Defense Budget
Overview
Defense spending reflects a nation’s investment in military capabilities, from personnel and training to equipment procurement and research. Higher budgets enable the acquisition of advanced weapons systems and the maintenance of larger forces. This ranking compares countries by their annual military expenditure in US dollars.
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| # | Country | Budget | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇺🇸 United States | $997.3B | |
| 2 | 🇨🇳 China | $313.7B | |
| 3 | 🇷🇺 Russia | $149.0B | |
| 4 | 🇩🇪 Germany | $88.5B | |
| 5 | 🇮🇳 India | $86.1B | |
| 6 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | $81.8B | |
| 7 | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | $80.3B | |
| 8 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | $64.7B | |
| 9 | 🇫🇷 France | $64.7B | |
| 10 | 🇯🇵 Japan | $55.3B | |
| 11 | 🇰🇷 South Korea | $47.6B | |
| 12 | 🇮🇱 Israel | $46.5B | |
| 13 | 🇵🇱 Poland | $38.0B | |
| 14 | 🇮🇹 Italy | $38.0B | |
| 15 | 🇦🇺 Australia | $33.8B |
| # | Country | Budget | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 🇨🇦 Canada | $29.3B | |
| 17 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | $25.0B | |
| 18 | 🇪🇸 Spain | $24.6B | |
| 19 | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | $23.2B | |
| 20 | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $22.8B | |
| 21 | 🇩🇿 Algeria | $21.8B | |
| 22 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | $20.9B | |
| 23 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | $16.7B | |
| 24 | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | $16.5B | |
| 25 | 🇶🇦 Qatar | $15.4B | |
| 26 | 🇨🇴 Colombia | $15.1B | |
| 27 | 🇸🇬 Singapore | $15.1B | |
| 28 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | $12.0B | |
| 29 | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | $11.0B | |
| 30 | 🇳🇴 Norway | $10.4B |
| # | Country | Budget | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | $10.2B | |
| 32 | 🇩🇰 Denmark | $10.0B | |
| 33 | 🇷🇴 Romania | $8.7B | |
| 34 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | $8.6B | |
| 35 | 🇬🇷 Greece | $8.0B | |
| 36 | 🇮🇷 Iran | $7.9B | |
| 37 | 🇰🇼 Kuwait | $7.8B | |
| 38 | 🇫🇮 Finland | $7.0B | |
| 39 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | $6.7B | |
| 40 | 🇨🇿 Czechia | $6.5B | |
| 41 | 🇮🇶 Iraq | $6.2B | |
| 42 | 🇵🇭 Philippines | $6.1B | |
| 43 | 🇴🇲 Oman | $6.0B | |
| 44 | 🇹🇭 Thailand | $5.5B | |
| 45 | 🇲🇦 Morocco | $5.5B |
| # | Country | Budget | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | $5.5B | |
| 47 | 🇦🇹 Austria | $5.3B | |
| 48 | 🇨🇱 Chile | $5.1B | |
| 49 | 🇲🇲 Myanmar | $5.0B | |
| 50 | 🇭🇺 Hungary | $4.7B | |
| 51 | 🇵🇹 Portugal | $4.6B | |
| 52 | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | $4.3B | |
| 53 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | $4.2B | |
| 54 | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | $4.0B | |
| 55 | 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | $3.8B | |
| 56 | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | $3.0B | |
| 57 | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | $2.8B | |
| 58 | 🇿🇦 South Africa | $2.8B | |
| 59 | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | $2.7B | |
| 60 | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | $2.6B |
| # | Country | Budget | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | 🇵🇪 Peru | $2.6B | |
| 62 | 🇯🇴 Jordan | $2.6B | |
| 63 | 🇸🇾 Syria | $2.5B | |
| 64 | 🇪🇬 Egypt | $2.4B | |
| 65 | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | $2.3B | |
| 66 | 🇷🇸 Serbia | $2.3B | |
| 67 | 🇸🇸 South Sudan | $2.0B | |
| 68 | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | $1.7B | |
| 69 | 🇾🇪 Yemen | $1.7B | |
| 70 | 🇭🇷 Croatia | $1.6B | |
| 71 | 🇰🇵 North Korea | $1.6B | |
| 72 | 🇱🇾 Libya | $1.6B | |
| 73 | 🇧🇾 Belarus | $1.5B | |
| 74 | 🇪🇪 Estonia | $1.4B | |
| 75 | 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | $1.4B |
| # | Country | Budget | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | 🇱🇻 Latvia | $1.4B | |
| 77 | 🇦🇲 Armenia | $1.4B | |
| 78 | 🇧🇭 Bahrain | $1.4B | |
| 79 | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | $1.3B | |
| 80 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | $1.3B | |
