Data for 2023

Global Militarisation Index, 2023

Figures for 2023, as BICC published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Global Militarisation Index, 2023 covers 149 countries. Ukraine is highest, at 351.09; Haiti is lowest, at 3.51. The middle country reads 100.66. Against 2022, 149 values changed (89 up, 60 down), the same countries are covered.

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Global Militarisation Index · Data for 2023

HighestUkraine

351.09

LowestHaiti

3.51

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

149countries
1measure
2023the year it describes
149distinct values13 decimals, as published
Sep 11, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01BICC’s rank

The table

Every country and every column of Global Militarisation Index, 2023, as published. The rank is BICC’s own, as printed. “=” marks a shared position.

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Global Militarisation Index, 2023: every country, as published by Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies (BICC).

1	UkraineUKREastern Europe	351.09	Eastern Europe
2	IsraelISRWestern Asia	262.28	Middle East
3	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	246.25	Middle East
4	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	243.27	Eastern Europe
5	QatarQATWestern Asia	229.55	Middle East
6	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	215.50	Eastern Europe
7	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	215.37	Middle East
8	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	210.43	Middle East
9	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	209.79	Middle East
10	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	208.50	Western Europe
11	OmanOMNWestern Asia	207.26	Middle East
12	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	206.80	East Asia
13	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	206.29	Eastern Europe
14	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	206.01	North Africa
15	JordanJORWestern Asia	201.37	Middle East
16	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	201.15	East Asia
17	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	189.87	East Asia
18	BelarusBLREastern Europe	186.44	Eastern Europe
19	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	181.33	Western Europe
20	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	179.32	Sub-Saharan Africa
21	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	177.46	Central Europe
22	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	174.48	Western Europe
23	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	160.84	Central Europe
24	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	159.24	East Asia
25	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	158.81	Central Europe
26	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	158.67	North Africa
27	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	156.68	Sub-Saharan Africa
28	United StatesUSANorthern America	153.29	North America
29	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	149.50	Central Asia
30	IraqIRQWestern Asia	148.64	Middle East
31	TogoTGOWestern Africa	143.33	Sub-Saharan Africa
32	PolandPOLEastern Europe	141.87	Central Europe
33	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	141.29	East Asia
34	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	140.91	Central Europe
35	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	140.86	Sub-Saharan Africa
36	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	140.64	Western Europe
37	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	140.25	Sub-Saharan Africa
38	IranIRNSouthern Asia	138.18	Middle East
39	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	137.31	Central Europe
40	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	136.44	Sub-Saharan Africa
41	UruguayURYSouth America	136.32	South America
42	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	135.84	East Asia
43	MaliMLIWestern Africa	135.65	Sub-Saharan Africa
44	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	135.60	Eastern Europe
45	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	132.99	South Asia
46	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	131.97	Sub-Saharan Africa
47	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	130.08	Middle East
48	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	128.86	Sub-Saharan Africa
49	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	128.81	South Asia
50	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	127.65	Central Europe
51	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	124.36	Western Europe
52	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	124.00	North Africa
53	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	121.77	Western Europe
54	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	120.80	Sub-Saharan Africa
55	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	120.53	Central Europe
56	FranceFRAWestern Europe	119.87	Western Europe
57	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	116.64	Central Europe
58	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	115.92	Oceania
59	NigerNERWestern Africa	115.51	Sub-Saharan Africa
60	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	115.01	Central Europe
61	ChileCHLSouth America	114.10	South America
62	GabonGABMiddle Africa	113.70	Sub-Saharan Africa
63	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	113.27	Sub-Saharan Africa
64	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	112.59	Western Europe
65	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	112.08	Central Europe
66	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	111.92	Western Europe
67	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	109.29	East Asia
68	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	108.54	Sub-Saharan Africa
69	ItalyITASouthern Europe	108.35	Western Europe
70	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	107.43	Central Europe
71	ColombiaCOLSouth America	106.24	South America
72	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	106.04	Western Europe
73	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	102.34	Sub-Saharan Africa
74	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	101.74	Western Europe
75	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	100.66	Sub-Saharan Africa
76	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	99.07	Sub-Saharan Africa
77	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	98.47	Sub-Saharan Africa
78	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	97.92	South Asia
79	SpainESPSouthern Europe	96.91	Western Europe
