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Military expenditure2024

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 data152 / 217No observation: 65
First-ranked country or territoryUnited States1,004,901,000,000 US$

Top 10

US$ · 2024
01United States
1,004,901,000,000
02China
311,900,350,601
03Russia
149,401,873,965
04United Kingdom
89,814,565,862
05Germany
86,148,285,079
06India
85,597,083,119
07Saudi Arabia
80,330,666,667
08Ukraine
64,768,188,591
09France
63,574,699,213
10Japan
54,245,069,555

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Military expenditure · 2024 · US$
RankCountry / territoryValue (US$)Year
01United States1,004,901,000,0002024
02China311,900,350,6012024
03Russia149,401,873,9652024
04United Kingdom89,814,565,8622024
05Germany86,148,285,0792024
06India85,597,083,1192024
07Saudi Arabia80,330,666,6672024
08Ukraine64,768,188,5912024
09France63,574,699,2132024
10Japan54,245,069,5552024
11South Korea47,604,584,2122024
12Israel45,921,467,2102024
13Italy37,849,546,1362024
14Poland34,459,549,4192024
15Australia34,231,448,0672024
16Canada30,617,562,3132024
17Spain25,199,837,6452024
18Türkiye25,012,152,8482024
19Netherlands23,577,493,7512024
20Algeria21,811,242,5552024
21Brazil20,963,641,6062024
22Mexico20,594,947,6982024
23Singapore15,325,841,2952024
24Colombia13,876,037,1842024
25Sweden12,046,970,0852024
26Indonesia12,012,394,5132024
27Norway10,792,089,9572024
28Pakistan10,303,476,9942024
29Denmark9,637,155,2982024
30Vietnam8,590,398,5412024
31Belgium8,566,824,9342024
32Romania8,315,372,2782024
33Iran7,891,903,3072024
34Kuwait7,798,626,2742024
35Greece7,391,576,2212024
36Switzerland6,536,271,1292024
37Czechia6,511,697,6912024
38Finland6,502,950,5152024
39Iraq6,335,846,1542024
40Oman5,988,296,4892024
41Thailand5,519,714,3892024
42Morocco5,516,970,2492024
43Chile5,506,745,6572024
44Philippines5,493,422,9612024
45Austria5,294,393,8282024
46Myanmar (Burma)5,011,272,4152024
47Hungary4,732,680,8392024
48Portugal4,524,133,8832024
49Malaysia4,377,622,9282024
50Argentina4,179,838,6572024
51Azerbaijan3,777,088,2352024
52Bangladesh3,747,468,0582024
53South Africa3,033,251,3362024
54New Zealand3,000,998,6032024
55Ecuador2,882,200,0002024
56Slovakia2,786,518,0212024
57Lithuania2,688,633,0842024
58Peru2,543,287,4082024
59Jordan2,533,239,4372024
60Serbia2,403,556,7982024
61Egypt2,398,424,3892024
62Bulgaria2,192,669,8962024
63Croatia1,730,736,3632024
64Uruguay1,583,089,1322024
65Belarus1,503,722,0542024
66Latvia1,440,648,4042024
67Estonia1,424,412,6972024
68Armenia1,418,264,4562024
69Bahrain1,383,973,4042024
70Ireland1,333,276,2612024
71Tunisia1,315,226,3112024
72Sri Lanka1,263,856,6832024
73Kenya1,256,429,9062024
74Kazakhstan1,167,683,9832024
75Nigeria1,134,847,5292024
76Uganda1,116,609,4892024
77Burkina Faso1,023,776,3902024
78Dominican Republic1,012,070,2602024
79Slovenia980,625,6092024
80Mali932,976,6432024
81Tanzania929,494,8282024
82Angola924,256,5062024
83Congo - Kinshasa899,187,7782024
84Cambodia720,582,9462024
85Ethiopia700,351,8652024
86Côte d’Ivoire658,420,2132024
87Senegal638,824,0152024
88Lebanon635,471,5722024
89Luxembourg618,785,0082024
90Cyprus596,022,3352024
91Bolivia570,911,7222024
92Guinea562,455,9502024
93Brunei560,266,7342024
94Chad557,767,9932024
95Honduras547,330,3522024
96Georgia538,084,6252024
97Albania535,225,6862024
98Cameroon534,906,4322024
99Botswana519,369,2952024
100Kyrgyzstan511,262,0792024
101El Salvador490,600,0002024
102Mozambique483,865,1122024
103Guatemala453,461,7512024
104Nepal436,038,0112024
105Niger435,924,8782024
106Paraguay413,826,9232024
107Namibia367,985,2002024
108Zambia348,993,1152024
109Gabon319,128,3922024
110North Macedonia299,528,9472024
111Jamaica276,169,9502024
112Mauritania275,398,6702024
113Ghana274,377,0982024
114Trinidad & Tobago238,062,3202024
115Bosnia & Herzegovina216,037,7692024
116Togo212,949,0352024
117Guyana206,620,6522024
118Somalia201,854,0002024
119Tajikistan184,082,7382024
120Congo - Brazzaville182,061,5162024
121Mongolia179,446,8782024
122Rwanda175,324,3522024
123Burundi171,829,7852024
124South Sudan168,803,6682024
125Benin167,317,2042024
126Kosovo165,657,2482024
127Montenegro150,126,1712024
128Madagascar121,981,9212024
129Malawi117,589,9952024
130Equatorial Guinea114,534,7382024
131Moldova109,201,3312024
132Nicaragua108,627,3322024
133Zimbabwe98,394,2932024
134Malta93,626,9932024
135Papua New Guinea91,516,9622024
136Eswatini83,157,5522024
137Fiji77,454,0742024
138Central African Republic71,181,6612024
139Sierra Leone51,318,5832024
140Timor-Leste43,423,0002024
141Lesotho36,702,0882024
142Belize35,184,7632024
143Liberia33,825,0002024
144Seychelles27,628,2502024
145Guinea-Bissau23,221,7522024
146Haiti19,781,0612024
147Mauritius19,011,3722024
148Cape Verde16,829,8672024
149Gambia14,674,9162024
150Costa Rica02024
150Iceland02024
150Panama02024
152 / 152 · Economies with data

How this ranking works

For annual statistics, the default is the newest year covering at least 70% of the maximum available country coverage, and at least 20 economies where possible. A ranking uses one year or report edition; missing observations are not replaced with another year. Newer years with lower coverage can be selected.

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Statistics reflect the public source snapshot, not live measurements. Some series are modeled estimates or multi-year averages. See original metadata.

No observation (65)

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 · Libya · 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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