The absolute volume of defense spending in current US dollars.
The ranking uses the latest available value for each country — the year is shown in the row. The table spans 1999 to 2024.
Top-20 · US$
The scale does not start at zero — the values lie in a narrow range, and starting from zero the bars would be indistinguishable. The axis ticks are labeled.
| # | Year | Subregion | World rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States
|
997B | 2024 | 1 | |
| 2 |
China
|
314B | 2024 | 2 | |
| 3 |
Russia
|
149B | 2024 | 3 | |
| 4 |
Germany
|
88.46B | 2024 | 4 | |
| 5 |
India
|
86.13B | 2024 | 5 | |
| 6 |
United Kingdom
|
81.76B | 2024 | 6 | |
| 7 |
Saudi Arabia
|
80.33B | 2024 | 7 | |
| 8 |
Ukraine
|
64.7B | 2024 | 8 | |
| 9 |
France
|
64.68B | 2024 | 9 | |
| 10 |
Japan
|
55.27B | 2024 | 10 | |
| 11 |
South Korea
|
47.57B | 2024 | 11 | |
| 12 |
Israel
|
46.51B | 2024 | 12 | |
| 13 |
Poland
|
38B | 2024 | 13 | |
| 14 |
Italy
|
37.96B | 2024 | 14 | |
| 15 |
Australia
|
33.82B | 2024 | 15 | |
| 16 |
Canada
|
29.35B | 2024 | 16 | |
| 17 |
Türkiye
|
24.98B | 2024 | 17 | |
| 18 |
Spain
|
24.62B | 2024 | 18 | |
| 19 |
Netherlands
|
23.18B | 2024 | 19 | |
| 20 |
United Arab Emirates
|
22.76B | 2014 | 20 | |
| 21 |
Algeria
|
21.81B | 2024 | 21 | |
| 22 |
Brazil
|
20.95B | 2024 | 22 | |
| 23 |
Mexico
|
16.73B | 2024 | 23 | |
| 24 |
Qatar
|
15.41B | 2022 | 24 | |
| 25 |
Colombia
|
15.1B | 2024 | 25 | |
| 26 |
Singapore
|
15.06B | 2024 | 26 | |
| 27 |
Sweden
|
12.04B | 2024 | 27 | |
| 28 |
Indonesia
|
11.04B | 2024 | 28 | |
| 29 |
Norway
|
10.44B | 2024 | 29 | |
| 30 |
Pakistan
|
10.17B | 2024 | 30 | |
| 31 |
Denmark
|
9.96B | 2024 | 31 | |
| 32 |
Romania
|
8.72B | 2024 | 32 | |
| 33 |
Belgium
|
8.56B | 2024 | 33 | |
| 34 |
Greece
|
8.02B | 2024 | 34 | |
| 35 |
Iran
|
7.89B | 2024 | 35 | |
| 36 |
Kuwait
|
7.79B | 2024 | 36 | |
| 37 |
Finland
|
6.99B | 2024 | 37 | |
| 38 |
Switzerland
|
6.72B | 2024 | 38 | |
| 39 |
Czechia
|
6.52B | 2024 | 39 | |
| 40 |
Iraq
|
6.18B | 2024 | 40 | |
| 41 |
Philippines
|
6.12B | 2024 | 41 | |
| 42 |
Oman
|
5.99B | 2024 | 42 | |
| 43 |
Thailand
|
5.52B | 2024 | 43 | |
| 44 |
Morocco
|
5.52B | 2024 | 44 | |
| 45 |
Vietnam
|
5.5B | 2018 | 45 | |
| 46 |
Austria
|
5.26B | 2024 | 46 | |
| 47 |
Chile
|
5.11B | 2024 | 47 | |
| 48 |
Myanmar
|
5.01B | 2024 | 48 | |
| 49 |
Hungary
|
4.73B | 2024 | 49 | |
| 50 |
Portugal
|
4.64B | 2024 | 50 | |
| 51 |
Malaysia
|
4.31B | 2024 | 51 | |
| 52 |
Argentina
|
4.18B | 2024 | 52 | |
| 53 |
Bangladesh
|
4.03B | 2024 | 53 | |
| 54 |
Azerbaijan
|
3.78B | 2024 | 54 | |
| 55 |
New Zealand
|
3B | 2024 | 55 | |
| 56 |
Slovakia
|
2.85B | 2024 | 56 | |
| 57 |
South Africa
|
2.84B | 2024 | 57 | |
| 58 |
Ecuador
|
2.7B | 2024 | 58 | |
