Pakistan vs United Kingdom
Pakistan vs United Kingdom: Military spending
Military spending in 2025: 2.91% of GDP in Pakistan and 2.35% of GDP in United Kingdom, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Pakistan, by 0.56 percentage points, or 1.24 times that in United Kingdom.
% of GDP · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Pakistan has been higher since 1969, when it overtook United Kingdom.
- In 2025, Pakistan ranked 30 and United Kingdom ranked 41 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of GDP · SIPRI
| Year | Pakistan | United Kingdom |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.91 | 2.35 |
| 2024 | 2.73 | 2.44 |
| 2023 | 2.89 | 2.15 |
| 2022 | 3.18 | 2.01 |
| 2021 | 3.39 | 2.04 |
| 2020 | 3.49 | 2.14 |
| 2019 | 3.51 | 1.97 |
| 2018 | 3.59 | 1.93 |
| 2017 | 3.36 | 1.94 |
| 2016 | 3.2 | 1.97 |
| 2015 | 3.16 | 2.04 |
| 2014 | 3.1 | 2.17 |
| 2013 | 3.09 | 2.28 |
| 2012 | 3.1 | 2.41 |
| 2011 | 2.92 | 2.49 |
| 2010 | 3.04 | 2.56 |
| 2009 | 3.27 | 2.64 |
| 2008 | 3.46 | 2.48 |
| 2007 | 3.51 | 2.37 |
| 2006 | 3.65 | 2.36 |
| 2005 | 3.9 | 2.42 |
| 2004 | 3.96 | 2.48 |
| 2003 | 4.09 | 2.54 |
| 2002 | 4.07 | 2.47 |
| 2001 | 3.88 | 2.39 |
| 2000 | 4.17 | 2.35 |
| 1999 | 5.19 | 2.41 |
| 1998 | 5.42 | 2.48 |
| 1997 | 5.62 | 2.54 |
| 1996 | 6.04 | 2.71 |
| 1995 | 5.82 | 2.84 |
| 1994 | 5.92 | 3.38 |
| 1993 | 6.43 | 3.59 |
| 1992 | 6.7 | 3.87 |
| 1991 | 6.57 | 4.12 |
| 1990 | 6.52 | 3.98 |
| 1989 | 6.53 | 4.04 |
| 1988 | 6.79 | 4.21 |
| 1987 | 6.97 | 4.69 |
| 1986 | 6.99 | 5.06 |
| 1985 | 6.92 | 5.32 |
| 1984 | 6.66 | 5.51 |
| 1983 | 6.64 | 5.4 |
| 1982 | 6.38 | 5.38 |
| 1981 | 5.71 | 4.98 |
| 1980 | 5.52 | 5.02 |
| 1979 | 5.45 | 4.68 |
| 1978 | 5.5 | 4.73 |
| 1977 | 5.55 | 4.92 |
| 1976 | 5.89 | 5.18 |
| 1975 | 6.32 | 5.34 |
| 1974 | 6.09 | 5.07 |
| 1973 | 6.21 | 4.91 |
| 1972 | 6.87 | 5.17 |
| 1971 | 6.74 | 5.08 |
| 1970 | 6.16 | 5.2 |
| 1969 | 5.51 | 5.5 |
| 1968 | 5.1 | 5.94 |
| 1967 | 5.41 | 6.24 |
| 1966 | 6.73 | 6.25 |
| 1965 | 5.91 | 6.44 |
| 1964 | 3.87 | 6.6 |
| 1963 | 3.65 | 6.8 |
| 1962 | 3.66 | 6.94 |
| 1961 | 4.1 | 6.92 |
| 1960 | 4.31 | 7.09 |
| 1959 | 4.34 | 7.29 |
| 1958 | 4.25 | 7.63 |
| 1957 | 4.17 | 7.99 |
| 1956 | 5.03 | 8.56 |
| 1955 | 5.57 | 9.09 |
| 1954 | 5.35 | 10.06 |
| 1953 | 6.32 | 10.96 |
| 1952 | – | 10.37 |
| 1951 | – | 8.3 |
| 1950 | – | 7.21 |
- Estimate
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence, as a share of its economy, by SIPRI’s count.
- Source: Information from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Military Expenditure Database, https://doi.org/10.55163/CQGC9685.
- Marked points are SIPRI’s own: a dot where it gives the figure as its estimate, a ring where it calls the figure highly uncertain.
- Ranks count the 151 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Pakistan vs United Kingdom
Health
- Life expectancyPakistan: 67.7 years in 2023United Kingdom: 81.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityPakistan: 5.6 per 100 live births in 2024United Kingdom: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityPakistan: 49.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023United Kingdom: 3.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterPakistan: 50.6% in 2022United Kingdom: 99.8% in 2022
- DepressionPakistan: 3.33% in 2017United Kingdom: 4.12% in 2017
- Suicide ratePakistan: 4.4 per 100,000 people in 2017United Kingdom: 7.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationPakistan: 248 million people in 2023United Kingdom: 68.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthPakistan: 1.48% a year in 2023United Kingdom: 0.7% a year in 2023
- Fertility ratePakistan: 3.61 births per woman in 2023United Kingdom: 1.56 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationPakistan: 39.5% in 2025United Kingdom: 83.3% in 2025
- Median agePakistan: 20.3 years in 2023United Kingdom: 39.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overPakistan: 4.2% in 2023United Kingdom: 19.2% in 2023
- Net migration ratePakistan: -6.5 per 1,000 people in 2023United Kingdom: 6.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spending in US dollarsPakistan: $11.5B in 2025United Kingdom: $88B in 2025
- Military spending per personPakistan: $47 in 2025United Kingdom: $1,283 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingPakistan: 13.8% of government spending in 2025United Kingdom: 5.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelPakistan: 943,000 people in 2020United Kingdom: 153,000 people in 2020
- National powerPakistan: 1.77% of world capability in 2022United Kingdom: 1.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersPakistan: 1.25% of the labour force in 2020United Kingdom: 0.45% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsPakistan: 706 million TIV in 2025United Kingdom: 609 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsPakistan: 127 million TIV in 2025United Kingdom: 702 million TIV in 2025