Military Spending by Country
Defense spending is one of the clearest indicators of geopolitical priorities. This ranking compares military expenditure in current US dollars and shows the defense burden as a share of GDP.
Latest observation: 2024. Observation years are shown in the table.
Last data revision: 7 Oct 2026
Countries Tracked
167
Highest Military expenditure
997,309,000,000 USD
United States
Source
World Bank / SIPRI
World Bank World Development Indicators, based on SIPRI military expenditure data.
Military expenditure by country
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Country Ranking
| Rank | Country | Military expenditure USD | Observation year | Share of GDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (North America) | 997,309,000,000 USD | 2024 | 3.42% (2024) |
| 2 | China (East Asia & Pacific) | 313,658,330,217 USD | 2024 | 1.71% (2024) |
| 3 | Russian Federation (Europe & Central Asia) | 148,967,275,140 USD | 2024 | 7.05% (2024) |
| 4 | Germany (Europe & Central Asia) | 88,458,476,390 USD | 2024 | 1.89% (2024) |
| 5 | India (South Asia) | 86,125,976,249 USD | 2024 | 2.27% (2024) |
| 6 | United Kingdom (Europe & Central Asia) | 81,763,173,070 USD | 2024 | 2.28% (2024) |
| 7 | Saudi Arabia (Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan) | 80,330,666,667 USD | 2024 | 7.30% (2024) |
| 8 | Ukraine (Europe & Central Asia) | 64,704,990,025 USD | 2024 | 34.48% (2024) |
| 9 | France (Europe & Central Asia) | 64,675,015,306 USD | 2024 | 2.05% (2024) |
| 10 | Japan (East Asia & Pacific) | 55,273,904,317 USD | 2024 | 1.37% (2024) |
| 11 | Korea, Rep. (East Asia & Pacific) | 47,571,318,597 USD | 2024 | 2.56% (2024) |
| 12 | Israel (Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan) | 46,505,298,369 USD | 2024 | 8.78% (2024) |
| 13 | Poland (Europe & Central Asia) | 38,000,728,652 USD | 2024 | 4.15% (2024) |
| 14 | Italy (Europe & Central Asia) | 37,964,578,317 USD | 2024 | 1.61% (2024) |
| 15 | Australia (East Asia & Pacific) | 33,819,572,368 USD | 2024 | 1.88% (2024) |
| 16 | Canada (North America) | 29,346,897,810 USD | 2024 | 1.31% (2024) |
| 17 | Turkiye (Europe & Central Asia) | 24,978,735,535 USD | 2024 | 1.92% (2024) |
| 18 | Spain (Europe & Central Asia) | 24,615,397,929 USD | 2024 | 1.43% (2024) |
| 19 | Netherlands (Europe & Central Asia) | 23,179,211,260 USD | 2024 | 1.92% (2024) |
| 20 | United Arab Emirates (Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan) | 22,755,071,477 USD | 2014 | 5.64% (2014) |
| 21 | Algeria (Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan) | 21,811,242,555 USD | 2024 | 7.97% (2024) |
| 22 | Brazil (Latin America & Caribbean ) | 20,947,723,265 USD | 2024 | 0.97% (2024) |
| 23 | Mexico (Latin America & Caribbean ) | 16,726,425,452 USD | 2024 | 0.89% (2024) |
| 24 | Qatar (Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan) | 15,412,087,912 USD | 2022 | 6.50% (2022) |
| 25 | Colombia (Latin America & Caribbean ) | 15,096,259,112 USD | 2024 | 3.36% (2024) |
| 26 | Singapore (East Asia & Pacific) | 15,061,025,802 USD | 2024 | 2.84% (2024) |
| 27 | Sweden (Europe & Central Asia) | 12,040,289,403 USD | 2024 | 2.00% (2024) |
