Data for 2016

Global Militarisation Index, 2016

Figures for 2016, as BICC published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Global Militarisation Index, 2016 covers 153 countries. Israel is highest, at 280.693; Haiti is lowest, at 1.812. The middle country reads 102.036. Against 2015, 153 values changed (64 up, 89 down), the same countries are covered.

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Global Militarisation Index · Data for 2016

HighestIsrael

280.693

LowestHaiti

1.812

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

153countries
1measure
2016the year it describes
153distinct values14 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, 2016, as published. The rank is BICC’s own, as printed. “=” marks a shared position.

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Global Militarisation Index, 2016: every country, as published by Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies (BICC).

1	IsraelISRWestern Asia	280.693	Middle East
2	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	258.299	East Asia
3	OmanOMNWestern Asia	238.836	Middle East
4	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	236.560	Middle East
5	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	227.938	Eastern Europe
6	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	224.822	Middle East
7	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	223.654	Eastern Europe
8	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	221.881	East Asia
9	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	217.170	Middle East
10	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	215.213	Middle East
11	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	214.501	Middle East
12	JordanJORWestern Asia	206.788	Middle East
13	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	200.661	East Asia
14	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	199.260	Western Europe
15	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	190.903	North Africa
16	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	189.192	Eastern Europe
17	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	187.457	Western Europe
18	BelarusBLREastern Europe	181.893	Eastern Europe
19	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	171.612	Sub-Saharan Africa
20	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	166.737	Sub-Saharan Africa
21	UkraineUKREastern Europe	165.377	Eastern Europe
22	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	162.915	North Africa
23	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	161.086	East Asia
24	IraqIRQWestern Asia	158.253	Middle East
25	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	157.783	East Asia
26	United StatesUSANorthern America	157.166	North America
27	CubaCUBCaribbean	156.999	Central America and the Caribbean
28	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	155.764	East Asia
29	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	152.619	Western Europe
30	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	151.490	North Africa
31	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	151.211	Middle East
32	IranIRNSouthern Asia	148.943	Middle East
33	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	148.940	East Asia
34	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	147.836	Western Europe
35	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	144.344	Central Europe
36	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	143.189	Sub-Saharan Africa
37	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	142.889	Central Europe
38	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	142.836	Sub-Saharan Africa
39	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	142.706	Sub-Saharan Africa
40	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	141.903	Sub-Saharan Africa
41	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	141.886	Sub-Saharan Africa
42	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	140.798	South Asia
43	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	140.161	Eastern Europe
44	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	138.746	Central Europe
45	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	138.587	South Asia
46	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	138.554	Sub-Saharan Africa
47	UruguayURYSouth America	137.063	South America
48	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	129.907	Central Europe
49	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	127.716	Central Europe
50	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	127.619	Central Europe
51	PolandPOLEastern Europe	127.404	Central Europe
52	ChileCHLSouth America	126.511	South America
53	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	126.074	Sub-Saharan Africa
54	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	124.393	Western Europe
55	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	122.979	Central Asia
56	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	121.091	East Asia
57	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	119.518	North Africa
58	GabonGABMiddle Africa	117.300	Sub-Saharan Africa
59	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	117.008	Sub-Saharan Africa
60	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	115.876	Western Europe
61	ColombiaCOLSouth America	115.218	South America
62	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	114.513	South Asia
63	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	114.083	Central Asia
64	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	113.719	Oceania
65	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	113.471	Western Europe
66	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	113.098	Western Europe
67	YemenYEMWestern Asia	111.844	Middle East
68	FranceFRAWestern Europe	110.697	Western Europe
69	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	110.225	Western Europe
70	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	110.156	Central Europe
71	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	109.015	East Asia
72	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	108.479	Central Europe
73	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	106.979	Western Europe
74	PeruPERSouth America	105.485	South America
75	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	105.126	Sub-Saharan Africa
76	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	105.038	East Asia
77	BoliviaBOLSouth America	102.036	South America
78	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	100.710	Central Europe
79	TogoTGOWestern Africa	100.024	Sub-Saharan Africa
