Military spending by country
This data is expressed in US dollars. It is adjusted for inflation but does not account for differences in the cost of living between countries.
Countries reporting
169
Highest
1.06 trillion constant 2022 US$
United States
Lowest
4.83 million constant 2022 US$
Venezuela
Median
1.10 billion constant 2022 US$
Years covered
208
1816–2023
Data points
15,402
What the numbers show
Military spending is currently reported for 169 countries. The highest value is 1.06 trillion constant 2022 US$ in United States; the lowest is 4.83 million constant 2022 US$ in Venezuela.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.10 billion constant 2022 US$, and the mean is 16.50 billion constant 2022 US$.
Over the past decade 140 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: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 1.06 trillion constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 42.3% | volatile |
| 2 | China | 349.48 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 139.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Russia | 120.26 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 51.9% | volatile |
| 4 | India | 95.30 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 99.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Saudi Arabia | 88.35 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 18.8% | volatile |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 84.21 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 24.1% | volatile |
| 7 | France | 71.97 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 17.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Ukraine | 62.62 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 1,893.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Japan | 62.31 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 9.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Germany | 62.28 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2020 | up 17.9% | volatile |
| 11 | South Korea | 57.02 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 56.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Italy | 41.14 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 36.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Australia | 38.94 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 36.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Canada | 32.57 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 63.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Israel | 31.61 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 57.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Brazil | 27.35 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | down 24.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Poland | 26.65 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 145.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Spain | 26.09 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 62.6% | volatile |
| 19 | United Arab Emirates | 24.89 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2020 | up 49.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Taiwan | 19.60 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 66.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Netherlands | 18.59 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 57.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Turkey | 17.27 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 32.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Algeria | 16.20 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 39.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Singapore | 15.39 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 33.6% | volatile |
| 25 | Qatar | 14.38 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 231.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Pakistan | 12.37 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 67.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Colombia | 12.36 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 7.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Mexico | 12.06 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 78.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Indonesia | 11.67 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 33.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Norway | 10.47 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 28.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Iran | 10.44 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | down 39.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Sweden | 9.90 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Kuwait | 9.79 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 72.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Greece | 9.38 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 44.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Belgium | 8.46 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 46.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Denmark | 8.01 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 53.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Thailand | 7.79 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 15.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Oman | 7.65 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | down 21.4% | volatile |
| 39 | Switzerland | 7.40 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 30.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Vietnam | 6.74 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2020 | up 127.7% | volatile |
| 41 | Finland | 6.73 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 54.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Romania | 6.50 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 132.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Iraq | 6.46 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | down 57.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Philippines | 6.33 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 134.6% | volatile |
| 45 | Chile | 6.31 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 26.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Morocco | 6.18 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 41.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Bangladesh | 5.34 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 151.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Czechia | 5.11 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 109.4% | rising |
| 49 | Austria | 5.11 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 40.3% | volatile |
| 50 | Egypt | 4.83 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | down 19.6% | volatile |
| 51 | Libya | 4.78 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2016 | up 471.2% | volatile |
| 52 | Portugal | 4.74 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 48.5% | volatile |
| 53 | Malaysia | 4.68 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | down 15.3% | volatile |
| 54 | Argentina | 4.45 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | down 20.4% | volatile |
| 55 | Hungary | 4.10 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 223.3% | volatile |
| 56 | Nigeria | 4.07 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 63.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Azerbaijan | 3.76 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 54.9% | volatile |
| 58 | South Africa | 3.63 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | down 25.1% | volatile |
| 59 | New Zealand | 3.61 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 34.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Peru | 3.56 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Myanmar | 3.30 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 21.1% | volatile |
| 62 | Syria | 3.22 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2016 | up 62.5% | volatile |
| 63 | Ecuador | 3.12 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 35.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Jordan | 2.86 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 74.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Slovakia | 2.71 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 133.8% | rising |
| 66 | Yemen | 2.45 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2016 | up 110.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Lithuania | 2.17 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 411.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Bulgaria | 1.99 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 141.5% | volatile |
| 69 | Uzbekistan | 1.78 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2018 | up 206.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Angola | 1.77 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | down 72.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Bahrain | 1.75 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 19.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Kazakhstan | 1.65 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | down 33.0% | rising |
| 73 | Uruguay | 1.62 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 156.8% | volatile |
| 74 | Croatia | 1.60 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 64.8% | falling |
| 75 | North Korea | 1.57 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2018 | down 55.8% | volatile |
| 76 | Sri Lanka | 1.52 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | down 25.5% | volatile |
| 78 | Tunisia | 1.44 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 53.9% | volatile |
| 79 | Kenya | 1.40 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 31.1% | volatile |
| 80 | Belarus | 1.36 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 70.4% | rising |
