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RANKING · METHODOLOGY VERSION 1
Reported annual military expenditure in current USD. Different fiscal years and definitions are displayed alongside each value; this is not a measure of combat effectiveness.
| Rank | Country | Defence spending | Effective date | Confidence | Evidence |
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| 1 | United States | US$1.01tn | 1 Jan 2026 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 2 | China | US$251bn | 1 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 3 | Russia | US$140bn | 1 Jan 2026 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 4 | Germany | US$137bn | 1 Jan 2026 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 5 | United Kingdom | US$102bn | 1 Jan 2026 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 6 | France | US$80bn | 1 Jan 2026 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 7 | India | US$78.3bn | 1 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 8 | Saudi Arabia | US$72.5bn | 1 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 9 | Japan | US$60.9bn | 1 Jan 2026 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 10 | South Korea | US$48.2bn | 1 Jan 2026 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 11 | Ukraine | US$42.3bn | 1 Jan 2026 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 12 | Italy | US$41.9bn | 1 Jan 2026 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 13 | Netherlands | US$40.8bn | 1 Jan 2026 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 14 | Australia | US$40.5bn | 1 Jan 2026 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 15 | Israel | US$39.7bn | 1 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 16 | Poland | US$33.4bn | 1 Jan 2026 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 17 | Canada | US$31.2bn | 1 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 18 | Spain | US$28.9bn | 1 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 19 | Algeria | US$25.2bn | 1 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 20 | Brazil | US$24.6bn | 1 Jan 2026 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 21 | Sweden | US$23.7bn | 1 Jan 2026 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 22 | United Arab Emirates | US$21.7bn | 1 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 23 | Taiwan | US$21.2bn | 1 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 24 | Türkiye | US$20.8bn | 1 Jan 2026 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 25 | Cape Verde | US$20.2bn | 1 Jan 2026 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 26 | Singapore | US$18bn | 1 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 27 | Norway | US$17.5bn | 1 Jan 2026 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 28 | Belgium | US$14.8bn | 1 Jan 2026 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 29 | Denmark | US$13.2bn | 1 Jan 2026 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 30 | Iraq | US$12.7bn | 1 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 31 | Mexico | US$12.6bn | 1 Jan 2026 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 32 | Pakistan | US$11.9bn | 1 Jan 2026 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 33 | Indonesia | US$11.2bn | 1 Jan 2026 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 34 | Romania | US$10.7bn | 1 Jan 2026 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 35 | Qatar | US$10.11bn | 1 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 36 | Colombia | US$9.2bn | 1 Jan 2026 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 37 | Vietnam | US$8.41bn | 1 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 38 | Czechia | US$8.37bn | 1 Jan 2026 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 39 | Finland | US$8.29bn | 1 Jan 2026 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 40 | Kuwait | US$8.19bn | 1 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 41 | Iran | US$7.89bn | 31 Dec 2024 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 42 | Greece | US$7.89bn | 1 Jan 2026 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 43 | Switzerland | US$7.72bn | 1 Jan 2026 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 44 | Philippines | US$7.69bn | 1 Jan 2026 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 45 | Morocco | US$7.55bn | 1 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 46 | Austria | US$7.13bn | 1 Jan 2026 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 47 | Oman | US$6.66bn | 1 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 48 | Hungary | US$6.36bn | 1 Jan 2026 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 49 | Thailand | US$5.91bn | 1 Jan 2026 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 50 | Lithuania | US$5.67bn | 1 Jan 2026 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 51 | Azerbaijan | US$5.13bn | 1 Jan 2026 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 52 | Malaysia | US$5.08bn | 1 Jan 2026 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 53 | Portugal | US$4.4bn | 1 Jan 2026 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 54 | Chile | US$4.3bn | 1 Jan 2026 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 55 | Argentina | US$3.69bn | 1 Jan 2026 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 56 | Slovakia | US$3.37bn | 1 Jan 2026 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 57 | Bangladesh | US$3.25bn | 1 Jan 2026 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 57 | New Zealand | US$3.25bn | 1 Jan 2026 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 59 | South Africa | US$3.15bn | 1 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 60 | Bulgaria | US$3.06bn | 1 Jan 2026 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 61 | Estonia | US$2.8bn | 1 Jan 2026 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 62 | Peru | US$2.56bn | 1 Jan 2026 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 63 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | US$2.55bn | 1 Jan 2026 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 64 | Serbia | US$2.53bn | 1 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 65 | Syria | US$2.49bn | 31 Dec 2011 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 66 | Myanmar | US$2.47bn | 1 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 67 | Kazakhstan | US$2.46bn | 1 Jan 2026 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 68 | Egypt | US$2.33bn | 1 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 69 | Jordan | US$2.11bn | 1 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 70 | Nigeria | US$2.04bn | 1 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 71 | Latvia | US$1.8bn | 1 Jan 2026 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 72 | Ireland | US$1.74bn | 1 Jan 2026 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 73 | Yemen | US$1.71bn | 31 Dec 2014 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 74 | Croatia | US$1.7bn | 1 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 75 | Slovenia | US$1.69bn | 1 Jan 2026 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 76 | Ecuador | US$1.62bn | 1 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 77 | North Korea | US$1.6bn | 31 Dec 2018 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 78 | Belarus | US$1.59bn | 1 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 79 | Libya | US$1.57bn | 31 Dec 2023 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 80 | Kenya | US$1.54bn | 1 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 81 | Bahrain | US$1.47bn | 1 Jan 2026 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 82 | Tunisia | US$1.46bn | 1 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 83 | Sri Lanka | US$1.45bn | 1 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 84 | Uzbekistan | US$1.44bn | 31 Dec 2018 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 