"... most of the top 20 military spenders are Arab nations and Muslim-dominated nations."
An interesting thing gleaned from the information provided on military expenditures is that most of the top 20 military spenders are Arab nations and Muslim-dominated nations. In there among them is Israel. In the top, I caught 15 predominantly Muslim countries in the first 20.
So are those nations insulating themselves from the non-Muslim world, mostly concerned about their safety from enemies who would come at them from the outside, or more worried about internal enemies?
The world average is 2% of GDP, which the US more than doubles, at 4.06%. The UK is matched with India and Iran, at a mere 2.50%.
The US commitment is massive, of course. So is its GDP. US production output is about three times that of China, our closest competitor. China's military outlay is 4.60% of GDP.
1 Oman 11.40
2 Qatar 10.00
3 Saudi Arabia 10.00
4 Iraq 8.60
5 Jordan 8.60
6 Israel 7.30
7 Yemen 6.60
8 Armenia 6.50
9 Eritrea 6.30
10 Macedonia 6.00
11 Burundi 5.90
12 Syria 5.90
13 Maldives 5.50
14 Mauritania 5.50
15 Kuwait 5.30
16 Turkey 5.30
17 Morocco 5.00
18 Singapore 4.90
19 Swaziland 4.70
20 Bahrain 4.50
21 Bosnia & Herzegovina 4.50
22 Brunei 4.50
23 China 4.30
24 Greece 4.30
25 United States 4.06
26 Libya 3.90
27 Russia 3.90
28 Tajikistan 3.90
29 Cuba 3.80
30 Zimbabwe 3.80
31 Djibouti 3.80
32 Cyprus 3.80
33 Namibia 3.70
34 Angola 3.60
35 Colombia 3.40
36 Turkmenistan 3.40
37 Egypt 3.40
38 Algeria 3.30
39 Botswana 3.30
40 Guinea-Bissau 3.10
41 Lebanon 3.10
42 United Arab Emirates 3.10
43 Australia 3.00
44 Sudan 3.00
45 Solomon Islands 3.00
46 Pakistan 3.00
47 Indonesia 3.00
48 Cambodia 3.00
49 Rwanda 2.90
50 Comoros 2.80
51 Kenya 2.80
52 Chile 2.70
53 Korea, South 2.70
54 Azerbaijan 2.60
55 Sri Lanka 2.60
56 Lesotho 2.60
57 France 2.60
58 Bulgaria 2.60
59 Congo, Democratic
Republic of the 2.50
60 Iran 2.50
61 Vietnam 2.50
62 India 2.50
63 United Kingdom 2.40
64 Croatia 2.39
65 Portugal 2.30
66 Sierra Leone 2.30
67 Uganda 2.20
68 Taiwan 2.20
69 Burma 2.10
70 Malaysia 2.03
71 World 2.00
72 Seychelles 2.00
73 Uzbekistan 2.00
74 Estonia 2.00
75 Finland 2.00
76 Afghanistan 1.90
77 Mali 1.90
78 Norway 1.90
79 Romania 1.90
80 Fiji 1.90
81 Slovakia 1.87
82 Guyana 1.80
83 Zambia 1.80
84 Thailand 1.80
85 Italy 1.80
86 Hungary 1.75
87 Poland 1.71
88 Brazil 1.70
89 Chad 1.70
90 Ghana 1.70
91 Slovenia 1.70
92 South Africa 1.70
93 Nepal 1.60
94 Netherlands 1.60
95 Uruguay 1.60
96 Togo 1.60
97 Cote d'Ivoire 1.50
98 Sweden 1.50
99 Peru 1.50
100 Nigeria 1.50
101 Germany 1.50
102 Albania 1.49
103 Czech Republic 1.46
104 Belarus 1.40
105 Belize 1.40
106 Kyrgyzstan 1.40
107 Papua New Guinea 1.40
108 Tunisia 1.40
109 Ukraine 1.40
110 Senegal 1.40
111 Mongolia 1.40
112 Bangladesh 1.30
113 Cameroon 1.30
114 Denmark 1.30
115 Liberia 1.30
116 Niger 1.30
117 Malawi 1.30
118 Bolivia 1.30
119 Belgium 1.30
120 Burkina Faso 1.20
121 Spain 1.20
122 Venezuela 1.20
123 Ethiopia 1.20
124 Lithuania 1.20
125 Latvia 1.20
126 Canada 1.10
127 Guinea 1.10
