Military expenditure (current USD) by country
Military spending USD, in current prices (converted at the exchange rate for the given year)
Countries reporting
166
Highest
954.39 billion current USD
United States
Lowest
0 current USD
Panama
Median
1.35 billion current USD
Years covered
66
1960–2025
Data points
10,705
What the numbers show
Military expenditure (current USD) is currently reported for 166 countries. The highest value is 954.39 billion current USD in United States; the lowest is 0 current USD in Panama.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.35 billion current USD, and the mean is 17.43 billion current USD.
Over the past decade 140 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Uzbekistan (up 2,560.9%), and the largest decrease in Sudan (down 88.4%).
Military expenditure (current USD): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 954.39 billion current USD | 2025 | up 50.6% | volatile |
| 2 | China | 335.52 billion current USD | 2025 | up 70.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Russia | 190.42 billion current USD | 2025 | up 186.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Germany | 113.59 billion current USD | 2025 | up 197.4% | volatile |
| 5 | India | 92.06 billion current USD | 2025 | up 79.5% | volatile |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 88.98 billion current USD | 2025 | up 48.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Ukraine | 84.11 billion current USD | 2025 | up 2,301.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Saudi Arabia | 83.18 billion current USD | 2025 | down 4.6% | volatile |
| 9 | France | 68.01 billion current USD | 2025 | up 48.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Japan | 62.16 billion current USD | 2025 | up 47.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Israel | 48.28 billion current USD | 2025 | up 202.2% | volatile |
| 12 | Italy | 48.14 billion current USD | 2025 | up 121.4% | volatile |
| 13 | South Korea | 47.77 billion current USD | 2025 | up 30.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Poland | 46.76 billion current USD | 2025 | up 357.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Spain | 40.21 billion current USD | 2025 | up 164.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Canada | 37.49 billion current USD | 2025 | up 105.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Australia | 35.33 billion current USD | 2025 | up 46.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Turkey | 29.99 billion current USD | 2025 | up 91.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Netherlands | 28.94 billion current USD | 2025 | up 233.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Algeria | 25.44 billion current USD | 2025 | up 144.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Brazil | 23.95 billion current USD | 2025 | down 2.7% | volatile |
| 22 | United Arab Emirates | 22.76 billion current USD | 2014 | up 233.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Singapore | 17.44 billion current USD | 2025 | up 85.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Norway | 17.03 billion current USD | 2025 | up 192.9% | volatile |
| 25 | Sweden | 16.47 billion current USD | 2025 | up 205.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Qatar | 15.41 billion current USD | 2022 | up 721.2% | volatile |
| 27 | Indonesia | 15.03 billion current USD | 2025 | up 97.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Denmark | 14.95 billion current USD | 2025 | up 344.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Belgium | 14.53 billion current USD | 2025 | up 245.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Colombia | 14.50 billion current USD | 2025 | up 58.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Mexico | 13.65 billion current USD | 2025 | up 149.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Pakistan | 11.87 billion current USD | 2025 | up 24.9% | volatile |
| 33 | Vietnam | 10.49 billion current USD | 2025 | up 71.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Romania | 9.73 billion current USD | 2025 | up 276.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Greece | 8.39 billion current USD | 2025 | up 74.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Kuwait | 8.09 billion current USD | 2025 | up 41.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Finland | 8.08 billion current USD | 2025 | up 137.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Switzerland | 7.59 billion current USD | 2025 | up 67.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Iran | 7.40 billion current USD | 2025 | down 30.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Czechia | 7.05 billion current USD | 2025 | up 296.2% | volatile |
