Military spending
In 2025, among places with a 2025 figure, the United States spent the most on its military: $954 bn, in 2025 US dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
Definition. Military expenditure in US dollars of each year (2025 figures in 2025 US dollars), not adjusted for inflation, using SIPRI’s definition. How we measure
Source: World Bank, from SIPRI data2025Updated 7 Nov 2026
Countries and territories with data, ranked
| 1 | United States | $954 bn | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | China | $336 bn | 2025 |
| 3 | Russia | $190 bn | 2025 |
| 4 | Germany | $114 bn | 2025 |
| 5 | India | $92 bn | 2025 |
| 6 | United Kingdom | $89 bn | 2025 |
| 7 | Ukraine | $84 bn | 2025 |
| 8 | Saudi Arabia | $83 bn | 2025 |
| 9 | France | $68 bn | 2025 |
| 10 | Japan | $62 bn | 2025 |
| 11 | Israel | $48 bn | 2025 |
| 12 | Italy | $48 bn | 2025 |
| 13 | South Korea | $48 bn | 2025 |
| 14 | Poland | $47 bn | 2025 |
| 15 | Spain | $40 bn | 2025 |
| 16 | Canada | $37 bn | 2025 |
| 17 | Australia | $35 bn | 2025 |
| 18 | Türkiye | $30 bn | 2025 |
| 19 | Netherlands | $29 bn | 2025 |
| 20 | Algeria | $25 bn | 2025 |
| 21 | Brazil | $24 bn | 2025 |
| 22 | Singapore | $17 bn | 2025 |
| 23 | Norway | $17 bn | 2025 |
| 24 | Sweden | $16 bn | 2025 |
| 25 | Indonesia | $15 bn | 2025 |
| 26 | Denmark | $15 bn | 2025 |
| 27 | Belgium | $15 bn | 2025 |
| 28 | Colombia | $15 bn | 2025 |
| 29 | Mexico | $14 bn | 2025 |
| 30 | Pakistan | $12 bn | 2025 |
| 31 | Vietnam | $10 bn | 2025 |
| 32 | Romania | $9.7 bn | 2025 |
| 33 | Greece | $8.4 bn | 2025 |
| 34 | Kuwait | $8.1 bn | 2025 |
| 35 | Finland | $8.1 bn | 2025 |
| 36 | Switzerland | $7.6 bn | 2025 |
| 37 | Iran | $7.4 bn | 2025 |
| 38 | Czechia | $7.1 bn | 2025 |
| 39 | Iraq | $6.4 bn | 2025 |
| 40 | Philippines | $6.4 bn | 2025 |
| 41 | Austria | $6.4 bn | 2025 |
| 42 | Morocco | $6.3 bn | 2025 |
| 43 | Oman | $6.0 bn | 2025 |
| 44 | Thailand | $6.0 bn | 2025 |
| 45 | Portugal | $5.9 bn | 2025 |
| 46 | Chile | $5.3 bn | 2025 |
| 47 | Hungary | $5.0 bn | 2025 |
| 48 | Azerbaijan | $4.9 bn | 2025 |
| 49 | Malaysia | $4.9 bn | 2025 |
| 50 | Argentina | $3.9 bn | 2025 |
| 51 | Bangladesh | $3.8 bn | 2025 |
| 52 | South Africa | $3.2 bn | 2025 |
| 53 | Slovakia | $3.1 bn | 2025 |
| 54 | Lithuania | $3.0 bn | 2025 |
| 55 | New Zealand | $2.9 bn | 2025 |
| 56 | Serbia | $2.8 bn | 2025 |
| 57 | Ecuador | $2.7 bn | 2025 |
| 58 | Peru | $2.6 bn | 2025 |
| 59 | Bulgaria | $2.6 bn | 2025 |
| 60 | Jordan | $2.6 bn | 2025 |
| 61 | Egypt | $2.5 bn | 2025 |
| 62 | Nigeria | $2.1 bn | 2025 |
| 63 | Croatia | $2.1 bn | 2025 |
| 64 | Uruguay | $2.0 bn | 2025 |
| 65 | Belarus | $1.9 bn | 2025 |
| 66 | Latvia | $1.7 bn | 2025 |
| 67 | Armenia | $1.7 bn | 2025 |
| 68 | Estonia | $1.6 bn | 2025 |
| 69 | Ireland | $1.6 bn | 2025 |
| 70 | Tunisia | $1.5 bn | 2025 |
| 71 | Kenya | $1.5 bn | 2025 |
| 72 | Bahrain | $1.5 bn | 2025 |
