Pakistan vs United Kingdom: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $11.5B in Pakistan and $88B in United Kingdom, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by $76.5B, or 7.66 times that in Pakistan.
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Latest figures
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | $11.5B 2025 | $9.34B | 31 of 151 |
| United Kingdom | $88B 2025 | $66.7B | 6 of 151 |
What the numbers say
- United Kingdom has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1956.
- In 2025, Pakistan ranked 31 and United Kingdom ranked 6 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Pakistan | United Kingdom |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $11.5B | $88B |
| 2024 | $10.3B | $89.8B |
| 2023 | $9.78B | $78.2B |
| 2022 | $11.2B | $73.2B |
| 2021 | $12B | $72.1B |
| 2020 | $11.5B | $71B |
| 2019 | $11.7B | $69.9B |
| 2018 | $11.8B | $67.1B |
| 2017 | $10.6B | $66.6B |
| 2016 | $9.66B | $66.4B |
| 2015 | $9.34B | $66.7B |
| 2014 | $8.6B | $69.3B |
| 2013 | $8.17B | $70.6B |
| 2012 | $7.9B | $73.3B |
| 2011 | $7.45B | $75.4B |
| 2010 | $7.07B | $78B |
| 2009 | $6.76B | $79.3B |
| 2008 | $6.56B | $78.1B |
| 2007 | $6.96B | $74.8B |
| 2006 | $6.91B | $72.8B |
| 2005 | $6.8B | $72.5B |
| 2004 | $6.53B | $71.8B |
| 2003 | $6.27B | $71B |
| 2002 | $5.87B | $66.2B |
| 2001 | $5.46B | $62.5B |
| 2000 | $5.1B | $60.1B |
| 1999 | $5.09B | $59B |
| 1998 | $5.04B | $59.3B |
| 1997 | $5.04B | $59.1B |
| 1996 | $5.27B | $61.3B |
| 1995 | $5.27B | $61.8B |
| 1994 | $5.18B | $65.9B |
| 1993 | $5.33B | $67.8B |
| 1992 | $5.36B | $71B |
| 1991 | $5.04B | $76.1B |
| 1990 | $4.71B | $75.2B |
| 1989 | $4.46B | $75.1B |
| 1988 | $4.45B | $74.4B |
| 1987 | $4.3B | $77.2B |
| 1986 | $3.93B | $78B |
| 1985 | $3.65B | $79B |
| 1984 | $3.36B | $78.3B |
| 1983 | $3.12B | $74.6B |
| 1982 | $2.8B | $71.4B |
| 1981 | $2.32B | $65.5B |
| 1980 | $2.14B | $66.8B |
| 1979 | $1.98B | $62.7B |
| 1978 | $1.87B | $60.8B |
| 1977 | $1.76B | $58.9B |
| 1976 | $1.77B | $61.6B |
| 1975 | $1.75B | $62.5B |
| 1974 | $1.67B | $59.5B |
| 1973 | $1.68B | $59.5B |
| 1972 | $1.8B | $59.3B |
| 1971 | $1.6B | $55.7B |
| 1970 | $1.44B | $55.9B |
| 1969 | $1.32B | $54.2B |
| 1968 | $1.21B | $57.4B |
| 1967 | $1.18B | $58.2B |
| 1966 | $1.45B | $56.8B |
| 1965 | $1.24B | $57.1B |
| 1964 | $770M | $56.9B |
| 1963 | $683M | $55.4B |
| 1962 | $632M | $54.5B |
| 1961 | $660M | $53.8B |
| 1960 | $666M | $53.8B |
| 1959 | $640M | $52.7B |
| 1958 | $543M | $53B |
| 1957 | $523M | $54.4B |
| 1956 | $630M | $56.4B |
| 1955 | – | $57.4B |
| 1954 | – | $60.3B |
| 1953 | – | $63.5B |
| 1952 | – | $57.2B |
| 1951 | – | $44.7B |
| 1950 | – | $38B |
- Estimate
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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