List of countries by military expenditures

Countries by military expenditures (% of their GDP) in 2014, based on data from the World Bank
Countries by military expenditures (absolute) in 2014, based on data from the World Bank

This article is a list of countries by military expenditure in a given year. Military expenditure figures are presented in United States dollars based on either constant or current exchange rates.[1] 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.

The first list is based on the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) 2017 Fact Sheet, which includes a list on the world's top 15 military spenders in 2016, based on current market exchange rates.[1] The second list is based on the 2016 edition of "The Military Balance" published by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) using average market exchange rates.[2]

List

List by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
2018 Fact Sheet (for 2017)[1]
SIPRI Military Expenditure Database[3]		 List by the International Institute for Strategic Studies
Top 15 Defence Budgets 2017[4]
RankCountrySpending
($ Bn.)		% of GDP % of World share
World total 1,7392.2
1United States United States610.03.1 35.0
2China People's Republic of China[lower-alpha 1]228.01.9 13.0
3Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2]69.410.0 4.0
4Russia Russia66.34.3 3.8
5India India65.92.5 3.7
6France France57.82.3 3.3
7United Kingdom United Kingdom47.21.8 2.7
8Japan Japan45.40.9 2.6
9Germany Germany44.31.2 2.5
10South Korea South Korea39.22.6 2.3
11Brazil Brazil29.31.4 1.7
12Italy Italy29.21.7 1.7
13Australia Australia27.52.0 1.6
14Canada Canada20.61.3 1.2
15Turkey Turkey18.22.2 1.0
RankCountrySpending
($ Bn.)
1United States United States602.8
2China People's Republic of China150.5
3Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia76.7
4Russia Russia61.2
5India India52.5
6United Kingdom United Kingdom50.7
7France France48.6
8Japan Japan46.0
9Germany Germany41.7
10South Korea South Korea35.7
11Brazil Brazil29.4
12Australia Australia25.0
13Italy Italy22.9
14Israel Israel21.6
15Iraq Iraq19.4


Notes

  1. 1 2 SIPRI estimate.
  2. ↑ The figures for Saudi Arabia include expenditure for public order and safety and might be slightly overestimated.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Trends in World Military Expenditure, 2017" (PDF). Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  2. ↑ International Institute for Strategic Studies (11 February 2015). The Military Balance 2015. London: Routledge. ISBN 1857437667.
  3. ↑ "Data for all countries from 1988–2017 in constant (2016) USD (pdf)" (PDF). SIPRI. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "IISS Military Balance 2017".
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