This article is a list of countries by military expenditure, the amount spent on defense by a nation in a given year. Military expenditure figures are presented in US$ at either constant or current exchange rates, the results can vary greatly from one year to another based on fluctuations in the exchange rates of the country's currency. Such fluctuations may change a country's ranking from one year to the next. Currently, the world's five largest military spenders (United States, China, Russia, the United Kingdom and France) are recognized to be world powers with each being a veto-wielding permanent member of the United Nations Security Council.
The first list is based on the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Yearbook 2011 which includes a list on the world's top 15 military spenders in 2010 at current market exchange rates. The second list is based on the SIPRI military expenditure database for the year 2010 (in constant 2009 US$).
[edit] SIPRI Yearbook 2011 - World's top 15 military spenders
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The world's top 5 military spenders in 2010.
Figures sourced from the SIPRI Yearbook 2011. |
- ^ SIPRI estimate
- ^ The figures for Saudi Arabia include expenditure for public order and safety and might be slight overestimates.
[edit] SIPRI military expenditure database
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The world's top 5 military spenders in 2010.
Figures sourced from the SIPRI military expenditure database. |
Military spending as percentage of GDP
Rank |
|
Country |
Spending ($)[3] |
% of GDP |
Per capita ($) |
0 |
|
a |
0 |
0 |
0 |
— |
|
World Total |
1,546,529,200,000 |
2.2% |
|
1 |
|
United States |
687,105,000,000 |
4.7% |
2,141 |
2 |
|
People's Republic of China |
114,300,000,000 |
2.2% |
74 |
3 |
|
Russia |
61,285,000,000 |
2.5% |
428 |
4 |
|
France |
57,424,000,000 |
2.7% |
879 |
5 |
|
United Kingdom |
55,586,000,000 |
2.7% |
893 |
6 |
|
Japan |
54,420,000,000 |
1.0% |
401 |
7 |
|
Saudi Arabia |
46,848,000,000 |
11.4% |
1,558 |
8 |
|
India |
44,917,000,000 |
2.5% |
30 |
9 |
|
Germany |
38,198,000,000 |
1.8% |
593 |
10 |
|
Italy |
34,816,000,000 |
1.8% |
593 |
11 |
|
Brazil |
28,096,000,000 |
1.6% |
142 |
12 |
|
South Korea |
24,270,000,000 |
2.9% |
493 |
13 |
|
Canada |
20,164,000,000 |
1.5% |
560 |
14 |
|
Australia |
19,799,000,000 |
1.9% |
893 |
15 |
|
Spain |
15,803,000,000 |
1.1% |
398 |
16 |
|
United Arab Emirates |
15,749,000,000 |
7.3% |
2,653 |
17 |
|
Turkey |
15,634,000,000 |
2.7% |
244 |
18 |
|
Israel |
13,001,000,000 |
6.3% |
1,882 |
19 |
|
Netherlands |
11,604,000,000 |
1.5% |
759 |
20 |
|
Greece |
9,369,000,000 |
3.2% |
1,230 |
21 |
|
Colombia |
9,191,000,000 |
3.7% |
198 |
22 |
|
Republic of China (Taiwan) |
8,535,000,000 |
2.4% |
380 |
23 |
|
Poland |
8,380,000,000 |
1.8% |
285 |
24 |
|
Singapore |
7,651,000,000 |
4.3% |
1,593 |
25 |
|
Iran |
7,044,000,000b |
1.8%b |
89 |
26 |
|
Norway |
6,322,000,000 |
1.6% |
1,245 |
27 |
|
Chile |
6,198,000,000 |
3.5% |
|
28 |
|
