Military expenditure (current USD) by country
Military spending USD, in current prices (converted at the exchange rate for the given year)
Countries reporting
163
Highest
997.31 billion current USD
United States
Lowest
0 current USD
Venezuela
Median
1.13 billion current USD
Years covered
65
1960–2024
Data points
10,601
What the numbers show
Military expenditure (current USD) is currently reported for 163 countries. The highest value is 997.31 billion current USD in United States; the lowest is 0 current USD in Venezuela.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.13 billion current USD, and the mean is 16.48 billion current USD.
Over the past decade 126 countries rose and 33 fell. The largest increase was in Uzbekistan (up 2,560.8%), and the largest decrease in Venezuela (down 100.0%).
Military expenditure: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 997.31 billion current USD | 2024 | up 54.0% | volatile |
| 2 | China | 313.66 billion current USD | 2024 | up 72.2% | volatile |
| 3 | Russia | 148.97 billion current USD | 2024 | up 75.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Germany | 88.46 billion current USD | 2024 | up 98.1% | volatile |
| 5 | India | 86.13 billion current USD | 2024 | up 69.2% | volatile |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 81.76 billion current USD | 2024 | up 22.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Saudi Arabia | 80.33 billion current USD | 2024 | down 0.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Ukraine | 64.70 billion current USD | 2024 | up 1,533.3% | volatile |
| 9 | France | 64.67 billion current USD | 2024 | up 21.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Japan | 55.27 billion current USD | 2024 | up 17.8% | volatile |
| 11 | South Korea | 47.57 billion current USD | 2024 | up 26.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Israel | 46.51 billion current USD | 2024 | up 162.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Poland | 38.00 billion current USD | 2024 | up 267.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Italy | 37.96 billion current USD | 2024 | up 37.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Australia | 33.82 billion current USD | 2024 | up 31.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Canada | 29.35 billion current USD | 2024 | up 64.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Turkey | 24.98 billion current USD | 2024 | up 42.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Spain | 24.62 billion current USD | 2024 | up 43.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Netherlands | 23.18 billion current USD | 2024 | up 124.3% | volatile |
| 20 | United Arab Emirates | 22.76 billion current USD | 2014 | up 233.8% | volatile |
| 21 | Algeria | 21.81 billion current USD | 2024 | up 83.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Brazil | 20.95 billion current USD | 2024 | down 35.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Mexico | 16.73 billion current USD | 2024 | up 147.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Qatar | 15.41 billion current USD | 2022 | up 721.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Colombia | 15.10 billion current USD | 2024 | up 27.4% | volatile |
| 26 | Singapore | 15.06 billion current USD | 2024 | up 56.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Sweden | 12.04 billion current USD | 2024 | up 83.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Indonesia | 11.04 billion current USD | 2024 | up 59.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Norway | 10.44 billion current USD | 2024 | up 42.2% | volatile |
| 30 | Pakistan | 10.17 billion current USD | 2024 | up 17.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Denmark | 9.96 billion current USD | 2024 | up 145.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Romania | 8.72 billion current USD | 2024 | up 223.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Belgium | 8.56 billion current USD | 2024 | up 64.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Greece | 8.02 billion current USD | 2024 | up 45.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Iran | 7.89 billion current USD | 2024 | down 20.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Kuwait | 7.79 billion current USD | 2024 | up 33.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Finland | 6.99 billion current USD | 2024 | up 75.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Switzerland | 6.72 billion current USD | 2024 | up 45.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Czechia | 6.52 billion current USD | 2024 | up 222.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Iraq | 6.18 billion current USD | 2024 | down 10.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Philippines | 6.12 billion current USD | 2024 | up 97.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Oman | 5.99 billion current USD | 2024 | down 27.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Thailand | 5.52 billion current USD | 2024 | down 1.1% | volatile |
| 44 | Morocco | 5.52 billion current USD | 2024 | up 36.3% | volatile |
| 45 | Vietnam | 5.50 billion current USD | 2018 | up 157.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Austria | 5.26 billion current USD | 2024 | up 59.1% | volatile |
