List of countries with highest military expenditures
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This is a list of countries with the highest military expenditure in a given year. Military expenditure figures are presented in United States dollars based on either constant or current exchange rates.[1]
Highest military expenditure, total
[edit]The first list is based on the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) fact sheet, which includes a list of the world's top 40 military spenders as of 2023, based on current market exchange rates.[1]
The second list is based on the 2024 edition of The Military Balance, published by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) using average market exchange rates.[2]
The third list is a user-generated list of the highest military budgets of the current year, compiled from various sources
Some sources say that Russian and Chinese military spending are actually far higher than the chart due to captive markets and purchasing price parity in those countries.[3][4]
40 countries with the highest military spending worldwide in 2023[1] SIPRI Military Expenditure Database[5] |
List by the International Institute for Strategic Studies
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This list is a user-generated list of the military budgets of the countries with the highest military budgets. Any user can correct, expand or refine it, but only with precise citation of the source.
[edit]Rank | country | Military budget
US$ bn 2024 |
source |
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1 | ![]() |
886,3 | [7] |
2 | ![]() |
233,0 | [8] |
3 | ![]() |
140,0 | [9] |
4 | ![]() |
79,4 | [10] |
5 | ![]() |
75,0 | [11] |
5 | ![]() |
75,0 | [12] |
7 | ![]() |
71,7 | [13] |
8 | ![]() |
64,7 | [14] |
9 | ![]() |
56,0 | [15] |
10 | ![]() |
44,6 | [16] |
11 | ![]() |
41,0 | [17] |
Highest military expenditure, share of GDP
[edit]The following lists are lists of countries by military spending as a share of GDP - more specifically, a list of the 15 countries with the highest share in recent years.
The first list uses the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute as a source. The second list gets its data from the International Institute for Strategic Studies.
As a share of GDP
[edit]List by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute SIPRI Military Expenditure Database (2023)[18] |
List by the International Institute for Strategic Studies Top 15 Defence Budgets 2020[19] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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* Italic values are SIPRI estimates. |
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b SIPRI estimate
- ^ The figures for Saudi Arabia include expenditure for public order and safety and might be slightly overestimated.[citation needed]
- ^ a b The figures for France and Poland exclude expenditure for Gendarmerie nationale and Żandarmeria Wojskowa.
See also
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Wikinews-logo.svg/40px-Wikinews-logo.svg.png)
- Arms industry
- Military budget
- List of countries by past military expenditure
- List of countries with highest military expenditure per capita
- List of countries by Global Militarization Index
- List of countries in Europe by military expenditures
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Trends in Military Expenditure 2023" (PDF). Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ a b "International Comparisons of Defence Expenditure and Military Personnel". The Military Balance. 124 (1): 542–547. 31 December 2024. doi:10.1080/04597222.2024.2298600. ISSN 0459-7222.
- ^ "Why Russian Military Expenditure Is Much Higher Than Commonly Understood (As Is China's)". War on the Rocks. 16 December 2019. Archived from the original on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "Russian defense spending is much larger, and more sustainable than it seems". Defensenews. 3 May 2019. Archived from the original on 11 March 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "Data for all countries from 1988–2020 in constant (2019) USD (pdf)" (PDF). SIPRI. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 April 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ https://www.sipri.org/sites/default/files/2024-04/2404_fs_milex_2023.pdf#page=2
- ^ Waldenberg, Samantha (22 December 2023). "Biden signs $886.3 billion defense policy bill into law | CNN Politics". CNN. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "China's defence budget boost can't mask real pressures". IISS. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "Russia's new budget law signals determination to see the war in Ukraine through, according to new SIPRI analysis | SIPRI". www.sipri.org. 13 December 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "Verteidigungshaushalt". www.bmvg.de (in German). 29 August 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "UK defence spending". commonslibrary.parliament.uk. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "Examining India's Interim Defence Budget 2024-'25". orfonline.org. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "Budget Brief: Saudi Arabia Defense Spend Rises, Scope For More Increases | Aviation Week Network". aviationweek.com. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "PROJET DE LOI DE FINANCES" (PDF). defense.gouv.fr (in French). Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "Kishida Cabinet approves a record 7.95 trillion yen defense budget". asahi.com. 23 December 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "South Korea plans to increase its defense budget by 3.6% in 2025". Azernews.Az. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "Parliament of Ukraine adopts State Budget for 2024". kmu.gov.ua. 9 November 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "SIPRI Military Expenditure Database". Sipri.org. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ "IISS Military Balance 2021". The Military Balance. 121 (1). International Institute for Strategic Studies: 23–29. January 2021. doi:10.1080/04597222.2021.1868791. S2CID 232050862. Archived from the original on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
External links
[edit]- SIPRI military expenditure database (sipri.org)