2026-03-27 · percent of GDP
Least developed countries spend less on military GDP share
Poverty and debt constrain defense budgets.
Least developed countries spend less on military GDP share — one cell is 0.1% of military spending (population-weighted). This grid divides military spending (population-weighted) (2026 snapshot) into colored bands — LDC average burden, Asia & Pacific, and 2 more groups — using equal squares so you compare shares, not country size on a map.
1 cell = 0.1 percent of GDP (0.1% of military spending (population-weighted)) · 1,000 cells
Context
The 2026 figures from World Bank — Military expenditure (% of GDP) put Asia & Pacific at 51.5% of military spending (population-weighted) and Africa at 27.7% — about 100 percent of GDP in this edition's rounding.
Military expenditure as percent of GDP (World Bank WDI).
Share and export
Credit this grid as Inagrid — https://inagrid.com/e/2026-03-27-pol-wb-mil-spend-ldc