128 Benin 1.00
129 Switzerland 1.00
130 Paraguay 1.00
131 Panama 1.00
132 New Zealand 1.00
133 Madagascar 1.00
134 Bhutan 1.00
135 Central African Republic 0.90
136 Congo, Republic of the 0.90
137 Ecuador 0.90
138 Gambia, The 0.90
139 Ireland 0.90
140 Luxembourg 0.90
141 Tonga 0.90
142 Somalia 0.90
143 Philippines 0.90
144 Kazakhstan 0.90
145 Gabon 0.90
146 Argentina 0.80
147 Sao Tome and Principe 0.80
148 Mozambique 0.80
149 Japan 0.80
150 Austria 0.80
151 Barbados 0.80
152 Bahamas, The 0.70
153 Malta 0.70
154 Dominican Republic 0.70
155 Costa Rica 0.60
156 Honduras 0.60
157 Suriname 0.60
158 Nicaragua 0.60
159 Jamaica 0.60
160 El Salvador 0.60
161 Georgia 0.59
162 Antigua & Barbuda 0.50
163 Mexico 0.50
164 Laos 0.50
165 Cape Verde 0.50
166 Guatemala 0.40
167 Haiti 0.40
168 Moldova 0.40
169 Mauritius 0.30
170 Trinidad & Tobago 0.30
171 Tanzania 0.20
172 Bermuda 0.11
173 Equatorial Guinea 0.10
174 Iceland 0.00
61 Vietnam 2.50
62 India 2.50
63 United Kingdom 2.40
64 Croatia 2.39
65 Portugal 2.30
66 Sierra Leone 2.30
67 Uganda 2.20
68 Taiwan 2.20
69 Burma 2.10
70 Malaysia 2.03
71 World 2.00
72 Seychelles 2.00
73 Uzbekistan 2.00
74 Estonia 2.00
75 Finland 2.00
76 Afghanistan 1.90
77 Mali 1.90
78 Norway 1.90
79 Romania 1.90
80 Fiji 1.90
81 Slovakia 1.87
82 Guyana 1.80
83 Zambia 1.80
84 Thailand 1.80
85 Italy 1.80
86 Hungary 1.75
87 Poland 1.71
88 Brazil 1.70
89 Chad 1.70
90 Ghana 1.70
91 Slovenia 1.70
92 South Africa 1.70
93 Nepal 1.60
94 Netherlands 1.60
95 Uruguay 1.60
96 Togo 1.60
97 Cote d'Ivoire 1.50
98 Sweden 1.50
99 Peru 1.50
100 Nigeria 1.50
101 Germany 1.50
102 Albania 1.49
103 Czech Republic 1.46
104 Belarus 1.40
105 Belize 1.40
106 Kyrgyzstan 1.40
107 Papua New Guinea 1.40
108 Tunisia 1.40
109 Ukraine 1.40
110 Senegal 1.40
111 Mongolia 1.40
112 Bangladesh 1.30
113 Cameroon 1.30
114 Denmark 1.30
115 Liberia 1.30
116 Niger 1.30
117 Malawi 1.30
118 Bolivia 1.30
119 Belgium 1.30
120 Burkina Faso 1.20
121 Spain 1.20
122 Venezuela 1.20
123 Ethiopia 1.20
124 Lithuania 1.20
125 Latvia 1.20
126 Canada 1.10
127 Guinea 1.10
128 Benin 1.00
129 Switzerland 1.00
130 Paraguay 1.00
131 Panama 1.00
132 New Zealand 1.00
133 Madagascar 1.00
134 Bhutan 1.00
135 Central African Republic 0.90
136 Congo, Republic of the 0.90
137 Ecuador 0.90
138 Gambia, The 0.90
139 Ireland 0.90
140 Luxembourg 0.90
141 Tonga 0.90
142 Somalia 0.90
143 Philippines 0.90
144 Kazakhstan 0.90
145 Gabon 0.90
146 Argentina 0.80
147 Sao Tome and Principe 0.80
148 Mozambique 0.80
149 Japan 0.80
150 Austria 0.80
151 Barbados 0.80
152 Bahamas, The 0.70
153 Malta 0.70
154 Dominican Republic 0.70
155 Costa Rica 0.60
156 Honduras 0.60
157 Suriname 0.60
158 Nicaragua 0.60
159 Jamaica 0.60
160 El Salvador 0.60
161 Georgia 0.59
162 Antigua & Barbuda 0.50
163 Mexico 0.50
164 Laos 0.50
165 Cape Verde 0.50
166 Guatemala 0.40
167 Haiti 0.40
168 Moldova 0.40
169 Mauritius 0.30
170 Trinidad & Tobago 0.30
171 Tanzania 0.20
172 Bermuda 0.11
173 Equatorial Guinea 0.10
174 Iceland 0.00
-jR (AirFarceOne)
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