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Military spending per person around the world
Military spending per person, 2025: highest in Israel, at $5,108, and lowest in Panama, at $0, of 151 countries with a value.
US dollars per person · SIPRI
Every country, by its latest figure
US dollars per person · SIPRI
| # | Country | Latest | Latest | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar | $5,428 | 2022 | |
| 2 | Israel | $5,108 | 2025 | |
| 3 | Norway | $3,040 | 2025 | |
| 4 | Singapore | $2,980 | 2025 | |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates | $2,840 | 2014 | |
| 6 | United States | $2,755 | 2025 | |
| 7 | Denmark | $2,495 | 2025 | |
| 8 | Saudi Arabia | $2,428 | 2025 | |
| 9 | Ukraine | $2,197 | 2025 | |
| 10 | Kuwait | $1,623 | 2025 | |
| 11 | Netherlands | $1,582 | 2025 | |
| 12 | Sweden | $1,549 | 2025 | |
| 13 | Finland | $1,437 | 2025 | |
| 14 | Germany | $1,346 | 2025 | |
| 15 | Russia | $1,318 | 2025 | |
| 16 | Australia | $1,316 | 2025 | |
| 17 | United Kingdom | $1,283 | 2025 | |
| 18 | Luxembourg | $1,264 | 2025 | |
| 19 | Belgium | $1,237 | 2025 | |
| 20 | Poland | $1,219 | 2025 | |
| 21 | Brunei | $1,216 | 2024 | |
| 22 | Estonia | $1,164 | 2025 | |
| 23 | Oman | $1,109 | 2025 | |
| 24 | Lithuania | $1,035 | 2025 | |
| 25 | France | $1,021 | 2025 | |
| 26 | Canada | $939 | 2025 | |
| 27 | Latvia | $929 | 2025 | |
| 28 | South Korea | $924 | 2025 | |
| 29 | Bahrain | $903 | 2025 | |
| 30 | Switzerland | $849 | 2025 | |
| 31 | Greece | $842 | 2025 | |
| 32 | Spain | $839 | 2025 | |
| 33 | Italy | $813 | 2025 | |
| 34 | Taiwan | $785 | 2025 | |
| 35 | Austria | $697 | 2025 | |
| 36 | Czechia | $660 | 2025 | |
| 37 | Armenia | $582 | 2025 | |
| 38 | Uruguay | $577 | 2025 | |
| 39 | Slovenia | $577 | 2025 | |
| 40 | Slovakia | $568 | 2025 | |
| 41 | Portugal | $563 | 2025 | |
| 42 | New Zealand | $546 | 2025 | |
| 43 | Croatia | $544 | 2025 | |
| 44 | Algeria | $540 | 2025 | |
| 45 | Hungary | $518 | 2025 | |
| 46 | Romania | $513 | 2025 | |
| 47 | Japan | $504 | 2025 | |
| 48 | Cyprus | $486 | 2025 | |
| 49 | Azerbaijan | $476 | 2025 | |
| 50 | Serbia | $414 | 2025 | |
| 51 | Bulgaria | $384 | 2025 | |
| 52 | Türkiye | $342 | 2025 | |
| 53 | Guyana | $297 | 2025 | |
| 54 | Montenegro | $277 | 2025 | |
| 55 | Colombia | $273 | 2025 | |
| 56 | Ireland | $272 | 2025 | |
| 57 | Chile | $269 | 2025 | |
| 58 | Botswana | $242 | 2025 | |
| 59 | China | $237 | 2025 | |
| 60 | Malta | $230 | 2025 | |
| 61 | Albania | $224 | 2025 | |
| 62 | Jordan | $221 | 2025 | |
| 63 | Libya | $216 | 2023 | |
| 64 | Seychelles | $216 | 2025 | |
| 65 | Belarus | $215 | 2025 | |
| 66 | North Macedonia | $206 | 2025 | |
| 67 | Georgia | $173 | 2025 | |
| 68 | Morocco | $166 | 2025 | |
| 69 | Trinidad & Tobago | $152 | 2025 | |
| 70 | Ecuador | $150 | 2025 | |
| 71 | Lebanon | $142 | 2025 | |
| 72 | Kosovo | $140 | 2025 | |
| 73 | Gabon | $139 | 2025 | |
| 74 | Iraq | $139 | 2025 | |
| 75 | Malaysia | $138 | 2025 | |
| 76 | Namibia | $134 | 2025 | |
| 77 | Tunisia | $121 | 2025 | |
| 78 | Brazil | $113 | 2025 | |
| 79 | Syria | $110 | 2011 | |
| 80 | Mexico | $104 | 2025 | |
| 81 | Vietnam | $104 | 2025 | |
| 82 | Jamaica | $101 | 2025 | |
| 83 | Myanmar (Burma) | $92 | 2024 | |
