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Military spending in US dollars around the world
Military spending in US dollars, 2025: highest in United States, at $929B, and lowest in Panama, at $0, of 151 countries with a value.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
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US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| # | Country | Latest | Latest | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | $929B | 2025 | |
| 2 | China | $335B | 2025 | |
| 3 | Russia | $158B | 2025 | |
| 4 | Germany | $107B | 2025 | |
| 5 | India | $93.3B | 2025 | |
| 6 | United Kingdom | $88B | 2025 | |
| 7 | Saudi Arabia | $81.5B | 2025 | |
| 8 | Ukraine | $77.6B | 2025 | |
| 9 | France | $64.5B | 2025 | |
| 10 | Japan | $59.5B | 2025 | |
| 11 | South Korea | $48.9B | 2025 | |
| 12 | Italy | $45.4B | 2025 | |
| 13 | Israel | $43.7B | 2025 | |
| 14 | Poland | $42.5B | 2025 | |
| 15 | Spain | $37.7B | 2025 | |
| 16 | Canada | $37.5B | 2025 | |
| 17 | Australia | $35.3B | 2025 | |
| 18 | United Arab Emirates | $27.8B | 2014 | |
| 19 | Netherlands | $27B | 2025 | |
| 20 | Türkiye | $26.8B | 2025 | |
| 21 | Algeria | $24.1B | 2025 | |
| 22 | Brazil | $23.6B | 2025 | |
| 23 | Taiwan | $17.3B | 2025 | |
| 24 | Singapore | $16.9B | 2025 | |
| 25 | Norway | $16.1B | 2025 | |
| 26 | Qatar | $16.1B | 2022 | |
| 27 | Indonesia | $15.3B | 2025 | |
| 28 | Sweden | $15B | 2025 | |
| 29 | Denmark | $14.1B | 2025 | |
| 30 | Mexico | $13.8B | 2025 | |
| 31 | Colombia | $13.7B | 2025 | |
| 32 | Belgium | $13.6B | 2025 | |
| 33 | Yemen | $12.3B | 2014 | |
| 34 | Pakistan | $11.5B | 2025 | |
| 35 | Vietnam | $10.9B | 2025 | |
| 36 | Romania | $8.81B | 2025 | |
| 37 | Kuwait | $7.92B | 2025 | |
| 38 | Greece | $7.81B | 2025 | |
| 39 | Finland | $7.61B | 2025 | |
| 40 | Iran | $7.45B | 2025 | |
| 41 | Switzerland | $7.15B | 2025 | |
| 42 | Czechia | $6.49B | 2025 | |
| 43 | Iraq | $6.4B | 2025 | |
| 44 | Philippines | $6.3B | 2025 | |
| 45 | Oman | $5.94B | 2025 | |
| 46 | Austria | $5.88B | 2025 | |
| 47 | Morocco | $5.88B | 2025 | |
| 48 | Thailand | $5.57B | 2025 | |
| 49 | Portugal | $5.51B | 2025 | |
| 50 | Chile | $5.15B | 2025 | |
| 51 | Azerbaijan | $4.67B | 2025 | |
| 52 | Myanmar (Burma) | $4.65B | 2024 | |
| 53 | Hungary | $4.62B | 2025 | |
| 54 | Malaysia | $4.55B | 2025 | |
| 55 | Argentina | $3.73B | 2025 | |
| 56 | Bangladesh | $3.67B | 2025 | |
| 57 | South Africa | $3B | 2025 | |
| 58 | New Zealand | $2.89B | 2025 | |
| 59 | Slovakia | $2.87B | 2025 | |
| 60 | Sudan | $2.77B | 2021 | |
| 61 | Lithuania | $2.74B | 2025 | |
| 62 | Ecuador | $2.71B | 2025 | |
| 63 | Serbia | $2.55B | 2025 | |
| 64 | Jordan | $2.5B | 2025 | |
| 65 | Peru | $2.43B | 2025 | |
| 66 | Bulgaria | $2.4B | 2025 | |
| 67 | Egypt | $2.26B | 2025 | |
| 68 | Croatia | $1.93B | 2025 | |
| 69 | Uruguay | $1.91B | 2025 | |
| 70 | Belarus | $1.83B | 2025 | |
| 71 | Uzbekistan | $1.77B | 2018 | |
| 72 | Nigeria | $1.76B | 2025 | |
| 73 | Armenia | $1.65B | 2025 | |
| 74 | Latvia | $1.6B | 2025 | |
| 75 | Libya | $1.6B | 2023 | |
| 76 | Bahrain | $1.46B | 2025 | |
| 77 | Ireland | $1.46B | 2025 | |
| 78 | Estonia | $1.44B | 2025 | |
| 79 | Sri Lanka | $1.36B | 2025 | |
| 80 | Kenya | $1.36B | 2025 | |
| 81 | Tunisia | $1.35B | 2025 | |
