{"id":313547,"date":"2026-02-23T12:00:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T12:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=313547"},"modified":"2026-02-22T06:22:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T06:22:10","slug":"2025-military-spending-of-gdp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2026\/02\/2025-military-spending-of-gdp\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 Military Spending (% of GDP)"},"content":{"rendered":"

2025 –\u00a0Military\/Defense spending as a percentage of GDP reveals how much of a nation\u2019s economic output is devoted to military purposes. NATO members aim for 2% of GDP, while nations facing security threats often spend considerably more. This metric helps compare military commitment across economies of different sizes.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 Ukraine –\u00a0Leading Country<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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164\u00a0Countries Ranked<\/h3>\n

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Military Rankings<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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\ud83d\udcca Statistic<\/td>\nActive Troops<\/a> \u2022 Reserves<\/a> \u2022 Paramilitary<\/a> \u2022 Budget<\/a> \u2022 % GDP<\/a> \u2022 Power Index<\/a> \u2022 Population<\/a> \u2022 Land Area<\/a> \u2022 Coastline<\/a> \u2022 Tanks<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\ud83c\udf0e Region<\/td>\nAll<\/a> \u2022 Africa<\/a> \u2022 Americas<\/a> \u2022 Asia<\/a> \u2022 Europe<\/a> \u2022 Oceania<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
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#<\/th>\nCountry<\/th>\n% GDP<\/th>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
1<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 Ukraine<\/a><\/td>\n 34.48% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf7 Eritrea<\/a><\/td>\n 20.87% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf1 Israel<\/a><\/td>\n 8.78% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddff Algeria<\/a><\/td>\n 7.97% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udde6 Saudi Arabia<\/a><\/td>\n 7.30% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf7\ud83c\uddfa Russia<\/a><\/td>\n 7.05% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddf2 Myanmar<\/a><\/td>\n 6.79% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf6\ud83c\udde6 Qatar<\/a><\/td>\n 6.50% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddea United Arab Emirates<\/a><\/td>\n 5.64% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf4\ud83c\uddf2 Oman<\/a><\/td>\n 5.59% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf2 Armenia<\/a><\/td>\n 5.48% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\uddfe Libya<\/a><\/td>\n 5.29% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddff Azerbaijan<\/a><\/td>\n 4.99% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf0\ud83c\uddfc Kuwait<\/a><\/td>\n 4.84% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddef\ud83c\uddf4 Jordan<\/a><\/td>\n 4.80% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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#<\/th>\nCountry<\/th>\n% GDP<\/th>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
16<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddeb Burkina Faso<\/a><\/td>\n 4.68% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddf1 Mali<\/a><\/td>\n 4.20% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf1 Poland<\/a><\/td>\n 4.15% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddfe Syria<\/a><\/td>\n 4.06% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddfe\ud83c\uddea Yemen<\/a><\/td>\n 3.97% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddee Burundi<\/a><\/td>\n 3.80% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddf3 Brunei<\/a><\/td>\n 3.58% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\udde6 Morocco<\/a><\/td>\n 3.52% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 United States<\/a><\/td>\n 3.42% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
25<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddea Estonia<\/a><\/td>\n 3.37% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
26<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf4 Colombia<\/a><\/td>\n 3.36% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
27<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\uddfb Latvia<\/a><\/td>\n 3.26% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
28<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\uddf7 Greece<\/a><\/td>\n 3.13% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
29<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\uddf9 Lithuania<\/a><\/td>\n 3.12% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
30<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\udde9 Chad<\/a><\/td>\n 2.98% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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#<\/th>\nCountry<\/th>\n% GDP<\/th>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
31<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf0\ud83c\uddec Kyrgyzstan<\/a><\/td>\n 2.97% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
32<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddf2 Turkmenistan<\/a><\/td>\n 2.90% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
33<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\udded Bahrain<\/a><\/td>\n 2.89% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
34<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddfa Cuba<\/a><\/td>\n 2.88% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
35<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddff Uzbekistan<\/a><\/td>\n 2.87% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
36<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddec Singapore<\/a><\/td>\n 2.84% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
37<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddfc Botswana<\/a><\/td>\n 2.83% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
38<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\udde6 Namibia<\/a><\/td>\n 2.73% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
39<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf0 Pakistan<\/a><\/td>\n 2.67% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
40<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddf1 Timor-Leste<\/a><\/td>\n 2.66% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
41<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddef Djibouti<\/a><\/td>\n 2.63% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
42<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf7\ud83c\uddf8 Serbia<\/a><\/td>\n 2.60% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
43<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\udde7 Lebanon<\/a><\/td>\n 2.59% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
44<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf0\ud83c\uddf7 South Korea<\/a><\/td>\n 2.56% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
45<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddeb Central African Republic<\/a><\/td>\n 2.52% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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#<\/th>\nCountry<\/th>\n% GDP<\/th>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
46<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddf3 Tunisia<\/a><\/td>\n 2.51% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
47<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddf0 Denmark<\/a><\/td>\n 2.42% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
48<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf6 Iraq<\/a><\/td>\n 2.36% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
49<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddfe Uruguay<\/a><\/td>\n 2.31% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
50<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddee Finland<\/a><\/td>\n 2.30% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
51<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf7\ud83c\uddf4 Romania<\/a><\/td>\n 2.30% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
52<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 United Kingdom<\/a><\/td>\n 2.28% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