| 81 | 🇹🇳 Tunisia | $1.3B | |
| 82 | 🇰🇪 Kenya | $1.2B | |
| 83 | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | $1.2B | |
| 84 | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | $1.1B | |
| 85 | 🇺🇬 Uganda | $1.1B | |
| 86 | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | $1.0B | |
| 87 | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | $1.0B | |
| 88 | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | $1.0B | |
| 89 | 🇲🇱 Mali | $0.9B | |
| 90 | 🇦🇴 Angola | $0.9B |
| # | Country | Budget | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 91 | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | $0.9B | |
| 92 | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | $0.9B | |
| 93 | 🇨🇩 Congo Democratic Republic | $0.9B | |
| 94 | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | $0.9B | |
| 95 | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | $0.8B | |
| 96 | 🇰🇭 Cambodia | $0.7B | |
| 97 | 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | $0.7B | |
| 98 | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | $0.7B | |
| 99 | 🇱🇧 Lebanon | $0.6B | |
| 100 | 🇬🇪 Georgia | $0.6B | |
| 101 | 🇨🇾 Cyprus | $0.6B | |
| 102 | 🇭🇳 Honduras | $0.6B | |
| 103 | 🇧🇼 Botswana | $0.6B | |
| 104 | 🇬🇳 Guinea | $0.6B | |
| 105 | 🇧🇳 Brunei | $0.6B |
| # | Country | Budget | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 106 | 🇹🇩 Chad | $0.6B | |
| 107 | 🇦🇱 Albania | $0.5B | |
| 108 | 🇨🇲 Cameroon | $0.5B | |
| 109 | 🇸🇳 Senegal | $0.5B | |
| 110 | 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan | $0.5B | |
| 111 | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | $0.5B | |
| 112 | 🇳🇪 Niger | $0.4B | |
| 113 | 🇳🇵 Nepal | $0.4B | |
| 114 | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | $0.4B | |
| 115 | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | $0.4B | |
| 116 | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | $0.4B | |
| 117 | 🇸🇩 Sudan | $0.4B | |
| 118 | 🇳🇦 Namibia | $0.4B | |
| 119 | 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | $0.4B | |
| 120 | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | $0.3B |
| # | Country | Budget | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 121 | 🇬🇦 Gabon | $0.3B | |
| 122 | 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | $0.3B | |
| 123 | 🇬🇭 Ghana | $0.3B | |
| 124 | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | $0.3B | |
| 125 | 🇲🇷 Mauritania | $0.3B | |
| 126 | 🇹🇯 Tajikistan | $0.2B | |
| 127 | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | $0.2B | |
| 128 | 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina | $0.2B | |
| 129 | 🇸🇴 Somalia | $0.2B | |
| 130 | 🇬🇾 Guyana | $0.2B | |
| 131 | 🇹🇬 Togo | $0.2B | |
| 132 | 🇨🇬 Congo | $0.2B | |
| 133 | 🇪🇷 Eritrea | $0.2B | |
| 134 | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | $0.2B | |
| 135 | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | $0.2B |
| # | Country | Budget | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 136 | 🇧🇮 Burundi | $0.2B | |
| 137 | 🇧🇯 Benin | $0.2B | |
| 138 | 🇲🇪 Montenegro | $0.1B | |
| 139 | 🇨🇺 Cuba | $0.1B | |
| 140 | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | $0.1B | |
| 141 | 🇲🇼 Malawi | $0.1B | |
| 142 | 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea | $0.1B | |
| 143 | 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan | $0.1B | |
| 144 | 🇲🇩 Moldova | $0.1B | |
| 145 | 🇲🇹 Malta | $0.1B | |
| 146 | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | $0.1B | |
| 147 | 🇿🇲 Zambia | $0.1B | |
| 148 | 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea | $0.1B | |
| 149 | 🇸🇿 Eswatini | $0.1B | |
| 150 | 🇫🇯 Fiji | $0.1B |
| # | Country | Budget | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | $0.1B | |
| 152 | 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste | $0.0B | |
| 153 | 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | $0.0B | |
| 154 | 🇩🇯 Djibouti | $0.0B | |
| 155 | 🇱🇸 Lesotho | $0.0B | |
| 156 | 🇱🇷 Liberia | $0.0B | |
| 157 | 🇧🇿 Belize | $0.0B | |
| 158 | 🇸🇨 Seychelles | $0.0B | |
| 159 | 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau | $0.0B | |
| 160 | 🇲🇺 Mauritius | $0.0B | |
| 161 | 🇱🇦 Laos | $0.0B | |
| 162 | 🇭🇹 Haiti | $0.0B | |
| 163 | 🇨🇻 Cape Verde | $0.0B | |
| 164 | 🇬🇲 Gambia | $0.0B |