Defense Budget per Soldier
Overview
Defense budget per soldier reveals how much a country invests in each service member, reflecting equipment quality, training standards, and technological sophistication. Higher spending per soldier typically correlates with more advanced weapons systems, better logistics, and superior force readiness. The gap between top spenders and the rest highlights the qualitative divide in global military capabilities.
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| # | Country | Budget/Soldier | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | $968,444 | |
| 2 | 🇶🇦 Qatar | $934,067 | |
| 3 | 🇺🇸 United States | $752,090 | |
| 4 | 🇩🇰 Denmark | $686,821 | |
| 5 | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | $654,780 | |
| 6 | 🇦🇺 Australia | $577,126 | |
| 7 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | $566,227 | |
| 8 | 🇩🇪 Germany | $482,063 | |
| 9 | 🇳🇴 Norway | $448,830 | |
| 10 | 🇰🇼 Kuwait | $445,309 | |
| 11 | 🇨🇦 Canada | $435,414 | |
| 12 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | $404,716 | |
| 13 | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $361,192 | |
| 14 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | $343,852 | |
| 15 | 🇵🇱 Poland | $333,193 |
| # | Country | Budget/Soldier | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | $333,167 | |
| 17 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | $325,532 | |
| 18 | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | $312,571 | |
| 19 | 🇨🇿 Czechia | $299,995 | |
| 20 | 🇸🇬 Singapore | $295,314 | |
| 21 | 🇫🇮 Finland | $293,605 | |
| 22 | 🇮🇱 Israel | $274,368 | |
| 23 | 🇫🇷 France | $239,537 | |
| 24 | 🇦🇹 Austria | $238,490 | |
| 25 | 🇱🇻 Latvia | $229,581 | |
| 26 | 🇮🇹 Italy | $229,393 | |
| 27 | 🇯🇵 Japan | $223,781 | |
| 28 | 🇪🇸 Spain | $204,532 | |
| 29 | 🇪🇪 Estonia | $203,085 | |
| 30 | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | $179,760 |
| # | Country | Budget/Soldier | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 🇵🇹 Portugal | $170,334 | |
| 32 | 🇭🇺 Hungary | $170,313 | |
| 33 | 🇧🇭 Bahrain | $168,780 | |
| 34 | 🇩🇿 Algeria | $167,778 | |
| 35 | 🇨🇳 China | $154,132 | |
| 36 | 🇴🇲 Oman | $140,570 | |
| 37 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | $140,053 | |
| 38 | 🇷🇺 Russia | $135,425 | |
| 39 | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | $132,368 | |
| 40 | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | $131,297 | |
| 41 | 🇷🇴 Romania | $125,768 | |
| 42 | 🇭🇷 Croatia | $107,178 | |
| 43 | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | $97,485 | |
| 44 | 🇰🇷 South Korea | $95,143 | |
| 45 | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | $91,402 |
| # | Country | Budget/Soldier | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | $82,705 | |
| 47 | 🇷🇸 Serbia | $82,515 | |
| 48 | 🇳🇪 Niger | $82,245 | |
| 49 | 🇧🇳 Brunei | $77,583 | |
| 50 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | $77,437 | |
| 51 | 🇲🇱 Mali | $71,485 | |
| 52 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | $70,323 | |
| 53 | 🇬🇦 Gabon | $67,894 | |
| 54 | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | $67,031 | |
| 55 | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | $66,456 | |
| 56 | 🇨🇱 Chile | $66,132 | |
| 57 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | $64,705 | |
| 58 | 🇸🇨 Seychelles | $64,048 | |
| 59 | 🇲🇪 Montenegro | $63,830 | |
| 60 | 🇧🇼 Botswana | $63,089 |
| # | Country | Budget/Soldier | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | $63,053 | |
| 62 | 🇦🇱 Albania | $63,000 | |
| 63 | 🇬🇾 Guyana | $59,353 | |
| 64 | 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | $58,971 | |
| 65 | 🇨🇴 Colombia | $58,638 | |
| 66 | 🇮🇳 India | $58,361 | |
| 67 | 🇬🇳 Guinea | $57,990 | |
| 68 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | $57,942 | |
| 69 | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | $57,901 | |
| 70 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | $57,156 | |
| 71 | 🇬🇷 Greece | $56,216 | |
| 72 | 🇲🇹 Malta | $56,051 | |
| 73 | 🇰🇪 Kenya | $51,091 | |
| 74 | 🇱🇾 Libya | $49,178 | |
| 75 | 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea | $47,125 |
| # | Country | Budget/Soldier | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | $44,212 | |
| 77 | 🇿🇦 South Africa | $43,397 | |
| 78 | 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan | $43,394 | |