| 73 | Angola | $1.5 bn | 2025 |
| 74 | Sri Lanka | $1.4 bn | 2025 |
| 75 | Kazakhstan | $1.3 bn | 2025 |
| 76 | Uganda | $1.3 bn | 2025 |
| 77 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | $1.2 bn | 2025 |
| 78 | Slovenia | $1.2 bn | 2025 |
| 79 | Dominican Republic | $1.0 bn | 2025 |
| 80 | Tanzania | $1.0 bn | 2025 |
| 81 | Mali | $953 m | 2025 |
| 82 | Burkina Faso | $892 m | 2025 |
| 83 | Luxembourg | $855 m | 2025 |
| 84 | Lebanon | $828 m | 2025 |
| 85 | Côte d'Ivoire | $759 m | 2025 |
| 86 | Cambodia | $739 m | 2025 |
| 87 | Bolivia | $688 m | 2025 |
| 88 | Cyprus | $663 m | 2025 |
| 89 | Georgia | $658 m | 2025 |
| 90 | Chad | $649 m | 2025 |
| 91 | Guatemala | $633 m | 2025 |
| 92 | Cameroon | $627 m | 2025 |
| 93 | Albania | $624 m | 2025 |
| 94 | Botswana | $614 m | 2025 |
| 95 | Kyrgyzstan | $601 m | 2025 |
| 96 | Guinea | $601 m | 2025 |
| 97 | Honduras | $580 m | 2025 |
| 98 | Senegal | $567 m | 2025 |
| 99 | Ethiopia | $528 m | 2025 |
| 100 | Ghana | $507 m | 2025 |
| 101 | El Salvador | $490 m | 2025 |
| 102 | Niger | $489 m | 2025 |
| 103 | Mozambique | $468 m | 2025 |
| 104 | Nepal | $428 m | 2025 |
| 105 | Paraguay | $421 m | 2025 |
| 106 | Namibia | $411 m | 2025 |
| 107 | Zambia | $406 m | 2025 |
| 108 | North Macedonia | $375 m | 2025 |
| 109 | Gabon | $356 m | 2025 |
| 110 | Mauritania | $322 m | 2025 |
| 111 | Jamaica | $287 m | 2025 |
| 112 | Guyana | $248 m | 2025 |
| 113 | Tajikistan | $247 m | 2025 |
| 114 | Kosovo | $235 m | 2025 |
| 115 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $231 m | 2025 |
| 116 | Trinidad and Tobago | $230 m | 2025 |
| 117 | Burundi | $227 m | 2025 |
| 118 | Mongolia | $221 m | 2025 |
| 119 | Benin | $217 m | 2025 |
| 120 | Togo | $205 m | 2025 |
| 121 | Republic of the Congo | $205 m | 2025 |
| 122 | Somalia | $199 m | 2025 |
| 123 | Rwanda | $191 m | 2025 |
| 124 | South Sudan | $178 m | 2025 |
| 125 | Montenegro | $177 m | 2025 |
| 126 | Malawi | $163 m | 2025 |
| 127 | Zimbabwe | $160 m | 2025 |
| 128 | Malta | $125 m | 2025 |
| 129 | Equatorial Guinea | $121 m | 2025 |
| 130 | Madagascar | $120 m | 2025 |
| 131 | Nicaragua | $116 m | 2025 |
| 132 | Moldova | $113 m | 2025 |
| 133 | Papua New Guinea | $106 m | 2025 |
| 134 | Eswatini | $93 m | 2025 |
| 135 | Fiji | $81 m | 2025 |
| 136 | Central African Republic | $74 m | 2025 |
| 137 | Timor-Leste | $48 m | 2025 |
| 138 | Liberia | $44 m | 2025 |
| 139 | Lesotho | $40 m | 2025 |
| 140 | Haiti | $39 m | 2025 |
| 141 | Belize | $33 m | 2025 |
| 142 | Sierra Leone | $32 m | 2025 |
| 143 | Seychelles | $28 m | 2025 |
| 144 | Mauritius | $24 m | 2025 |
| 145 | Guinea-Bissau | $22 m | 2025 |
| 146 | Cabo Verde | $20 m | 2025 |
| 147 | Gambia | $15 m | 2025 |
| 148 | Costa Rica | $0 | 2025 |
| 148 | Iceland | $0 | 2025 |
| 148 | Panama | $0 | 2025 |
| 1 | United States | $954 bn | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | China | $336 bn | 2025 |