| 47 | Chile | 5.11 billion current USD | 2024 | up 0.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Myanmar | 5.01 billion current USD | 2024 | up 111.2% | volatile |
| 49 | Hungary | 4.73 billion current USD | 2024 | up 291.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Portugal | 4.64 billion current USD | 2024 | up 54.6% | volatile |
| 51 | Malaysia | 4.31 billion current USD | 2024 | down 12.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Argentina | 4.18 billion current USD | 2024 | down 16.1% | volatile |
| 53 | Bangladesh | 4.03 billion current USD | 2024 | up 71.2% | volatile |
| 54 | Azerbaijan | 3.78 billion current USD | 2024 | up 10.2% | volatile |
| 55 | New Zealand | 3.00 billion current USD | 2024 | up 50.3% | volatile |
| 56 | Slovakia | 2.85 billion current USD | 2024 | up 185.6% | volatile |
| 57 | South Africa | 2.84 billion current USD | 2024 | down 27.1% | volatile |
| 58 | Ecuador | 2.70 billion current USD | 2024 | down 3.2% | volatile |
| 59 | Lithuania | 2.63 billion current USD | 2024 | up 515.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Peru | 2.57 billion current USD | 2024 | down 20.3% | volatile |
| 61 | Jordan | 2.56 billion current USD | 2024 | up 65.3% | volatile |
| 62 | Syria | 2.49 billion current USD | 2011 | up 144.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Egypt | 2.40 billion current USD | 2024 | down 52.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Bulgaria | 2.33 billion current USD | 2024 | up 211.7% | volatile |
| 65 | Serbia | 2.32 billion current USD | 2024 | up 152.9% | rising |
| 66 | South Sudan | 2.03 billion current USD | 2024 | up 55.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Uruguay | 1.74 billion current USD | 2024 | up 67.9% | volatile |
| 68 | Yemen | 1.71 billion current USD | 2014 | up 133.2% | rising |
| 69 | Croatia | 1.63 billion current USD | 2024 | up 51.3% | rising |
| 70 | North Korea | 1.60 billion current USD | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Libya | 1.57 billion current USD | 2023 | down 60.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Belarus | 1.49 billion current USD | 2024 | up 81.5% | volatile |
| 73 | Estonia | 1.44 billion current USD | 2024 | up 181.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Uzbekistan | 1.44 billion current USD | 2018 | up 2,560.8% | volatile |
| 75 | Latvia | 1.43 billion current USD | 2024 | up 382.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Armenia | 1.42 billion current USD | 2024 | up 209.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Bahrain | 1.38 billion current USD | 2024 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 78 | Sri Lanka | 1.33 billion current USD | 2024 | down 30.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Tunisia | 1.31 billion current USD | 2024 | up 44.6% | volatile |
| 81 | Kenya | 1.23 billion current USD | 2024 | up 50.3% | volatile |
| 82 | Kazakhstan | 1.21 billion current USD | 2024 | down 47.6% | volatile |
| 83 | Nigeria | 1.13 billion current USD | 2024 | down 51.9% | volatile |
| 84 | Uganda | 1.12 billion current USD | 2024 | up 242.9% | volatile |
| 85 | Burkina Faso | 1.02 billion current USD | 2024 | up 477.8% | volatile |
| 86 | Dominican Republic | 980.99 million current USD | 2024 | up 124.2% | volatile |
| 87 | Slovenia | 951.90 million current USD | 2024 | up 95.8% | rising |
| 88 | Mali | 929.28 million current USD | 2024 | up 326.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Angola | 922.05 million current USD | 2024 | down 86.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Ethiopia | 921.66 million current USD | 2024 | up 122.4% | volatile |
| 91 | Tanzania | 920.85 million current USD | 2024 | up 81.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 899.19 million current USD | 2024 | up 163.5% | volatile |
| 94 | Cambodia | 720.54 million current USD | 2024 | up 159.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Cote d'Ivoire | 658.35 million current USD | 2024 | up 26.3% | volatile |
| 96 | Bolivia | 655.13 million current USD | 2024 | up 4.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Lebanon | 635.47 million current USD | 2024 | down 72.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Georgia | 615.86 million current USD | 2024 | up 48.2% | volatile |
| 99 | Cyprus | 598.19 million current USD | 2024 | up 67.2% | rising |
| 100 | Honduras | 581.27 million current USD | 2024 | up 140.3% | volatile |
| 101 | Botswana | 567.82 million current USD | 2024 | up 64.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Guinea | 562.46 million current USD | 2024 | up 185.6% | volatile |
| 103 | Brunei | 558.61 million current USD | 2024 | up 5.8% | volatile |
| 104 | Chad | 557.71 million current USD | 2024 | up 42.1% | volatile |
| 105 | Albania | 535.47 million current USD | 2024 | up 200.6% | volatile |
| 106 | Cameroon | 534.85 million current USD | 2024 | up 33.2% | volatile |
| 107 | Senegal | 514.94 million current USD | 2024 | up 114.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Kyrgyzstan | 473.05 million current USD | 2024 | up 87.6% | volatile |
| 109 | Mozambique | 450.45 million current USD | 2024 | up 159.2% | volatile |