80	EcuadorECUSouth America	98.476	South America
81	GuineaGINWestern Africa	95.966	Sub-Saharan Africa
82	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	94.948	Sub-Saharan Africa
83	ItalyITASouthern Europe	93.712	Western Europe
84	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	93.699	South Asia
85	SenegalSENWestern Africa	93.365	Sub-Saharan Africa
86	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	92.829	South Asia
87	MaliMLIWestern Africa	92.818	Sub-Saharan Africa
88	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	92.081	Central Europe
89	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	91.899	Western Europe
90	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	91.884	Sub-Saharan Africa
91	NicaraguaNICCentral America	90.671	Central America and the Caribbean
92	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	89.505	Central Europe
93	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	89.483	Central Europe
94	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	89.428	Sub-Saharan Africa
95	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	89.415	Sub-Saharan Africa
96	SpainESPSouthern Europe	88.982	Western Europe
97	VenezuelaVENSouth America	88.864	South America
98	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	88.264	Eastern Europe
99	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	87.301	East Asia
100	CanadaCANNorthern America	86.364	North America
101	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	86.094	Sub-Saharan Africa
102	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	81.693	Western Europe
103	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	80.667	Western Europe
104	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	80.052	Western Europe
105	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	79.879	Sub-Saharan Africa
106	NigerNERWestern Africa	78.570	Sub-Saharan Africa
107	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	78.501	Sub-Saharan Africa
108	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	77.171	Central Europe
109	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	76.206	Central America and the Caribbean
110	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	75.538	Sub-Saharan Africa
111	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	75.479	Western Europe
112	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	75.042	Sub-Saharan Africa
113	BrazilBRASouth America	74.472	South America
114	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	72.323	Sub-Saharan Africa
115	HondurasHNDCentral America	71.751	Central America and the Caribbean
116	FijiFJIMelanesia	71.152	Oceania
117	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	70.632	Sub-Saharan Africa
118	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	70.604	South Asia
119	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	70.443	Oceania
120	ParaguayPRYSouth America	69.868	South America
121	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	69.187	East Asia
122	ArgentinaARGSouth America	67.829	South America
123	BeninBENWestern Africa	67.617	Sub-Saharan Africa
124	JapanJPNEastern Asia	67.070	East Asia
125	KenyaKENEastern Africa	66.328	Sub-Saharan Africa
126	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	66.170	Sub-Saharan Africa
127	GuyanaGUYSouth America	65.920	South America
128	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	65.747	Sub-Saharan Africa
129	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	64.233	Central Asia
130	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	60.688	Sub-Saharan Africa
131	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	59.757	Central America and the Caribbean
132	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	57.485	Sub-Saharan Africa
133	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	56.334	East Asia
134	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	55.661	Sub-Saharan Africa
135	BelizeBLZCentral America	53.770	Central America and the Caribbean
136	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	53.087	Central America and the Caribbean
137	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	53.079	East Asia
138	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	52.595	Sub-Saharan Africa
139	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	52.426	Western Europe
140	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	50.668	Sub-Saharan Africa
141	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	49.436	Central Europe
142	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	44.478	Sub-Saharan Africa
143	MexicoMEXCentral America	43.622	Central America and the Caribbean
144	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	43.223	Sub-Saharan Africa
145	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	41.655	Central America and the Caribbean
146	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	41.335	Sub-Saharan Africa
147	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	40.936	Central America and the Caribbean
148	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	37.993	Sub-Saharan Africa
149	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	36.366	Sub-Saharan Africa
150	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	36.099	Sub-Saharan Africa
151	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	33.402	Western Europe
152	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	17.970	Oceania
153	HaitiHTICaribbean	1.812	Central America and the Caribbean

02In 2016

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

#1Israel280.693
#2Singapore258.299
#3Oman238.836
#4Bahrain236.560
#5Russia227.938

Lowest

#153Haiti1.812
#152Papua New Guinea17.970
#151Malta33.402
#150Cabo Verde36.099
#149Ghana36.366

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 102.036. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032015 → 2016

Since 2015

What changed between 2015 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
153values changed, of 153 in both
64 · 89rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Senegal63.444 → 93.365+29.921
Armenia205.572 → 223.654+18.083
Chad125.648 → 142.706+17.057
Gabon101.784 → 117.300+15.516
Belgium78.941 → 91.899+12.958

Fell most

South Sudan176.368 → 141.886−34.483
Iraq186.731 → 158.253−28.478
Papua New Guinea38.036 → 17.970−20.066
Azerbaijan208.616 → 189.192−19.424
Lesotho76.767 → 57.485−19.282

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) (2016). Global Militarisation Index, 2016 [data set], describing 2016. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/militarisation/2016

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