Data for 1993

Global Militarisation Index, 1993

Name: Global Militarisation Index, 1993
Creator: Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies (BICC)
License: https://data.humdata.org/dataset/global-militarization-index

Figures for 1993, as BICC published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Global Militarisation Index, 1993 covers 143 countries. Israel is highest, at 377.17; Haiti is lowest, at 10.59. The middle country reads 133.70. Against 1992, 131 values changed (54 up, 77 down), 12 countries joined, 2 left.

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Global Militarisation Index · Data for 1993

HighestIsrael

377.17

LowestHaiti

10.59

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the lowest end.

143countries
1measure
1993the year it describes
143distinct values13 decimals, as published
Sep 11, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01BICC’s rank

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Every country and every column of Global Militarisation Index, 1993, as published. The rank is BICC’s own, as printed. “=” marks a shared position.

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Global Militarisation Index, 1993: every country, as published by Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies (BICC).

1	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	377.17	Middle East
2	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	333.46	East Asia
3	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	317.74	Middle East
4	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	312.67	Middle East
5	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	300.92	Central Europe
6	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	298.69	Sub-Saharan Africa
7	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	296.08	Middle East
8	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	286.22	Middle East
9	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	281.62	Middle East
10	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	281.50	Middle East
11	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	277.77	Middle East
12	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	273.67	East Asia
13	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	267.58	Western Europe
14	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	264.01	Eastern Europe
15	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	261.92	Central Europe
16	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	243.53	East Asia
17	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	239.03	Sub-Saharan Africa
18	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	236.15	East Asia
19	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	234.49	Western Europe
20	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	233.76	Sub-Saharan Africa
21	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	229.64	East Asia
22	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	227.66	Central Europe
23	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	226.39	Middle East
24	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	223.83	Western Europe
25	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	223.39	Eastern Europe
26	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	222.67	Sub-Saharan Africa
27	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	221.80	Middle East
28	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	210.04	Central Europe
29	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	208.98	Eastern Europe
30	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	208.93	Central Europe
31	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	208.74	Central Europe
32	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	198.54	Western Europe
33	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	196.36	South Asia
34	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	196.17	Sub-Saharan Africa
35	United States`USA`Northern America	192.49	North America
36	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	192.21	Middle East
37	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	185.91	Eastern Europe
38	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	184.36	Western Europe
39	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	182.16	Western Europe
40	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	181.50	North Africa
41	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	175.59	Central Europe
42	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	166.83	Sub-Saharan Africa
43	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	165.73	Sub-Saharan Africa
44	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	165.57	Central Europe
45	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	164.62	Western Europe
46	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	164.53	East Asia
47	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	164.23	Sub-Saharan Africa
48	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	162.42	Sub-Saharan Africa
49	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	161.63	Western Europe
50	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	160.71	Western Europe
51	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	160.04	Western Europe
52	Chile`CHL`South America	159.83	South America
53	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	159.22	South Asia
54	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	156.10	North Africa
55	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	156.06	Western Europe
56	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	155.35	East Asia
57	France`FRA`Western Europe	153.53	Western Europe
58	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	152.57	Central Asia
59	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	152.06	East Asia
60	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	149.62	East Asia
61	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	143.43	Central Europe
62	Peru`PER`South America	142.46	South America
63	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	142.32	Western Europe
64	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	141.14	Sub-Saharan Africa
65	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	140.27	Central America and the Caribbean
66	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	140.10	Western Europe
67	Uruguay`URY`South America	139.92	South America
68	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	138.79	Western Europe
69	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	138.62	Eastern Europe
70	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	136.36	Western Europe
71	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	133.86	Sub-Saharan Africa
72	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	133.70	Sub-Saharan Africa
73	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	132.01	Middle East
74	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	131.74	North Africa
75	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	131.15	Central Asia
76	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	129.99	Sub-Saharan Africa
77	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	125.12	Sub-Saharan Africa
78	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	123.67	Oceania
79	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	120.91	Western Europe
80	Bolivia`BOL`South America	120.54	South America
81	Ecuador`ECU`South America	120.10	South America
82	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	120.09	Sub-Saharan Africa
83	Canada`CAN`Northern America	116.96	North America
84	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	116.23	East Asia
85	Venezuela`VEN`South America	113.27	South America
86	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	112.73	East Asia
87	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	112.52	Sub-Saharan Africa
88	Colombia`COL`South America	111.77	South America
89	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	110.38	Eastern Europe
90	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	109.89	Oceania
91	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	108.95	Sub-Saharan Africa
92	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	102.79	East Asia
93	Paraguay`PRY`South America	101.96	South America
94	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	100.95	Central America and the Caribbean
95	Argentina`ARG`South America	99.90	South America
96	India`IND`Southern Asia	98.94	South Asia
97	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	98.56	Sub-Saharan Africa
98	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	97.96	Sub-Saharan Africa
99	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	95.65	East Asia
100	Brazil`BRA`South America	93.59	South America
101	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	88.92	Western Europe
102	Honduras`HND`Central America	88.29	Central America and the Caribbean
103	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	87.99	Sub-Saharan Africa
104	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	85.37	Sub-Saharan Africa
105	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	84.08	Sub-Saharan Africa
106	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	83.94	Sub-Saharan Africa
107	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	82.95	Central America and the Caribbean
108	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	81.48	Sub-Saharan Africa
109	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	81.21	Sub-Saharan Africa
110	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	81.17	Sub-Saharan Africa
111	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	79.45	Sub-Saharan Africa
112	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	75.32	East Asia
113	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	74.97	Sub-Saharan Africa
114	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	72.63	Central Asia
115	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	71.70	Sub-Saharan Africa
116	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	70.19	Oceania
117	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	68.50	Sub-Saharan Africa
118	Guyana`GUY`South America	66.46	South America
119	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	65.24	Sub-Saharan Africa
120	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	64.21	Sub-Saharan Africa
121	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	63.98	Sub-Saharan Africa
122	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	63.63	Sub-Saharan Africa
123	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	63.32	Sub-Saharan Africa
124	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	59.09	Western Europe
125	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	58.29	Sub-Saharan Africa
126	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	58.08	South Asia
127	Belize`BLZ`Central America	58.07	Central America and the Caribbean
128	Panama`PAN`Central America	57.03	Central America and the Caribbean
129	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	55.55	Central America and the Caribbean
130	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	49.35	Western Europe
131	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	49.17	Central Europe
132	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	46.14	Central America and the Caribbean
133	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	43.01	South Asia
134	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	42.93	Central Europe
135	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	41.11	Oceania
136	Mexico`MEX`Central America	40.79	Central America and the Caribbean
137	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	36.78	Central Europe
138	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	35.02	Sub-Saharan Africa
139	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	28.91	Sub-Saharan Africa
140	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	24.98	Sub-Saharan Africa
141	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	23.00	Central America and the Caribbean
142	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	14.49	Sub-Saharan Africa
143	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	10.59	Central America and the Caribbean

