Australia

Fiji

New Zealand

Papua New Guinea

Australia & Oceania

Cuba

Dominican Republic

Haiti

Jamaica

Seychelles

Trinidad and Tobago

Caribbean

Afghanistan

Kazakhstan

Kyrgyzstan

Tajikistan

Central Asia

China

Japan

Mongolia

Nepal

South Korea

East Asia

Armenia

Azerbaijan

Georgia

Russia

Eurasia

Albania

Austria

Belarus

Belgium

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria

Croatia

Cyprus

Czechia

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Ireland

Italy

Kosovo

Latvia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Malta

Moldova

Montenegro

Netherlands

Northern Macedonia

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Serbia

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Ukraine

United Kingdom

Europe

Argentina

Belize

Bolivia

Brazil

Chile

Colombia

Costa Rica

Ecuador

El Salvador

Guatemala

Guyana

Honduras

Nicaragua

Panama

Paraguay

Peru

Uruguay

Latin America

Mauritania

Mauritius

None

Canada

Mexico

United States

North America

Bangladesh

India

Pakistan

Sri Lanka

South Asia

Brunei

Cambodia

Indonesia

Malaysia

Myanmar

Philippines

Singapore

Thailand

Timor-Leste

Vietnam

Southeast Asia

Algeria

Bahrain

Egypt

Iran

Iraq

Israel

Jordan

Kuwait

Lebanon

Morocco

Oman

Saudi Arabia

Tunisia

Turkey

Southwest Asia and North Africa

Angola

Benin

Botswana

Burkina Faso

Burundi

Cabo Verde

Cameroon

Central African Republic

Chad

Côte d'Ivoire

Democratic Republic of Congo

eSwatini

Ethiopia

Gabon

Gambia

Ghana

Guinea

Guinea-Bissau

Kenya

Lesotho

Liberia

Madagascar

Malawi

Mali

Mozambique

Namibia

Niger

Nigeria

Republic of the Congo

Rwanda

Senegal

Sierra Leone

Somalia

South Africa

South Sudan

Sudan

Tanzania

Togo

Uganda

Zambia

Zimbabwe

Sub-Saharan Africa

A world map shows military expenditures. Dark green (more than 6 percent): Algeria, Saudi Arabia. Green to light green (2 to 6 percent): Russia, U S A., India, Iran. Very light green (less than 2 percent): Canada, parts of Europe, Parts of Africa and Asia.

Military expenditures as a percentage of GDP, by country

Countries

World

World Bank

Military Expenditures

Percent of GDP

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (U.K.)

Solomon Is.

U.S. Virgin Is. (U.S.)

Aruba (Neth.)

Bahamas

British Virgin Is. (U.K.)

Hong Kong S.A.R. (China)

Taiwan

Isle of Man (U.K.)

Iceland

Guernsey (U.K.)

Jersey (U.K.)

French Southern and Antarctic Lands (France)

Falkland Is. (U.K.)

Faeroe Is. (Denmark)

Puerto Rico (U.S.)

St. Pierre and Miquelon (France)

New Caledonia (France)

United Arab Emirates

Qatar

Eritrea

A world map showing the distribution of continental shelves. The continental shelves extend into the oceans along the margins of the continents.

Extent of the world's continental shelves, which are extensions of continents submerged by the oceans

Continental Shelf

Key areas with prominent continental shelves shaded in dark blue include the eastern and western coasts of North America, particularly around the Gulf of Alaska, Hudson Bay, and the Gulf of Mexico. The coasts of Europe, including the North Sea and the waters around the United Kingdom. The northern coast of Russia and the Arctic Ocean. The coasts of China, Japan, and Southeast Asia. The northern and eastern coasts of Australia. The coasts of South America, especially around the Gulf of California and the southern tip near Chile and Argentina. The western and southern coasts of Africa, particularly around Angola, Namibia, and South Africa.

NOAA

Anthropogenic Biomes

Areas at Risk of Soil Degradation

Military Expenditures			Continental Shelf
Class	Rank	Percent of GDP	Continental Shelf



			2.44%
			3.13%
			2.73%
			3.31%
			4.38%
			14.0%
			1.49%
			1.27%
			2.50%
			1.44%