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CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
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
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
# 2
Japan :
$45,841,000,000.00
2004
# 3
France :
$45,238,100,000.00
2003
# 4
United Kingdom :
$42,836,500,000.00
2003
# 5
Germany :
$35,063,000,000.00
2003
# 6
Italy :
$28,182,800,000.00
2003
# 7
Saudi Arabia :
$18,000,000,000.00
2002
# 8
Australia :
$16,650,000,000.00
2004
# 9
Korea, South :
$14,522,000,000.00
2003
# 10
India :
$14,018,800,000.00
2003
# 11
Turkey :
$12,155,000,000.00
2003
# 12
Brazil :
$11,000,000,000.00
2004
# 13
Spain :
$9,906,500,000.00
2003
# 14
Canada :
$9,801,700,000.00
2003
# 15
Netherlands :
$9,408,000,000.00
2004
# 16
Israel :
$9,110,000,000.00
2003
# 17
Taiwan :
$7,574,000,000.00
2003
# 18
Mexico :
$6,043,000,000.00
2004
# 19
Greece :
$5,890,000,000.00
2004
# 20
Sweden :
$5,729,000,000.00
2004
# 21
Korea, North :
$5,217,400,000.00
2002
= 22
Iran :
$4,300,000,000.00
2003
= 22
Argentina :
$4,300,000,000.00
1999
# 24
Norway :
$4,033,500,000.00
2003
# 25
Belgium :
$3,999,000,000.00
2003
# 26
Pakistan :
$3,848,000,000.00
2004
# 27
Poland :
$3,500,000,000.00
2002
# 28
Portugal :
$3,497,800,000.00
2003
# 29
Chile :
$3,420,000,000.00
2004
# 30
Colombia :
$3,300,000,000.00
2001
# 31
Denmark :
$3,271,600,000.00
2003
# 32
South Africa :
$3,172,000,000.00
2004
# 33
Kuwait :
$2,584,500,000.00
2004
# 34
Switzerland :
$2,548,000,000.00
2001
# 35
Algeria :
$2,480,000,000.00
2004
# 36
Egypt :
$2,440,000,000.00
2003
# 37
Morocco :
$2,305,600,000.00
2003
# 38
Czech Republic :
$2,170,000,000.00
2004
# 39
Finland :
$1,800,000,000.00
1998
# 40
Malaysia :
$1,690,000,000.00
2000
# 41
Venezuela :
$1,687,000,000.00
2004
# 42
United Arab Emirates :
$1,600,000,000.00
2000
# 43
Austria :
$1,497,000,000.00
2001
# 44
Jordan :
$1,460,000,000.00
2004
= 45
Indonesia :
$1,300,000,000.00
2004
= 45
Libya :
$1,300,000,000.00
1999
= 45
Iraq :
$1,300,000,000.00
2000
# 48
Hungary :
$1,080,000,000.00
2002
# 49
Bangladesh :
$995,300,000.00
2004
# 50
Romania :
$985,000,000.00
2002
# 51
Yemen :
$885,500,000.00
2003
# 52
Syria :
$858,000,000.00
2000
# 53
Peru :
$829,300,000.00
2003
# 54
Philippines :
$805,500,000.00
2004
# 55
Ireland :
$700,000,000.00
2000
# 56
Ecuador :
$655,000,000.00
2004
# 57
Serbia and Montenegro :
$654,000,000.00
2002
# 58
Vietnam :
$650,000,000.00
1998
# 59
Bahrain :
$628,900,000.00
2004
# 60
Croatia :
$620,000,000.00
2004
# 61
Ukraine :
$617,900,000.00
2002
# 62
Sudan :
$587,000,000.00
2001
# 63
Cuba :
$572,300,000.00
2003
# 64
Nigeria :
$544,600,000.00
2004
# 65
Lebanon :
$540,600,000.00
2002
# 66
Sri Lanka :
$514,800,000.00
2004
# 67
Slovakia :
$406,000,000.00
2002
# 68
Cyprus :
$384,000,000.00
2002
# 69
Slovenia :
$370,000,000.00
2000
= 70
Bulgaria :
$356,000,000.00
2002
= 70
Tunisia :
$356,000,000.00
1999
# 72
Botswana :
$338,500,000.00
2004
# 73
Ethiopia :
$337,100,000.00
2004
# 74
Brunei :
$290,700,000.00
2004
# 75
Uruguay :
