Countries in Oceania by military spending
Military expenditure as a share of GDP, from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute: armed forces, defence ministries, military aid and the paramilitary forces trained for military operations. 4 countries in Oceania, highest first. World Bank, 2024
Median country
1.3%
half above, half below| # | Country | % of GDP | Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Australia | 1.9% | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2 |  Fiji | 1.3% | Melanesia |
| 3 |  New Zealand | 1.2% | Australia and New Zealand |
| 4 |  Papua New Guinea | 0.3% | Melanesia |
No World Bank figure for 9 countries: Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu.
Questions
- Which country in Oceania has the highest military spending?
- Australia has the highest military spending in Oceania: 1.9% of GDP (2024). Next come Fiji (1.3% of GDP) and New Zealand (1.2% of GDP).
- Which country in Oceania has the lowest military spending?
- Papua New Guinea, with 0.3% of GDP (2024).
- What is the typical military spending of a country in Oceania?
- The median of the 4 countries in Oceania is 1.3% of GDP: half are above it, half below. The median, not the average, because a few countries at the top would drag an average far above almost everyone.
- Where do the figures come from?
- Military expenditure as a share of GDP, from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute: armed forces, defence ministries, military aid and the paramilitary forces trained for military operations. Source: World Bank, 2024. Only independent states are ranked; territories are listed separately. A country’s continent follows Natural Earth; the handful of island states it files under the open ocean are placed by their UN subregion.
Source: World Bank (CC BY 4.0). Figures more than 5 years older than the newest are left out rather than shown beside current ones. Countries sharing a value share a rank. All sources.