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Military Statistics > Expenditures > Dollar figure (most recent) by country

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Rank   Countries  Amount  Date  
# 1   China: $67,490,000,000.00  2004 Time series
# 2   Japan: $45,841,000,000.00  2004 Time series
# 3   France: $45,238,100,000.00  2003 Time series
# 4   United Kingdom: $42,836,500,000.00  2003 Time series
# 5   Germany: $35,063,000,000.00  2003 Time series
# 6   Italy: $28,182,800,000.00  2003 Time series
# 7   Saudi Arabia: $18,000,000,000.00  2002 Time series
# 8   Australia: $16,650,000,000.00  2004 Time series
# 9   Korea, South: $14,522,000,000.00  2003 Time series
# 10   India: $14,018,800,000.00  2003 Time series
# 11   Turkey: $12,155,000,000.00  2003 Time series
# 12   Brazil: $11,000,000,000.00  2004 Time series
# 13   Spain: $9,906,500,000.00  2003 Time series
# 14   Canada: $9,801,700,000.00  2003 Time series
# 15   Netherlands: $9,408,000,000.00  2004 Time series
# 16   Israel: $9,110,000,000.00  2003 Time series
# 17   Taiwan: $7,574,000,000.00  2003 Time series
# 18   Mexico: $6,043,000,000.00  2004 Time series
# 19   Greece: $5,890,000,000.00  2004 Time series
# 20   Sweden: $5,729,000,000.00  2004 Time series
# 21   Korea, North: $5,217,400,000.00  2002 Time series
= 22   Iran: $4,300,000,000.00  2003 Time series
= 22   Argentina: $4,300,000,000.00  1999 Time series
# 24   Norway: $4,033,500,000.00  2003 Time series
# 25   Belgium: $3,999,000,000.00  2003 Time series
# 26   Pakistan: $3,848,000,000.00  2004 Time series
# 27   Poland: $3,500,000,000.00  2002 Time series
# 28   Portugal: $3,497,800,000.00  2003 Time series
# 29   Chile: $3,420,000,000.00  2004 Time series
# 30   Colombia: $3,300,000,000.00  2001 Time series
# 31   Denmark: $3,271,600,000.00  2003 Time series
# 32   South Africa: $3,172,000,000.00  2004 Time series
# 33   Kuwait: $2,584,500,000.00  2004 Time series
# 34   Switzerland: $2,548,000,000.00  2001 Time series
# 35   Algeria: $2,480,000,000.00  2004 Time series
# 36   Egypt: $2,440,000,000.00  2003 Time series
# 37   Morocco: $2,305,600,000.00  2003 Time series
# 38   Czech Republic: $2,170,000,000.00  2004 Time series
# 39   Finland: $1,800,000,000.00  1998 Time series
# 40   Malaysia: $1,690,000,000.00  2000 Time series
# 41   Venezuela: $1,687,000,000.00  2004 Time series
# 42   United Arab Emirates: $1,600,000,000.00  2000 Time series
# 43   Austria: $1,497,000,000.00  2001 Time series
# 44   Jordan: $1,460,000,000.00  2004 Time series
= 45   Indonesia: $1,300,000,000.00  2004 Time series
= 45   Libya: $1,300,000,000.00  1999 Time series
= 45   Iraq: $1,300,000,000.00  2000 Time series
# 48   Hungary: $1,080,000,000.00  2002 Time series
# 49   Bangladesh: $995,300,000.00  2004 Time series
# 50   Romania: $985,000,000.00  2002 Time series
# 51   Yemen: $885,500,000.00  2003 Time series
# 52   Syria: $858,000,000.00  2000 Time series
# 53   Peru: $829,300,000.00  2003 Time series
# 54   Philippines: $805,500,000.00  2004 Time series
# 55   Ireland: $700,000,000.00  2000 Time series
# 56   Ecuador: $655,000,000.00  2004 Time series
# 57   Serbia and Montenegro: $654,000,000.00  2002 Time series
# 58   Vietnam: $650,000,000.00  1998 Time series
# 59   Bahrain: $628,900,000.00  2004 Time series
# 60   Croatia: $620,000,000.00  2004 Time series
# 61   Ukraine: $617,900,000.00  2002 Time series
# 62   Sudan: $587,000,000.00  2001 Time series
# 63   Cuba: $572,300,000.00  2003 Time series
# 64   Nigeria: $544,600,000.00  2004 Time series
# 65   Lebanon: $540,600,000.00  2002 Time series
# 66   Sri Lanka: $514,800,000.00  2004 Time series
# 67   Slovakia: $406,000,000.00  2002 Time series
# 68   Cyprus: $384,000,000.00  2002 Time series
# 69   Slovenia: $370,000,000.00  2000 Time series
= 70   Bulgaria: $356,000,000.00  2002 Time series
= 70   Tunisia: $356,000,000.00  1999 Time series
