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Military expenditure2021

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 data155 / 217No observation: 62
First-ranked country or territoryUnited States806,230,200,000 US$

Top 10

US$ · 2021
01United States
806,230,200,000
02China
286,064,630,571
03India
76,253,500,470
04Russia
65,918,129,751
05United Kingdom
65,148,595,798
06Saudi Arabia
63,194,666,667
07France
58,741,980,240
08Germany
56,520,202,568
09Japan
53,616,495,862
10South Korea
50,873,788,105

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Military expenditure · 2021 · US$
RankCountry / territoryValue (US$)Year
01United States806,230,200,0002021
02China286,064,630,5712021
03India76,253,500,4702021
04Russia65,918,129,7512021
05United Kingdom65,148,595,7982021
06Saudi Arabia63,194,666,6672021
07France58,741,980,2402021
08Germany56,520,202,5682021
09Japan53,616,495,8622021
10South Korea50,873,788,1052021
11Italy35,038,552,5072021
12Australia32,718,066,8172021
13Canada24,698,524,1032021
14Israel23,596,704,2782021
15Spain19,970,305,1092021
16Brazil19,187,122,4752021
17Poland15,280,029,3462021
18Türkiye15,240,338,3292021
19Netherlands14,395,695,3642021
20Pakistan11,616,638,1372021
21Qatar11,593,406,5932021
22Singapore11,013,608,9022021
23Colombia10,180,134,2922021
24Algeria9,112,461,1052021
25Kuwait9,024,335,5482021
26Indonesia8,798,276,0642021
27Mexico8,680,832,5932021
28Norway8,435,121,6112021
29Greece8,300,944,5922021
30Sweden7,582,054,9362021
31Vietnam7,526,365,9882021
32Thailand7,112,638,3142021
33Ukraine6,842,963,4332021
34Belgium6,240,137,8762021
35Oman5,783,615,0852021
36Iran5,699,580,1092021
37Philippines5,544,109,8412021
38Switzerland5,486,155,1232021
39Morocco5,325,480,9012021
40Romania5,294,902,3542021
41Denmark5,273,695,9292021
42Chile5,194,059,1742021
43Egypt5,165,445,6272021
44Bangladesh4,849,144,9402021
45Iraq4,765,369,6552021
46Nigeria4,444,998,0812021
47Austria4,196,428,5712021
48Czechia3,918,412,5352021
49Portugal3,880,558,1842021
50Finland3,832,078,6052021
51Malaysia3,675,489,0122021
52South Africa3,546,873,3562021
53Argentina3,073,433,3232021
54New Zealand2,905,571,0752021
55Azerbaijan2,703,176,4712021
56Myanmar (Burma)2,642,725,5092021
57Peru2,635,892,7062021
58Hungary2,410,401,1062021
59Ecuador2,408,810,0002021
60Jordan2,176,760,5632021
61Slovakia1,984,626,3012021
62Serbia1,805,530,3002021
63Kazakhstan1,614,904,6452021
64Sri Lanka1,523,905,3212021
65Bahrain1,437,500,0002021
66Croatia1,360,346,0032021
67Lithuania1,306,764,4282021
68Bulgaria1,275,264,1682021
69Ireland1,267,738,8842021
70Uruguay1,246,341,5562021
71Tunisia1,231,004,1272021
72Kenya1,191,035,1992021
73Uganda1,060,851,7272021
74Angola973,942,2522021
75Belarus951,248,1902021
76Latvia823,084,2012021
77Tanzania762,842,4102021
78Slovenia762,771,9962021
79Estonia748,674,6162021
80Mali652,883,3532021
81Côte d’Ivoire637,656,9132021
82Cambodia626,024,2832021
83Armenia619,435,4722021
84Dominican Republic611,467,7132021
85Cyprus541,804,6362021
86Botswana536,630,4012021
87Bolivia535,704,0022021
88Senegal483,224,9132021
89Zimbabwe473,945,2752021
90Burkina Faso458,279,0982021
91Brunei453,337,7992021
92Nepal447,957,0952021
93Cameroon443,336,8322021
94Ethiopia440,163,2042021
95Honduras421,666,5422021
96Namibia400,154,2762021
97Sudan369,443,0392021
98Paraguay366,835,0022021
99Luxembourg353,488,6472021
100El Salvador351,578,0002021
101Guatemala337,815,9832021
102Chad330,998,0782021
103Congo - Brazzaville313,056,3962021
104Gabon311,454,9292021
105Mozambique309,038,4172021
106Congo - Kinshasa306,078,7832021
107Ghana304,373,2882021
108Georgia300,489,4342021
109Afghanistan278,250,7882021
110Kyrgyzstan262,700,6622021
111Guinea244,558,5902021
112Mauritania229,313,2452021
113Albania222,874,8072021
114Zambia217,039,3842021
115Jamaica214,992,8862021
116Bosnia & Herzegovina209,721,8862021
117Trinidad & Tobago207,696,7912021
118Niger202,404,4772021
119Togo198,773,2412021
120North Macedonia196,249,0682021
121Lebanon171,587,3962021
122Rwanda167,381,4972021
123Equatorial Guinea162,807,1332021
124Somalia111,029,0002021
125Madagascar98,807,0992021
126Benin97,451,7782021
127Mongolia97,194,6822021
128Montenegro91,137,6542021
129Malawi90,399,2822021
130Tajikistan89,611,2342021
131Malta87,950,5682021
132Papua New Guinea86,089,9502021
133Eswatini82,792,5152021
134Kosovo79,609,7452021
135Nicaragua77,037,8642021
136Guyana76,789,4482021
137Fiji68,726,8522021
138Burundi68,376,3972021
139South Sudan64,287,3012021
140Central African Republic55,515,0122021
141Moldova50,739,6122021
142Sierra Leone43,010,0302021
143Timor-Leste39,222,0002021
144Lesotho37,044,0552021
145Seychelles36,587,9362021
146Liberia29,723,0002021
147Haiti29,316,3582021
148Belize26,703,3752021
149Guinea-Bissau25,596,4172021
150Mauritius19,667,9792021
151Gambia15,882,4482021
152Cape Verde11,213,7232021
153Costa Rica02021
153Iceland02021
153Panama02021
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No observation (62)

American Samoa · Andorra · Antigua & Barbuda · Aruba · Bahamas · Barbados · Bermuda · Bhutan · British Virgin Islands · Cayman Islands · Channel Islands · Comoros · Cuba · Curaçao · Djibouti · Dominica · Eritrea · Faroe Islands · French Polynesia · Gibraltar · Greenland · Grenada · Guam · Hong Kong SAR China · Isle of Man · Kiribati · Laos · Libya · Liechtenstein · Macao SAR China · Maldives · Marshall Islands · Micronesia · Monaco · Nauru · New Caledonia · North Korea · Northern Mariana Islands · Palau · Palestinian Territories · Puerto Rico · Samoa · San Marino · Sint Maarten · Solomon Islands · St. Kitts & Nevis · St. Lucia · St. Martin · St. Vincent & Grenadines · Suriname · Syria · São Tomé & Príncipe · Tonga · Turkmenistan · Turks & Caicos Islands · Tuvalu · U.S. Virgin Islands · United Arab Emirates · Uzbekistan · Vanuatu · Venezuela · Yemen

Source & definition

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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