| 82 | Kazakhstan | $1.31B | 2025 | |
| 83 | Angola | $1.26B | 2025 | |
| 84 | Uganda | $1.2B | 2025 | |
| 85 | Slovenia | $1.14B | 2025 | |
| 86 | Congo - Kinshasa | $1.08B | 2025 | |
| 87 | Dominican Republic | $1.04B | 2025 | |
| 88 | Tanzania | $983M | 2025 | |
| 89 | Mali | $883M | 2025 | |
| 90 | Burkina Faso | $844M | 2025 | |
| 91 | Luxembourg | $803M | 2025 | |
| 92 | Ethiopia | $785M | 2025 | |
| 93 | Lebanon | $736M | 2025 | |
| 94 | Côte d’Ivoire | $721M | 2025 | |
| 95 | Cambodia | $716M | 2025 | |
| 96 | Georgia | $637M | 2025 | |
| 97 | Cyprus | $632M | 2025 | |
| 98 | Guatemala | $617M | 2025 | |
| 99 | Chad | $598M | 2025 | |
| 100 | Botswana | $595M | 2025 | |
| 101 | Guinea | $586M | 2025 | |
| 102 | Honduras | $582M | 2025 | |
| 103 | Cameroon | $580M | 2025 | |
| 104 | Bolivia | $570M | 2025 | |
| 105 | Albania | $568M | 2025 | |
| 106 | Brunei | $560M | 2024 | |
| 107 | Kyrgyzstan | $558M | 2025 | |
| 108 | Senegal | $533M | 2025 | |
| 109 | El Salvador | $489M | 2025 | |
| 110 | Niger | $450M | 2025 | |
| 111 | Mozambique | $446M | 2025 | |
| 112 | Nepal | $429M | 2025 | |
| 113 | Paraguay | $406M | 2025 | |
| 114 | Namibia | $386M | 2025 | |
| 115 | Ghana | $385M | 2025 | |
| 116 | North Macedonia | $346M | 2025 | |
| 117 | Zambia | $343M | 2025 | |
| 118 | Gabon | $337M | 2025 | |
| 119 | Mauritania | $315M | 2025 | |
| 120 | Jamaica | $280M | 2025 | |
| 121 | Guyana | $240M | 2025 | |
| 122 | Trinidad & Tobago | $228M | 2025 | |
| 123 | Tajikistan | $220M | 2025 | |
| 124 | Kosovo | $217M | 2025 | |
| 125 | Mongolia | $214M | 2025 | |
| 126 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | $213M | 2025 | |
| 127 | Benin | $204M | 2025 | |
| 128 | Rwanda | $194M | 2025 | |
| 129 | Somalia | $193M | 2025 | |
| 130 | Togo | $192M | 2025 | |
| 131 | Congo - Brazzaville | $190M | 2025 | |
| 132 | Turkmenistan | $188M | 1999 | |
| 133 | Burundi | $169M | 2025 | |
| 134 | Montenegro | $163M | 2025 | |
| 135 | Zimbabwe | $134M | 2025 | |
| 136 | Malawi | $128M | 2025 | |
| 137 | Malta | $117M | 2025 | |
| 138 | Nicaragua | $115M | 2025 | |
| 139 | Equatorial Guinea | $113M | 2025 | |
| 140 | Madagascar | $111M | 2025 | |
| 141 | Papua New Guinea | $110M | 2025 | |
| 142 | Moldova | $103M | 2025 | |
| 143 | South Sudan | $103M | 2025 | |
| 144 | Eswatini | $88.1M | 2025 | |
| 145 | Fiji | $81.4M | 2025 | |
| 146 | Central African Republic | $68M | 2025 | |
| 147 | Djibouti | $51.7M | 2008 | |
| 148 | Timor-Leste | $47.5M | 2025 | |
| 149 | Liberia | $40.3M | 2025 | |
| 150 | Lesotho | $37.3M | 2025 | |
| 151 | Belize | $32.9M | 2025 | |
| 152 | Haiti | $30.4M | 2025 | |
| 153 | Sierra Leone | $29.5M | 2025 | |
| 154 | Seychelles | $28M | 2025 | |
| 155 | Mauritius | $22.6M | 2025 | |
| 156 | Laos | $21.8M | 2013 | |
| 157 | Guinea-Bissau | $21M | 2025 | |
| 158 | Cape Verde | $19M | 2025 | |
| 159 | Gambia | $14.7M | 2025 | |
| 160 | Afghanistan | $8.55M | 1977 | |
| 161 | Iceland | $0 | 2025 | |
| 162 | Costa Rica | $0 | 2025 | |
| 163 | Panama | $0 | 2025 |
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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.
- The chart shows the 5 most populous countries with figures; the table ranks every country by its own latest year.
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