Data for 2007

Global Militarisation Index, 2007

Figures for 2007, as BICC published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Global Militarisation Index, 2007 covers 154 countries. Israel is highest, at 321.27; Papua New Guinea is lowest, at 19.56. The middle country reads 117.08. Against 2006, 152 values changed (64 up, 88 down), 2 countries joined, 2 left.

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Global Militarisation Index · Data for 2007

HighestIsrael

321.27

LowestPapua New Guinea

19.56

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the lowest end. A higher value is the worse result.

154countries
1measure
2007the year it describes
154distinct values13 decimals, as published
Sep 11, 2026read from the publisher
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01BICC’s rank

The table

Every country and every column of Global Militarisation Index, 2007, as published. The rank is BICC’s own, as printed. “=” marks a shared position.

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Global Militarisation Index, 2007: every country, as published by Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies (BICC).

1	IsraelISRWestern Asia	321.27	Middle East
2	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	297.69	East Asia
3	OmanOMNWestern Asia	260.14	Middle East
4	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	254.19	Middle East
5	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	252.01	Middle East
6	JordanJORWestern Asia	245.10	Middle East
7	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	236.67	Eastern Europe
8	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	234.30	Middle East
9	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	229.09	Middle East
10	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	220.10	Middle East
11	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	217.89	East Asia
12	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	214.01	Eastern Europe
13	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	213.94	East Asia
14	BelarusBLREastern Europe	212.05	Eastern Europe
15	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	209.22	Middle East
16	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	203.76	Eastern Europe
17	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	201.08	Western Europe
18	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	200.86	Western Europe
19	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	200.19	North Africa
20	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	197.98	Central Europe
21	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	192.66	Central Europe
22	YemenYEMWestern Asia	188.73	Middle East
23	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	187.32	Eastern Europe
24	QatarQATWestern Asia	182.76	Middle East
25	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	182.09	Sub-Saharan Africa
26	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	178.28	Middle East
27	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	172.01	North Africa
28	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	169.83	Sub-Saharan Africa
29	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	169.23	East Asia
30	UkraineUKREastern Europe	165.80	Eastern Europe
31	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	165.64	Sub-Saharan Africa
32	IranIRNSouthern Asia	163.61	Middle East
33	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	162.57	Sub-Saharan Africa
34	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	162.30	East Asia
35	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	161.95	Western Europe
36	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	160.14	North Africa
37	United StatesUSANorthern America	159.50	North America
38	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	158.48	Sub-Saharan Africa
39	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	156.23	Western Europe
40	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	155.44	Sub-Saharan Africa
41	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	151.67	Sub-Saharan Africa
42	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	151.58	South Asia
43	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	151.13	Sub-Saharan Africa
44	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	149.87	Central Europe
45	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	148.94	South Asia
46	ChileCHLSouth America	147.32	South America
47	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	145.42	Central Asia
48	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	142.89	Sub-Saharan Africa
49	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	141.61	Sub-Saharan Africa
50	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	139.24	Central Europe
51	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	138.09	Central Europe
52	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	137.77	Sub-Saharan Africa
53	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	137.04	Central Europe
54	FranceFRAWestern Europe	132.88	Western Europe
55	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	132.39	East Asia
56	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	131.45	Central Europe
57	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	131.37	Western Europe
58	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	131.12	Central Europe
59	PolandPOLEastern Europe	130.23	Central Europe
60	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	129.29	Western Europe
61	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	128.58	Western Europe
62	IraqIRQWestern Asia	128.01	Middle East
63	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	127.64	East Asia
64	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	124.55	East Asia
65	BoliviaBOLSouth America	124.29	South America
66	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	123.65	Central Europe
67	ColombiaCOLSouth America	123.46	South America
68	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	123.38	Central Europe
69	UruguayURYSouth America	123.24	South America
70	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	123.17	Central Europe
71	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	122.83	Western Europe
72	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	122.50	Western Europe
73	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	122.46	Western Europe
74	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	122.38	Central Asia
75	GabonGABMiddle Africa	120.27	Sub-Saharan Africa
76	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	118.23	Sub-Saharan Africa
77	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	117.39	East Asia
78	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	116.77	East Asia
79	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	113.40	Central Europe