| 59 |
Lithuania
|
2.63B | 2024 | 59 | |
| 60 |
Peru
|
2.57B | 2024 | 60 | |
| 61 |
Jordan
|
2.56B | 2024 | 61 | |
| 62 |
Syria
|
2.49B | 2011 | 62 | |
| 63 |
Egypt
|
2.4B | 2024 | 63 | |
| 64 |
Bulgaria
|
2.33B | 2024 | 64 | |
| 65 |
Serbia
|
2.32B | 2024 | 65 | |
| 66 |
South Sudan
|
2.03B | 2024 | 66 | |
| 67 |
Uruguay
|
1.74B | 2024 | 67 | |
| 68 |
Yemen
|
1.71B | 2014 | 68 | |
| 69 |
Croatia
|
1.63B | 2024 | 69 | |
| 70 |
North Korea
|
1.6B | 2018 | 70 | |
| 71 |
Libya
|
1.57B | 2023 | 71 | |
| 72 |
Belarus
|
1.49B | 2024 | 72 | |
| 73 |
Estonia
|
1.44B | 2024 | 73 | |
| 74 |
Uzbekistan
|
1.44B | 2018 | 74 | |
| 75 |
Latvia
|
1.43B | 2024 | 75 | |
| 76 |
Armenia
|
1.42B | 2024 | 76 | |
| 77 |
Bahrain
|
1.38B | 2024 | 77 | |
| 78 |
Sri Lanka
|
1.33B | 2024 | 78 | |
| 79 |
Ireland
|
1.33B | 2024 | 79 | |
| 80 |
Tunisia
|
1.31B | 2024 | 80 | |
| 81 |
Kenya
|
1.23B | 2024 | 81 | |
| 82 |
Kazakhstan
|
1.21B | 2024 | 82 | |
| 83 |
Nigeria
|
1.13B | 2024 | 83 | |
| 84 |
Uganda
|
1.12B | 2024 | 84 | |
| 85 |
Burkina Faso
|
1.02B | 2024 | 85 | |
| 86 |
Dominican Republic
|
981M | 2024 | 86 | |
| 87 |
Slovenia
|
952M | 2024 | 87 | |
| 88 |
Mali
|
929M | 2024 | 88 | |
| 89 |
Angola
|
922M | 2024 | 89 | |
| 90 |
Ethiopia
|
922M | 2024 | 90 | |
| 91 |
Tanzania
|
921M | 2024 | 91 | |
| 92 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
899M | 2024 | 92 | |
| 93 |
Luxembourg
|
872M | 2024 | 93 | |
| 94 |
Cambodia
|
721M | 2024 | 94 | |
| 95 |
Côte d'Ivoire
|
658M | 2024 | 95 | |
| 96 |
Bolivia
|
655M | 2024 | 96 | |
| 97 |
Lebanon
|
635M | 2024 | 97 | |
| 98 |
Georgia
|
616M | 2024 | 98 | |
| 99 |
Cyprus
|
598M | 2024 | 99 | |
| 100 |
Honduras
|
581M | 2024 | 100 | |
| 101 |
Botswana
|
568M | 2024 | 101 | |
| 102 |
Guinea
|
562M | 2024 | 102 | |
| 103 |
Brunei Darussalam
|
559M | 2024 | 103 | |
| 104 |
Chad
|
558M | 2024 | 104 | |
| 105 |
Albania
|
535M | 2024 | 105 | |
| 106 |
Cameroon
|
535M | 2024 | 106 | |
| 107 |
Senegal
|
515M | 2024 | 107 | |
| 108 |
Kyrgyzstan
|
473M | 2024 | 108 | |
| 109 |
Mozambique
|
450M | 2024 | 109 | |
| 110 |
Niger
|
436M | 2024 | 110 | |
| 111 |
Nepal
|
427M | 2024 | 111 | |
| 112 |
El Salvador
|
425M | 2024 | 112 | |
| 113 |
Guatemala
|
415M | 2024 | 113 | |
| 114 |
Paraguay
|
414M | 2024 | 114 | |
| 115 |
Sudan
|
375M | 2021 | 115 | |
| 116 |
Namibia
|
362M | 2024 | 116 | |
| 117 |
North Macedonia
|
354M | 2024 | 117 | |
| 118 |
Zambia
|
350M | 2024 | 118 | |
| 119 |
Gabon
|
319M | 2024 | 119 | |
| 120 |
Afghanistan
|
278M | 2021 | 120 | |
| 121 |
Ghana
|
269M | 2024 | 121 | |
| 122 |
Jamaica
|
263M | 2024 | 122 | |
| 123 |
Mauritania
|
260M | 2024 | 123 | |
| 124 |
Tajikistan
|
246M | 2024 | 124 | |
| 125 |
Trinidad and Tobago
|
235M | 2024 | 125 | |