# 72   Botswana: $338,500,000.00  2004 Time series
# 73   Ethiopia: $337,100,000.00  2004 Time series
# 74   Brunei: $290,700,000.00  2004 Time series
# 75   Uruguay: $257,500,000.00  2004 Time series
# 76   Oman: $252,990,000.00  2004 Time series
# 77   Bosnia and Herzegovina: $234,300,000.00  2002 Time series
# 78   Luxembourg: $231,600,000.00  2003 Time series
# 79   Lithuania: $230,800,000.00  2001 Time series
# 80   Kazakhstan: $221,800,000.00  2002 Time series
# 81   Cameroon: $221,100,000.00  2004 Time series
# 82   Zimbabwe: $217,000,000.00  2004 Time series
# 83   Guatemala: $201,900,000.00  2004 Time series
# 84   Macedonia, Republic of: $200,000,000.00  2001 Time series
# 85   Afghanistan: $188,400,000.00  2004 Time series
# 86   Gabon: $184,800,000.00  2004 Time series
# 87   Angola: $183,580,000.00  2004 Time series
# 88   Côte d'Ivoire: $180,200,000.00  2004 Time series
# 89   Dominican Republic: $180,000,000.00  1998 Time series
# 90   Kenya: $177,100,000.00  2004 Time series
# 91   Belarus: $176,100,000.00  2002 Time series
# 92   Uganda: $170,300,000.00  2004 Time series
# 93   Namibia: $168,400,000.00  2004 Time series
# 94   El Salvador: $157,000,000.00  2003 Time series
# 95   Estonia: $155,000,000.00  2002 Time series
# 96   Eritrea: $151,000,000.00  2004 Time series
# 97   Panama: $147,000,000.00  2004 Time series
# 98   Armenia: $135,000,000.00  2001 Time series
# 99   Bolivia: $132,200,000.00  2004 Time series
# 100   Congo, Republic of the: $126,500,000.00  2004 Time series
# 101   Equatorial Guinea: $126,200,000.00  2004 Time series
# 102   Azerbaijan: $121,000,000.00  1999 Time series
# 103   Mozambique: $117,300,000.00  2004 Time series
# 104   Cambodia: $112,000,000.00  2001 Time series
# 105   Senegal: $107,300,000.00  2004 Time series
# 106   Zambia: $106,800,000.00  2004 Time series
# 107   Chad: $101,300,000.00  2004 Time series
# 108   Honduras: $100,600,000.00  2004 Time series
# 109   Nepal: $99,200,000.00  2004 Time series
# 110   Benin: $96,500,000.00  2004 Time series
# 111   Congo, Democratic Republic of the: $93,500,000.00  2004 Time series
# 112   Turkmenistan: $90,000,000.00  1999 Time series
# 113   Latvia: $87,000,000.00  2001 Time series
# 114   Trinidad and Tobago: $66,700,000.00  2003 Time series
= 115   Costa Rica: $64,200,000.00  2004 Time series
= 115   Burkina Faso: $64,200,000.00  2004 Time series
# 117   Guinea: $56,700,000.00  2004 Time series
# 118   Albania: $56,500,000.00  2002 Time series
# 119   Paraguay: $53,100,000.00  2004 Time series
# 120   Rwanda: $50,100,000.00  2004 Time series
# 121   Ghana: $49,200,000.00  2004 Time series
# 122   Madagascar: $44,600,000.00  2004 Time series
# 123   Maldives: $41,100,000.00  2004 Time series
# 124   Swaziland: $40,500,000.00  2004 Time series
# 125   Burundi: $38,700,000.00  2004 Time series
# 126   Fiji: $36,000,000.00  2004 Time series
# 127   Togo: $35,500,000.00  2004 Time series
# 128   Tajikistan: $35,400,000.00  2001 Time series
# 129   Niger: $33,300,000.00  2004 Time series
# 130   Nicaragua: $32,800,000.00  2004 Time series
# 131   Lesotho: $32,300,000.00  2004 Time series
# 132   Jamaica: $31,200,000.00  2003 Time series
# 133   Malta: $31,100,000.00  2004 Time series
# 134   Djibouti: $28,600,000.00  2004 Time series
# 135   Haiti: $26,000,000.00  2003 Time series
# 136   Mongolia: $23,100,000.00  2002 Time series
# 137   Georgia: $23,000,000.00  2000 Time series
# 138   Mali: $22,400,000.00  2004 Time series
# 139   Mauritania: $20,800,000.00  2004 Time series
# 140   Tanzania: $20,600,000.00  2004 Time series
# 141   Kyrgyzstan: $19,200,000.00  2001 Time series
# 142   Somalia: $18,900,000.00  2003 Time series
# 143   Belize: $18,000,000.00  2003 Time series
# 144   Papua New Guinea: $16,900,000.00  2003 Time series
# 145   Central African Republic: $15,500,000.00  2004 Time series
# 146   Cape Verde: $14,100,000.00  2004 Time series
# 147   Bhutan: $13,700,000.00  2004 Time series
# 148   Sierra Leone: $13,200,000.00  2004 Time series
# 149   Mauritius: $12,500,000.00  2004 Time series
# 150   Seychelles: $12,300,000.00  2004 Time series
# 151   Comoros: $11,600,000.00  2004 Time series
# 152   Malawi: $11,100,000.00  2004 Time series
# 153   Laos: $10,700,000.00  2004 Time series
# 154   Guinea-Bissau: $8,900,000.00  2004 Time series
# 155   Moldova: $8,700,000.00  2004 Time series
# 156   Suriname: $7,500,000.00  2003 Time series
# 157   Guyana: $6,500,000.00  2003 Time series
# 158   Bermuda: $4,028,000.00  2002 Time series
# 159   Liberia: $1,500,000.00  2004 Time series
# 160   Gambia, The: $1,000,000.00  2004 Time series
= 161   São Tomé and Príncipe: $700,000.00  2004 Time series
= 161   San Marino: $700,000.00  2000 Time series
# 163   Iceland: $0.00  2003 Time series
Total: $512,567,998,000.00  
Weighted average: $3,144,588,944.79  



