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Military expenditure (USD)
All current and capital military spending, including forces, defence ministries and military aid (SIPRI data), in US dollars. Ranked from largest to smallest.
Source: World Bank · World Development Indicators · MS.MIL.XPND.CD
Top 5 over time
Dashed line: world median| # | Country | Region | Military expenditureUSD | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States |
North America | $954.39 bn | 2025 |
| 2 |  China |
East Asia & Pacific | $335.52 bn | 2025 |
| 3 |  Russia |
Europe & Central Asia | $190.42 bn | 2025 |
| 4 |  Germany |
Europe & Central Asia | $113.59 bn | 2025 |
| 5 |  India |
South Asia | $92.06 bn | 2025 |
| 6 |  United Kingdom |
Europe & Central Asia | $88.98 bn | 2025 |
| 7 |  Ukraine |
Europe & Central Asia | $84.11 bn | 2025 |
| 8 |  Saudi Arabia |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | $83.18 bn | 2025 |
| 9 |  France |
Europe & Central Asia | $68.01 bn | 2025 |
| 10 |  Japan |
East Asia & Pacific | $62.16 bn | 2025 |
| 11 |  Israel |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | $48.28 bn | 2025 |
| 12 |  Italy |
Europe & Central Asia | $48.14 bn | 2025 |
| 13 |  South Korea |
East Asia & Pacific | $47.77 bn | 2025 |
| 14 |  Poland |
Europe & Central Asia | $46.76 bn | 2025 |
| 15 |  Spain |
Europe & Central Asia | $40.21 bn | 2025 |
| 16 |  Canada |
North America | $37.49 bn | 2025 |
| 17 |  Australia |
East Asia & Pacific | $35.33 bn | 2025 |
| 18 |  Türkiye |
Europe & Central Asia | $29.99 bn | 2025 |
| 19 |  Netherlands |
Europe & Central Asia | $28.94 bn | 2025 |
| 20 |  Algeria |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | $25.44 bn | 2025 |
| 21 |  Brazil |
Latin America & Caribbean | $23.95 bn | 2025 |
| 22 |  Singapore |
East Asia & Pacific | $17.44 bn | 2025 |
| 23 |  Norway |
Europe & Central Asia | $17.03 bn | 2025 |
| 24 |  Sweden |
Europe & Central Asia | $16.47 bn | 2025 |
| 25 |  Qatar |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | $15.41 bn | 2022 |
| 26 |  Indonesia |
East Asia & Pacific | $15.03 bn | 2025 |
| 27 |  Denmark |
Europe & Central Asia | $14.95 bn | 2025 |
| 28 |  Belgium |
Europe & Central Asia | $14.53 bn | 2025 |
| 29 |  Colombia |
Latin America & Caribbean | $14.50 bn | 2025 |
| 30 |  Mexico |
Latin America & Caribbean | $13.65 bn | 2025 |
| 31 |  Pakistan |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | $11.87 bn | 2025 |
| 32 |  Vietnam |
East Asia & Pacific | $10.49 bn | 2025 |
| 33 |  Romania |
Europe & Central Asia | $9.73 bn | 2025 |
| 34 |  Greece |
Europe & Central Asia | $8.39 bn | 2025 |
| 35 |  Kuwait |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | $8.09 bn | 2025 |
| 36 |  Finland |
Europe & Central Asia | $8.08 bn | 2025 |
| 37 |  Switzerland |
Europe & Central Asia | $7.59 bn | 2025 |
| 38 |  Iran |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | $7.40 bn | 2025 |
| 39 |  Czechia |
Europe & Central Asia | $7.05 bn | 2025 |
| 40 |  Iraq |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | $6.45 bn | 2025 |
| 41 |  Philippines |
East Asia & Pacific | $6.38 bn | 2025 |
| 42 |  Austria |
Europe & Central Asia | $6.35 bn | 2025 |
| 43 |  Morocco |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | $6.33 bn | 2025 |
| 44 |  Oman |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | $5.99 bn | 2025 |
| 45 |  Thailand |
East Asia & Pacific | $5.98 bn | 2025 |
| 46 |  Portugal |
Europe & Central Asia | $5.86 bn | 2025 |
| 47 |  Chile |
Latin America & Caribbean | $5.33 bn | 2025 |
| 48 |  Myanmar |
East Asia & Pacific | $5.01 bn | 2024 |
| 49 |  Hungary |
Europe & Central Asia | $5.00 bn | 2025 |
| 50 |  Azerbaijan |
Europe & Central Asia | $4.94 bn | 2025 |
| 51 |  Malaysia |
East Asia & Pacific | $4.93 bn | 2025 |
