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Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Military expenditure (% of GDP)

Within the “Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan” group, Israel leads Military expenditure (% of GDP) in 2024 at 8.78%, while Malta sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 0.45%. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.02.24.46.68.8IsraelIsrael: 8.78%8.8AlgeriaAlgeria: 7.97%8.0Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia: 7.30%7.3OmanOman: 5.59%5.6KuwaitKuwait: 4.84%4.8JordanJordan: 4.80%4.8MoroccoMorocco: 3.52%3.5BahrainBahrain: 2.89%2.9PakistanPakistan: 2.67%2.7LebanonLebanon: 2.59%2.6TunisiaTunisia: 2.51%2.5IraqIraq: 2.36%2.4

Country table

#CountryValue
1 Israel 8.78%
2 Algeria 7.97%
3 Saudi Arabia 7.30%
4 Oman 5.59%
5 Kuwait 4.84%
6 Jordan 4.80%
7 Morocco 3.52%
8 Bahrain 2.89%
9 Pakistan 2.67%
10 Lebanon 2.59%
11 Tunisia 2.51%
12 Iraq 2.36%
13 Iran, Islamic Rep. 2.01%
14 Egypt, Arab Rep. 0.67%
15 Malta 0.45%

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan group for Military expenditure (% of GDP) in 2024, Israel leads with a gap of 0.81% to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 15 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Malta at 0.45%.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.