United Kingdom vs United States: Military expenditure (% of GDP)
Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.
In , United Kingdom's Military expenditure (% of GDP) was 2.28, compared to United States's 3.42. That makes United Kingdom's value 33.4% lower than United States's.
United Kingdom
Rank #42 of 147 globally
- Latest (2024)
- 2.28
- Year-over-year
- +2.2%
- 10-year change
- +4.3%
- Peak
- 2.65 (2009)
- Trough
- 1.94 (2018)
United States
Rank #18 of 147 globally
- Latest (2024)
- 3.42
- Year-over-year
- +3.5%
- 10-year change
- -7.1%
- Peak
- 4.90 (2010)
- Trough
- 3.30 (2017)
Other United Kingdom comparisons
Source: World Bank Open Data (MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS), CC BY 4.0.