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
159
Highest
929.16 billion constant 2024 US$
United States
Lowest
0 constant 2024 US$
Panama
Median
1.35 billion constant 2024 US$
Years covered
77
1949–2025
Data points
8,341
What the numbers show
Military spending is currently reported for 159 countries. The highest value is 929.16 billion constant 2024 US$ in United States; the lowest is 0 constant 2024 US$ in Panama.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.35 billion constant 2024 US$, and the mean is 17.64 billion constant 2024 US$.
Over the past decade 122 countries rose and 34 fell. The largest increase was in Uzbekistan (up 4,153.9%), and the largest decrease in Sudan (down 89.8%).
Military spending: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 929.16 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 2 | China | 335.02 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 70.9% | volatile |
| 3 | Russia | 158.24 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 110.6% | volatile |
| 4 | Germany | 106.73 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 127.7% | rising |
| 5 | India | 93.25 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 52.9% | volatile |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 87.98 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 7 | Saudi Arabia | 81.47 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | down 19.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Ukraine | 77.56 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 1,507.1% | volatile |
| 9 | France | 64.52 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 10 | Japan | 59.49 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 60.0% | volatile |
| 11 | South Korea | 48.85 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 33.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Italy | 45.44 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 77.2% | rising |
| 13 | Israel | 43.66 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 126.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Poland | 42.53 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 189.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Spain | 37.69 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 106.0% | rising |
| 16 | Canada | 37.53 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 73.5% | rising |
| 17 | Australia | 35.26 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 29.6% | volatile |
| 18 | United Arab Emirates | 27.81 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2014 | up 114.2% | rising |
| 19 | Netherlands | 27.00 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 144.9% | rising |
| 20 | Turkey | 26.81 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 127.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Algeria | 24.13 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 89.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Brazil | 23.64 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | down 3.5% | volatile |
| 23 | Taiwan | 17.34 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 56.1% | rising |
| 24 | Singapore | 16.90 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 48.9% | volatile |
| 25 | Norway | 16.09 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 175.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Qatar | 16.08 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2022 | up 579.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Indonesia | 15.33 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 83.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Sweden | 14.95 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 162.5% | rising |
| 29 | Denmark | 14.08 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 260.8% | rising |
| 30 | Mexico | 13.78 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 88.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Colombia | 13.74 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 34.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Belgium | 13.59 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 153.3% | rising |
| 33 | Yemen | 12.32 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2014 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 34 | Pakistan | 11.48 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 22.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Vietnam | 10.91 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 51.5% | volatile |
| 36 | Romania | 8.81 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 152.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Kuwait | 7.92 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 12.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Greece | 7.81 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 40.8% | rising |
| 39 | Finland | 7.61 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 87.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Iran | 7.45 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 13.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Switzerland | 7.15 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 34.7% | falling |
| 42 | Czechia | 6.49 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 127.2% | rising |
| 43 | Iraq | 6.40 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | down 28.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Philippines | 6.30 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 71.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Oman | 5.93 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | down 28.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Austria | 5.88 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 69.0% | rising |
| 47 | Morocco | 5.88 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 50.2% | volatile |
| 48 | Thailand | 5.57 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | down 5.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Portugal | 5.50 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 49.3% | rising |
| 50 | Chile | 5.15 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 6.8% | volatile |
| 51 | Azerbaijan | 4.67 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 44.6% | volatile |
| 52 | Myanmar | 4.65 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2024 | up 41.5% | volatile |
| 53 | Hungary | 4.62 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 223.5% | falling |
| 54 | Malaysia | 4.55 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | down 0.2% | volatile |
| 55 | Argentina | 3.73 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | down 28.8% | volatile |
| 56 | Bangladesh | 3.66 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 6.5% | volatile |
| 57 | South Africa | 3.00 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | down 21.0% | volatile |
| 58 | New Zealand | 2.89 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 47.2% | rising |
| 59 | Slovakia | 2.87 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 108.9% | rising |
| 60 | Sudan | 2.77 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2021 | down 89.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Lithuania | 2.73 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 287.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Ecuador | 2.71 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | down 4.8% | volatile |
| 63 | Serbia | 2.55 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 140.5% | rising |
| 64 | Jordan | 2.50 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 65 | Peru | 2.43 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | down 37.7% | volatile |
| 66 | Bulgaria | 2.40 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 166.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Egypt | 2.26 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 68 | Croatia | 1.93 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 71.6% | falling |
| 69 | Uruguay | 1.91 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 49.6% | rising |
| 70 | Belarus | 1.83 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 198.6% | volatile |
| 71 | Uzbekistan | 1.77 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2018 | up 4,153.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Nigeria | 1.76 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 48.5% | volatile |
| 73 | Armenia | 1.65 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 142.3% | volatile |
| 74 | Latvia | 1.60 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 298.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Libya | 1.60 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2023 | down 32.2% | volatile |
