List of countries by military expenditures

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Military spending

This article is a list of countries by military expenditure, the amount spent by a nation on its military in a given year. Military expenditure figures[1] are presented in US$ based on either constant or current exchange rates. These results can vary greatly from one year to another based on fluctuations in the exchange rates of each country's currency. Such fluctuations may change a country's ranking from one year to the next. Currently, the world's five largest military spenders are the United States, China,[2] Russia, the United Kingdom and France, all of whom are recognized as world powers, and are all veto-wielding permanent members of the United Nations Security Council.

The first list is based on the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Yearbook 2012 which includes a list on the world's top 15 military spenders in 2011, based on current market exchange rates. The second list is based on the SIPRI military expenditure database for the year 2011 (in constant 2010 US$).

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[edit] SIPRI Yearbook 2012 – World's top 15 military spenders

The world's top 5 military spenders in 2012.
Figures sourced from the SIPRI Yearbook 2012.
Rank Country Spending ($ Bn.)[3] % of GDP World share (%) Spending ($ Bn. PPP)[4]
— World total 1,735 2.5 100 1562.3
1 United States United States 711.0 4.7 41 711
2 China Chinay 143.0 2.0 8.2 228
3 Russia Russiay 71.9 3.9 4.1 93.7
4 United Kingdom United Kingdom 62.7 2.6 3.6 57.5
5 France France 62.5 2.3 3.6 50.1
6 Japan Japan 59.3 1.0 3.4 44.7
7 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabiaz 48.2 8.7 2.8 58.8
8 India India 46.8 2.5 2.7 112
9 Germany Germanyy 46.7 1.3 2.7 40.4
10 Brazil Brazil 35.4 1.5 2.0 33.8
11 Italy Italyy 34.5 1.6 2.0 28.5
12 South Korea South Korea 30.8 2.7 1.8 42.1
13 Australia Australia 26.7 1.8 1.5 16.6
14 Canada Canaday 24.7 1.4 1.4 19.9
15 Turkey Turkeyy 17.9 2.3 1.0 25.2
^ SIPRI estimate
^ The figures for Saudi Arabia include expenditure for public order and safety and might be slight overestimates.