| 126 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
216M | 2024 | 126 | |
| 127 |
Somalia
|
202M | 2024 | 127 | |
| 128 |
Guyana
|
202M | 2024 | 128 | |
| 129 |
Togo
|
195M | 2024 | 129 | |
| 130 |
Republic of the Congo
|
182M | 2024 | 130 | |
| 131 |
Eritrea
|
182M | 2003 | 131 | |
| 132 |
Mongolia
|
181M | 2024 | 132 | |
| 133 |
Rwanda
|
176M | 2024 | 133 | |
| 134 |
Burundi
|
172M | 2024 | 134 | |
| 135 |
Kosovo
|
166M | 2024 | 135 | |
| 136 |
Benin
|
154M | 2024 | 136 | |
| 137 |
Montenegro
|
150M | 2024 | 137 | |
| 138 |
Cuba
|
129M | 2018 | 138 | |
| 139 |
Madagascar
|
122M | 2024 | 139 | |
| 140 |
Malawi
|
118M | 2024 | 140 | |
| 141 |
Equatorial Guinea
|
113M | 2024 | 141 | |
| 142 |
Turkmenistan
|
112M | 1999 | 142 | |
| 143 |
Moldova
|
111M | 2024 | 143 | |
| 144 |
Malta
|
109M | 2024 | 144 | |
| 145 |
Nicaragua
|
105M | 2024 | 145 | |
| 146 |
Zimbabwe
|
98.39M | 2024 | 146 | |
| 147 |
Papua New Guinea
|
91.01M | 2024 | 147 | |
| 148 |
Eswatini
|
79.66M | 2024 | 148 | |
| 149 |
Fiji
|
77.64M | 2024 | 149 | |
| 150 |
Central African Republic
|
71.17M | 2024 | 150 | |
| 151 |
Timor-Leste
|
46.4M | 2024 | 151 | |
| 152 |
Sierra Leone
|
36.45M | 2024 | 152 | |
| 153 |
Lesotho
|
36.3M | 2024 | 153 | |
| 154 |
Djibouti
|
36.27M | 2008 | 154 | |
| 155 |
Liberia
|
33.83M | 2024 | 155 | |
| 156 |
Belize
|
30.14M | 2024 | 156 | |
| 157 |
Seychelles
|
26.86M | 2024 | 157 | |
| 158 |
Guinea-Bissau
|
25.29M | 2023 | 158 | |
| 159 |
Mauritius
|
23.01M | 2024 | 159 | |
| 160 |
Laos
|
22.68M | 2013 | 160 | |
| 161 |
Haiti
|
19.75M | 2024 | 161 | |
| 162 |
Cabo Verde
|
16.83M | 2024 | 162 | |
| 163 |
Gambia
|
14.43M | 2024 | 163 | |
| 164 |
Costa Rica
|
0 | 2024 | 164 | |
| 165 |
Iceland
|
0 | 2024 | 164 | |
| 166 |
Panama
|
0 | 2024 | 164 | |
| 167 |
Venezuela
|
0 | 2024 | 164 |
Military expenditure in current US dollars under the SIPRI definition. It allows absolute defense budgets to be compared, but not military capability: the purchasing power of the dollar in defense differs widely between countries, so equal budgets buy different amounts of personnel and equipment.
The share of GDP a country spends on defense.
Defense 1985–2020 Armed forces personnelThe number of active-duty military personnel and paramilitary forces.
Defense 1960–2024 Arms exportsTransfers of major conventional weapons abroad, in SIPRI trend-indicator values (TIV).
Defense 1988–2024 Military expenditure share of the budgetWhat part of government spending goes to defense.
Defense 1960–2024 Arms importsPurchases of major conventional weapons abroad.
Defense 1816–2022 Armed forces personnel since 1816A long historical series on the personnel of armies — since 1816, that is, over two centuries.