| 41 | Iraq | 6.45 billion current USD | 2025 | down 32.9% | volatile |
| 42 | Philippines | 6.38 billion current USD | 2025 | up 91.2% | volatile |
| 43 | Austria | 6.35 billion current USD | 2025 | up 138.4% | volatile |
| 44 | Morocco | 6.33 billion current USD | 2025 | up 93.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Oman | 5.99 billion current USD | 2025 | down 20.5% | volatile |
| 46 | Thailand | 5.98 billion current USD | 2025 | up 10.1% | volatile |
| 47 | Portugal | 5.86 billion current USD | 2025 | up 87.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Chile | 5.33 billion current USD | 2025 | up 15.1% | volatile |
| 49 | Myanmar | 5.01 billion current USD | 2024 | up 111.2% | volatile |
| 50 | Hungary | 5.00 billion current USD | 2025 | up 341.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Azerbaijan | 4.94 billion current USD | 2025 | up 70.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Malaysia | 4.93 billion current USD | 2025 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 53 | Argentina | 3.88 billion current USD | 2025 | down 29.3% | volatile |
| 54 | Bangladesh | 3.83 billion current USD | 2025 | up 35.9% | volatile |
| 55 | South Africa | 3.17 billion current USD | 2025 | down 9.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Slovakia | 3.12 billion current USD | 2025 | up 216.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Lithuania | 2.95 billion current USD | 2025 | up 526.5% | volatile |
| 58 | New Zealand | 2.86 billion current USD | 2025 | up 64.6% | volatile |
| 59 | Serbia | 2.78 billion current USD | 2025 | up 297.2% | volatile |
| 60 | Ecuador | 2.74 billion current USD | 2025 | up 5.3% | volatile |
| 61 | Peru | 2.60 billion current USD | 2025 | down 21.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Bulgaria | 2.59 billion current USD | 2025 | up 309.3% | volatile |
| 63 | Jordan | 2.56 billion current USD | 2025 | up 58.2% | volatile |
| 64 | Egypt | 2.50 billion current USD | 2025 | down 54.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Syria | 2.49 billion current USD | 2011 | up 144.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Venezuela | 2.13 billion current USD | 2017 | down 51.1% | volatile |
| 67 | Nigeria | 2.10 billion current USD | 2025 | up 1.7% | volatile |
| 68 | Croatia | 2.10 billion current USD | 2025 | up 135.7% | rising |
| 69 | Uruguay | 1.95 billion current USD | 2025 | up 101.5% | volatile |
| 70 | Belarus | 1.94 billion current USD | 2025 | up 201.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Latvia | 1.73 billion current USD | 2025 | up 512.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Armenia | 1.73 billion current USD | 2025 | up 285.6% | volatile |
| 73 | Yemen | 1.71 billion current USD | 2014 | up 133.2% | rising |
| 74 | North Korea | 1.60 billion current USD | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 75 | Estonia | 1.58 billion current USD | 2025 | up 239.8% | volatile |
| 76 | Libya | 1.57 billion current USD | 2023 | down 60.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Ireland | 1.55 billion current USD | 2025 | up 55.6% | volatile |
| 78 | Tunisia | 1.48 billion current USD | 2025 | up 51.6% | volatile |
| 79 | Kenya | 1.47 billion current USD | 2025 | up 74.2% | volatile |
| 80 | Bahrain | 1.47 billion current USD | 2025 | up 1.8% | volatile |
| 81 | Angola | 1.46 billion current USD | 2025 | down 59.6% | volatile |
| 82 | Uzbekistan | 1.44 billion current USD | 2018 | up 2,560.9% | volatile |
| 83 | Sri Lanka | 1.39 billion current USD | 2025 | down 32.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Kazakhstan | 1.31 billion current USD | 2025 | down 36.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Uganda | 1.30 billion current USD | 2025 | up 323.7% | volatile |
| 86 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1.23 billion current USD | 2025 | up 149.4% | volatile |
| 87 | Slovenia | 1.22 billion current USD | 2025 | up 204.8% | rising |
| 88 | Dominican Republic | 1.04 billion current USD | 2025 | up 126.5% | volatile |
| 89 | Tanzania | 1.03 billion current USD | 2025 | up 99.3% | volatile |