| 52 |  Argentina |
Latin America & Caribbean | $3.88 bn | 2025 |
| 53 |  Bangladesh |
South Asia | $3.83 bn | 2025 |
| 54 |  South Africa |
Sub-Saharan Africa | $3.17 bn | 2025 |
| 55 |  Slovakia |
Europe & Central Asia | $3.12 bn | 2025 |
| 56 |  Lithuania |
Europe & Central Asia | $2.95 bn | 2025 |
| 57 |  New Zealand |
East Asia & Pacific | $2.86 bn | 2025 |
| 58 |  Serbia |
Europe & Central Asia | $2.78 bn | 2025 |
| 59 |  Ecuador |
Latin America & Caribbean | $2.74 bn | 2025 |
| 60 |  Peru |
Latin America & Caribbean | $2.60 bn | 2025 |
| 61 |  Bulgaria |
Europe & Central Asia | $2.59 bn | 2025 |
| 62 |  Jordan |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | $2.56 bn | 2025 |
| 63 |  Egypt |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | $2.50 bn | 2025 |
| 64 |  Nigeria |
Sub-Saharan Africa | $2.10 bn | 2025 |
| 65 |  Croatia |
Europe & Central Asia | $2.10 bn | 2025 |
| 66 |  Uruguay |
Latin America & Caribbean | $1.95 bn | 2025 |
| 67 |  Belarus |
Europe & Central Asia | $1.94 bn | 2025 |
| 68 |  Latvia |
Europe & Central Asia | $1.73 bn | 2025 |
| 69 |  Armenia |
Europe & Central Asia | $1.73 bn | 2025 |
| 70 |  Estonia |
Europe & Central Asia | $1.58 bn | 2025 |
| 71 |  Libya |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | $1.57 bn | 2023 |
| 72 |  Ireland |
Europe & Central Asia | $1.55 bn | 2025 |
| 73 |  Tunisia |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | $1.48 bn | 2025 |
| 74 |  Kenya |
Sub-Saharan Africa | $1.47 bn | 2025 |
| 75 |  Bahrain |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | $1.47 bn | 2025 |
| 76 |  Angola |
Sub-Saharan Africa | $1.46 bn | 2025 |
| 77 |  Sri Lanka |
South Asia | $1.39 bn | 2025 |
| 78 |  Kazakhstan |
Europe & Central Asia | $1.31 bn | 2025 |
| 79 |  Uganda |
Sub-Saharan Africa | $1.30 bn | 2025 |
| 80 |  DR Congo |
Sub-Saharan Africa | $1.23 bn | 2025 |
| 81 |  Slovenia |
Europe & Central Asia | $1.22 bn | 2025 |
| 82 |  Dominican Republic |
Latin America & Caribbean | $1.04 bn | 2025 |
| 83 |  Tanzania |
Sub-Saharan Africa | $1.03 bn | 2025 |
| 84 |  Mali |
Sub-Saharan Africa | $952.9 m | 2025 |
| 85 |  Burkina Faso |
Sub-Saharan Africa | $891.6 m | 2025 |
| 86 |  Luxembourg |
Europe & Central Asia | $855.4 m | 2025 |
| 87 |  Lebanon |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | $828.3 m | 2025 |
| 88 |  Côte d'Ivoire |
Sub-Saharan Africa | $759.4 m | 2025 |
| 89 |  Cambodia |
East Asia & Pacific | $739.0 m | 2025 |
| 90 |  Bolivia |
Latin America & Caribbean | $688.3 m | 2025 |
| 91 |  Cyprus |
Europe & Central Asia | $663.3 m | 2025 |
| 92 |  Georgia |
Europe & Central Asia | $657.9 m | 2025 |
| 93 |  Chad |
Sub-Saharan Africa | $648.8 m | 2025 |
| 94 |  Guatemala |
Latin America & Caribbean | $632.9 m | 2025 |
| 95 |  Cameroon |
Sub-Saharan Africa | $627.5 m | 2025 |
| 96 |  Albania |
Europe & Central Asia | $623.6 m | 2025 |
| 97 |  Botswana |
Sub-Saharan Africa | $614.4 m | 2025 |
| 98 |  Kyrgyzstan |
Europe & Central Asia | $601.1 m | 2025 |
| 99 |  Guinea |
Sub-Saharan Africa | $600.5 m | 2025 |
| 100 |  Honduras |
Latin America & Caribbean | $580.2 m | 2025 |
| 101 |  Senegal |
Sub-Saharan Africa | $566.9 m | 2025 |
| 102 |  Brunei |
East Asia & Pacific | $560.3 m | 2024 |
| 103 |  Ethiopia |
Sub-Saharan Africa | $528.1 m | 2025 |
| 104 |  Ghana |
Sub-Saharan Africa | $506.7 m | 2025 |
| 105 |  El Salvador |
Latin America & Caribbean | $490.0 m | 2025 |
| 106 |  Niger |
Sub-Saharan Africa | $488.9 m | 2025 |
| 107 |  Mozambique |
Sub-Saharan Africa | $468.1 m | 2025 |
| 108 |  Nepal |
South Asia | $428.3 m | 2025 |
| 109 |  Paraguay |
Latin America & Caribbean | $421.1 m | 2025 |
| 110 |  Namibia |
Sub-Saharan Africa | $410.5 m | 2025 |
| 111 |  Zambia |
Sub-Saharan Africa | $405.9 m | 2025 |