80	EcuadorECUSouth America	95.59	South America
81	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	95.27	Eastern Europe
82	PeruPERSouth America	94.62	South America
83	SenegalSENWestern Africa	94.60	Sub-Saharan Africa
84	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	93.05	Central Europe
85	GuineaGINWestern Africa	92.58	Sub-Saharan Africa
86	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	91.08	Western Europe
87	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	90.75	Central America and the Caribbean
88	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	90.30	Western Europe
89	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	90.29	Central Europe
90	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	89.73	Sub-Saharan Africa
91	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	89.30	Western Europe
92	VenezuelaVENSouth America	88.07	South America
93	BoliviaBOLSouth America	87.68	South America
94	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	87.52	Western Europe
95	NicaraguaNICCentral America	87.39	Central America and the Caribbean
96	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	86.99	Central Asia
97	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	86.95	Western Europe
98	CanadaCANNorthern America	86.76	North America
99	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	84.18	Sub-Saharan Africa
100	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	83.40	Sub-Saharan Africa
101	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	83.23	Central Europe
102	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	81.83	East Asia
103	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	79.56	East Asia
104	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	75.28	South Asia
105	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	74.73	Sub-Saharan Africa
106	BeninBENWestern Africa	73.95	Sub-Saharan Africa
107	JapanJPNEastern Asia	73.61	East Asia
108	HondurasHNDCentral America	73.31	Central America and the Caribbean
109	FijiFJIMelanesia	73.30	Oceania
110	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	72.51	Sub-Saharan Africa
111	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	72.43	Sub-Saharan Africa
112	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	71.51	Sub-Saharan Africa
113	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	71.05	South Asia
114	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	70.28	Oceania
115	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	69.82	Sub-Saharan Africa
116	BrazilBRASouth America	68.26	South America
117	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	67.62	Central Asia
118	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	67.18	Sub-Saharan Africa
119	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	66.74	South Asia
120	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	66.58	Sub-Saharan Africa
121	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	66.27	Central America and the Caribbean
122	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	65.42	Sub-Saharan Africa
123	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	63.50	East Asia
124	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	63.38	Sub-Saharan Africa
125	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	63.17	Sub-Saharan Africa
126	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	62.66	Sub-Saharan Africa
127	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	61.01	Central America and the Caribbean
128	ParaguayPRYSouth America	60.64	South America
129	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	59.42	Sub-Saharan Africa
130	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	59.12	Sub-Saharan Africa
131	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	58.57	East Asia
132	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	57.62	Sub-Saharan Africa
133	KenyaKENEastern Africa	57.14	Sub-Saharan Africa
134	ArgentinaARGSouth America	56.53	South America
135	GuyanaGUYSouth America	55.24	South America
136	BelizeBLZCentral America	53.52	Central America and the Caribbean
137	MexicoMEXCentral America	51.82	Central America and the Caribbean
138	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	49.05	Sub-Saharan Africa
139	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	47.92	East Asia
140	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	45.67	Sub-Saharan Africa
141	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	44.06	Sub-Saharan Africa
142	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	43.51	Western Europe
143	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	42.60	Central America and the Caribbean
144	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	38.66	Central America and the Caribbean
145	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	34.09	Oceania
146	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	33.50	Sub-Saharan Africa
147	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	32.58	Sub-Saharan Africa
148	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	27.55	Western Europe
149	HaitiHTICaribbean	3.51	Central America and the Caribbean

02In 2023

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

#1Ukraine351.09
#2Israel262.28
#3Lebanon246.25
#4Armenia243.27
#5Qatar229.55

Lowest

#149Haiti3.51
#148Malta27.55
#147Mauritius32.58
#146Cabo Verde33.50
#145Papua New Guinea34.09

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 100.66. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032022 → 2023

Since 2022

What changed between 2022 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
149values changed, of 149 in both
89 · 60rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Lebanon197.18 → 246.25+49.07
Ukraine315.53 → 351.09+35.56
Algeria179.04 → 206.01+26.98
Finland149.36 → 174.48+25.12
South Sudan155.57 → 179.32+23.75

Fell most

Zimbabwe84.34 → 65.42−18.93
Venezuela105.82 → 88.07−17.74
Sudan107.22 → 89.73−17.50
Tajikistan83.75 → 67.62−16.13
Togo157.30 → 143.33−13.97

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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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

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Which end is better
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Every one of the 149 countries has every column.

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Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies (BICC) (2023). Global Militarisation Index, 2023 [data set], describing 2023. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/militarisation/2023

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