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United Kingdom
Military expenditure (% of GDP)

Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product

Global rank#42out of 147 countries
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Historical trend

7.15.84.53.21.9196019922024United Kingdom · 2024: 2.28%United Kingdom

Analytical takeaways

  • United Kingdom records 2.28% for Military expenditure (% of GDP) in 2024, ranking #42 globally out of 147 countries.
  • Military expenditure (% of GDP) declined from 7.09% in 1960 to 2.28% in 2024, a decrease of 4.81%.
  • The country sits in the middle of the global distribution for this metric, making the page a balanced entry point for comparative analysis beyond the extremes.

Comparison

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