Military Spending (USD)

Global Ranking

billion USDSource: IMF

Current Rank	Country	Value	Latest Reading	Previous Rank	Previous Value

1	United States	778.23	2020	1	734.34
2	China	252.3	2020	2	240.33
3	India	72.89	2020	3	71.47
4	Russia	61.71	2020	4	65.2
5 ↑	United Kingdom	59.24	2020	6	56.86
6 ↓	Saudi Arabia	57.52	2020	5	61.95
7 ↑	Germany	52.76	2020	8	49.01
8 ↓	France	52.75	2020	7	50.12
9	Japan	49.15	2020	9	47.61
10	South Korea	45.74	2020	10	43.89
11	Italy	28.92	2020	11	26.38
12	Australia	27.54	2020	12	26.08
13 ↑	United Arab Emirates	22.76	2014	14	23.56
14 ↑	Canada	22.75	2020	15	22.2
15 ↑	Israel	21.7	2020	17	20.5
16 ↓	Brazil	19.74	2020	13	25.91
17 ↓	Turkey	17.72	2020	16	20.6
18	Spain	17.43	2020	18	17.19
19	Iran	15.83	2020	19	12.53
20 ↑	Poland	13.03	2020	21	11.79
21 ↓	Netherlands	12.58	2020	20	12
22	Singapore	10.86	2020	22	10.66
23	Pakistan	10.38	2020	23	10.39
24	Algeria	9.71	2020	24	10.3
25 ↑	Indonesia	9.4	2020	26	9
26 ↓	Colombia	9.22	2020	25	10.17
27 ↑	Thailand	7.34	2020	30	7.29
28	Norway	7.11	2020	28	7.52
29 ↓	Iraq	7.02	2020	27	7.6
30 ↓	Kuwait	6.94	2020	29	7.37
31 ↑	Oman	6.73	2020	32	6.55
32 ↑	Sweden	6.45	2020	33	5.84
33 ↓	Mexico	6.12	2020	31	6.65
34 ↑	Ukraine	5.92	2020	35	5.42
35 ↑	Romania	5.73	2020	40	4.61
36 ↑	Switzerland	5.7	2020	37	5.11
37 ↑	Vietnam	5.5	2018	38	5.07
38 ↑	Belgium	5.46	2020	39	4.76
39 ↓	Greece	5.3	2020	34	5.47
40 ↑	Denmark	4.95	2020	41	4.56
41 ↑	Morocco	4.83	2020	47	3.72
42 ↑	Portugal	4.64	2020	43	4.28
43 ↓	Chile	4.6	2020	36	5.18
44 ↓	Bangladesh	4.56	2020	42	4.35
45 ↑	Egypt	4.51	2020	46	3.74
46 ↑	Finland	4.09	2020	48	3.63
47 ↓	Malaysia	3.81	2020	45	3.77
48 ↓	Libya	3.76	2014	44	3.96
49	Philippines	3.73	2020	49	3.47
50 ↑	Austria	3.6	2020	51	3.24
51 ↑	Czech Republic	3.25	2020	54	2.91
52 ↓	South Africa	3.15	2020	50	3.44
53	New Zealand	3.01	2020	53	2.93
54 ↓	Argentina	2.91	2020	52	3.13
55	Peru	2.63	2020	55	2.77
56 ↑	Nigeria	2.57	2020	64	1.86
57 ↑	Syria	2.49	2011	58	2.35
58 ↑	Burma (Myanmar)	2.45	2020	70	1.5
59 ↑	Hungary	2.41	2020	60	2.05
60 ↓	Ecuador	2.24	2020	57	2.4
60 ↑	Azerbaijan	2.24	2020	65	1.85
62 ↑	Venezuela	2.13	2017	118	0.22
63 ↓	Jordan	2.08	2020	61	2.03
64 ↓	Lebanon	1.92	2020	56	2.52
65 ↓	Qatar	1.88	2010	62	1.95
66	Slovakia	1.84	2020	66	1.8
67 ↓	Kazakhstan	1.73	2020	63	1.93
68	Yemen	1.71	2014	68	1.65
69 ↑	North Korea	1.6	2018	79	0.96
70 ↓	Sri Lanka	1.57	2020	67	1.7
71 ↑	Uzbekistan	1.44	2018	146	0.05
72 ↓	Bahrain	1.4	2020	69	1.56
73 ↓	Bulgaria	1.25	2020	59	2.16
74 ↑	Lithuania	1.17	2020	76	1.09
75 ↑	Tunisia	1.16	2020	77	1
75 ↓	Uruguay	1.16	2020	72	1.15
77 ↓	Ireland	1.14	2020	75	1.11
78 ↓	Serbia	1.12	2020	73	1.14
79 ↓	Kenya	1.11	2020	74	1.12
80 ↓	Croatia	1.03	2020	77	1
81 ↓	Angola	0.99	2020	71	1.47
82 ↑	Uganda	0.98	2020	83	0.65
83 ↓	Sudan	0.93	2020	81	0.72
84 ↓	Belarus	0.84	2020	80	0.77
85 ↓	Latvia	0.76	2020	82	0.69
86 ↓	Estonia	0.7	2020	85	0.64
87 ↓	Tanzania	0.66	2020	86	0.62
88	Cambodia	0.65	2020	88	0.6
89 ↓	Armenia	0.63	2020	83	0.65
90 ↓	Bolivia	0.61	2020	88	0.6