| 28 | Indonesia (East Asia & Pacific) | 11,042,843,810 USD | 2024 | 0.78% (2024) |
| 29 | Norway (Europe & Central Asia) | 10,435,320,376 USD | 2024 | 2.09% (2024) |
| 30 | Pakistan (Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan) | 10,165,952,756 USD | 2024 | 2.67% (2024) |
| 31 | Denmark (Europe & Central Asia) | 9,958,899,779 USD | 2024 | 2.42% (2024) |
| 32 | Romania (Europe & Central Asia) | 8,715,729,594 USD | 2024 | 2.30% (2024) |
| 33 | Belgium (Europe & Central Asia) | 8,561,520,106 USD | 2024 | 1.28% (2024) |
| 34 | Greece (Europe & Central Asia) | 8,021,963,044 USD | 2024 | 3.13% (2024) |
| 35 | Iran, Islamic Rep. (Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan) | 7,891,903,307 USD | 2024 | 2.01% (2024) |
| 36 | Kuwait (Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan) | 7,792,925,566 USD | 2024 | 4.84% (2024) |
| 37 | Finland (Europe & Central Asia) | 6,987,848,067 USD | 2024 | 2.30% (2024) |
| 38 | Switzerland (Europe & Central Asia) | 6,722,303,544 USD | 2024 | 0.72% (2024) |
| 39 | Czechia (Europe & Central Asia) | 6,524,946,704 USD | 2024 | 1.92% (2024) |
| 40 | Iraq (Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan) | 6,178,546,530 USD | 2024 | 2.36% (2024) |
| 41 | Philippines (East Asia & Pacific) | 6,117,535,233 USD | 2024 | 1.32% (2024) |
| 42 | Oman (Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan) | 5,988,296,489 USD | 2024 | 5.59% (2024) |
| 43 | Thailand (East Asia & Pacific) | 5,522,411,647 USD | 2024 | 1.08% (2024) |
| 44 | Morocco (Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan) | 5,517,924,399 USD | 2024 | 3.52% (2024) |
| 45 | Viet Nam (East Asia & Pacific) | 5,500,000,000 USD | 2018 | 1.81% (2018) |
| 46 | Austria (Europe & Central Asia) | 5,258,693,992 USD | 2024 | 1.00% (2024) |
| 47 | Chile (Latin America & Caribbean ) | 5,105,441,707 USD | 2024 | 1.58% (2024) |
| 48 | Myanmar (East Asia & Pacific) | 5,011,272,415 USD | 2024 | 6.79% (2024) |
| 49 | Hungary (Europe & Central Asia) | 4,734,698,456 USD | 2024 | 2.16% (2024) |
| 50 | Portugal (Europe & Central Asia) | 4,641,618,585 USD | 2024 | 1.53% (2024) |
| 51 | Malaysia (East Asia & Pacific) | 4,312,858,467 USD | 2024 | 0.99% (2024) |
| 52 | Argentina (Latin America & Caribbean ) | 4,177,618,452 USD | 2024 | 0.62% (2024) |
| 53 | Bangladesh (South Asia) | 4,034,561,893 USD | 2024 | 0.94% (2024) |
| 54 | Azerbaijan (Europe & Central Asia) | 3,777,088,235 USD | 2024 | 4.99% (2024) |
| 55 | New Zealand (East Asia & Pacific) | 2,998,527,518 USD | 2024 | 1.19% (2024) |
| 56 | Slovak Republic (Europe & Central Asia) | 2,849,224,738 USD | 2024 | 2.01% (2024) |
| 57 | South Africa (Sub-Saharan Africa ) | 2,835,956,043 USD | 2024 | 0.70% (2024) |
| 58 | Ecuador (Latin America & Caribbean ) | 2,698,000,000 USD | 2024 | 2.22% (2024) |
| 59 | Lithuania (Europe & Central Asia) | 2,627,474,142 USD | 2024 | 3.12% (2024) |
| 60 | Peru (Latin America & Caribbean ) | 2,565,268,614 USD | 2024 | 0.91% (2024) |
| 61 | Jordan (Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan) | 2,560,281,690 USD | 2024 | 4.80% (2024) |
