Military spending by country, 2025 (current US$)
What each government spent on its armed forces, for 152 countries, ranked from largest to smallest, with each one's share of world military spending. Source: World Bank, from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
Key facts
- World military spending: $2.86T (2025).
- Largest: United States ($954.39B), China ($335.52B) and Russia ($190.42B).
- Lowest in the list: Costa Rica, Iceland, and Panama ($0).
152 rows
| 1 | United States | $954.39B | 33.42% | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | China | $335.52B | 11.75% | 2025 |
| 3 | Russia | $190.42B | 6.67% | 2025 |
| 4 | Germany | $113.59B | 3.98% | 2025 |
| 5 | India | $92.06B | 3.22% | 2025 |
| 6 | United Kingdom | $88.98B | 3.12% | 2025 |
| 7 | Ukraine | $84.11B | 2.94% | 2025 |
| 8 | Saudi Arabia | $83.18B | 2.91% | 2025 |
| 9 | France | $68.01B | 2.38% | 2025 |
| 10 | Japan | $62.16B | 2.18% | 2025 |
| 11 | Israel | $48.28B | 1.69% | 2025 |
| 12 | Italy | $48.14B | 1.69% | 2025 |
| 13 | South Korea | $47.77B | 1.67% | 2025 |
| 14 | Poland | $46.76B | 1.64% | 2025 |
| 15 | Spain | $40.21B | 1.41% | 2025 |
| 16 | Canada | $37.49B | 1.31% | 2025 |
| 17 | Australia | $35.33B | 1.24% | 2025 |
| 18 | Türkiye | $29.99B | 1.05% | 2025 |
| 19 | Netherlands | $28.94B | 1.01% | 2025 |
| 20 | Algeria | $25.44B | 0.89% | 2025 |
| 21 | Brazil | $23.95B | 0.84% | 2025 |
| 22 | Singapore | $17.44B | 0.61% | 2025 |
| 23 | Norway | $17.03B | 0.60% | 2025 |
| 24 | Sweden | $16.47B | 0.58% | 2025 |
| 25 | Indonesia | $15.03B | 0.53% | 2025 |
| 26 | Denmark | $14.95B | 0.52% | 2025 |
| 27 | Belgium | $14.53B | 0.51% | 2025 |
| 28 | Colombia | $14.50B | 0.51% | 2025 |
| 29 | Mexico | $13.65B | 0.48% | 2025 |
| 30 | Pakistan | $11.87B | 0.42% | 2025 |
| 31 | Vietnam | $10.49B | 0.37% | 2025 |
| 32 | Romania | $9.73B | 0.34% | 2025 |
| 33 | Greece | $8.39B | 0.29% | 2025 |
| 34 | Kuwait | $8.09B | 0.28% | 2025 |
| 35 | Finland | $8.08B | 0.28% | 2025 |
| 36 | Switzerland | $7.59B | 0.27% | 2025 |
| 37 | Iran | $7.40B | 0.26% | 2025 |
| 38 | Czechia | $7.05B | 0.25% | 2025 |
| 39 | Iraq | $6.45B | 0.23% | 2025 |
| 40 | Philippines | $6.38B | 0.22% | 2025 |
| 41 | Austria | $6.35B | 0.22% | 2025 |
| 42 | Morocco | $6.33B | 0.22% | 2025 |
| 43 | Oman | $5.99B | 0.21% | 2025 |
| 44 | Thailand | $5.98B | 0.21% | 2025 |
| 45 | Portugal | $5.86B | 0.21% | 2025 |
| 46 | Chile | $5.33B | 0.19% | 2025 |
| 47 | Myanmar (Burma) | $5.01B | 0.19% | 2024 |
| 48 | Hungary | $5.00B | 0.18% | 2025 |
| 49 | Azerbaijan | $4.94B | 0.17% | 2025 |
| 50 | Malaysia | $4.93B | 0.17% | 2025 |
| 51 | Argentina | $3.88B | 0.14% | 2025 |
| 52 | Bangladesh | $3.83B | 0.13% | 2025 |