Indonesia |
6,009,000,000 |
0.9% |
|
29 |
|
Algeria |
5,586,000,000 |
3.8% |
|
30 |
|
Belgium |
5,382,000,000 |
1.2% |
525 |
31 |
|
Sweden |
5,248,000,000 |
1.2% |
657 |
32 |
|
Portugal |
5,213,000,000 |
2.1% |
|
33 |
|
Pakistan |
5,160,000,000 |
2.8% |
28 |
34 |
|
Mexico |
4,859,000,000 |
0.5% |
48 |
35 |
|
Iraq |
4,663,000,000 |
5.4% |
|
36 |
|
Denmark |
4,588,000,000 |
1.4% |
804 |
37 |
|
Switzerland |
4,392,000,000 |
0.8% |
526 |
38 |
|
Thailand |
4,336,000,000 |
1.9% |
|
39 |
|
Kuwait |
4,411,000,000 |
4.4% |
1,289 |
40 |
|
Oman |
4,047,000,000 |
9.7% |
|
41 |
|
Egypt |
3,914,000,000 |
2.1% |
|
42 |
|
Angola |
3,774,000,000 |
4.2% |
|
43 |
|
South Africa |
3,735,000,000 |
1.3% |
78 |
44 |
|
Finland |
3,718,000,000 |
1.5% |
702 |
45 |
|
Austria |
3,446,000,000 |
0.9% |
410 |
46 |
|
Ukraine |
3,442,000,000 |
2.9% |
|
47 |
|
Malaysia |
3,259,000,000 |
2.0% |
|
48 |
|
Morocco |
3,256,000,000 |
3.4% |
|
49 |
|
Argentina |
3,179,000,000 |
1.0% |
65 |
50 |
|
Venezuela |
3,106,000,000 |
1.3% |
|
51 |
|
Czech Republic |
2,529,000,000 |
1.4% |
|
52 |
|
Vietnam |
2,410,000,000 |
2.5% |
|
53 |
|
Syria |
2,236,000,000 |
4.0% |
|
54 |
|
Romania |
2,164,000,000 |
1.4% |
114 |
55 |
|
Peru |
1,992,000,000 |
1.4% |
74 |
56 |
|
Sudan |
1,991,000,000c |
3.4%c |
|
57 |
|
Nigeria |
1,724,000,000 |
0.9% |
|
58 |
|
Lebanon |
1,564,000,000 |
4.1% |
|
59 |
|
Philippines |
1,486,000,000 |
0.8% |
|
60 |
|
Azerbaijan |
1,421,000,000 |
3.4% |
|
61 |
|
Jordan |
1,363,000,000 |
6.1% |
|
62 |
|
New Zealand |
1,358,000,000 |
1.2% |
|
63 |
|
Ireland |
1,354,000,000 |
0.6% |
|
64 |
|
Hungary |
1,323,000,000 |
1.1% |
|
65 |
|
Sri Lanka |
1,280,000,000 |
3.5% |
|
66 |
|
Kazakhstan |
1,227,000,000 |
1.2% |
|
67 |
|
Yemen |
1,222,000,000b |
3.9%b |
|
68 |
|
Bangladesh |
1,137,000,000 |
1.0% |
|
69 |
|
Libya |
1,100,000,000b |
1.2%b |
|
70 |
|
Croatia |
1,060,000,000 |
1.8% |
|
71 |
|
Slovakia |
1,010,000,000 |
1.4% |
|
72 |
|
Serbia |
920,000,000 |
2.3% |
|
73 |
|
Slovenia |
788,000,000 |
1.6% |
|
74 |
|
Bahrain |
731,000,000 |
3.7% |
911 |
75 |
|
Belarus |
726,000,000 |
1.4% |
|
76 |
|
Bulgaria |
698,000,000 |
2.0% |
|
77 |
|
Kenya |
594,000,000 |
2.0% |
|
78 |
|
Tunisia |
548,000,000 |
1.3% |
|
79 |
|
Cyprus |
510,000,000 |
1.8% |
|
80 |
|
Uruguay |
491,000,000 |
1.6% |
|
81 |
|
Eritrea |
469,000,000d |
20.9%d |
|
82 |
|
Georgia |
452,000,000 |
5.6% |
151 |
83 |
|
Lithuania |
427,000,000 |
1.4% |
|
84 |
|
Armenia |
404,000,000 |
4.2% |
|
85 |
|
Cameroon |
368,000,000 |
1.6% |
|
86 |
|
Côte d'Ivoire |
353,000,000b |
1.5% |
|
87 |
|
Botswana |
352,000,000 |
3.0% |
|
88 |
|
Ethiopia |
338,000,000 |
1.0% |
|
89 |
|
Estonia |
336,000,000 |
2.3% |
|
90 |
|
Namibia |
329,000,000 |
3.7% |
|
91 |
|
Brunei |
327,000,000 |
3.1% |
866 |
92 |
|
Dominican Republic |
322,000,000 |
0.7% |
|
93 |
|
Bolivia |
314,000,000 |
2.0% |
|
94 |
|
Luxembourg |
301,000,000a |
0.6% |
809 |
95 |
|
Uganda |
276,000,000 |
1.8% |
|
96 |
|
Latvia |
268,000,000 |
1.4% |
|
97 |
|
Afghanistan |
250,000,000j |
1.8% |
|
98 |
|
Zambia |
243,000,000 |
