Military spending gmsd by country
Countries reporting
172
Highest
1.06 trillion
United States
Lowest
4.83 million
Venezuela
Median
1.07 billion
Years covered
208
1816–2023
Data points
15,402
What the numbers show
Military spending gmsd is currently reported for 172 countries. The highest value is 1.06 trillion in United States; the lowest is 4.83 million in Venezuela.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.07 billion, and the mean is 16.23 billion.
Over the past decade 143 countries rose and 29 fell. The largest increase was in Ukraine (up 1,893.9%), and the largest decrease in Venezuela (down 99.9%).
Military spending gmsd: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 1.06 trillion | 2023 | up 42.3% | volatile |
| 2 | China | 349.48 billion | 2023 | up 139.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Russia | 120.26 billion | 2023 | up 51.9% | volatile |
| 4 | India | 95.30 billion | 2023 | up 99.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Saudi Arabia | 88.35 billion | 2023 | up 18.8% | volatile |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 84.21 billion | 2023 | up 24.1% | volatile |
| 7 | France | 71.97 billion | 2023 | up 17.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Ukraine | 62.62 billion | 2023 | up 1,893.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Japan | 62.31 billion | 2023 | up 9.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Germany | 62.28 billion | 2020 | up 17.9% | volatile |
| 11 | South Korea | 57.02 billion | 2023 | up 56.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Italy | 41.14 billion | 2023 | up 36.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Australia | 38.94 billion | 2023 | up 36.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Canada | 32.57 billion | 2023 | up 63.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Israel | 31.61 billion | 2023 | up 57.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Brazil | 27.35 billion | 2023 | down 24.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Poland | 26.65 billion | 2023 | up 145.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Spain | 26.09 billion | 2023 | up 62.6% | volatile |
| 19 | United Arab Emirates | 24.89 billion | 2020 | up 49.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Taiwan | 19.60 billion | 2023 | up 66.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Netherlands | 18.59 billion | 2023 | up 57.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Turkey | 17.27 billion | 2023 | up 32.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Algeria | 16.20 billion | 2023 | up 39.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Singapore | 15.39 billion | 2023 | up 33.6% | volatile |
| 25 | Qatar | 14.38 billion | 2022 | up 231.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Pakistan | 12.37 billion | 2023 | up 67.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Colombia | 12.36 billion | 2023 | up 7.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Mexico | 12.06 billion | 2023 | up 78.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Indonesia | 11.67 billion | 2023 | up 33.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Norway | 10.47 billion | 2023 | up 28.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Iran | 10.44 billion | 2023 | down 39.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Sweden | 9.90 billion | 2023 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Kuwait | 9.79 billion | 2023 | up 72.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Greece | 9.38 billion | 2023 | up 44.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Belgium | 8.46 billion | 2023 | up 46.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Denmark | 8.01 billion | 2023 | up 53.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Thailand | 7.79 billion | 2023 | up 15.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Oman | 7.65 billion | 2023 | down 21.4% | volatile |
| 39 | Switzerland | 7.40 billion | 2023 | up 30.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Vietnam | 6.74 billion | 2020 | up 127.7% | volatile |
| 41 | Finland | 6.73 billion | 2023 | up 54.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Romania | 6.50 billion | 2023 | up 132.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Iraq | 6.46 billion | 2023 | down 57.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Philippines | 6.33 billion | 2023 | up 134.6% | volatile |