| 53 | South Africa | $3.17B | 0.11% | 2025 |
| 54 | Slovakia | $3.12B | 0.11% | 2025 |
| 55 | Lithuania | $2.95B | 0.10% | 2025 |
| 56 | New Zealand | $2.86B | 0.10% | 2025 |
| 57 | Serbia | $2.78B | 0.10% | 2025 |
| 58 | Ecuador | $2.74B | 0.10% | 2025 |
| 59 | Peru | $2.60B | 0.09% | 2025 |
| 60 | Bulgaria | $2.59B | 0.09% | 2025 |
| 61 | Jordan | $2.56B | 0.09% | 2025 |
| 62 | Egypt | $2.50B | 0.09% | 2025 |
| 63 | Nigeria | $2.10B | 0.07% | 2025 |
| 64 | Croatia | $2.10B | 0.07% | 2025 |
| 65 | Uruguay | $1.95B | 0.07% | 2025 |
| 66 | Belarus | $1.94B | 0.07% | 2025 |
| 67 | Latvia | $1.73B | 0.06% | 2025 |
| 68 | Armenia | $1.73B | 0.06% | 2025 |
| 69 | Estonia | $1.58B | 0.06% | 2025 |
| 70 | Ireland | $1.55B | 0.05% | 2025 |
| 71 | Tunisia | $1.48B | 0.05% | 2025 |
| 72 | Kenya | $1.47B | 0.05% | 2025 |
| 73 | Bahrain | $1.47B | 0.05% | 2025 |
| 74 | Angola | $1.46B | 0.05% | 2025 |
| 75 | Sri Lanka | $1.39B | 0.05% | 2025 |
| 76 | Kazakhstan | $1.31B | 0.05% | 2025 |
| 77 | Uganda | $1.30B | 0.05% | 2025 |
| 78 | Congo - Kinshasa | $1.23B | 0.04% | 2025 |
| 79 | Slovenia | $1.22B | 0.04% | 2025 |
| 80 | Dominican Republic | $1.04B | 0.04% | 2025 |
| 81 | Tanzania | $1.03B | 0.04% | 2025 |
| 82 | Mali | $952.90M | 0.03% | 2025 |
| 83 | Burkina Faso | $891.56M | 0.03% | 2025 |
| 84 | Luxembourg | $855.41M | 0.03% | 2025 |
| 85 | Lebanon | $828.30M | 0.03% | 2025 |
| 86 | Côte d’Ivoire | $759.44M | 0.03% | 2025 |
| 87 | Cambodia | $738.95M | 0.03% | 2025 |
| 88 | Bolivia | $688.31M | 0.02% | 2025 |
| 89 | Cyprus | $663.31M | 0.02% | 2025 |
| 90 | Georgia | $657.88M | 0.02% | 2025 |
| 91 | Chad | $648.81M | 0.02% | 2025 |
| 92 | Guatemala | $632.87M | 0.02% | 2025 |
| 93 | Cameroon | $627.47M | 0.02% | 2025 |
| 94 | Albania | $623.61M | 0.02% | 2025 |
| 95 | Botswana | $614.35M | 0.02% | 2025 |
| 96 | Kyrgyzstan | $601.13M | 0.02% | 2025 |
| 97 | Guinea | $600.54M | 0.02% | 2025 |
| 98 | Honduras | $580.25M | 0.02% | 2025 |
| 99 | Senegal | $566.87M | 0.02% | 2025 |
| 100 | Brunei | $560.27M | 0.02% | 2024 |
| 101 | Ethiopia | $528.11M | 0.02% | 2025 |
| 102 | Ghana | $506.65M | 0.02% | 2025 |
| 103 | El Salvador | $490.00M | 0.02% | 2025 |
| 104 | Niger | $488.89M | 0.02% | 2025 |
| 105 | Mozambique | $468.06M | 0.02% | 2025 |
| 106 | Nepal | $428.29M | 0.01% | 2025 |
| 107 | Paraguay | $421.10M | 0.01% | 2025 |
| 108 | Namibia | $410.52M | 0.01% | 2025 |
| 109 | Zambia | $405.86M | 0.01% | 2025 |
| 110 | North Macedonia | $374.75M | 0.01% | 2025 |
| 111 | Gabon | $356.11M | 0.01% | 2025 |
| 112 | Mauritania | $321.76M | 0.01% | 2025 |
| 113 | Jamaica | $286.65M | 0.01% | 2025 |
| 114 | Guyana | $247.64M | 0.01% | 2025 |
| 115 | Tajikistan | $246.93M | 0.01% | 2025 |