| 81 | Serbia | 1.25 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2020 | up 17.2% | volatile |
| 82 | Estonia | 1.19 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 118.8% | volatile |
| 83 | Armenia | 1.19 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 123.5% | volatile |
| 84 | Uganda | 1.15 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 191.5% | volatile |
| 85 | Ethiopia | 1.14 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 174.9% | volatile |
| 86 | Latvia | 1.10 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 248.2% | volatile |
| 87 | Panama | 1.04 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 48.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Tanzania | 1.03 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 153.9% | volatile |
| 89 | Dominican Republic | 984.06 million constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 131.9% | volatile |
| 90 | Slovenia | 974.21 million constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 67.1% | rising |
| 91 | Mali | 873.89 million constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 198.8% | volatile |
| 92 | South Sudan | 863.21 million constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | down 18.3% | volatile |
| 93 | Cambodia | 851.72 million constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 104.9% | volatile |
| 94 | Sudan | 809.71 million constant 2022 US$ | 2021 | down 43.9% | volatile |
| 95 | Cote d'Ivoire | 800.77 million constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 3.2% | volatile |
| 96 | Burkina Faso | 793.65 million constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 348.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Bolivia | 713.62 million constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 51.1% | volatile |
| 98 | Cyprus | 662.13 million constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 33.4% | volatile |
| 100 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 640.30 million constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 39.8% | volatile |
| 101 | Botswana | 639.15 million constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 45.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Turkmenistan | 609.92 million constant 2022 US$ | 2016 | up 187.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Costa Rica | 601.28 million constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 31.1% | volatile |
| 104 | Honduras | 583.42 million constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 144.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Zimbabwe | 578.61 million constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 51.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Afghanistan | 571.73 million constant 2022 US$ | 2021 | down 54.7% | volatile |
| 107 | Brunei | 566.79 million constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 108 | Cameroon | 545.00 million constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 109 | Nepal | 530.13 million constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 77.1% | volatile |
| 110 | Senegal | 527.57 million constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 96.0% | volatile |
| 111 | El Salvador | 509.92 million constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 169.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Guinea | 507.79 million constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 286.1% | volatile |
| 113 | Georgia | 498.02 million constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 114 | Guatemala | 494.92 million constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 73.5% | volatile |
| 115 | Paraguay | 476.41 million constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 20.7% | volatile |
| 116 | Namibia | 463.26 million constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | down 9.4% | volatile |
| 117 | Kyrgyzstan | 439.89 million constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 274.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Zambia | 421.22 million constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | down 0.3% | volatile |
| 119 | Chad | 410.87 million constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 14.8% | volatile |
| 120 | Mozambique | 387.93 million constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 332.7% | volatile |
| 121 | Congo | 358.41 million constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | down 23.9% | volatile |
| 122 | Albania | 356.40 million constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 73.8% | volatile |
| 123 | Gabon | 342.88 million constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 19.4% | volatile |
| 124 | Niger | 341.19 million constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 203.5% | volatile |
| 125 | Trinidad and Tobago | 323.77 million constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | down 20.5% | volatile |
| 126 | Ghana | 318.88 million constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 127 | Togo | 314.46 million constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 284.8% | volatile |
| 128 | Lebanon | 307.11 million constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | down 84.1% | volatile |
| 129 | Mauritania | 293.81 million constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 77.5% | volatile |
| 130 | Jamaica | 278.59 million constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 83.1% | volatile |
| 131 | North Macedonia | 276.30 million constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 79.1% | rising |
| 132 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 230.14 million constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | down 4.4% | volatile |
| 133 | Rwanda | 218.10 million constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 125.8% | volatile |
| 134 | Equatorial Guinea | 195.85 million constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 1,759.2% | volatile |
| 135 | Tajikistan | 177.78 million constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 136 | Cuba | 155.63 million constant 2022 US$ | 2018 | down 89.8% | volatile |
| 137 | Mongolia | 153.56 million constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 17.6% | volatile |
| 138 | Somalia | 149.19 million constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 207.1% | volatile |
| 139 | Malawi | 142.12 million constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 246.6% | volatile |
| 140 | Benin | 140.87 million constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 42.1% | volatile |
| 141 | Burundi | 136.95 million constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 83.6% | rising |
| 142 | Madagascar | 124.17 million constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 50.2% | rising |
| 143 | Montenegro | 120.89 million constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 64.2% | rising |
| 145 | Bahamas | 118.22 million constant 2022 US$ | 2020 | up 104.6% | volatile |
| 146 | Papua New Guinea | 116.43 million constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 147 | Nicaragua | 110.71 million constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 25.7% | volatile |
| 148 | Guyana | 106.79 million constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 162.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Eritrea | 96.47 million constant 2022 US$ | 2016 | up 3.6% | volatile |
| 150 | Eswatini | 91.46 million constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | down 13.1% | volatile |
| 151 | Fiji | 87.78 million constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 34.6% | volatile |
| 152 | Moldova | 82.38 million constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 188.3% | volatile |
| 153 | Maldives | 65.41 million constant 2022 US$ | 2016 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 154 | Iceland | 64.74 million constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 47.2% | falling |
| 155 | Central African Republic | 62.88 million constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 156 | Suriname | 60.49 million constant 2022 US$ | 2016 | up 121.2% | volatile |
| 157 | East Timor | 57.24 million constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 158 | Barbados | 50.59 million constant 2022 US$ | 2020 | up 42.9% | volatile |
| 159 | Lesotho | 44.77 million constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | down 24.8% | rising |
| 160 | Liberia | 39.49 million constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 60.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Belize | 32.73 million constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 61.4% | rising |
| 162 | Bhutan | 31.32 million constant 2022 US$ | 2016 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 163 | Guinea-Bissau | 29.97 million constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 164 | Mauritius | 28.93 million constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | down 66.1% | volatile |
| 165 | Sierra Leone | 28.24 million constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 38.0% | rising |
| 166 | Laos | 26.46 million constant 2022 US$ | 2016 | up 47.7% | volatile |
| 167 | Gambia | 18.64 million constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 45.1% | volatile |
| 168 | Haiti | 16.61 million constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 191.1% | rising |
| 169 | Cape Verde | 14.40 million constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 170 | Djibouti | 13.31 million constant 2022 US$ | 2016 | down 52.8% | volatile |
| 171 | Comoros | 5.56 million constant 2022 US$ | 2016 | up 12.4% | falling |
| 172 | Venezuela | 4.83 million constant 2022 US$ | 2023 | down 99.9% | volatile |
About this data
This data is expressed in US dollars. It is adjusted for inflation but does not account for differences in the cost of living between countries.