DEFINITION: Current military expenditures in US dollars; the figure is calculated by multiplying the estimated defense spending in percentage terms by the gross domestic product (GDP) calculated on an exchange rate basis not purchasing power parity (PPP) terms. Dollar figures for military expenditures should be treated with caution because of different price patterns and accounting methods among nations, as well as wide variations in the strength of their currencies

SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008

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COMMENTARY     

Ben Moos
29th October 2009 		Why are the US not in this list???????
Ronald Van Patten
13th September 2009 		Why is the US omitted from all of the military stats? I would like to see them included for my own knowledge.
Alex (New York City)
3rd March 2009 		There is a HUGE error here. The United States spends more on military than any other country by a grossly massive margin. And yet this list states China as #1, and the United States is omitted.

Heinous. Someone please fix this.
David Gealikman
16th October 2005 		Another intresting fact is that the total US budget for all spending each year is 2.5 trillion (2,500 billions) it spends less than 1 quarter of 1 percent on ending global starvation (20 billion) and around 400-500 billion on wars. Justice?
Suchita Vemuri
Staff Editor
7th March 2005 		Hi Hans -- you're right, and we'll change this. The latest figure available in a published report (the US census for 2004, not newspaper and other reports) shows that the US military expenditure in 2003 was close to USD 400 billion. See: http://www.census.gov/prod/2004pubs/04statab/defense.pdf.
Ian Graham
Staff Editor
1st March 2005 		In the fiscal year 1999, the United States spent about as much on its military as the next nine countries combined in the latest years for which figures are available. China, the second-biggest spender, spent only about 20 percent of the United States expenditures.

However, Russia and China both have more armed forces personnel than the United States. China has 2,810,000 people in its armed forces and Russia has 1,520,000. The United States is third, with 1,366,000 armed forces personnel. India is fourth, with 1,303,000 people. No other country has more than a million.

There are 19.67 million people in the armed forces worldwide. Total military spending in the top 170 countries is $741.16 billion.

United States armed forces personnel represent about 7 percent of the total worldwide, but the U.S. expenditures are 37 percent of the total.

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