90 ↑	Ivory Coast	0.61	2020	91	0.54
92 ↓	Dominican Republic	0.6	2020	87	0.61
93 ↑	Mali	0.59	2020	94	0.48
94 ↓	Slovenia	0.57	2020	90	0.57
95 ↓	Botswana	0.55	2020	93	0.51
95 ↑	Zimbabwe	0.55	2019	97	0.42
97 ↓	Luxembourg	0.49	2020	95	0.43
98 ↓	Ethiopia	0.46	2020	91	0.54
99	Brunei	0.44	2020	99	0.41
100 ↑	Cyprus	0.42	2020	102	0.4
100 ↓	Nepal	0.42	2020	95	0.43
102 ↓	Honduras	0.4	2020	99	0.41
103 ↑	Senegal	0.39	2020	104	0.36
103 ↓	Cameroon	0.39	2020	97	0.42
105 ↓	Burkina Faso	0.38	2020	104	0.36
106 ↑	El Salvador	0.37	2020	108	0.32
106 ↓	Namibia	0.37	2020	99	0.41
108 ↓	Paraguay	0.36	2020	103	0.38
108 ↓	Democratic Republic of the Congo	0.36	2020	106	0.35
110 ↓	Guatemala	0.34	2020	107	0.33
111 ↑	Chad	0.32	2020	115	0.23
112 ↓	Republic of the Congo	0.3	2020	110	0.3
113 ↓	Georgia	0.29	2020	109	0.31
114 ↑	Afghanistan	0.28	2020	115	0.23
115 ↓	Gabon	0.27	2020	112	0.27
116 ↓	Niger	0.24	2020	114	0.25
116 ↓	Ghana	0.24	2020	115	0.23
116 ↓	Jamaica	0.24	2020	112	0.27
119 ↑	Albania	0.22	2020	120	0.2
120 ↓	Zambia	0.21	2020	111	0.29
120	Guinea	0.21	2020	120	0.2
122 ↑	Mauritania	0.2	2020	125	0.16
123 ↑	Eritrea	0.18	2003	126	0.15
124 ↓	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0.17	2020	122	0.17
125 ↑	Macedonia	0.16	2020	126	0.15
125 ↓	Trinidad and Tobago	0.16	2020	122	0.17
125 ↑	Equatorial Guinea	0.16	2019	126	0.15
128 ↓	Mozambique	0.15	2020	118	0.22
129 ↑	Rwanda	0.14	2020	130	0.12
130 ↓	Kyrgyzstan	0.13	2020	129	0.13
131 ↓	Togo	0.12	2020	122	0.17
132 ↓	Mongolia	0.11	2020	131	0.1
132	Turkmenistan	0.11	1999	132	0.09
134 ↑	Montenegro	0.1	2020	135	0.08
134 ↑	Somalia	0.1	2020	135	0.08
136 ↓	Papua New Guinea	0.09	2020	135	0.08
136 ↓	Malawi	0.09	2020	132	0.09
136 ↓	Madagascar	0.09	2020	135	0.08
139 ↓	Tajikistan	0.08	2020	135	0.08
139 ↓	Malta	0.08	2020	135	0.08
139 ↓	Swaziland	0.08	2020	132	0.09
139 ↓	Nicaragua	0.08	2020	135	0.08
143 ↓	Fiji	0.07	2020	135	0.08
143 ↑	Guyana	0.07	2020	144	0.07
143 ↑	Benin	0.07	2020	144	0.07
143 ↓	Burundi	0.07	2020	135	0.08
147 ↑	Djibouti	0.04	2008	150	0.03
147	Central African Republic	0.04	2020	147	0.04
147	Moldova	0.04	2020	147	0.04
147	Lesotho	0.04	2020	147	0.04
151 ↑	Laos	0.02	2013	152	0.02
151 ↑	Mauritius	0.02	2020	152	0.02
151 ↑	Seychelles	0.02	2020	152	0.02
151 ↑	Guinea-Bissau	0.02	2020	152	0.02
151 ↓	Sierra Leone	0.02	2020	150	0.03
151 ↑	Belize	0.02	2020	152	0.02
151 ↑	Liberia	0.02	2020	152	0.02
158	Cape Verde	0.01	2020	158	0.01
158	Gambia	0.01	2020	158	0.01
160	Haiti	0	2020	160	0
160	Costa Rica	0	2020	160	0
160	Panama	0	2020	160	0
160	Iceland	0	2020	160	0

Definition of Military Spending (USD)

Military spending includes expenditure on peacekeeping, defense ministries, paramilitary forces, and military space activities. Also: military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions; operations and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid. Defense and current expenditure for past military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and weapon destruction, are not included.