| 45 | Chile | 6.31 billion | 2023 | up 26.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Morocco | 6.18 billion | 2023 | up 41.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Bangladesh | 5.34 billion | 2023 | up 151.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Czechia | 5.11 billion | 2023 | up 109.4% | rising |
| 49 | Austria | 5.11 billion | 2023 | up 40.3% | volatile |
| 50 | Egypt | 4.83 billion | 2023 | down 19.6% | volatile |
| 51 | Libya | 4.78 billion | 2016 | up 471.2% | volatile |
| 52 | Portugal | 4.74 billion | 2023 | up 48.5% | volatile |
| 53 | Malaysia | 4.68 billion | 2023 | down 15.3% | volatile |
| 54 | Argentina | 4.45 billion | 2023 | down 20.4% | volatile |
| 55 | Hungary | 4.10 billion | 2023 | up 223.3% | volatile |
| 56 | Nigeria | 4.07 billion | 2023 | up 63.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Azerbaijan | 3.76 billion | 2023 | up 54.9% | volatile |
| 58 | South Africa | 3.63 billion | 2023 | down 25.1% | volatile |
| 59 | New Zealand | 3.61 billion | 2023 | up 34.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Peru | 3.56 billion | 2023 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Myanmar | 3.30 billion | 2023 | up 21.1% | volatile |
| 62 | Syria | 3.22 billion | 2016 | up 62.5% | volatile |
| 63 | Ecuador | 3.12 billion | 2023 | up 35.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Jordan | 2.86 billion | 2023 | up 74.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Slovakia | 2.71 billion | 2023 | up 133.8% | rising |
| 66 | Yemen | 2.45 billion | 2016 | up 110.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Lithuania | 2.17 billion | 2023 | up 411.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Bulgaria | 1.99 billion | 2023 | up 141.5% | volatile |
| 69 | Uzbekistan | 1.78 billion | 2018 | up 206.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Angola | 1.77 billion | 2023 | down 72.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Bahrain | 1.75 billion | 2023 | up 19.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Kazakhstan | 1.65 billion | 2023 | down 33.0% | rising |
| 73 | Uruguay | 1.62 billion | 2023 | up 156.8% | volatile |
| 74 | Croatia | 1.60 billion | 2023 | up 64.8% | falling |
| 75 | North Korea | 1.57 billion | 2018 | down 55.8% | volatile |
| 76 | Sri Lanka | 1.52 billion | 2023 | down 25.5% | volatile |
| 77 | Ireland | 1.51 billion | 2023 | up 10.6% | volatile |
| 78 | Tunisia | 1.44 billion | 2023 | up 53.9% | volatile |
| 79 | Kenya | 1.40 billion | 2023 | up 31.1% | volatile |
| 80 | Belarus | 1.36 billion | 2023 | up 70.4% | rising |
| 81 | Serbia | 1.25 billion | 2020 | up 17.2% | volatile |
| 82 | Estonia | 1.19 billion | 2023 | up 118.8% | volatile |
| 83 | Armenia | 1.19 billion | 2023 | up 123.5% | volatile |
| 84 | Uganda | 1.15 billion | 2023 | up 191.5% | volatile |
| 85 | Ethiopia | 1.14 billion | 2023 | up 174.9% | volatile |
| 86 | Latvia | 1.10 billion | 2023 | up 248.2% | volatile |
| 87 | Panama | 1.04 billion | 2023 | up 48.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Tanzania | 1.03 billion | 2023 | up 153.9% | volatile |
| 89 | Dominican Republic | 984.06 million | 2023 | up 131.9% | volatile |
| 90 | Slovenia | 974.21 million | 2023 | up 67.1% | rising |
| 91 | Mali | 873.89 million | 2023 | up 198.8% | volatile |
| 92 | South Sudan | 863.21 million | 2023 | down 18.3% | volatile |
| 93 | Cambodia | 851.72 million | 2023 | up 104.9% | volatile |
| 94 | Sudan | 809.71 million | 2021 | down 43.9% | volatile |
| 95 | Cote d'Ivoire | 800.77 million | 2023 | up 3.2% | volatile |
| 96 | Burkina Faso | 793.65 million | 2023 | up 348.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Bolivia | 713.62 million | 2023 | up 51.1% | volatile |
| 98 | Cyprus | 662.13 million | 2023 | up 33.4% | volatile |
| 99 | Luxembourg | 641.81 million | 2023 | up 125.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 640.30 million | 2023 | up 39.8% | volatile |
| 101 | Botswana | 639.15 million | 2023 | up 45.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Turkmenistan | 609.92 million | 2016 | up 187.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Costa Rica | 601.28 million | 2023 | up 31.1% | volatile |
| 104 | Honduras | 583.42 million | 2023 | up 144.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Zimbabwe | 578.61 million | 2023 | up 51.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Afghanistan | 571.73 million | 2021 | down 54.7% | volatile |
| 107 | Brunei | 566.79 million | 2023 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 108 | Cameroon | 545.00 million | 2023 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 109 | Nepal | 530.13 million | 2023 | up 77.1% | volatile |
