Israel vs Myanmar (Burma)

Israel vs Myanmar (Burma): Military spending in US dollars

Military spending in US dollars: $43.7B in Israel in 2025 and $4.65B in Myanmar (Burma) in 2024, by SIPRI estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Israel, by $41.3B, or 9.87 times that in Myanmar (Burma).

US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI

Israel vs Myanmar (Burma): Military spending in US dollarsMilitary spending in US dollars: $43.7B in Israel in 2025 and $4.65B in Myanmar (Burma) in 2024, by SIPRI estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Israel, by $41.3B, or 9.87 times that in Myanmar (Burma).
IsraelMyanmar (Burma)SIPRI estimateHighly uncertain

What the numbers say

  • Israel has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1952.

Every year

US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI

YearIsraelMyanmar (Burma)
2025$43.7B–
2024$45.9B$4.65B
2023$27.7B$2.88B
2022$22.2B$3.31B
2021$23.1B$3.7B
2020$22.3B$3.33B
2019$21.6B$2.28B
2018$21.3B$2.36B
2017$21.1B$3.46B
2016$19.9B$3.65B
2015$19.3B$3.82B
2014$18.9B$3.29B
2013$17.6B$3.27B
2012$17B$2.97B
2011$16.6B–
2010$16.9B–
2009$16.9B–
2008$17.2B–
2007$16.9B–
2006$15.2B–
2005$14.9B$716M
2004$14.7B$708M
2003$14.1B$634M
2002$14.4B$426M
2001$14.3B$585M
2000$13.7B$653M
1999$12.9B$484M
1998$13.2B$489M
1997$13.4B$593M
1996$13.4B$713M
1995$13.1B$668M
1994$14.4B$628M
1993$15.1B$591M
1992$13.7B$514M
1991$18.2B$443M
1990$13.4B$511M
1989$12.7B$430M
1988$16.1B$242M
1987$15.9B$233M
1986$13B$365M
1985$14B$391M
1984$14.8B$393M
1983$13.6B$402M
1982$15.3B$418M
1981$16.5B$433M
1980$14.1B$387M
1979$13.3B$371M
1978$14.9B$389M
1977$13.7B$350M
1976$16.1B$301M
1975$17.4B$314M
1974$15.7B$363M
1973$15.3B$439M
1972$10.4B$468M
1971$10.3B$479M
1970$9.5B$470M
1969$6.98B$420M
1968$5.66B$367M
1967$4.47B$367M
1966$2.74B$382M
1965$2.47B$488M
1964$2.36B$524M
1963$2.31B$535M
1962$1.94B$471M
1961$1.51B$437M
1960$1.27B$456M
1959$1.17B$472M
1958$1.1B$436M
1957$1.17B$396M
1956$1.33B$386M
1955$687M$385M
1954$494M$438M
1953$404M$350M
1952$425M$245M
1951–$159M
  • Estimate
  • Highly uncertain

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • What the country spends on its armed forces and defence, in constant 2024 US dollars so that years compare, 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.

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