| 62 | Syrian Arab Republic (Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan) | 2,494,887,483 USD | 2011 | 4.06% (2010) |
| 63 | Egypt, Arab Rep. (Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan) | 2,396,211,164 USD | 2024 | 0.67% (2024) |
| 64 | Bulgaria (Europe & Central Asia) | 2,329,834,254 USD | 2024 | 2.15% (2024) |
| 65 | Serbia (Europe & Central Asia) | 2,322,830,102 USD | 2024 | 2.60% (2024) |
| 66 | South Sudan (Sub-Saharan Africa ) | 2,027,890,373 USD | 2024 | 1.96% (2024) |
| 67 | Uruguay (Latin America & Caribbean ) | 1,736,764,487 USD | 2024 | 2.31% (2024) |
| 68 | Yemen, Rep. (Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan) | 1,714,830,844 USD | 2014 | 3.97% (2014) |
| 69 | Croatia (Europe & Central Asia) | 1,629,055,602 USD | 2024 | 1.79% (2024) |
| 70 | Korea, Dem. People's Rep. (East Asia & Pacific) | 1,604,444,444 USD | 2018 | N/A |
| 71 | Libya (Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan) | 1,573,682,777 USD | 2023 | 5.29% (2023) |
| 72 | Belarus (Europe & Central Asia) | 1,491,391,768 USD | 2024 | 2.07% (2024) |
| 73 | Estonia (Europe & Central Asia) | 1,441,919,733 USD | 2024 | 3.37% (2024) |
| 74 | Uzbekistan (Europe & Central Asia) | 1,440,385,072 USD | 2018 | 2.87% (2018) |
| 75 | Latvia (Europe & Central Asia) | 1,425,694,079 USD | 2024 | 3.26% (2024) |
| 76 | Armenia (Europe & Central Asia) | 1,418,011,711 USD | 2024 | 5.48% (2024) |
| 77 | Bahrain (Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan) | 1,383,973,404 USD | 2024 | 2.89% (2024) |
| 78 | Sri Lanka (South Asia) | 1,333,312,353 USD | 2024 | 1.43% (2024) |
| 79 | Ireland (Europe & Central Asia) | 1,330,503,579 USD | 2024 | 0.24% (2024) |
| 80 | Tunisia (Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan) | 1,313,683,263 USD | 2024 | 2.51% (2024) |
| 81 | Kenya (Sub-Saharan Africa ) | 1,231,306,437 USD | 2024 | 1.00% (2024) |
| 82 | Kazakhstan (Europe & Central Asia) | 1,208,967,906 USD | 2024 | 0.43% (2024) |
| 83 | Nigeria (Sub-Saharan Africa ) | 1,133,303,623 USD | 2024 | 0.56% (2024) |
| 84 | Uganda (Sub-Saharan Africa ) | 1,116,761,829 USD | 2024 | 1.88% (2024) |
| 85 | Burkina Faso (Sub-Saharan Africa ) | 1,023,672,220 USD | 2024 | 4.68% (2024) |
| 86 | Dominican Republic (Latin America & Caribbean ) | 980,991,970 USD | 2024 | 0.78% (2024) |
| 87 | Slovenia (Europe & Central Asia) | 951,905,000 USD | 2024 | 1.31% (2024) |
| 88 | Mali (Sub-Saharan Africa ) | 929,278,521 USD | 2024 | 4.20% (2024) |
| 89 | Angola (Sub-Saharan Africa ) | 922,050,814 USD | 2024 | 1.00% (2024) |
| 90 | Ethiopia (Sub-Saharan Africa ) | 921,665,264 USD | 2024 | 0.65% (2024) |
| 91 | Tanzania (Sub-Saharan Africa ) | 920,849,886 USD | 2024 | 1.15% (2024) |
| 92 | Congo, Dem. Rep. (Sub-Saharan Africa ) | 899,187,778 USD | 2024 | 1.23% (2024) |
| 93 | Luxembourg (Europe & Central Asia) | 871,643,141 USD | 2024 | 0.96% (2024) |
| 94 | Cambodia (East Asia & Pacific) | 720,543,532 USD | 2024 | 1.52% (2024) |
| 95 | Cote d'Ivoire (Sub-Saharan Africa ) | 658,353,218 USD | 2024 | 0.76% (2024) |
| 96 | Bolivia (Latin America & Caribbean ) | 655,130,126 USD | 2024 | 1.37% (2024) |
