europe 1.40 2005 est.
113 Tunisia Africa 1.40 2006
114 Senegal Africa 1.40 2005 est.
115 Mongolia Asia 1.40 2006
116 Belarus Europe 1.40 2005 est.
117 Papua New Guinea Oceania 1.40 2005 est.
118 Kyrgyzstan Asia 1.40 2005 est.
119 Argentina South America 1.30 2005 est.
120 Cameroon Africa 1.30 2006
121 Niger Africa 1.30 2006
122 Malawi Africa 1.30 2006
123 Liberia Africa 1.30 2006 est.
124 Denmark Europe 1.30 2007 est.
125 Belgium Europe 1.30 2005 est.
126 Latvia Europe 1.20 2005 est.
127 Spain Europe 1.20 2005 est.
128 Burkina Faso Africa 1.20 2006
129 Venezuela South America 1.20 2005 est.
130 Lithuania Europe 1.20 2007 est.
131 Canada North America 1.10 2005 est.
132 Central African Republic Africa 1.10 2006 est.
133 Bhutan Asia 1.00 2005 est.
134 New Zealand Oceania 1.00 2005 est.
135 Madagascar Africa 1.00 2006
136 Paraguay South America 1.00 2006 est.
137 Panama North America 1.00 2006
138 Switzerland Europe 1.00 2005 est.
139 Austria Europe 0.90 2005 est.
140 Luxembourg Europe 0.90 2005 est.
141 Philippines Asia 0.90 2005 est.
142 Somalia Africa 0.90 2005 est.
143 Tonga Oceania 0.90 2006 est.
144 Kazakhstan Asia / Europe 0.90 FY02
145 Ireland, Republic of Europe 0.90 2005 est.
146 Dominican Republic North America 0.80 2006
147 Sao Tome & Principe Africa 0.80 2006
148 Mozambique Africa 0.80 2006
149 Japan Asia 0.80 2006
150 Ghana Africa 0.80 2006 est.
151 Cape Verde Africa 0.70 2005
152 Malta Europe 0.70 2006 est.
153 Honduras North America 0.60 2006 est.
154 Jamaica North America 0.60 2006 est.
155 Suriname South America 0.60 2006 est.
156 Nicaragua North America 0.60 2006
157 Georgia Asia / Europe 0.59 2005 est.
158 Barbados North America 0.50 2006 est.
159 Bahamas North America 0.50 2006
160 Mexico North America 0.50 2006 est.
161 Laos Asia 0.50 2006
162 Gambia Africa 0.50 2006
163 Costa Rica North America 0.40 2006
164 Guatemala North America 0.40 2006
165 Moldova Europe 0.40 2005 est.
166 Haiti North America 0.40 2006
167 Mauritius Africa 0.30 2006 est.
168 Trinidad & Tobago North America 0.30 2006
169 Tanzania Africa 0.20 2005 est.
170 Bermuda North America 0.11 2005 est.
171 Equatorial Guinea Africa 0.10 2006 est.
172 Iceland Europe 0.00 2005 est.
Global Countries With No Official Military
Country [3] Continent
Andorra Europe
Costa Rica North America
Dominica North America
Grenada North America
Haiti North America
Kiribati Oceania
Liechtenstein Europe
Marshall Islands Oceania
Mauritius Africa
Micronesia Oceania
Nauru Oceania
Palau Oceania
Saint Lucia North America
Saint Vincent & the Grenadines North America
Samoa Oceania
Solomon Islands Oceania
Tuvalu Oceania
Vatican City Europe
*NOTE - In addition to those mentioned above, Iceland, Monaco and Panama all have very limited military forces.
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References

[1] "The CIA World Factbook Online Edition (Ongoing Updates) :: Country Comparison :: Military expenditures" Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) - these are the figures which have been released as part of the online edition of the CIA Yearbook, and they come from a mixture of sources. Some of these figures are CIA estimates, and all figures, plus the overall shape of the chart, should be treated as a guide only, as politics generally infleunces these kinds of lists when they are made by governmental agencies. last retrieved by BlatantWorld.com on April.07.2010
[2] The year quoted above for each respective country, is the latest year which the CIA World Factbook (online edition - constantly updated) had published when we last retrieved this data. last retrieved by BlatantWorld.com on April.07.2010
[3] Some of the countries listed as having no official military, have a police force which acts in a similar way, and may even be funded as well as military forces in other countries. Many dependenies, autonomous regions and independence-seeking states are not listed above, as this list only includes the most widely-recognised countries and states.
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