| 110 | Senegal | 527.57 million | 2023 | up 96.0% | volatile |
| 111 | El Salvador | 509.92 million | 2023 | up 169.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Guinea | 507.79 million | 2023 | up 286.1% | volatile |
| 113 | Georgia | 498.02 million | 2023 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 114 | Guatemala | 494.92 million | 2023 | up 73.5% | volatile |
| 115 | Paraguay | 476.41 million | 2023 | up 20.7% | volatile |
| 116 | Namibia | 463.26 million | 2023 | down 9.4% | volatile |
| 117 | Kyrgyzstan | 439.89 million | 2023 | up 274.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Zambia | 421.22 million | 2023 | down 0.3% | volatile |
| 119 | Chad | 410.87 million | 2023 | up 14.8% | volatile |
| 120 | Mozambique | 387.93 million | 2023 | up 332.7% | volatile |
| 121 | Congo | 358.41 million | 2023 | down 23.9% | volatile |
| 122 | Albania | 356.40 million | 2023 | up 73.8% | volatile |
| 123 | Gabon | 342.88 million | 2023 | up 19.4% | volatile |
| 124 | Niger | 341.19 million | 2023 | up 203.5% | volatile |
| 125 | Trinidad and Tobago | 323.77 million | 2023 | down 20.5% | volatile |
| 126 | Ghana | 318.88 million | 2023 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 127 | Togo | 314.46 million | 2023 | up 284.8% | volatile |
| 128 | Lebanon | 307.11 million | 2023 | down 84.1% | volatile |
| 129 | Mauritania | 293.81 million | 2023 | up 77.5% | volatile |
| 130 | Jamaica | 278.59 million | 2023 | up 83.1% | volatile |
| 131 | North Macedonia | 276.30 million | 2023 | up 79.1% | rising |
| 132 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 230.14 million | 2023 | down 4.4% | volatile |
| 133 | Rwanda | 218.10 million | 2023 | up 125.8% | volatile |
| 134 | Equatorial Guinea | 195.85 million | 2023 | up 1,759.2% | volatile |
| 135 | Tajikistan | 177.78 million | 2023 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 136 | Cuba | 155.63 million | 2018 | down 89.8% | volatile |
| 137 | Mongolia | 153.56 million | 2023 | up 17.6% | volatile |
| 138 | Somalia | 149.19 million | 2023 | up 207.1% | volatile |
| 139 | Malawi | 142.12 million | 2023 | up 246.6% | volatile |
| 140 | Benin | 140.87 million | 2023 | up 42.1% | volatile |
| 141 | Burundi | 136.95 million | 2023 | up 83.6% | rising |
| 142 | Madagascar | 124.17 million | 2023 | up 50.2% | rising |
| 143 | Montenegro | 120.89 million | 2023 | up 64.2% | rising |
| 144 | Malta | 118.50 million | 2023 | up 87.2% | volatile |
| 145 | Bahamas | 118.22 million | 2020 | up 104.6% | volatile |
| 146 | Papua New Guinea | 116.43 million | 2023 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 147 | Nicaragua | 110.71 million | 2023 | up 25.7% | volatile |
| 148 | Guyana | 106.79 million | 2023 | up 162.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Eritrea | 96.47 million | 2016 | up 3.6% | volatile |
| 150 | Eswatini | 91.46 million | 2023 | down 13.1% | volatile |
| 151 | Fiji | 87.78 million | 2023 | up 34.6% | volatile |
| 152 | Moldova | 82.38 million | 2023 | up 188.3% | volatile |
| 153 | Maldives | 65.41 million | 2016 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 154 | Iceland | 64.74 million | 2023 | up 47.2% | falling |
| 155 | Central African Republic | 62.88 million | 2023 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 156 | Suriname | 60.49 million | 2016 | up 121.2% | volatile |
| 157 | East Timor | 57.24 million | 2023 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 158 | Barbados | 50.59 million | 2020 | up 42.9% | volatile |
| 159 | Lesotho | 44.77 million | 2023 | down 24.8% | rising |
| 160 | Liberia | 39.49 million | 2023 | up 60.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Belize | 32.73 million | 2023 | up 61.4% | rising |
| 162 | Bhutan | 31.32 million | 2016 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 163 | Guinea-Bissau | 29.97 million | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 164 | Mauritius | 28.93 million | 2023 | down 66.1% | volatile |
| 165 | Sierra Leone | 28.24 million | 2023 | up 38.0% | rising |
| 166 | Laos | 26.46 million | 2016 | up 47.7% | volatile |
| 167 | Gambia | 18.64 million | 2023 | up 45.1% | volatile |
| 168 | Haiti | 16.61 million | 2023 | up 191.1% | rising |
| 169 | Cape Verde | 14.40 million | 2023 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 170 | Djibouti | 13.31 million | 2016 | down 52.8% | volatile |
| 171 | Comoros | 5.56 million | 2016 | up 12.4% | falling |
| 172 | Venezuela | 4.83 million | 2023 | down 99.9% | volatile |