| 90 | Mali | 952.90 million current USD | 2025 | up 208.2% | volatile |
| 91 | Burkina Faso | 891.56 million current USD | 2025 | up 502.7% | volatile |
| 92 | Luxembourg | 855.41 million current USD | 2025 | up 436.7% | volatile |
| 93 | Lebanon | 828.30 million current USD | 2025 | down 63.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Cote d'Ivoire | 759.44 million current USD | 2025 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 95 | Cambodia | 738.95 million current USD | 2025 | up 127.2% | volatile |
| 96 | Bolivia | 688.31 million current USD | 2025 | up 18.5% | volatile |
| 97 | Cyprus | 663.31 million current USD | 2025 | up 102.3% | rising |
| 98 | Georgia | 657.88 million current USD | 2025 | up 119.6% | volatile |
| 99 | Chad | 648.81 million current USD | 2025 | up 193.6% | volatile |
| 100 | Guatemala | 632.87 million current USD | 2025 | up 150.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Cameroon | 627.47 million current USD | 2025 | up 77.3% | volatile |
| 102 | Albania | 623.61 million current USD | 2025 | up 371.2% | volatile |
| 103 | Botswana | 614.35 million current USD | 2025 | up 60.1% | volatile |
| 104 | Kyrgyzstan | 601.13 million current USD | 2025 | up 160.8% | volatile |
| 105 | Guinea | 600.54 million current USD | 2025 | up 171.2% | volatile |
| 106 | Honduras | 580.25 million current USD | 2025 | up 101.4% | volatile |
| 107 | Senegal | 566.87 million current USD | 2025 | up 163.9% | volatile |
| 108 | Brunei | 560.27 million current USD | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 109 | Ethiopia | 528.11 million current USD | 2025 | up 24.2% | volatile |
| 110 | Ghana | 506.65 million current USD | 2025 | up 161.0% | volatile |
| 111 | El Salvador | 490.00 million current USD | 2025 | up 97.8% | volatile |
| 112 | Niger | 488.89 million current USD | 2025 | up 235.8% | volatile |
| 113 | Mozambique | 468.06 million current USD | 2025 | up 249.2% | volatile |
| 114 | Nepal | 428.29 million current USD | 2025 | up 32.3% | volatile |
| 115 | Paraguay | 421.10 million current USD | 2025 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 116 | Namibia | 410.52 million current USD | 2025 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Zambia | 405.86 million current USD | 2025 | up 9.0% | volatile |
| 118 | North Macedonia | 374.75 million current USD | 2025 | up 274.8% | rising |
| 119 | Sudan | 369.44 million current USD | 2021 | down 88.4% | volatile |
| 120 | Gabon | 356.11 million current USD | 2025 | up 109.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Mauritania | 321.76 million current USD | 2025 | up 142.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Jamaica | 286.65 million current USD | 2025 | up 131.6% | volatile |
| 123 | Afghanistan | 278.25 million current USD | 2021 | down 14.6% | volatile |
| 124 | Guyana | 247.64 million current USD | 2025 | up 433.4% | volatile |
| 125 | Tajikistan | 246.93 million current USD | 2025 | up 145.3% | volatile |
| 126 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 234.50 million current USD | 2025 | up 369.1% | volatile |
| 127 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 231.40 million current USD | 2025 | up 42.6% | falling |
| 128 | Trinidad and Tobago | 229.90 million current USD | 2025 | up 13.8% | volatile |
| 129 | Burundi | 226.62 million current USD | 2025 | up 242.5% | volatile |
| 130 | Mongolia | 221.32 million current USD | 2025 | up 117.5% | volatile |
| 131 | Benin | 216.91 million current USD | 2025 | up 138.5% | volatile |
| 132 | Togo | 204.95 million current USD | 2025 | up 192.9% | volatile |
| 133 | Congo | 204.92 million current USD | 2025 | down 70.9% | volatile |
| 134 | Somalia | 199.47 million current USD | 2025 | up 327.9% | volatile |
| 135 | Rwanda | 191.19 million current USD | 2025 | up 84.3% | volatile |
| 136 | Eritrea | 181.58 million current USD | 2003 | up 68.5% | rising |
| 137 | South Sudan | 178.42 million current USD | 2025 | down 37.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Montenegro | 176.54 million current USD | 2025 | up 210.3% | rising |
| 139 | Kosovo | 165.56 million current USD | 2024 | up 209.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Malawi | 162.82 million current USD | 2025 | up 300.7% | volatile |
| 141 | Zimbabwe | 159.64 million current USD | 2025 | down 57.6% | volatile |
| 142 | Cuba | 128.61 million current USD | 2018 | up 44.4% | falling |