| 3 | Russia | $190 bn | 2025 |
| 4 | Germany | $114 bn | 2025 |
| 5 | India | $92 bn | 2025 |
| 6 | United Kingdom | $89 bn | 2025 |
| 7 | Ukraine | $84 bn | 2025 |
| 8 | Saudi Arabia | $83 bn | 2025 |
| 9 | France | $68 bn | 2025 |
| 10 | Japan | $62 bn | 2025 |
| 11 | Israel | $48 bn | 2025 |
| 12 | Italy | $48 bn | 2025 |
| 13 | South Korea | $48 bn | 2025 |
| 14 | Poland | $47 bn | 2025 |
| 15 | Spain | $40 bn | 2025 |
| 16 | Canada | $37 bn | 2025 |
| 17 | Australia | $35 bn | 2025 |
| 18 | Türkiye | $30 bn | 2025 |
| 19 | Netherlands | $29 bn | 2025 |
| 20 | Algeria | $25 bn | 2025 |
| 21 | Brazil | $24 bn | 2025 |
| 22 | Singapore | $17 bn | 2025 |
| 23 | Norway | $17 bn | 2025 |
| 24 | Sweden | $16 bn | 2025 |
| 25 | Indonesia | $15 bn | 2025 |
| 26 | Denmark | $15 bn | 2025 |
| 27 | Belgium | $15 bn | 2025 |
| 28 | Colombia | $15 bn | 2025 |
| 29 | Mexico | $14 bn | 2025 |
| 30 | Pakistan | $12 bn | 2025 |
| 31 | Vietnam | $10 bn | 2025 |
| 32 | Romania | $9.7 bn | 2025 |
| 33 | Greece | $8.4 bn | 2025 |
| 34 | Kuwait | $8.1 bn | 2025 |
| 35 | Finland | $8.1 bn | 2025 |
| 36 | Switzerland | $7.6 bn | 2025 |
| 37 | Iran | $7.4 bn | 2025 |
| 38 | Czechia | $7.1 bn | 2025 |
| 39 | Iraq | $6.4 bn | 2025 |
| 40 | Philippines | $6.4 bn | 2025 |
| 41 | Austria | $6.4 bn | 2025 |
| 42 | Morocco | $6.3 bn | 2025 |
| 43 | Oman | $6.0 bn | 2025 |
| 44 | Thailand | $6.0 bn | 2025 |
| 45 | Portugal | $5.9 bn | 2025 |
| 46 | Chile | $5.3 bn | 2025 |
| 47 | Myanmar | $5.0 bn | 2024 |
| 48 | Hungary | $5.0 bn | 2025 |
| 49 | Azerbaijan | $4.9 bn | 2025 |
| 50 | Malaysia | $4.9 bn | 2025 |
| 51 | Argentina | $3.9 bn | 2025 |
| 52 | Bangladesh | $3.8 bn | 2025 |
| 53 | South Africa | $3.2 bn | 2025 |
| 54 | Slovakia | $3.1 bn | 2025 |
| 55 | Lithuania | $3.0 bn | 2025 |
| 56 | New Zealand | $2.9 bn | 2025 |
| 57 | Serbia | $2.8 bn | 2025 |
| 58 | Ecuador | $2.7 bn | 2025 |
| 59 | Peru | $2.6 bn | 2025 |
| 60 | Bulgaria | $2.6 bn | 2025 |
| 61 | Jordan | $2.6 bn | 2025 |
| 62 | Egypt | $2.5 bn | 2025 |
| 63 | Nigeria | $2.1 bn | 2025 |
| 64 | Croatia | $2.1 bn | 2025 |
| 65 | Uruguay | $2.0 bn | 2025 |
| 66 | Belarus | $1.9 bn | 2025 |
| 67 | Latvia | $1.7 bn | 2025 |
| 68 | Armenia | $1.7 bn | 2025 |
| 69 | Estonia | $1.6 bn | 2025 |
| 70 | Libya | $1.6 bn | 2023 |
| 71 | Ireland | $1.6 bn | 2025 |
| 72 | Tunisia | $1.5 bn | 2025 |
| 73 | Kenya | $1.5 bn | 2025 |
| 74 | Bahrain | $1.5 bn | 2025 |
| 75 | Angola | $1.5 bn | 2025 |
| 76 | Sri Lanka | $1.4 bn | 2025 |
| 77 | Kazakhstan | $1.3 bn | 2025 |
| 78 | Uganda | $1.3 bn | 2025 |
| 79 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | $1.2 bn | 2025 |
| 80 | Slovenia | $1.2 bn | 2025 |
| 81 | Dominican Republic | $1.0 bn | 2025 |
| 82 | Tanzania | $1.0 bn | 2025 |
| 83 | Mali | $953 m | 2025 |
| 84 | Burkina Faso | $892 m | 2025 |
| 85 | Luxembourg | $855 m | 2025 |
| 86 | Lebanon | $828 m | 2025 |
| 87 | Côte d'Ivoire | $759 m | 2025 |
