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Military expenditure2023

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 data153 / 217No observation: 64
First-ranked country or territoryUnited States916,014,700,000 US$

Top 10

US$ · 2023
01United States
916,014,700,000
02China
296,256,209,139
03Russia
109,203,624,738
04India
82,262,171,563
05Saudi Arabia
77,765,333,333
06United Kingdom
73,609,224,258
07Germany
68,584,873,364
08Ukraine
65,296,673,145
09France
59,541,138,239
10Japan
48,096,463,029

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Military expenditure · 2023 · US$
RankCountry / territoryValue (US$)Year
01United States916,014,700,0002023
02China296,256,209,1392023
03Russia109,203,624,7382023
04India82,262,171,5632023
05Saudi Arabia77,765,333,3332023
06United Kingdom73,609,224,2582023
07Germany68,584,873,3642023
08Ukraine65,296,673,1452023
09France59,541,138,2392023
10Japan48,096,463,0292023
11South Korea47,801,863,0392023
12Italy35,508,165,4792023
13Australia32,387,989,7982023
14Canada28,878,130,6152023
15Israel27,102,928,0062023
16Poland26,459,281,5802023
17Spain24,837,317,0382023
18Brazil21,788,291,0722023
19Türkiye19,233,041,5842023
20Algeria18,263,967,9682023
21Netherlands16,625,360,3052023
22Singapore13,973,388,2782023
23Mexico11,845,743,3582023
24Indonesia11,258,797,5702023
25Colombia10,779,238,3422023
26Norway8,799,400,4422023
27Sweden8,785,446,0832023
28Pakistan8,626,157,5882023
29Denmark8,142,235,1232023
30Vietnam7,956,802,4742023
31Kuwait7,755,031,9362023
32Belgium7,635,702,7932023
33Iran7,390,861,1362023
34Greece7,020,677,1982023
35Switzerland6,311,589,4452023
36Finland5,926,831,2542023
37Oman5,851,755,5272023
38Thailand5,743,151,7432023
39Iraq5,726,552,3812023
40Romania5,624,980,1882023
41Chile5,470,078,5692023
42Morocco5,189,111,5322023
43Philippines5,142,164,4842023
44Argentina4,882,352,9992023
45Czechia4,536,247,4992023
46Austria4,452,227,9512023
47Hungary4,358,422,1132023
48Malaysia3,925,419,2752023
49Bangladesh3,687,662,5132023
50Azerbaijan3,561,670,5882023
51Portugal3,528,938,9412023
52Peru3,307,201,1962023
53Egypt3,167,150,1262023
54Nigeria3,061,714,4492023
55South Africa3,059,543,5192023
56New Zealand3,034,580,1692023
57Ecuador2,692,000,0002023
58Myanmar (Burma)2,493,486,4512023
59Jordan2,462,070,4232023
60Slovakia2,304,765,3212023
61Lithuania2,261,226,1832023
62Bulgaria1,991,192,0252023
63Serbia1,796,105,4812023
64Bahrain1,622,393,6172023
65Libya1,572,965,6172023
66Uruguay1,510,483,6252023
67Croatia1,408,809,8152023
68Belarus1,397,442,9312023
69Armenia1,326,245,6792023
70Ireland1,269,225,2842023
71Latvia1,253,796,4402023
72Angola1,247,846,3452023
73Estonia1,236,971,3102023
74Ethiopia1,227,084,9202023
75Tunisia1,207,275,8492023
76Kazakhstan1,164,938,1252023
77Sri Lanka1,107,556,5312023
78Kenya1,053,795,5722023
79Uganda975,151,1092023
80Tanzania961,327,7652023
81Dominican Republic946,425,7732023
82Slovenia909,676,2762023
83Zimbabwe870,433,5382023
84Burkina Faso827,153,0192023
85Congo - Kinshasa794,244,5982023
86Mali785,265,0082023
87Côte d’Ivoire682,177,1112023
88Cambodia667,917,0362023
89Bolivia588,704,7762023
90Luxembourg583,524,9202023
91Cyprus558,878,3112023
92Honduras524,224,6622023
93Georgia506,476,8282023
94Guinea504,667,1802023
95Kyrgyzstan483,259,4172023
96Cameroon456,569,0922023
97Nepal455,134,8492023
98El Salvador454,766,6672023
99Brunei449,232,4952023
100Senegal448,993,7062023
101Guatemala437,629,1252023
102Mozambique404,045,7592023
103Albania399,980,1282023
104Paraguay397,579,4852023
105Chad372,751,8562023
106Zambia369,211,0332023
107Botswana349,640,5912023
108Namibia338,933,6712023
109Niger331,917,3102023
110Ghana301,979,7362023
111Lebanon286,217,3182023
112Tajikistan285,028,6202023
113Congo - Brazzaville284,994,4302023
114North Macedonia280,294,7702023
115Togo276,349,0772023
116Mauritania275,956,0822023
117Gabon265,385,8032023
118Trinidad & Tobago244,542,3462023
119Jamaica230,360,2182023
120Bosnia & Herzegovina216,813,1732023
121Rwanda179,433,0092023
122Equatorial Guinea162,192,3942023
123Benin149,056,2302023
124South Sudan148,535,6002023
125Malawi146,475,7132023
126Burundi145,168,0222023
127Somalia138,896,0002023
128Kosovo133,185,4662023
129Montenegro114,260,5262023
130Mongolia111,467,0422023
131Guyana110,598,5612023
132Madagascar102,379,9282023
133Papua New Guinea101,055,9952023
134Nicaragua98,890,8312023
135Moldova92,204,6762023
136Malta85,237,9172023
137Eswatini83,071,8602023
138Fiji73,051,0272023
139Central African Republic62,527,0222023
140Liberia62,518,0002023
141Timor-Leste55,111,0002023
142Sierra Leone38,681,2882023
143Lesotho34,422,8172023
144Belize32,490,3002023
145Seychelles29,281,4072023
146Mauritius23,681,5932023
147Guinea-Bissau18,266,8192023
148Gambia14,420,5052023
149Cape Verde14,353,9382023
150Haiti11,786,3772023
151Costa Rica02023
151Iceland02023
151Panama02023
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How this ranking works

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No observation (64)

Afghanistan · 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 · Liechtenstein · Macao SAR China · Maldives · Marshall Islands · Micronesia · Monaco · Nauru · New Caledonia · North Korea · Northern Mariana Islands · Palau · Palestinian Territories · Puerto Rico · Qatar · Samoa · San Marino · Sint Maarten · Solomon Islands · St. Kitts & Nevis · St. Lucia · St. Martin · St. Vincent & Grenadines · Sudan · 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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Original metadata
Military spending USD, in current prices (converted at the exchange rate for the given year)

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