Figure 6.20: Military, health, and education expenditures as a percent of GDP, 2008–2009. These graphs show those countries in the region that have data for each variable. Note that the data is from 2008–2009 and expenditures may have changed due to the Arab Spring. The United States is included for comparative purposes.

[Sources consulted: Human Development Report 2010, Table 15, and Human Development Report 2011, Table 10 (New York: United Nations Development Programme, 2010]