| 97 | Lebanon (Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan) | 635,471,572 USD | 2024 | 2.59% (2024) |
| 98 | Georgia (Europe & Central Asia) | 615,864,046 USD | 2024 | 1.86% (2024) |
| 99 | Cyprus (Europe & Central Asia) | 598,185,756 USD | 2024 | 1.65% (2024) |
| 100 | Honduras (Latin America & Caribbean ) | 581,271,651 USD | 2024 | 1.58% (2024) |
| 101 | Botswana (Sub-Saharan Africa ) | 567,822,651 USD | 2024 | 2.83% (2024) |
| 102 | Guinea (Sub-Saharan Africa ) | 562,455,950 USD | 2024 | 2.05% (2024) |
| 103 | Brunei Darussalam (East Asia & Pacific) | 558,608,209 USD | 2024 | 3.58% (2024) |
| 104 | Chad (Sub-Saharan Africa ) | 557,711,240 USD | 2024 | 2.98% (2024) |
| 105 | Albania (Europe & Central Asia) | 535,472,559 USD | 2024 | 2.04% (2024) |
| 106 | Cameroon (Sub-Saharan Africa ) | 534,852,005 USD | 2024 | 1.01% (2024) |
| 107 | Senegal (Sub-Saharan Africa ) | 514,941,285 USD | 2024 | 1.57% (2024) |
| 108 | Kyrgyz Republic (Europe & Central Asia) | 473,046,661 USD | 2024 | 2.97% (2024) |
| 109 | Mozambique (Sub-Saharan Africa ) | 450,448,587 USD | 2024 | 1.99% (2024) |
| 110 | Niger (Sub-Saharan Africa ) | 435,880,522 USD | 2024 | 2.24% (2024) |
| 111 | Nepal (South Asia) | 426,517,834 USD | 2024 | 0.98% (2024) |
| 112 | El Salvador (Latin America & Caribbean ) | 425,200,000 USD | 2024 | 1.19% (2024) |
| 113 | Guatemala (Latin America & Caribbean ) | 415,185,334 USD | 2024 | 0.37% (2024) |
| 114 | Paraguay (Latin America & Caribbean ) | 413,971,348 USD | 2024 | 0.93% (2024) |
| 115 | Sudan (Sub-Saharan Africa ) | 375,212,619 USD | 2021 | 0.93% (2021) |
| 116 | Namibia (Sub-Saharan Africa ) | 362,392,304 USD | 2024 | 2.73% (2024) |
| 117 | North Macedonia (Europe & Central Asia) | 353,684,980 USD | 2024 | 2.10% (2024) |
| 118 | Zambia (Sub-Saharan Africa ) | 349,668,210 USD | 2024 | 1.33% (2024) |
| 119 | Gabon (Sub-Saharan Africa ) | 319,095,921 USD | 2024 | 1.54% (2024) |
| 120 | Afghanistan (Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan) | 278,250,788 USD | 2021 | 1.83% (2021) |
| 121 | Ghana (Sub-Saharan Africa ) | 268,736,705 USD | 2024 | 0.38% (2024) |
| 122 | Jamaica (Latin America & Caribbean ) | 262,511,270 USD | 2024 | 1.27% (2024) |
| 123 | Mauritania (Sub-Saharan Africa ) | 260,059,017 USD | 2024 | 2.16% (2024) |
| 124 | Tajikistan (Europe & Central Asia) | 246,393,473 USD | 2024 | 1.85% (2024) |
| 125 | Trinidad and Tobago (Latin America & Caribbean ) | 234,544,782 USD | 2024 | 0.92% (2024) |
| 126 | Bosnia and Herzegovina (Europe & Central Asia) | 215,974,869 USD | 2024 | 0.75% (2024) |
| 127 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. (Sub-Saharan Africa ) | 201,854,000 USD | 2024 | 1.59% (2024) |
| 128 | Guyana (Latin America & Caribbean ) | 201,841,559 USD | 2024 | 0.87% (2024) |
| 129 | Togo (Sub-Saharan Africa ) | 195,347,349 USD | 2024 | 2.00% (2024) |
| 130 | Congo, Rep. (Sub-Saharan Africa ) | 182,044,403 USD | 2024 | 1.19% (2024) |
| 131 | Eritrea (Sub-Saharan Africa ) | 181,583,669 USD | 2003 | 20.87% (2003) |
| 132 | Mongolia (East Asia & Pacific) | 180,843,441 USD | 2024 | 0.74% (2024) |