53<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 India<\/a><\/td>\n 2.27% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
54<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddea Niger<\/a><\/td>\n 2.24% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
55<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\udde8 Ecuador<\/a><\/td>\n 2.22% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
56<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\udded\ud83c\uddfa Hungary<\/a><\/td>\n 2.16% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
57<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddf7 Mauritania<\/a><\/td>\n 2.16% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
58<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddec Bulgaria<\/a><\/td>\n 2.15% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
59<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddf0 North Macedonia<\/a><\/td>\n 2.10% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
60<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddfc Taiwan<\/a><\/td>\n 2.10% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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#<\/th>\nCountry<\/th>\n% GDP<\/th>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
61<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf4 Norway<\/a><\/td>\n 2.09% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
62<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddfe Belarus<\/a><\/td>\n 2.07% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
63<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\uddf3 Guinea<\/a><\/td>\n 2.05% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
64<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 France<\/a><\/td>\n 2.05% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
65<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf1 Albania<\/a><\/td>\n 2.04% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
66<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddf0 Slovakia<\/a><\/td>\n 2.01% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
67<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf7 Iran<\/a><\/td>\n 2.00% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
68<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddea Sweden<\/a><\/td>\n 2.00% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
69<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddec Togo<\/a><\/td>\n 2.00% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
70<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddff Mozambique<\/a><\/td>\n 1.99% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
71<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddf8 South Sudan<\/a><\/td>\n 1.96% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
72<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddff Czech Republic<\/a><\/td>\n 1.92% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
73<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf1 Netherlands<\/a><\/td>\n 1.92% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
74<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddf7 Turkey<\/a><\/td>\n 1.92% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
75<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddea Germany<\/a><\/td>\n 1.89% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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#<\/th>\nCountry<\/th>\n% GDP<\/th>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
76<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa Australia<\/a><\/td>\n 1.88% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
77<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddec Uganda<\/a><\/td>\n 1.88% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
78<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\uddea Georgia<\/a><\/td>\n 1.86% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
79<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddef Tajikistan<\/a><\/td>\n 1.85% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
80<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddeb Afghanistan<\/a><\/td>\n 1.83% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
81<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddea Montenegro<\/a><\/td>\n 1.83% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
82<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddfb\ud83c\uddf3 Vietnam<\/a><\/td>\n 1.81% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
83<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\udded\ud83c\uddf7 Croatia<\/a><\/td>\n 1.79% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
84<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf3 China<\/a><\/td>\n 1.71% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
85<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddfe Cyprus<\/a><\/td>\n 1.65% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
86<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9 Italy<\/a><\/td>\n 1.61% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
87<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddf4 Somalia<\/a><\/td>\n 1.59% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
88<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf1 Chile<\/a><\/td>\n 1.58% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
89<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\udded\ud83c\uddf3 Honduras<\/a><\/td>\n 1.58% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
90<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\uddf8 Lesotho<\/a><\/td>\n 1.57% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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#<\/th>\nCountry<\/th>\n% GDP<\/th>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
91<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddf3 Senegal<\/a><\/td>\n 1.57% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
92<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde6 Gabon<\/a><\/td>\n 1.54% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
93<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf9 Portugal<\/a><\/td>\n 1.53% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
94<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf0\ud83c\udded Cambodia<\/a><\/td>\n 1.52% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
95<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddff Eswatini<\/a><\/td>\n 1.44% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
96<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8 Spain<\/a><\/td>\n 1.43% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
97<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\uddf0 Sri Lanka<\/a><\/td>\n 1.43% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
98<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddf4 Bolivia<\/a><\/td>\n 1.37% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
99<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddef\ud83c\uddf5 Japan<\/a><\/td>\n 1.37% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
100<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddff\ud83c\uddf2 Zambia<\/a><\/td>\n 1.33% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
101<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\udded Philippines<\/a><\/td>\n 1.32% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
102<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6 Canada<\/a><\/td>\n 1.31% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
103<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddef Fiji<\/a><\/td>\n 1.31% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
104<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddee Slovenia<\/a><\/td>\n 1.31% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
105<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddea Belgium<\/a><\/td>\n 1.28% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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#<\/th>\nCountry<\/th>\n% GDP<\/th>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
106<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddef\ud83c\uddf2 Jamaica<\/a><\/td>\n 1.27% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
107<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf7\ud83c\uddfc Rwanda<\/a><\/td>\n 1.25% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
108<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde9 Congo Democratic Republic<\/a><\/td>\n 1.23% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