| 116 | Kosovo | $234.50M | 0.01% | 2025 |
| 117 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | $231.40M | 0.01% | 2025 |
| 118 | Trinidad & Tobago | $229.90M | 0.01% | 2025 |
| 119 | Burundi | $226.62M | 0.01% | 2025 |
| 120 | Mongolia | $221.32M | 0.01% | 2025 |
| 121 | Benin | $216.91M | 0.01% | 2025 |
| 122 | Togo | $204.95M | 0.01% | 2025 |
| 123 | Congo - Brazzaville | $204.92M | 0.01% | 2025 |
| 124 | Somalia | $199.47M | 0.01% | 2025 |
| 125 | Rwanda | $191.19M | 0.01% | 2025 |
| 126 | South Sudan | $178.42M | 0.01% | 2025 |
| 127 | Montenegro | $176.54M | 0.01% | 2025 |
| 128 | Malawi | $162.82M | 0.01% | 2025 |
| 129 | Zimbabwe | $159.64M | 0.01% | 2025 |
| 130 | Malta | $124.66M | 0.00% | 2025 |
| 131 | Equatorial Guinea | $120.73M | 0.00% | 2025 |
| 132 | Madagascar | $119.68M | 0.00% | 2025 |
| 133 | Nicaragua | $116.37M | 0.00% | 2025 |
| 134 | Moldova | $113.29M | 0.00% | 2025 |
| 135 | Papua New Guinea | $106.48M | 0.00% | 2025 |
| 136 | Eswatini | $93.36M | 0.00% | 2025 |
| 137 | Fiji | $81.16M | 0.00% | 2025 |
| 138 | Central African Republic | $74.19M | 0.00% | 2025 |
| 139 | Timor-Leste | $47.92M | 0.00% | 2025 |
| 140 | Liberia | $44.21M | 0.00% | 2025 |
| 141 | Lesotho | $39.91M | 0.00% | 2025 |
| 142 | Haiti | $39.14M | 0.00% | 2025 |
| 143 | Belize | $33.32M | 0.00% | 2025 |
| 144 | Sierra Leone | $32.18M | 0.00% | 2025 |
| 145 | Seychelles | $28.38M | 0.00% | 2025 |
| 146 | Mauritius | $23.84M | 0.00% | 2025 |
| 147 | Guinea-Bissau | $22.36M | 0.00% | 2025 |
| 148 | Cape Verde | $20.08M | 0.00% | 2025 |
| 149 | Gambia | $14.74M | 0.00% | 2025 |
| 150 | Costa Rica | $0 | 0.00% | 2025 |
| 150 | Iceland | $0 | 0.00% | 2025 |
| 150 | Panama | $0 | 0.00% | 2025 |
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Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators · Licence: CC BY 4.0 · Snapshot 2026-11-09
About this data
SIPRI counts spending on armed forces, defence ministries, paramilitary forces trained for military operations, military pensions and military aid to other countries. Figures for some countries, including China and Russia, are SIPRI estimates, because official budgets leave out some items.
Values are in current US dollars at market exchange rates, so they understate what a dollar buys in countries with low prices. Countries listed at 0 have no army of their own.
FAQ
Which country spends the most on its military?
United States, with $954.39B in 2025, followed by China ($335.52B) and Russia ($190.42B).
How much does the world spend on the military?
$2.86T in 2025.
Which country spends the least on its military?
In this list, Costa Rica, Iceland, and Panama, at $0.
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