| 133 | Rwanda (Sub-Saharan Africa ) | 175,924,381 USD | 2024 | 1.25% (2024) |
| 134 | Burundi (Sub-Saharan Africa ) | 171,829,785 USD | 2024 | 3.80% (2024) |
| 135 | Kosovo (Europe & Central Asia) | 165,554,669 USD | 2024 | 1.48% (2024) |
| 136 | Benin (Sub-Saharan Africa ) | 154,107,720 USD | 2024 | 0.72% (2024) |
| 137 | Montenegro (Europe & Central Asia) | 150,033,209 USD | 2024 | 1.83% (2024) |
| 138 | Cuba (Latin America & Caribbean ) | 128,609,127 USD | 2018 | 2.88% (2018) |
| 139 | Madagascar (Sub-Saharan Africa ) | 121,634,247 USD | 2024 | 0.71% (2024) |
| 140 | Malawi (Sub-Saharan Africa ) | 117,589,995 USD | 2024 | 1.02% (2024) |
| 141 | Equatorial Guinea (Sub-Saharan Africa ) | 113,135,238 USD | 2024 | 0.98% (2024) |
| 142 | Turkmenistan (Europe & Central Asia) | 111,923,077 USD | 1999 | 2.90% (1999) |
| 143 | Moldova (Europe & Central Asia) | 110,725,502 USD | 2024 | 0.60% (2024) |
| 144 | Malta (Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan) | 109,254,896 USD | 2024 | 0.45% (2024) |
| 145 | Nicaragua (Latin America & Caribbean ) | 105,264,016 USD | 2024 | 0.55% (2024) |
| 146 | Zimbabwe (Sub-Saharan Africa ) | 98,394,293 USD | 2024 | 0.35% (2024) |
| 147 | Papua New Guinea (East Asia & Pacific) | 91,005,056 USD | 2024 | 0.31% (2024) |
| 148 | Eswatini (Sub-Saharan Africa ) | 79,655,265 USD | 2024 | 1.44% (2024) |
| 149 | Fiji (East Asia & Pacific) | 77,638,336 USD | 2024 | 1.31% (2024) |
| 150 | Central African Republic (Sub-Saharan Africa ) | 71,174,970 USD | 2024 | 2.52% (2024) |
| 151 | Timor-Leste (East Asia & Pacific) | 46,400,000 USD | 2024 | 2.66% (2024) |
| 152 | Sierra Leone (Sub-Saharan Africa ) | 36,447,049 USD | 2024 | 0.46% (2024) |
| 153 | Lesotho (Sub-Saharan Africa ) | 36,295,977 USD | 2024 | 1.57% (2024) |
| 154 | Djibouti (Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan) | 36,274,835 USD | 2008 | 2.63% (2008) |
| 155 | Liberia (Sub-Saharan Africa ) | 33,825,000 USD | 2024 | 0.71% (2024) |
| 156 | Belize (Latin America & Caribbean ) | 30,137,800 USD | 2024 | 0.90% (2024) |
| 157 | Seychelles (Sub-Saharan Africa ) | 26,860,870 USD | 2024 | 1.18% (2024) |
| 158 | Guinea-Bissau (Sub-Saharan Africa ) | 25,292,392 USD | 2023 | 1.23% (2023) |
| 159 | Mauritius (Sub-Saharan Africa ) | 23,009,853 USD | 2024 | 0.15% (2024) |
| 160 | Lao PDR (East Asia & Pacific) | 22,677,713 USD | 2013 | 0.19% (2013) |
| 161 | Haiti (Latin America & Caribbean ) | 19,751,091 USD | 2024 | 0.07% (2024) |
| 162 | Cabo Verde (Sub-Saharan Africa ) | 16,827,225 USD | 2024 | 0.62% (2024) |
| 163 | Gambia, The (Sub-Saharan Africa ) | 14,433,678 USD | 2024 | 0.57% (2024) |
| 164 | Costa Rica (Latin America & Caribbean ) | 0 USD | 2024 | N/A |
| 165 | Iceland (Europe & Central Asia) | 0 USD | 2024 | N/A |
| 166 | Panama (Latin America & Caribbean ) | 0 USD | 2024 | 0.97% (1999) |
| 167 | Venezuela, RB (Latin America & Caribbean ) | 0 USD | 2024 | 0.50% (2023) |
Why this matters now
Defense budgets are a high-interest topic in 2026 as governments respond to wars, NATO burden-sharing debates, and rising geopolitical risk.
World Bank World Development Indicators, based on SIPRI military expenditure data.