| 143 | Malta | 124.66 million current USD | 2025 | up 140.7% | volatile |
| 144 | Equatorial Guinea | 120.73 million current USD | 2025 | down 12.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Madagascar | 119.68 million current USD | 2025 | up 103.1% | volatile |
| 146 | Nicaragua | 116.37 million current USD | 2025 | up 17.6% | volatile |
| 147 | Moldova | 113.29 million current USD | 2025 | up 391.4% | volatile |
| 148 | Turkmenistan | 111.92 million current USD | 1999 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 149 | Papua New Guinea | 106.48 million current USD | 2025 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 150 | Eswatini | 93.36 million current USD | 2025 | up 27.0% | volatile |
| 151 | Fiji | 81.16 million current USD | 2025 | up 90.4% | volatile |
| 152 | Central African Republic | 74.19 million current USD | 2025 | up 177.8% | volatile |
| 153 | East Timor | 47.92 million current USD | 2025 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 154 | Liberia | 44.21 million current USD | 2025 | up 198.7% | volatile |
| 155 | Lesotho | 39.91 million current USD | 2025 | down 9.4% | volatile |
| 156 | Haiti | 39.14 million current USD | 2025 | up 589.2% | volatile |
| 157 | Djibouti | 36.27 million current USD | 2008 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 158 | Belize | 33.32 million current USD | 2025 | up 69.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Sierra Leone | 32.18 million current USD | 2025 | down 18.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Seychelles | 28.38 million current USD | 2025 | up 56.8% | rising |
| 161 | Mauritius | 23.84 million current USD | 2025 | up 39.5% | volatile |
| 162 | Laos | 22.76 million current USD | 2013 | up 106.6% | volatile |
| 163 | Guinea-Bissau | 22.36 million current USD | 2025 | up 31.2% | volatile |
| 164 | Cape Verde | 20.08 million current USD | 2025 | up 125.0% | rising |
| 165 | Gambia | 14.74 million current USD | 2025 | up 6.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Panama | 0 current USD | 2025 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 2.86 trillion current USD
- High income 2.09 trillion current USD
- OECD members 1.81 trillion current USD
- Post-demographic dividend 1.75 trillion current USD
- IDA & IBRD total 1.02 trillion current USD
- North America 991.88 billion current USD
- IBRD only 982.72 billion current USD
- Europe & Central Asia 894.50 billion current USD
- Low & middle income 761.02 billion current USD
- Middle income 753.26 billion current USD
- Late-demographic dividend 696.74 billion current USD
- Upper middle income 619.58 billion current USD
- East Asia & Pacific 563.27 billion current USD
- European Union 460.56 billion current USD
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 381.64 billion current USD
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 379.53 billion current USD
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 379.53 billion current USD
- Early-demographic dividend 364.48 billion current USD
- Euro area 360.60 billion current USD
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 211.99 billion current USD
- Arab World 144.84 billion current USD
- Lower middle income 133.67 billion current USD
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 130.05 billion current USD
- South Asia 97.70 billion current USD
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 97.70 billion current USD
- Central Europe and the Baltics 83.83 billion current USD
- Latin America & Caribbean 73.39 billion current USD
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 73.39 billion current USD
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 65.63 billion current USD
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 64.86 billion current USD
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 64.86 billion current USD
- IDA total 37.69 billion current USD
- Pre-demographic dividend 23.63 billion current USD
- Sub-Saharan Africa 23.28 billion current USD
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 23.28 billion current USD
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 23.26 billion current USD
- IDA only 20.11 billion current USD
- Least developed countries 17.69 billion current USD
- IDA blend 17.58 billion current USD
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 14.71 billion current USD
About this data
Military spending USD, in current prices (converted at the exchange rate for the given year)