Middle East Rankings
Military Spending (% of Public Spending)
percent of total government spending
| Rank | Country | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
Current | Previous | ||
1 | 2 |  Qatar | 26.88% |
2 | 1 |  Saudi Arabia | 22.31% |
3 | 3 |  Oman | 20.13% |
4 | 8 |  Israel | 19.99% |
5 | 4 |  United Arab Emirates | 17.04% |
6 | 7 |  Jordan | 14.35% |
7 | 9 |  Yemen | 14.28% |
8 | 5 |  Syria | 13.62% |
9 | 6 |  Iran | 12.55% |
10 | 15 |  Afghanistan | 10.27% |
11 | 10 |  Bahrain | 10.22% |
12 | 11 |  Kuwait | 9.68% |
13 | 12 |  Lebanon | 8.91% |
14 | 13 |  Turkey | 7.52% |
15 | 14 |  Iraq | 4.87% |