Is military spending part of our GDP?

Sierra Leone. 0.8. Singapore. 3.4. Sint Maarten (Dutch part). Slovak Republic. 1.2. Slovenia. 0.9. Solomon Islands. Somalia. 0.0. South Africa. 0.9. 1.1. South Sudan. Spain. 1.9. 1.2. Sri Lanka. 1.2. 2.4. St. Kitts and Nevis. St. Lucia. St. Martin (French part). St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Sudan. 1.7. 2.8. Suriname. Swaziland. read more

No country worldwide comes close to matching the United States in military expenditure. In 2014, US military spending reached $571 billion, a huge distance ahead of second placed China's $129.4 billion. However, when military budgets are viewed as a percentage of a nation's GDP, things become very different indeed. Saudi Arabia is spending more on its armed forces than ever before, boosting its military budget by 17 percent last year. read more

According to SIPRI research, the five biggest spenders in 2017 were the United States, China, Saudi Arabia, Russia and India. Together, these countries made up 60% of global military spending. USA military expenditure did not change in 2017, at $610 billion. China increased its military spending by 5.6%, Saudi Arabia by 9.2% and India by 5.5%. read more