| 77 | Bahrain | 1.46 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | down 7.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Estonia | 1.44 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 106.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Sri Lanka | 1.36 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | down 37.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Kenya | 1.36 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 81 | Tunisia | 1.35 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 23.3% | volatile |
| 82 | Kazakhstan | 1.31 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | down 69.5% | volatile |
| 83 | Angola | 1.26 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | down 60.8% | volatile |
| 84 | Uganda | 1.20 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 213.7% | volatile |
| 85 | Slovenia | 1.14 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 129.7% | rising |
| 86 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1.08 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 89.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Dominican Republic | 1.04 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 104.2% | volatile |
| 88 | Tanzania | 983.38 million constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 75.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Mali | 882.92 million constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 146.4% | volatile |
| 90 | Burkina Faso | 844.03 million constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 359.1% | volatile |
| 92 | Ethiopia | 785.44 million constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 47.9% | volatile |
| 93 | Lebanon | 736.42 million constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | down 71.0% | falling |
| 94 | Cote d'Ivoire | 721.09 million constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 4.3% | volatile |
| 95 | Cambodia | 716.30 million constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 73.3% | volatile |
| 96 | Georgia | 637.21 million constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 63.8% | volatile |
| 97 | Cyprus | 631.51 million constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 68.5% | falling |
| 98 | Guatemala | 616.47 million constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 67.8% | rising |
| 99 | Chad | 598.32 million constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 107.9% | volatile |
| 100 | Botswana | 594.86 million constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 39.8% | volatile |
| 101 | Guinea | 586.16 million constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 34.1% | volatile |
| 102 | Honduras | 581.80 million constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 51.5% | volatile |
| 103 | Cameroon | 580.36 million constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 104 | Bolivia | 569.70 million constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | down 20.1% | volatile |
| 105 | Albania | 568.10 million constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 150.5% | rising |
| 106 | Brunei | 560.27 million constant 2024 US$ | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 107 | Kyrgyzstan | 557.82 million constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 95.1% | volatile |
| 108 | Senegal | 532.84 million constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 98.3% | volatile |
| 109 | El Salvador | 488.54 million constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 65.4% | volatile |
| 110 | Niger | 449.94 million constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 188.4% | volatile |
| 111 | Mozambique | 445.67 million constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 168.9% | volatile |
| 112 | Nepal | 429.02 million constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 5.8% | volatile |
| 113 | Paraguay | 405.76 million constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 114 | Namibia | 386.27 million constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | down 29.5% | rising |
| 115 | Ghana | 385.16 million constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 84.6% | volatile |
| 116 | North Macedonia | 346.10 million constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 154.0% | rising |
| 117 | Zambia | 342.74 million constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 118 | Gabon | 336.91 million constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 60.9% | volatile |
| 119 | Mauritania | 314.82 million constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 111.8% | volatile |
| 120 | Jamaica | 279.84 million constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 98.7% | rising |
| 121 | Guyana | 239.86 million constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 312.2% | volatile |
| 122 | Trinidad and Tobago | 227.77 million constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 123 | Tajikistan | 219.76 million constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 122.1% | volatile |
| 124 | Mongolia | 213.76 million constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 99.6% | rising |
| 125 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 213.42 million constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 7.4% | falling |
| 126 | Benin | 203.74 million constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 106.3% | volatile |
| 127 | Rwanda | 194.02 million constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 82.5% | rising |
| 128 | Somalia | 192.54 million constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 179.2% | volatile |
| 129 | Togo | 191.91 million constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 122.6% | volatile |
| 130 | Congo | 189.68 million constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | down 74.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Turkmenistan | 188.18 million constant 2024 US$ | 1999 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 132 | Burundi | 169.28 million constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 88.2% | rising |
| 133 | Montenegro | 162.78 million constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 115.2% | rising |
| 134 | Zimbabwe | 133.49 million constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 55.4% | volatile |
| 135 | Malawi | 127.88 million constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 165.9% | volatile |
| 137 | Nicaragua | 114.56 million constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Equatorial Guinea | 112.50 million constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | down 31.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Madagascar | 110.60 million constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 55.4% | rising |
| 140 | Papua New Guinea | 109.46 million constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 141 | Moldova | 102.67 million constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 106.3% | rising |
| 142 | South Sudan | 102.61 million constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | down 31.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Eswatini | 88.11 million constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 144 | Fiji | 81.39 million constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 60.3% | rising |
| 145 | Central African Republic | 68.03 million constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 95.7% | rising |
| 146 | Djibouti | 51.72 million constant 2024 US$ | 2008 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 147 | East Timor | 47.50 million constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 148 | Liberia | 40.26 million constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 149 | Lesotho | 37.25 million constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | down 27.1% | volatile |
| 150 | Belize | 32.86 million constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 151 | Haiti | 30.42 million constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 153.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Sierra Leone | 29.53 million constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | down 37.3% | rising |
| 153 | Seychelles | 28.02 million constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 38.8% | rising |
| 154 | Mauritius | 22.63 million constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 155 | Laos | 21.81 million constant 2024 US$ | 2013 | down 14.9% | volatile |
| 156 | Guinea-Bissau | 21.02 million constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 157 | Cape Verde | 18.97 million constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | up 84.8% | rising |
| 158 | Gambia | 14.65 million constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | down 23.3% | volatile |
| 159 | Afghanistan | 8.55 million constant 2024 US$ | 1977 | up 59.2% | rising |
| 160 | Costa Rica | 0 constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | — | flat |
| 160 | Iceland | 0 constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | — | flat |
| 160 | Panama | 0 constant 2024 US$ | 2025 | — | 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.