| 88 | Cambodia | $739 m | 2025 |
| 89 | Bolivia | $688 m | 2025 |
| 90 | Cyprus | $663 m | 2025 |
| 91 | Georgia | $658 m | 2025 |
| 92 | Chad | $649 m | 2025 |
| 93 | Guatemala | $633 m | 2025 |
| 94 | Cameroon | $627 m | 2025 |
| 95 | Albania | $624 m | 2025 |
| 96 | Botswana | $614 m | 2025 |
| 97 | Kyrgyzstan | $601 m | 2025 |
| 98 | Guinea | $601 m | 2025 |
| 99 | Honduras | $580 m | 2025 |
| 100 | Senegal | $567 m | 2025 |
| 101 | Brunei | $560 m | 2024 |
| 102 | Ethiopia | $528 m | 2025 |
| 103 | Ghana | $507 m | 2025 |
| 104 | El Salvador | $490 m | 2025 |
| 105 | Niger | $489 m | 2025 |
| 106 | Mozambique | $468 m | 2025 |
| 107 | Nepal | $428 m | 2025 |
| 108 | Paraguay | $421 m | 2025 |
| 109 | Namibia | $411 m | 2025 |
| 110 | Zambia | $406 m | 2025 |
| 111 | North Macedonia | $375 m | 2025 |
| 112 | Gabon | $356 m | 2025 |
| 113 | Mauritania | $322 m | 2025 |
| 114 | Jamaica | $287 m | 2025 |
| 115 | Guyana | $248 m | 2025 |
| 116 | Tajikistan | $247 m | 2025 |
| 117 | Kosovo | $235 m | 2025 |
| 118 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $231 m | 2025 |
| 119 | Trinidad and Tobago | $230 m | 2025 |
| 120 | Burundi | $227 m | 2025 |
| 121 | Mongolia | $221 m | 2025 |
| 122 | Benin | $217 m | 2025 |
| 123 | Togo | $205 m | 2025 |
| 124 | Republic of the Congo | $205 m | 2025 |
| 125 | Somalia | $199 m | 2025 |
| 126 | Rwanda | $191 m | 2025 |
| 127 | South Sudan | $178 m | 2025 |
| 128 | Montenegro | $177 m | 2025 |
| 129 | Malawi | $163 m | 2025 |
| 130 | Zimbabwe | $160 m | 2025 |
| 131 | Malta | $125 m | 2025 |
| 132 | Equatorial Guinea | $121 m | 2025 |
| 133 | Madagascar | $120 m | 2025 |
| 134 | Nicaragua | $116 m | 2025 |
| 135 | Moldova | $113 m | 2025 |
| 136 | Papua New Guinea | $106 m | 2025 |
| 137 | Eswatini | $93 m | 2025 |
| 138 | Fiji | $81 m | 2025 |
| 139 | Central African Republic | $74 m | 2025 |
| 140 | Timor-Leste | $48 m | 2025 |
| 141 | Liberia | $44 m | 2025 |
| 142 | Lesotho | $40 m | 2025 |
| 143 | Haiti | $39 m | 2025 |
| 144 | Belize | $33 m | 2025 |
| 145 | Sierra Leone | $32 m | 2025 |
| 146 | Seychelles | $28 m | 2025 |
| 147 | Mauritius | $24 m | 2025 |
| 148 | Guinea-Bissau | $22 m | 2025 |
| 149 | Cabo Verde | $20 m | 2025 |
| 150 | Gambia | $15 m | 2025 |
| 151 | Costa Rica | $0 | 2025 |
| 151 | Iceland | $0 | 2025 |
| 151 | Panama | $0 | 2025 |
Source: World Bank, from SIPRI data2025Updated 7 Nov 2026
Military spending, 2025
under $660 m$660 m–$12 bn$12 bn–$50 bn$50 bn–$200 bn$200 bn+
No data
150 of 166 countries and territories reported for 2025. The rest have no figure for that year yet; “Latest available” includes their most recent year, up to two years earlier.
Over time
The median country’s value ranged from $517 m to $1.3 bn between 2011 and 2025.
The median of reporting countries and the five highest in 2025. Dashed: median.
Source: World Bank, from SIPRI data2011–2025Updated 7 Nov 2026