| 84 | Dominican Republic | $90 | 2025 | |
| 85 | Fiji | $87 | 2025 | |
| 86 | Argentina | $85 | 2025 | |
| 87 | Thailand | $84 | 2025 | |
| 88 | Kyrgyzstan | $83 | 2025 | |
| 89 | Iran | $80 | 2025 | |
| 90 | Belize | $79 | 2025 | |
| 91 | El Salvador | $77 | 2025 | |
| 92 | Peru | $75 | 2025 | |
| 93 | Eritrea | $75 | 2003 | |
| 94 | Eswatini | $75 | 2025 | |
| 95 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | $73 | 2025 | |
| 96 | Venezuela | $69 | 2017 | |
| 97 | Mongolia | $63 | 2025 | |
| 98 | India | $63 | 2025 | |
| 99 | Kazakhstan | $63 | 2025 | |
| 100 | Equatorial Guinea | $63 | 2025 | |
| 101 | North Korea | $62 | 2018 | |
| 102 | Mauritania | $61 | 2025 | |
| 103 | Paraguay | $60 | 2025 | |
| 104 | Sri Lanka | $60 | 2025 | |
| 105 | Yemen | $58 | 2014 | |
| 106 | Bolivia | $55 | 2025 | |
| 107 | Philippines | $55 | 2025 | |
| 108 | Honduras | $53 | 2025 | |
| 109 | Indonesia | $53 | 2025 | |
| 110 | South Africa | $49 | 2025 | |
| 111 | Pakistan | $47 | 2025 | |
| 112 | Uzbekistan | $45 | 2018 | |
| 113 | Cambodia | $42 | 2025 | |
| 114 | Djibouti | $41 | 2008 | |
| 115 | Guinea | $40 | 2025 | |
| 116 | Mali | $38 | 2025 | |
| 117 | Cape Verde | $38 | 2025 | |
| 118 | Angola | $38 | 2025 | |
| 119 | Moldova | $38 | 2025 | |
| 120 | Burkina Faso | $37 | 2025 | |
| 121 | Guatemala | $34 | 2025 | |
| 122 | Timor-Leste | $34 | 2025 | |
| 123 | Congo - Brazzaville | $32 | 2025 | |
| 124 | Chad | $31 | 2025 | |
| 125 | Senegal | $30 | 2025 | |
| 126 | Kenya | $26 | 2025 | |
| 127 | Uganda | $26 | 2025 | |
| 128 | Turkmenistan | $25 | 1999 | |
| 129 | Côte d’Ivoire | $24 | 2025 | |
| 130 | Tajikistan | $23 | 2025 | |
| 131 | Bangladesh | $22 | 2025 | |
| 132 | Togo | $21 | 2025 | |
| 133 | Egypt | $21 | 2025 | |
| 134 | Cameroon | $21 | 2025 | |
| 135 | Zambia | $19 | 2025 | |
| 136 | Mauritius | $19 | 2025 | |
| 137 | Niger | $18 | 2025 | |
| 138 | Lesotho | $17 | 2025 | |
| 139 | Nicaragua | $17 | 2025 | |
| 140 | Burundi | $16 | 2025 | |
| 141 | Tanzania | $15 | 2025 | |
| 142 | Benin | $15 | 2025 | |
| 143 | South Sudan | $15 | 2025 | |
| 144 | Ghana | $15 | 2025 | |
| 145 | Nepal | $14 | 2025 | |
| 146 | Central African Republic | $14 | 2025 | |
| 147 | Mozambique | $13 | 2025 | |
| 148 | Rwanda | $13 | 2025 | |
| 149 | Cuba | $11 | 2018 | |
| 150 | Congo - Kinshasa | $11 | 2025 | |
| 151 | Somalia | $10 | 2025 | |
| 152 | Guinea-Bissau | $10 | 2025 | |
| 153 | Papua New Guinea | $10 | 2025 | |
| 154 | Zimbabwe | $10 | 2025 | |
| 155 | Nigeria | $9 | 2025 | |
| 156 | Liberia | $8 | 2025 | |
| 157 | Sudan | $8 | 2021 | |
| 158 | Malawi | $7 | 2025 | |
| 159 | Afghanistan | $7 | 2021 | |
| 160 | Gambia | $5 | 2025 | |
| 161 | Ethiopia | $4 | 2025 | |
| 162 | Madagascar | $4 | 2025 | |
| 163 | Sierra Leone | $4 | 2025 | |
| 164 | Laos | $3 | 2013 | |
| 165 | Haiti | $3 | 2025 | |
| 166 | Iceland | $0 | 2025 | |
| 167 | Costa Rica | $0 | 2025 | |
| 168 | Panama | $0 | 2025 |
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Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence for each person living there, in US dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation.
- 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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