| 112 |  North Macedonia |
Europe & Central Asia | $374.8 m | 2025 |
| 113 |  Sudan |
Sub-Saharan Africa | $369.4 m | 2021 |
| 114 |  Gabon |
Sub-Saharan Africa | $356.1 m | 2025 |
| 115 |  Mauritania |
Sub-Saharan Africa | $321.8 m | 2025 |
| 116 |  Jamaica |
Latin America & Caribbean | $286.6 m | 2025 |
| 117 |  Afghanistan |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | $278.3 m | 2021 |
| 118 |  Guyana |
Latin America & Caribbean | $247.6 m | 2025 |
| 119 |  Tajikistan |
Europe & Central Asia | $246.9 m | 2025 |
| 120 | XKXKosovo | Europe & Central Asia | $234.5 m | 2025 |
| 121 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Europe & Central Asia | $231.4 m | 2025 |
| 122 |  Trinidad and Tobago |
Latin America & Caribbean | $229.9 m | 2025 |
| 123 |  Burundi |
Sub-Saharan Africa | $226.6 m | 2025 |
| 124 |  Mongolia |
East Asia & Pacific | $221.3 m | 2025 |
| 125 |  Benin |
Sub-Saharan Africa | $216.9 m | 2025 |
| 126 |  Togo |
Sub-Saharan Africa | $204.9 m | 2025 |
| 127 |  Congo |
Sub-Saharan Africa | $204.9 m | 2025 |
| 128 |  Somalia, Fed. Rep. |
Sub-Saharan Africa | $199.5 m | 2025 |
| 129 |  Rwanda |
Sub-Saharan Africa | $191.2 m | 2025 |
| 130 |  South Sudan |
Sub-Saharan Africa | $178.4 m | 2025 |
| 131 |  Montenegro |
Europe & Central Asia | $176.5 m | 2025 |
| 132 |  Malawi |
Sub-Saharan Africa | $162.8 m | 2025 |
| 133 |  Zimbabwe |
Sub-Saharan Africa | $159.6 m | 2025 |
| 134 |  Malta |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | $124.7 m | 2025 |
| 135 |  Equatorial Guinea |
Sub-Saharan Africa | $120.7 m | 2025 |
| 136 |  Madagascar |
Sub-Saharan Africa | $119.7 m | 2025 |
| 137 |  Nicaragua |
Latin America & Caribbean | $116.4 m | 2025 |
| 138 |  Moldova |
Europe & Central Asia | $113.3 m | 2025 |
| 139 |  Papua New Guinea |
East Asia & Pacific | $106.5 m | 2025 |
| 140 |  Eswatini |
Sub-Saharan Africa | $93.4 m | 2025 |
| 141 |  Fiji |
East Asia & Pacific | $81.2 m | 2025 |
| 142 |  Central African Republic |
Sub-Saharan Africa | $74.2 m | 2025 |
| 143 |  Timor-Leste |
East Asia & Pacific | $47.9 m | 2025 |
| 144 |  Liberia |
Sub-Saharan Africa | $44.2 m | 2025 |
| 145 |  Lesotho |
Sub-Saharan Africa | $39.9 m | 2025 |
| 146 |  Haiti |
Latin America & Caribbean | $39.1 m | 2025 |
| 147 |  Belize |
Latin America & Caribbean | $33.3 m | 2025 |
| 148 |  Sierra Leone |
Sub-Saharan Africa | $32.2 m | 2025 |
| 149 |  Seychelles |
Sub-Saharan Africa | $28.4 m | 2025 |
| 150 |  Mauritius |
Sub-Saharan Africa | $23.8 m | 2025 |
| 151 |  Guinea-Bissau |
Sub-Saharan Africa | $22.4 m | 2025 |
| 152 |  Cabo Verde |
Sub-Saharan Africa | $20.1 m | 2025 |
| 153 |  Gambia |
Sub-Saharan Africa | $14.7 m | 2025 |
| 154 |  Costa Rica |
Latin America & Caribbean | $0.00 | 2025 |
| 154 |  Iceland |
Europe & Central Asia | $0.00 | 2025 |
| 154 |  Panama |
Latin America & Caribbean | $0.00 | 2025 |
| — |  Cuba |
Latin America & Caribbean | $128.6 m | 2018 |
| — |  Djibouti |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | $36.3 m | 2008 |
| — |  Eritrea |
Sub-Saharan Africa | $181.6 m | 2003 |
| — |  Laos |
East Asia & Pacific | $22.8 m | 2013 |
| — |  North Korea |
East Asia & Pacific | $1.60 bn | 2018 |
| — |  Syria |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | $2.49 bn | 2011 |
| — |  Turkmenistan |
Europe & Central Asia | $111.9 m | 1999 |
| — |  United Arab Emirates |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | $22.76 bn | 2014 |
| — |  Uzbekistan |
Europe & Central Asia | $1.44 bn | 2018 |
| — |  Venezuela |
Latin America & Caribbean | $2.13 bn | 2017 |
| — |  Yemen |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | $1.71 bn | 2014 |
Latest value per country. Ranked: countries with data from the last 5 years of the series; older values are listed below without a rank. 156 ranked.