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East Asia & Pacific
Military expenditure (% of GDP)

Within the “East Asia & Pacific” group, Myanmar leads Military expenditure (% of GDP) in 2024 at 6.79%, while Papua New Guinea sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 0.31%. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.01.73.45.16.8MyanmarMyanmar: 6.79%6.8Brunei DarussalamBrunei Darussalam: 3.58%3.6SingaporeSingapore: 2.84%2.8Timor-LesteTimor-Leste: 2.66%2.7Korea, Rep.Korea, Rep.: 2.56%2.6AustraliaAustralia: 1.88%1.9ChinaChina: 1.71%1.7CambodiaCambodia: 1.52%1.5JapanJapan: 1.37%1.4PhilippinesPhilippines: 1.32%1.3FijiFiji: 1.31%1.3New ZealandNew Zealand: 1.19%1.2

Country table

#CountryValue
1 Myanmar 6.79%
2 Brunei Darussalam 3.58%
3 Singapore 2.84%
4 Timor-Leste 2.66%
5 Korea, Rep. 2.56%
6 Australia 1.88%
7 China 1.71%
8 Cambodia 1.52%
9 Japan 1.37%
10 Philippines 1.32%
11 Fiji 1.31%
12 New Zealand 1.19%
13 Thailand 1.08%
14 Malaysia 0.99%
15 Indonesia 0.78%
16 Mongolia 0.74%
17 Papua New Guinea 0.31%

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the East Asia & Pacific group for Military expenditure (% of GDP) in 2024, Myanmar leads with a gap of 3.22% to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 17 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Papua New Guinea at 0.31%.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.