85 | Angola | US$1.38bn | 1 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 85 | Armenia | US$1.38bn | 1 Jan 2026 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 87 | Luxembourg | US$1.33bn | 1 Jan 2026 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 88 | Uganda | US$1.3bn | 1 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 89 | Tanzania | US$1.27bn | 1 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 90 | Burkina Faso | US$1.15bn | 1 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 91 | Dominican Republic | US$1.09bn | 1 Jan 2026 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 92 | Panama | US$1.03bn | 1 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 93 | Lebanon | US$968m | 1 Jan 2026 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 94 | Mali | US$948m | 1 Jan 2026 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 95 | Ivory Coast | US$762m | 1 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 96 | Cyprus | US$733m | 1 Jan 2026 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 97 | Cambodia | US$723m | 1 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 98 | Zimbabwe | US$673m | 1 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 99 | Chad | US$650m | 1 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 100 | Georgia | US$641m | 1 Jan 2026 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 101 | Albania | US$633m | 1 Jan 2026 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 102 | Cameroon | US$628m | 1 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 103 | Guatemala | US$614m | 1 Jan 2026 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 104 | Botswana | US$609m | 1 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 105 | Uruguay | US$597m | 1 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 106 | Guinea | US$596m | 1 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 107 | Senegal | US$543m | 1 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 108 | Brunei | US$540m | 1 Jan 2026 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 109 | Trinidad and Tobago | US$513m | 1 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 110 | Ghana | US$506m | 1 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 111 | Bolivia | US$496m | 1 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 112 | Niger | US$490m | 1 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 113 | Ethiopia | US$484m | 1 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 114 | Kyrgyzstan | US$473.05m | 31 Dec 2024 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 115 | Honduras | US$457m | 1 Jan 2026 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 116 | Nepal | US$439m | 1 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 117 | North Macedonia | US$421m | 1 Jan 2026 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 118 | Namibia | US$415m | 1 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 119 | Sudan | US$375.21m | 31 Dec 2021 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 120 | Zambia | US$370m | 1 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 121 | Gabon | US$357m | 1 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 122 | Mozambique | US$340m | 1 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 123 | Paraguay | US$321m | 1 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 124 | El Salvador | US$314m | 1 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 125 | Mauritania | US$302m | 1 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 126 | Jamaica | US$287m | 1 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 127 | Afghanistan | US$278.25m | 31 Dec 2021 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 128 | Mauritius | US$266m | 1 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 129 | Kosovo | US$248m | 1 Jan 2026 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 130 | Tajikistan | US$243m | 1 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 131 | Guyana | US$242m | 1 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 132 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | US$240m | 1 Jan 2026 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 133 | Burundi | US$228m | 1 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 134 | Republic of the Congo | US$227m | 1 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 135 | Mongolia | US$205m | 1 Jan 2026 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 135 | Togo | US$205m | 1 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 137 | Somalia | US$201.85m | 31 Dec 2024 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 138 | Benin | US$198m | 1 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 139 | Maldives | US$193m | 1 Jan 2026 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 140 | Eritrea | US$181.58m | 31 Dec 2003 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 141 | Rwanda | US$176m | 1 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 142 | Malawi | US$159m | 1 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 143 | Malta | US$144m | 1 Jan 2026 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 144 | Montenegro | US$143m | 1 Jan 2026 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 145 | The Bahamas | US$135m | 1 Jan 2026 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 146 | Cuba | US$128.61m | 31 Dec 2018 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 147 | Equatorial Guinea | US$121m | 1 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 148 | Madagascar | US$119m | 1 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 149 | Nicaragua | US$117m | 1 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 150 | Turkmenistan | US$111.92m | 31 Dec 1999 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 151 | Moldova | US$110m | 1 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 152 | Papua New Guinea | US$107m | 1 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 153 | Eswatini | US$79.66m | 31 Dec 2024 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 154 | South Sudan | US$78.6m | 1 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 155 | Fiji | US$77.1m | 1 Jan 2026 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 156 | Central African Republic | US$74.4m | 1 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 157 | Haiti | US$57.8m | 1 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 158 | Barbados | US$47.4m | 1 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 158 | East Timor | US$47.4m | 1 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 160 | Lesotho | US$44.1m | 1 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 161 | Djibouti | US$36.27m | 31 Dec 2008 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 162 | Belize | US$32.6m | 1 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 163 | Sierra Leone | US$32m | 1 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 164 | Seychelles | US$27.6m | 1 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 165 | Guinea-Bissau | US$26.9m | 1 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 166 | Laos | US$22.68m | 31 Dec 2013 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 167 | Liberia | US$20.7m | 1 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 168 | The Gambia | US$16.2m | 1 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 169 | Antigua and Barbuda | US$12.3m | 1 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 170 | Tonga | US$6.28m | 1 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 171 | Costa Rica | US$0 | 31 Dec 2024 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 171 | Iceland | US$0 | 31 Dec 2024 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 171 | Venezuela | US$0 | 31 Dec 2024 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
Each snapshot preserves the values, source-claim IDs and methodology version used at publication.