[edit] SIPRI military expenditure database

The world's top 5 military spenders in 2011.
Figures sourced from the SIPRI military expenditure database.
Military spending as percentage of GDP
Rank Country Spending ($)[5]  % of GDP Per capita ($)
0 a 0 0 0
— World total 1,546,529,200,000 2.2%
1 United States United States 689,591,000,000 4.7% 2,141
2 China People's Republic of China 129,272,000,000 2.1% 74
3 Russia Russia 64,123,000,000 3.9% 428
4 France France 58,244,000,000 2.3% 879
5 United Kingdom United Kingdom 57,875,000,000 2.6% 893
6 Japan Japan 54,529,000,000 1.0% 401
7 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 46,219,000,000 10.1% 1,558
8 India India 44,282,000,000 2.7% 30
9 Germany Germany 43,478,000,000 1.4% 593
10 Italy Italy 31,946,000,000 1.7% 593
11 Brazil Brazil 31,576,000,000 1.6% 142
12 South Korea South Korea 28,280,000,000 2.7% 493
13 Canada Canada 23,082,000,000 1.5% 560
14 Australia Australia 22,955,000,000 1.9% 893
15 Turkey Turkey 18,687,000,000 2.4% 244
16 United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 16,062,000,000k 6.9% 2,653
17 Israel Israel 15,209,000,000 6.5% 1,882
18 Spain Spain 13,984,000,000 1.0% 398
19 Netherlands Netherlands 10,945,000,000 1.4% 759
20 Colombia Colombia 10,290,000,000 3.6% 198
21 Poland Poland 9,149,000,000 1.9% 285
22 Taiwan Taiwan 8,888,000,000 2.1% 380
23 Singapore Singapore 8,302,000,000 3.7% 1,593
24 Greece Greece 7,502,000,000 2.3% 1,230
25 Iran Iran 7,463,000,000b 1.8%b 89
26 Chile Chile 7,392,000,000 3.2%
27 Norway Norway 7,083,000,000 1.5% 1,245
28 Indonesia Indonesia 5,220,000,000 0.7%
29 Algeria Algeria 5,586,000,000 3.8%
30 Belgium Belgium 5,382,000,000 1.2% 525
31 Sweden Sweden 5,248,000,000 1.2% 657
32 Portugal Portugal 5,213,000,000 2.1%
33 Pakistan Pakistan 5,160,000,000 2.8% 28
34 Mexico Mexico 4,859,000,000 0.5% 48
35 Iraq Iraq 4,663,000,000 5.4%
36 Denmark Denmark 4,588,000,000 1.4% 804
37 Switzerland Switzerland 4,392,000,000 0.8% 526
38 Thailand Thailand 4,336,000,000 1.9%
39 Kuwait Kuwait 4,411,000,000 4.4% 1,289
40 Oman Oman 4,047,000,000 9.7%
41 Egypt Egypt 3,914,000,000 2.1%
42 Angola Angola 3,774,000,000 4.2%
43 South Africa South Africa 3,735,000,000 1.3% 78
44 Finland Finland 3,718,000,000 1.5% 702
45 Austria Austria 3,446,000,000 0.9% 410
46 Ukraine Ukraine 3,442,000,000 2.9%
47 Malaysia Malaysia 3,259,000,000 2.0%
48 Morocco Morocco 3,256,000,000 3.4%
49 Argentina Argentina 3,179,000,000 1.0% 65
50 Venezuela Venezuela 3,106,000,000 1.3%
51 Czech Republic Czech Republic 2,529,000,000 1.4%
52 Vietnam Vietnam 2,410,000,000 2.5%
53 Syria Syria 2,236,000,000 4.0%
54 Romania Romania 2,164,000,000 1.4% 114
55 Peru Peru 1,992,000,000 1.4% 74
56 Sudan Sudan 1,991,000,000c 3.4%c
57 Nigeria Nigeria 1,724,000,000 0.9%
58 Lebanon Lebanon 1,564,000,000 4.1%
59 Philippines Philippines 1,486,000,000 0.8%
60 Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 1,421,000,000 3.4%
61 Jordan Jordan 1,363,000,000 6.1%
62 New Zealand New Zealand 1,358,000,000 1.2%
63 Republic of Ireland Ireland 1,354,000,000 0.6%
64 Hungary Hungary 1,323,000,000 1.1%
65 Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 1,280,000,000 3.5%
66 Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 1,227,000,000 1.2%
67 Yemen Yemen 1,222,000,000b 3.9%b
68 Bangladesh Bangladesh 1,137,000,000 1.0%
69 Libya Libya 1,100,000,000b 1.2%b
70 Croatia Croatia 1,060,000,000 1.8%
71 Slovakia Slovakia 1,010,000,000 1.4%
72 Serbia Serbia 920,000,000 2.3%
73 Slovenia Slovenia 788,000,000 1.6%
74 Bahrain Bahrain 731,000,000 3.7% 911
75 Belarus Belarus 726,000,000 1.4%
76 Bulgaria Bulgaria 698,000,000 2.0%
77 Kenya Kenya 594,000,000 2.0%
78 Tunisia Tunisia 548,000,000 1.3%
79 Cyprus Cyprus 510,000,000 1.8%
80 Uruguay Uruguay 491,000,000 1.6%
81 Eritrea Eritrea 469,000,000d 20.9%d
82 Georgia (country)[6] Georgia 824,023,170 5.1%
83 Lithuania Lithuania 427,000,000 1.4%
84 Armenia Armenia 404,000,000 4.2%
85 Cameroon Cameroon 368,000,000 1.6%
86 Ivory Coast Côte d'Ivoire 353,000,000b 1.5%
87 Botswana Botswana 352,000,000 3.0%
88 Ethiopia Ethiopia 338,000,000 1.0%
89 Estonia Estonia 336,000,000 2.3%
