High income
Military expenditure (% of GDP)

Within the “High income” group, Israel leads Military expenditure (% of GDP) in 2024 at 8.78%, while Ireland sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 0.24%. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.02.24.46.68.8IsraelIsrael: 8.78%8.8Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia: 7.30%7.3Russian FederationRussian Federation: 7.05%7.1OmanOman: 5.59%5.6KuwaitKuwait: 4.84%4.8PolandPoland: 4.15%4.2Brunei DarussalamBrunei Darussalam: 3.58%3.6United StatesUnited States: 3.42%3.4EstoniaEstonia: 3.37%3.4LatviaLatvia: 3.26%3.3GreeceGreece: 3.13%3.1LithuaniaLithuania: 3.12%3.1

Country table

#CountryValue
1 Israel 8.78%
2 Saudi Arabia 7.30%
3 Russian Federation 7.05%
4 Oman 5.59%
5 Kuwait 4.84%
6 Poland 4.15%
7 Brunei Darussalam 3.58%
8 United States 3.42%
9 Estonia 3.37%
10 Latvia 3.26%
11 Greece 3.13%
12 Lithuania 3.12%
13 Bahrain 2.89%
14 Singapore 2.84%
15 Korea, Rep. 2.56%
16 Denmark 2.42%
17 Uruguay 2.31%
18 Finland 2.30%
19 Romania 2.30%
20 United Kingdom 2.28%
21 Hungary 2.16%
22 Bulgaria 2.15%
23 Norway 2.09%
24 France 2.05%
25 Slovak Republic 2.01%
26 Sweden 2.00%
27 Czechia 1.92%
28 Netherlands 1.92%
29 Germany 1.89%
30 Australia 1.88%
31 Croatia 1.79%
32 Cyprus 1.65%
33 Italy 1.61%
34 Chile 1.58%
35 Portugal 1.53%
36 Spain 1.43%
37 Japan 1.37%
38 Canada 1.31%
39 Slovenia 1.31%
40 Belgium 1.28%
41 New Zealand 1.19%
42 Seychelles 1.18%
43 Austria 1.00%
44 Luxembourg 0.96%
45 Trinidad and Tobago 0.92%
46 Guyana 0.87%
47 Switzerland 0.72%
48 Malta 0.45%
49 Ireland 0.24%

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the High income group for Military expenditure (% of GDP) in 2024, Israel leads with a gap of 1.48% to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 49 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Ireland at 0.24%.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.