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]

Global military expenditure in 2022

Highest military expenditure

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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.


40 countries with the highest military spending worldwide in 2023[1]
SIPRI Military Expenditure Database[3]
List by the International Institute for Strategic Studies

2024 edition of "The Military Balance" from the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)[2]

Highest military expenditure, share of GDP

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The following lists are 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, while the second list gets its data from the International Institute for Strategic Studies.

As a share of GDP

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List by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
SIPRI Military Expenditure Database (2023)
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List by the International Institute for Strategic Studies
Top 15 Defence Budgets 2020
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Rank Country % of GDP
1   Ukraine 36.65%
2   Lebanon 8.91%
3   Algeria 8.17%
4   Saudi Arabia 7.09%
5   South Sudan 6.26%
6   Russia 5.86%
7   Armenia 5.45%
8   Oman 5.40%
9   Israel 5.32%
10   Jordan 4.91%
11   Kuwait 4.90%
12   Azerbaijan 4.60%
13   Togo 4.01%
14   Burkina Faso 4.01%
15   Poland 3.83%
Rank Country % of GDP
1   Oman 12.0
2   Afghanistan 10.6
3   Lebanon 10.5
4   Kuwait 7.1
5   Saudi Arabia 7.1
6   Algeria 6.7
7   Iraq 5.8
8   UAE 5.6
9   Azerbaijan 5.4
10   Morocco 5.3
11   Israel 5.2
12   Jordan 4.9
13   Armenia 4.8
14   Mali 4.5
15   Qatar 4.4
* Italic values are SIPRI estimates.

Notes

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  1. ^ a b SIPRI estimate
  2. ^ The figures for Saudi Arabia include expenditure for public order and safety and might be slightly overestimated.[citation needed]
  3. ^ a b The figures for France and Poland exclude expenditure for Gendarmerie nationale and Żandarmeria Wojskowa.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Trends in Military Expenditure 2023" (PDF). Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ https://www.sipri.org/sites/default/files/2024-04/2404_fs_milex_2023.pdf#page=2
  5. ^ "SIPRI Military Expenditure Database". Sipri.org. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  6. ^ "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.
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