109<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\uddfc Guinea-Bissau<\/a><\/td>\n 1.23% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
110<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddec Congo<\/a><\/td>\n 1.19% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
111<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddff New Zealand<\/a><\/td>\n 1.19% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
112<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddfb El Salvador<\/a><\/td>\n 1.19% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
113<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udde8 Seychelles<\/a><\/td>\n 1.18% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
114<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddff Tanzania<\/a><\/td>\n 1.15% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
115<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\udded Thailand<\/a><\/td>\n 1.08% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
116<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddfc Malawi<\/a><\/td>\n 1.02% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
117<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf2 Cameroon<\/a><\/td>\n 1.01% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
118<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf4 Angola<\/a><\/td>\n 1.00% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
119<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf9 Austria<\/a><\/td>\n 1.00% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
120<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf0\ud83c\uddea Kenya<\/a><\/td>\n 1.00% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
#<\/th>\nCountry<\/th>\n% GDP<\/th>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
121<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddfe Malaysia<\/a><\/td>\n 0.99% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
122<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\uddf6 Equatorial Guinea<\/a><\/td>\n 0.98% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
123<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf5 Nepal<\/a><\/td>\n 0.98% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
124<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddf7 Brazil<\/a><\/td>\n 0.97% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
125<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\udde6 Panama<\/a><\/td>\n 0.97% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
126<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\uddfa Luxembourg<\/a><\/td>\n 0.96% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
127<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\udde9 Bangladesh<\/a><\/td>\n 0.94% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
128<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddfe Paraguay<\/a><\/td>\n 0.93% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
129<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udde9 Sudan<\/a><\/td>\n 0.93% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
130<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddf9 Trinidad and Tobago<\/a><\/td>\n 0.92% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
131<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddea Peru<\/a><\/td>\n 0.91% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
132<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddff Belize<\/a><\/td>\n 0.90% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
133<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddfd Mexico<\/a><\/td>\n 0.89% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
134<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\uddfe Guyana<\/a><\/td>\n 0.87% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
135<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddf4 Dominican Republic<\/a><\/td>\n 0.78% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
#<\/th>\nCountry<\/th>\n% GDP<\/th>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
136<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\udde9 Indonesia<\/a><\/td>\n 0.78% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
137<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddee Ivory Coast<\/a><\/td>\n 0.76% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
138<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\udde6 Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/a><\/td>\n 0.75% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
139<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddf3 Mongolia<\/a><\/td>\n 0.74% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
140<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddef Benin<\/a><\/td>\n 0.72% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
141<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udded Switzerland<\/a><\/td>\n 0.72% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
142<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\uddf7 Liberia<\/a><\/td>\n 0.71% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
143<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddec Madagascar<\/a><\/td>\n 0.71% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
144<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddff\ud83c\udde6 South Africa<\/a><\/td>\n 0.70% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
145<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddec Egypt<\/a><\/td>\n 0.67% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
146<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf9 Ethiopia<\/a><\/td>\n 0.65% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
147<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf7 Argentina<\/a><\/td>\n 0.62% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
148<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddfb Cape Verde<\/a><\/td>\n 0.62% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
149<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\udde9 Moldova<\/a><\/td>\n 0.60% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
150<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\uddf2 Gambia<\/a><\/td>\n 0.57% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
#<\/th>\nCountry<\/th>\n% GDP<\/th>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
151<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddec Nigeria<\/a><\/td>\n 0.56% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
152<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddee Nicaragua<\/a><\/td>\n 0.55% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
153<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddfb\ud83c\uddea Venezuela<\/a><\/td>\n 0.50% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
154<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddf1 Sierra Leone<\/a><\/td>\n 0.46% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
155<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddf9 Malta<\/a><\/td>\n 0.45% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
156<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf0\ud83c\uddff Kazakhstan<\/a><\/td>\n 0.43% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
157<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udded Ghana<\/a><\/td>\n 0.38% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
158<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\uddf9 Guatemala<\/a><\/td>\n 0.37% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
159<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddff\ud83c\uddfc Zimbabwe<\/a><\/td>\n 0.35% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
160<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddec Papua New Guinea<\/a><\/td>\n 0.31% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
161<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddea Ireland<\/a><\/td>\n 0.24% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
162<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\udde6 Laos<\/a><\/td>\n 0.19% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
163<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddfa Mauritius<\/a><\/td>\n 0.15% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
164<\/strong><\/td>\n\ud83c\udded\ud83c\uddf9 Haiti<\/a><\/td>\n 0.07% <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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