| 79 | 🇾🇪 Yemen | $42,870 | |
| 80 | 🇵🇭 Philippines | $40,783 | |
| 81 | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | $40,214 | |
| 82 | 🇨🇾 Cyprus | $39,880 | |
| 83 | 🇭🇳 Honduras | $38,883 | |
| 84 | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | $38,167 | |
| 85 | 🇸🇳 Senegal | $37,860 | |
| 86 | 🇹🇳 Tunisia | $36,696 | |
| 87 | 🇳🇦 Namibia | $36,606 | |
| 88 | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | $34,104 | |
| 89 | 🇧🇾 Belarus | $32,886 | |
| 90 | 🇮🇶 Iraq | $32,013 |
| # | Country | Budget/Soldier | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 91 | 🇵🇪 Peru | $31,670 | |
| 92 | 🇦🇲 Armenia | $31,652 | |
| 93 | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | $31,000 | |
| 94 | 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | $30,008 | |
| 95 | 🇬🇪 Georgia | $29,826 | |
| 96 | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | $29,677 | |
| 97 | 🇭🇹 Haiti | $28,286 | |
| 98 | 🇲🇦 Morocco | $28,181 | |
| 99 | 🇹🇯 Tajikistan | $28,000 | |
| 100 | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | $27,300 | |
| 101 | 🇯🇴 Jordan | $25,476 | |
| 102 | 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea | $25,278 | |
| 103 | 🇲🇲 Myanmar | $24,932 | |
| 104 | 🇺🇬 Uganda | $24,818 | |
| 105 | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | $24,745 |
| # | Country | Budget/Soldier | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 106 | 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | $24,029 | |
| 107 | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | $23,003 | |
| 108 | 🇹🇬 Togo | $22,842 | |
| 109 | 🇫🇯 Fiji | $22,171 | |
| 110 | 🇲🇩 Moldova | $21,495 | |
| 111 | 🇧🇯 Benin | $21,255 | |
| 112 | 🇨🇲 Cameroon | $21,059 | |
| 113 | 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina | $20,571 | |
| 114 | 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste | $20,351 | |
| 115 | 🇧🇿 Belize | $20,067 | |
| 116 | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | $19,211 | |
| 117 | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | $18,639 | |
| 118 | 🇨🇬 Congo | $18,200 | |
| 119 | 🇱🇸 Lesotho | $18,150 | |
| 120 | 🇬🇲 Gambia | $18,000 |
| # | Country | Budget/Soldier | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 121 | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | $17,502 | |
| 122 | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | $17,355 | |
| 123 | 🇬🇭 Ghana | $17,335 | |
| 124 | 🇱🇷 Liberia | $16,816 | |
| 125 | 🇹🇩 Chad | $16,773 | |
| 126 | 🇲🇷 Mauritania | $16,410 | |
| 127 | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | $15,403 | |
| 128 | 🇹🇭 Thailand | $15,304 | |
| 129 | 🇸🇾 Syria | $14,763 | |
| 130 | 🇨🇻 Cape Verde | $14,000 | |
| 131 | 🇮🇷 Iran | $12,936 | |
| 132 | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | $12,222 | |
| 133 | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | $12,059 | |
| 134 | 🇲🇼 Malawi | $10,991 | |
| 135 | 🇸🇸 South Sudan | $10,962 |
| # | Country | Budget/Soldier | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 136 | 🇱🇧 Lebanon | $10,592 | |
| 137 | 🇸🇴 Somalia | $10,197 | |
| 138 | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | $9,007 | |
| 139 | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | $8,775 | |
| 140 | 🇦🇴 Angola | $8,618 | |
| 141 | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | $7,925 | |
| 142 | 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | $7,781 | |
| 143 | 🇨🇩 Congo Democratic Republic | $6,698 | |
| 144 | 🇿🇲 Zambia | $6,517 | |
| 145 | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | $6,203 | |
| 146 | 🇰🇭 Cambodia | $5,796 | |
| 147 | 🇧🇮 Burundi | $5,717 | |
| 148 | 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau | $5,685 | |
| 149 | 🇪🇬 Egypt | $5,465 | |
| 150 | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | $5,330 |
| # | Country | Budget/Soldier | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | $5,014 | |
| 152 | 🇳🇵 Nepal | $4,415 | |
| 153 | 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | $4,282 | |
| 154 | 🇸🇩 Sudan | $3,597 | |
| 155 | 🇩🇯 Djibouti | $3,474 | |
| 156 | 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan | $3,066 | |
| 157 | 🇨🇺 Cuba | $2,624 | |
| 158 | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | $1,832 | |
| 159 | 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | $1,637 | |
| 160 | 🇰🇵 North Korea | $1,253 | |
| 161 | 🇱🇦 Laos | $780 | |
| 162 | 🇪🇷 Eritrea | $602 |