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France vs United States: Military expenditure (% of GDP)

Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.

In , France's Military expenditure (% of GDP) was 2.05, compared to United States's 3.42. That makes France's value 40.0% lower than United States's.

France

Rank #53 of 147 globally

France trend
Latest (2024)
2.05
Year-over-year
+5.2%
10-year change
+10.4%
Peak
2.10 (2009)
Trough
1.85 (2018)

United States

Rank #18 of 147 globally

United States trend
Latest (2024)
3.42
Year-over-year
+3.5%
10-year change
-7.1%
Peak
4.90 (2010)
Trough
3.30 (2017)

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Source: World Bank Open Data (MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS), CC BY 4.0.