02In 1993

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

#1Israel377.17
#2Singapore333.46
#3Qatar317.74
#4Syria312.67
#5Croatia300.92

Lowest

#143Haiti10.59
#142Gambia14.49
#141Trinidad and Tobago23.00
#140Mauritius24.98
#139Ghana28.91

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 133.70. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031992 → 1993

Since 1992

What changed between 1992 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+12 / −2countries joined / left
131values changed, of 131 in both
54 · 77rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Angola195.07 → 239.03+43.96
Liberia156.55 → 196.17+39.62
Azerbaijan174.79 → 208.98+34.19
Croatia267.75 → 300.92+33.17
Indonesia75.93 → 102.79+26.86

Fell most

Kuwait348.21 → 281.62−66.60
China151.22 → 112.73−38.50
Cyprus303.28 → 267.58−35.70
Cambodia147.84 → 116.23−31.61
Romania238.58 → 208.74−29.85

+ DR Congo

+ Czechia

+ Eritrea

+ Estonia

+ Kazakhstan

+ Lithuania

+ Latvia

+ Moldova

+ Mauritius

+ Slovakia

+ Trinidad and Tobago

+ Ukraine

− Guinea-Bissau

− Somalia

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

Read before you use

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

How values are stored

The rank is BICC’s
Printed as the publisher ranked the countries; never re-ranked here.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 143 countries has every column.

05The files

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Cite this edition

Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies (BICC) (1993). Global Militarisation Index, 1993 [data set], describing 1993. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/militarisation/1993

0634 held

Other years

‹ The year before
Global Militarisation Index, 1992
133 countries
The year after ›
Global Militarisation Index, 1994
147 countries
All of them
Global Militarisation Index: every year
34 held, with the data dictionary, coverage and licence.
How it has moved, charted by country

07Questions