80	EcuadorECUSouth America	113.23	South America
81	GuineaGINWestern Africa	112.39	Sub-Saharan Africa
82	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	112.26	Western Europe
83	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	111.11	Sub-Saharan Africa
84	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	110.62	Central Europe
85	ItalyITASouthern Europe	109.52	Western Europe
86	SpainESPSouthern Europe	109.23	Western Europe
87	PeruPERSouth America	109.07	South America
88	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	107.50	North Africa
89	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	106.69	Oceania
90	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	104.16	Western Europe
91	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	103.88	Western Europe
92	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	103.43	Eastern Europe
93	TogoTGOWestern Africa	103.20	Sub-Saharan Africa
94	VenezuelaVENSouth America	102.97	South America
95	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	98.49	Sub-Saharan Africa
96	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	97.92	East Asia
97	NicaraguaNICCentral America	97.15	Central America and the Caribbean
98	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	95.04	South Asia
99	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	94.90	Sub-Saharan Africa
100	CanadaCANNorthern America	94.07	North America
101	FijiFJIMelanesia	93.60	Oceania
102	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	93.26	East Asia
103	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	92.76	Sub-Saharan Africa
104	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	91.30	Central Europe
105	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	90.80	South Asia
106	SenegalSENWestern Africa	90.22	Sub-Saharan Africa
107	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	89.41	Sub-Saharan Africa
108	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	88.25	Western Europe
109	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	88.14	Sub-Saharan Africa
110	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	84.46	Sub-Saharan Africa
111	MaliMLIWestern Africa	83.42	Sub-Saharan Africa
112	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	83.21	South Asia
113	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	81.98	Sub-Saharan Africa
114	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	80.45	Sub-Saharan Africa
115	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	79.65	Oceania
116	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	76.61	Central America and the Caribbean
117	KenyaKENEastern Africa	75.88	Sub-Saharan Africa
118	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	74.82	Sub-Saharan Africa
119	BrazilBRASouth America	74.81	South America
120	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	74.36	Sub-Saharan Africa
121	ArgentinaARGSouth America	74.35	South America
122	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	74.16	Sub-Saharan Africa
123	ParaguayPRYSouth America	73.26	South America
124	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	71.74	East Asia
125	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	70.63	Sub-Saharan Africa
126	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	70.17	East Asia
127	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	69.85	Sub-Saharan Africa
128	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	67.84	Central Asia
129	JapanJPNEastern Asia	67.67	East Asia
130	BeninBENWestern Africa	66.64	Sub-Saharan Africa
131	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	66.43	Sub-Saharan Africa
132	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	66.01	South Asia
133	HondurasHNDCentral America	64.60	Central America and the Caribbean
134	NigerNERWestern Africa	62.52	Sub-Saharan Africa
135	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	62.00	Sub-Saharan Africa
136	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	59.20	Sub-Saharan Africa
137	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	59.13	Western Europe
138	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	58.30	Sub-Saharan Africa
139	GuyanaGUYSouth America	56.72	South America
140	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	55.00	Western Europe
141	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	46.88	Central America and the Caribbean
142	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	44.11	Sub-Saharan Africa
143	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	43.70	Sub-Saharan Africa
144	MexicoMEXCentral America	43.26	Central America and the Caribbean
145	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	42.33	Central America and the Caribbean
146	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	41.52	Sub-Saharan Africa
147	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	38.92	Sub-Saharan Africa
148	BelizeBLZCentral America	37.85	Central America and the Caribbean
149	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	35.37	Central America and the Caribbean
150	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	34.17	Sub-Saharan Africa
151	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	33.33	Central America and the Caribbean
152	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	29.98	Western Europe
153	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	23.15	Sub-Saharan Africa
154	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	19.56	Oceania

02In 2007

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

#1Israel321.27
#2Singapore297.69
#3Oman260.14
#4Syria254.19
#5Saudi Arabia252.01

Lowest

#154Papua New Guinea19.56
#153Cabo Verde23.15
#152Luxembourg29.98
#151Trinidad and Tobago33.33
#150Gambia34.17

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 117.08. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032006 → 2007

Since 2006

What changed between 2006 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+2 / −2countries joined / left
152values changed, of 152 in both
64 · 88rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Iraq79.80 → 128.01+48.21
Georgia164.15 → 203.76+39.61
Malta35.50 → 55.00+19.50
Chad132.86 → 151.67+18.81
Bosnia and Herzegovina122.54 → 139.24+16.69

Fell most

Serbia186.37 → 137.04−49.32
Djibouti184.66 → 162.57−22.09
Timor-Leste110.04 → 93.26−16.78
Ukraine181.79 → 165.80−15.99
Bahrain250.13 → 234.30−15.83

+ Equatorial Guinea

+ Eswatini

− Eritrea

− Uzbekistan

Changes in value, not in places: a country’s place also moves when others do. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies (BICC) (2007). Global Militarisation Index, 2007 [data set], describing 2007. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/militarisation/2007

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