| 110 | Niger | 435.88 million current USD | 2024 | up 199.4% | volatile |
| 111 | Nepal | 426.52 million current USD | 2024 | up 30.0% | volatile |
| 112 | El Salvador | 425.20 million current USD | 2024 | up 81.8% | volatile |
| 113 | Guatemala | 415.19 million current USD | 2024 | up 69.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Paraguay | 413.97 million current USD | 2024 | up 3.9% | volatile |
| 115 | Sudan | 375.21 million current USD | 2021 | down 88.2% | volatile |
| 116 | Namibia | 362.39 million current USD | 2024 | down 32.6% | volatile |
| 117 | North Macedonia | 353.69 million current USD | 2024 | up 184.8% | rising |
| 118 | Zambia | 349.67 million current USD | 2024 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 119 | Gabon | 319.10 million current USD | 2024 | up 53.3% | volatile |
| 120 | Afghanistan | 278.25 million current USD | 2021 | down 14.6% | volatile |
| 121 | Ghana | 268.74 million current USD | 2024 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 122 | Jamaica | 262.51 million current USD | 2024 | up 116.4% | volatile |
| 123 | Mauritania | 260.06 million current USD | 2024 | up 79.5% | volatile |
| 124 | Tajikistan | 246.39 million current USD | 2024 | up 136.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Trinidad and Tobago | 234.54 million current USD | 2024 | up 24.2% | volatile |
| 126 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 215.97 million current USD | 2024 | up 13.4% | falling |
| 127 | Somalia | 201.85 million current USD | 2024 | up 235.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Guyana | 201.84 million current USD | 2024 | up 413.8% | volatile |
| 129 | Togo | 195.35 million current USD | 2024 | up 135.1% | volatile |
| 130 | Congo | 182.04 million current USD | 2024 | down 74.2% | volatile |
| 131 | Eritrea | 181.58 million current USD | 2003 | up 68.5% | rising |
| 132 | Mongolia | 180.84 million current USD | 2024 | up 72.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Rwanda | 175.92 million current USD | 2024 | up 93.5% | volatile |
| 134 | Burundi | 171.83 million current USD | 2024 | up 176.4% | volatile |
| 135 | Benin | 154.11 million current USD | 2024 | up 65.7% | volatile |
| 136 | Montenegro | 150.03 million current USD | 2024 | up 122.1% | rising |
| 137 | Cuba | 128.61 million current USD | 2018 | up 44.4% | volatile |
| 138 | Madagascar | 121.63 million current USD | 2024 | up 74.6% | volatile |
| 139 | Malawi | 117.59 million current USD | 2024 | up 137.8% | volatile |
| 140 | Equatorial Guinea | 113.14 million current USD | 2024 | down 32.1% | volatile |
| 141 | Turkmenistan | 111.92 million current USD | 1999 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 142 | Moldova | 110.73 million current USD | 2024 | up 301.7% | volatile |
| 144 | Nicaragua | 105.26 million current USD | 2024 | up 29.3% | volatile |
| 145 | Zimbabwe | 98.39 million current USD | 2024 | down 73.3% | volatile |
| 146 | Papua New Guinea | 91.01 million current USD | 2024 | down 19.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Eswatini | 79.66 million current USD | 2024 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 148 | Fiji | 77.64 million current USD | 2024 | up 3.8% | volatile |
| 149 | Central African Republic | 71.17 million current USD | 2024 | up 85.3% | volatile |
| 150 | East Timor | 46.40 million current USD | 2024 | up 56.6% | rising |
| 151 | Sierra Leone | 36.45 million current USD | 2024 | down 25.3% | volatile |
| 152 | Lesotho | 36.30 million current USD | 2024 | down 23.9% | volatile |
| 153 | Djibouti | 36.27 million current USD | 2008 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 154 | Liberia | 33.83 million current USD | 2024 | up 132.8% | volatile |
| 155 | Belize | 30.14 million current USD | 2024 | up 51.3% | volatile |
| 156 | Seychelles | 26.86 million current USD | 2024 | down 13.1% | rising |
| 157 | Guinea-Bissau | 25.29 million current USD | 2023 | up 16.5% | volatile |
| 158 | Mauritius | 23.01 million current USD | 2024 | up 16.5% | volatile |
| 159 | Laos | 22.68 million current USD | 2013 | up 105.9% | volatile |
| 160 | Haiti | 19.75 million current USD | 2024 | up 272.9% | volatile |
| 161 | Cape Verde | 16.83 million current USD | 2024 | up 67.5% | rising |
| 162 | Gambia | 14.43 million current USD | 2024 | down 1.1% | volatile |
| 163 | Costa Rica | 0 current USD | 2024 | — | flat |
| 163 | Iceland | 0 current USD | 2024 | — | flat |
| 163 | Panama | 0 current USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 163 | Venezuela | 0 current USD | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 2.65 trillion current USD
- High income 1.96 trillion current USD
- OECD members 1.73 trillion current USD
- Post-demographic dividend 1.66 trillion current USD
- North America 1.03 trillion current USD
- IDA & IBRD total 894.64 billion current USD
- IBRD only 854.40 billion current USD
- Europe & Central Asia 719.05 billion current USD
- Low & middle income 687.69 billion current USD
- Middle income 678.38 billion current USD
- Late-demographic dividend 604.82 billion current USD
- Upper middle income 551.35 billion current USD
About this data
Military spending USD, in current prices (converted at the exchange rate for the given year)