1.7% |
|
99 |
|
Chad |
242,000,000 |
6.2% |
|
100 |
|
Honduras |
235,000,000 |
1.5% |
|
101 |
|
Turkmenistan |
233,000,000e |
2.9%e |
|
102 |
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
232,000,000 |
1.3% |
|
103 |
|
Tanzania |
217,000,000j |
1.1% |
|
104 |
|
Senegal |
207,000,000 |
1.6% |
|
104 |
|
Nepal |
207,000,000 |
2.0% |
|
106 |
|
Albania |
201,000,000 |
2.1% |
|
107 |
|
Cambodia |
191,000,000j |
1.1% |
|
108 |
|
Mali |
183,000,000 |
1.9% |
|
109 |
|
Kyrgyzstan |
167,000,000j |
3.6% |
|
110 |
|
Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
163,000,000 |
1.0% |
|
111 |
|
Guatemala |
161,000,000 |
0.4% |
|
112 |
|
Panama |
146,000,000e |
1.0%e |
|
112 |
|
Paraguay |
146,000,000 |
0.9% |
|
114 |
|
Republic of Macedonia |
145,000,000 |
1.7% |
|
115 |
|
Burkina Faso |
140,000,000 |
1.2% |
|
116 |
|
Congo, Republic of the |
133,000,000 |
1.1%b |
|
116 |
|
El Salvador |
133,000,000 |
0.7% |
|
118 |
|
Ghana |
115,000,000 |
0.7% |
|
118 |
|
Mauritania |
115,000,000j |
3.8% |
|
120 |
|
Swaziland |
102,000,000 |
3.1% |
|
121 |
|
Guinea |
99,900,000f |
2.2%f |
|
122 |
|
Jamaica |
95,200,000 |
0.9% |
|
123 |
|
Zimbabwe |
93,800,000 |
1.9%c |
|
124 |
|
Mozambique |
86,300,000 |
0.9% |
|
125 |
|
Rwanda |
77,200,000 |
1.4% |
|
126 |
|
Uzbekistan |
70,100,000d |
0.5%d |
|
127 |
|
Benin |
65,600,000b |
1.0%b |
|
128 |
|
Malta |
58,800,000 |
0.7% |
|
129 |
|
Madagascar |
55,700,000 |
0.8% |
|
130 |
|
Tajikistan |
55,400,000f |
2.2%f |
|
131 |
|
Togo |
55,100,000b |
1.7%b |
|
132 |
|
Central African Republic |
52,900,000 |
1.8% |
|
133 |
|
Fiji |
50,200,000j |
1.7% |
|
134 |
|
Niger |
49,200,000 |
0.5%b |
|
135 |
|
Malawi |
48,600,000a |
1.2%a |
|
136 |
|
Mongolia |
47,400,000 |
1.0% |
|
137 |
|
Burundi |
46,900,000b |
3.8% |
|
138 |
|
Lesotho |
45,600,000j |
2.8%j |
|
139 |
|
Nicaragua |
44,100,000 |
0.7% |
|
140 |
|
Sierra Leone |
42,900,000b |
2.4% |
|
141 |
|
Papua New Guinea |
39,100,000 |
0.5% |
|
142 |
|
Djibouti |
36,900,000b |
3.7%b |
|
143 |
|
Moldova |
19,000,000 |
0.5% |
|
144 |
|
Laos |
18,400,000j |
0.3% |
|
145 |
|
Guinea-Bissau |
15,700,000g |
2.1% g |
|
146 |
|
Belize |
14,900,000 |
1.2% |
|
147 |
|
Mauritius |
14,000,000b |
0.2%b |
|
148 |
|
Iceland |
9,900,000j |
0.1% |
|
149 |
|
Cape Verde |
8,800,000 |
0.5% |
|
150 |
|
Guyana |
8,100,000h |
0.8%h |
|
151 |
|
Liberia |
7,200,000j |
0.8% |
|
152 |
|
Seychelles |
6,600,000 |
1.2% |
|
153 |
|
Gambia |
4,600,000a |
0.6%a |
|
999 |
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zz |
9e50 |
999 |
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[edit] See also
- Notes
- ^ Not updated since 2007.
- ^ Not updated since 2008.
- ^ Not updated since 2006.
- ^ Not updated since 2003.
- ^ Not updated since 1999.
- ^ Not updated since 2004.
- ^ Not updated since 2005.
- ^ Not updated since 1996.
- ^ No data available from SIPRI. Estimates from other sources claim about 25% of GDP, approx. $6 Billion.[4]
- ^ Not updated since 2009.
- References
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