90 Namibia Namibia 329,000,000 3.7%
91 Brunei Brunei 327,000,000 3.1% 866
92 Dominican Republic Dominican Republic 322,000,000 0.7%
93 Bolivia Bolivia 314,000,000 2.0%
94 Luxembourg Luxembourg 301,000,000a 0.6% 809
95 Uganda Uganda 276,000,000 1.8%
96 Latvia Latvia 268,000,000 1.4%
97 Afghanistan Afghanistan 250,000,000j 1.8%
98 Zambia Zambia 243,000,000 1.7%
99 Chad Chad 242,000,000 6.2%
100 Honduras Honduras 235,000,000 1.5%
101 Turkmenistan Turkmenistan 233,000,000e 2.9%e
102 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 232,000,000 1.3%
103 Tanzania Tanzania 217,000,000j 1.1%
104 Senegal Senegal 207,000,000 1.6%
104 Nepal Nepal 207,000,000 2.0%
106 Albania Albania 201,000,000 0.8%
107 Cambodia Cambodia 191,000,000j 1.1%
108 Mali Mali 183,000,000 1.9%
109 Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan 167,000,000j 3.6%
110 Democratic Republic of the Congo Congo, Democratic Republic of the 163,000,000 1.0%
111 Guatemala Guatemala 161,000,000 0.4%
112 Panama Panama 146,000,000e 1.0%e
112 Paraguay Paraguay 146,000,000 0.9%
114 Republic of Macedonia Republic of Macedonia 145,000,000 1.7%
115 Burkina Faso Burkina Faso 140,000,000 1.2%
116 Republic of the Congo Congo, Republic of the 133,000,000 1.1%b
116 El Salvador El Salvador 133,000,000 0.7%
118 Ghana Ghana 115,000,000 0.7%
118 Mauritania Mauritania 115,000,000j 3.8%
120 Swaziland Swaziland 102,000,000 3.1%
121 Guinea Guinea 99,900,000f 2.2%f
122 Jamaica Jamaica 95,200,000 0.9%
123 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe 93,800,000 1.9%c
124 Mozambique Mozambique 86,300,000 0.9%
125 Rwanda Rwanda 77,200,000 1.4%
126 Uzbekistan Uzbekistan 70,100,000d 0.5%d
127 Mongolia Mongolia 69,500,000 1.2%
128 Benin Benin 65,600,000b 1.0%b
129 Malta Malta 58,800,000 0.7%
130 Madagascar Madagascar 55,700,000 0.8%
131 Tajikistan Tajikistan 55,400,000f 2.2%f
132 Togo Togo 55,100,000b 1.7%b
133 Central African Republic Central African Republic 52,900,000 1.8%
134 Fiji Fiji 50,200,000j 1.7%
135 Niger Niger 49,200,000 0.5%b
136 Malawi Malawi 48,600,000a 1.2%a
137 Burundi Burundi 46,900,000b 3.8%
138 Lesotho Lesotho 45,600,000j 2.8%j
139 Nicaragua Nicaragua 44,100,000 0.7%
140 Sierra Leone Sierra Leone 42,900,000b 2.4%
141 Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea 39,100,000 0.5%
142 Djibouti Djibouti 36,900,000b 3.7%b
143 Monaco Monaco 20,300,000[7] 0.4% 580
144 Moldova Moldova 19,000,000 0.5%
145 Laos Laos 18,400,000j 0.3%
146 Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau 15,700,000g 2.1% g
147 Belize Belize 14,900,000 1.2%
148 Mauritius Mauritius 14,000,000b 0.2%b
149 San Marino San Marino 10,700,000[8] 0.9% 368
150 Iceland Iceland 9,900,000j 0.1%
151 Cape Verde Cape Verde 8,800,000 0.5%
152 Guyana Guyana 8,100,000h 0.8%h
153 Liberia Liberia 7,200,000j 0.8%
154 Seychelles Seychelles 6,600,000 1.2%
155 The Gambia Gambia 4,600,000a 0.6%a
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[edit] See also

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[edit] Footnotes

Notes
^ Not updated since 2007.
^ Not updated since 2008.
^ Not updated since 2006.
^ Not updated since 2003.
^ Not updated since 1999.
^ Not updated since 2004.
^ Not updated since 2005.
^ Not updated since 1996.
^ No data available from SIPRI. Estimates from other sources claim about 25% of GDP, approx. $6 Billion.[9]
^ Not updated since 2009.
^ Not updated since 2010.
References
  1. ^ Statistics on Countries with the Highest Military Spending Worldwide, SIPRI, 2012
  2. ^ China's Increasing Military Spending Unnerves Neighbors, Washington Post.com, October 2012.
  3. ^ SIPRI Yearbook 2012 - 15 countries with the highest military expenditure in 2011
  4. ^ http://www.sipri.org/research/armaments/milex/resultoutput/milex_15/the-15-countries-with-the-highest-military-expenditure-in-2011-table/view The 15 countries with the highest military expenditure in 2011 (table)
  5. ^ SIPRI military expenditure database
  6. ^ http://mod.gov.ge/files/lgrrphxjrgeng.pdf
  7. ^ National Budget - 2013
  8. ^ National Budget - 2012
  9. ^ North Korea
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