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Military expenditure2020

Annual military expenditure under SIPRI definitions, in current US dollars, including personnel, operations, procurement and military research. Exchange rates and inflation affect comparisons across years. Expenditure is not a direct measure of military streng

World Bank · SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), uri: https://www.sipri.org/databases
Comparable ranking year2025Latest published year: 2025
Economies with data154 / 217No observation: 63
First-ranked country or territoryUnited States778,397,200,000 US$

Top 10

US$ · 2020
01United States
778,397,200,000
02China
258,019,513,365
03India
72,815,435,730
04Saudi Arabia
64,558,400,000
05Russia
61,883,789,927
06United Kingdom
58,332,371,795
07France
53,532,447,234
08Germany
53,427,936,290
09Japan
51,388,072,739
10South Korea
46,117,096,575

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Military expenditure · 2020 · US$
RankCountry / territoryValue (US$)Year
01United States778,397,200,0002020
02China258,019,513,3652020
03India72,815,435,7302020
04Saudi Arabia64,558,400,0002020
05Russia61,883,789,9272020
06United Kingdom58,332,371,7952020
07France53,532,447,2342020
08Germany53,427,936,2902020
09Japan51,388,072,7392020
10South Korea46,117,096,5752020
11Italy31,645,047,3042020
12Australia27,300,894,7012020
13Canada23,457,917,0152020
14Israel21,049,888,6632020
15Brazil19,591,209,0042020
16Spain17,450,336,2592020
17Türkiye15,815,406,7122020
18Poland13,712,164,6952020
19Netherlands13,085,717,5422020
20Pakistan10,242,196,4372020
21Singapore9,796,380,9652020
22Algeria9,708,277,4402020
23Colombia9,554,131,5052020
24Indonesia9,386,167,2072020
25Mexico8,044,880,8642020
26Thailand7,294,813,1862020
27Norway7,225,183,1402020
28Vietnam7,160,003,5652020
29Kuwait6,941,042,3452020
30Ukraine6,842,438,6932020
31Sweden6,269,713,6242020
32Oman6,095,708,7132020
33Greece5,785,109,0722020
34Switzerland5,731,630,0392020
35Iraq5,676,426,1742020
36Belgium5,328,344,8482020
37Chile5,246,204,7332020
38Romania5,051,140,9272020
39Denmark4,887,155,9632020
40Morocco4,829,507,9882020
41Philippines4,692,780,7002020
42Bangladesh4,649,682,2102020
43Egypt4,505,374,6442020
44Finland3,876,613,5942020
45Austria3,840,077,5112020
46Malaysia3,374,583,5322020
47Iran3,349,702,0082020
48Portugal3,291,804,4002020
49South Africa3,232,763,7952020
50Czechia3,201,645,8252020
51Argentina2,830,929,7052020
52New Zealand2,810,182,3492020
53Hungary2,767,305,9232020
54Nigeria2,717,058,7052020
55Peru2,652,119,0132020
56Myanmar (Burma)2,491,431,8532020
57Ecuador2,356,300,0002020
58Azerbaijan2,237,764,7062020
59Jordan2,055,915,4932020
60Slovakia1,969,337,7412020
61Kazakhstan1,552,039,7792020
62Sri Lanka1,484,978,7262020
63Bahrain1,404,787,2342020
64Serbia1,282,513,2752020
65Lithuania1,174,056,7652020
66Tunisia1,152,698,0622020
67Ireland1,144,420,3812020
68Bulgaria1,118,663,8182020
69Kenya1,115,321,7702020
70Uruguay1,090,410,6112020
71Angola992,496,8192020
72Uganda984,288,5932020
73Croatia981,389,3292020
74Sudan936,698,8082020
75Belarus861,203,2832020
76Latvia742,049,4702020
77Estonia719,583,5492020
78Tanzania682,599,0572020
79Armenia633,960,4002020
80Cambodia619,798,2802020
81Côte d’Ivoire607,155,8902020
82Dominican Republic599,052,5252020
83Mali593,865,8842020
84Slovenia574,489,9122020
85Bolivia509,904,8052020
86Botswana499,027,4802020
87Cyprus483,415,0232020
88Ethiopia450,938,3982020
89Brunei436,548,2232020
90Nepal434,850,8052020
91Lebanon431,991,0512020
92Cameroon393,299,3902020
93Burkina Faso382,464,6772020
94Namibia368,330,6072020
95Paraguay364,091,6452020
96Luxembourg363,232,6462020
97Congo - Kinshasa362,091,6162020
98Senegal345,637,4792020
99El Salvador343,900,0002020
100Guatemala342,766,4812020
101Honduras342,530,7512020
102Chad322,866,5262020
103Congo - Brazzaville298,382,1922020
104Mozambique287,943,5692020
105Georgia287,864,0782020
106Afghanistan279,576,9552020
107Gabon263,471,5972020
108Kyrgyzstan256,978,6552020
109Ghana245,815,7072020
110Zimbabwe242,179,5922020
111Niger238,269,5882020
112Jamaica235,704,9322020
113Zambia211,435,9142020
114Guinea206,992,8912020
115Mauritania200,829,9912020
116Albania196,484,1232020
117Trinidad & Tobago170,577,1022020
118Bosnia & Herzegovina167,521,8662020
119Togo163,926,8772020
120Equatorial Guinea162,373,3642020
121Rwanda149,937,2322020
122North Macedonia146,682,0392020
123Somalia98,156,6002020
124Malawi98,121,4512020
125Mongolia95,594,5942020
126South Sudan94,723,1202020
127Papua New Guinea93,786,8212020
128Madagascar87,856,2852020
129Malta86,287,4732020
130Montenegro82,920,3242020
131Nicaragua79,511,6852020
132Kosovo78,965,0062020
133Tajikistan77,107,5862020
134Eswatini76,795,3002020
135Guyana76,738,6092020
136Benin71,803,3442020
137Fiji71,181,0042020
138Burundi67,474,0932020
139Central African Republic44,348,0982020
140Moldova43,245,9952020
141Lesotho38,618,8372020
142Timor-Leste38,456,0002020
143Sierra Leone32,512,9582020
144Belize26,025,3252020
145Guinea-Bissau24,103,2552020
146Seychelles18,901,1802020
147Mauritius18,425,8322020
148Haiti15,984,9542020
149Gambia14,797,6392020
150Liberia12,901,0002020
151Cape Verde11,279,2682020
152Costa Rica02020
152Iceland02020
152Panama02020
154 / 154 · Economies with data

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Indicator definition
Annual military expenditure under SIPRI definitions, in current US dollars, including personnel, operations, procurement and military research. Exchange rates and inflation affect comparisons across years. Expenditure is not a direct measure of military strength.
Unit
US$
Source & definition
World Bank · SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), uri: https://www.sipri.org/databases · MS.MIL.XPND.CD
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Military spending USD, in current prices (converted at the exchange rate for the given year)

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