$257,500,000.00
2004
# 76
Oman :
$252,990,000.00
2004
# 77
Bosnia and Herzegovina :
$234,300,000.00
2002
# 78
Luxembourg :
$231,600,000.00
2003
# 79
Lithuania :
$230,800,000.00
2001
# 80
Kazakhstan :
$221,800,000.00
2002
# 81
Cameroon :
$221,100,000.00
2004
# 82
Zimbabwe :
$217,000,000.00
2004
# 83
Guatemala :
$201,900,000.00
2004
# 84
Macedonia, Republic of :
$200,000,000.00
2001
# 85
Afghanistan :
$188,400,000.00
2004
# 86
Gabon :
$184,800,000.00
2004
# 87
Angola :
$183,580,000.00
2004
# 88
Côte d'Ivoire :
$180,200,000.00
2004
# 89
Dominican Republic :
$180,000,000.00
1998
# 90
Kenya :
$177,100,000.00
2004
# 91
Belarus :
$176,100,000.00
2002
# 92
Uganda :
$170,300,000.00
2004
# 93
Namibia :
$168,400,000.00
2004
# 94
El Salvador :
$157,000,000.00
2003
# 95
Estonia :
$155,000,000.00
2002
# 96
Eritrea :
$151,000,000.00
2004
# 97
Panama :
$147,000,000.00
2004
# 98
Armenia :
$135,000,000.00
2001
# 99
Bolivia :
$132,200,000.00
2004
# 100
Congo, Republic of the :
$126,500,000.00
2004
# 101
Equatorial Guinea :
$126,200,000.00
2004
# 102
Azerbaijan :
$121,000,000.00
1999
# 103
Mozambique :
$117,300,000.00
2004
# 104
Cambodia :
$112,000,000.00
2001
# 105
Senegal :
$107,300,000.00
2004
# 106
Zambia :
$106,800,000.00
2004
# 107
Chad :
$101,300,000.00
2004
# 108
Honduras :
$100,600,000.00
2004
# 109
Nepal :
$99,200,000.00
2004
# 110
Benin :
$96,500,000.00
2004
# 111
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
$93,500,000.00
2004
# 112
Turkmenistan :
$90,000,000.00
1999
# 113
Latvia :
$87,000,000.00
2001
# 114
Trinidad and Tobago :
$66,700,000.00
2003
= 115
Costa Rica :
$64,200,000.00
2004
= 115
Burkina Faso :
$64,200,000.00
2004
# 117
Guinea :
$56,700,000.00
2004
# 118
Albania :
$56,500,000.00
2002
# 119
Paraguay :
$53,100,000.00
2004
# 120
Rwanda :
$50,100,000.00
2004
# 121
Ghana :
$49,200,000.00
2004
# 122
Madagascar :
$44,600,000.00
2004
# 123
Maldives :
$41,100,000.00
2004
# 124
Swaziland :
$40,500,000.00
2004
# 125
Burundi :
$38,700,000.00
2004
# 126
Fiji :
$36,000,000.00
2004
# 127
Togo :
$35,500,000.00
2004
# 128
Tajikistan :
$35,400,000.00
2001
# 129
Niger :
$33,300,000.00
2004
# 130
Nicaragua :
$32,800,000.00
2004
# 131
Lesotho :
$32,300,000.00
2004
# 132
Jamaica :
$31,200,000.00
2003
# 133
Malta :
$31,100,000.00
2004
# 134
Djibouti :
$28,600,000.00
2004
# 135
Haiti :
$26,000,000.00
2003
# 136
Mongolia :
$23,100,000.00
2002
# 137
Georgia :
$23,000,000.00
2000
# 138
Mali :
$22,400,000.00
2004
# 139
Mauritania :
$20,800,000.00
2004
# 140
Tanzania :
$20,600,000.00
2004
# 141
Kyrgyzstan :
$19,200,000.00
2001
# 142
Somalia :
$18,900,000.00
2003
# 143
Belize :
$18,000,000.00
2003
# 144
Papua New Guinea :
$16,900,000.00
2003
# 145
Central African Republic :
$15,500,000.00
2004
# 146
Cape Verde :
$14,100,000.00
2004
# 147
Bhutan :
$13,700,000.00
2004
# 148
Sierra Leone :
$13,200,000.00
2004
# 149
Mauritius :
$12,500,000.00
2004
# 150
Seychelles :
$12,300,000.00
2004
# 151
Comoros :
$11,600,000.00
2004
# 152
Malawi :
$11,100,000.00
2004
# 153
Laos :
$10,700,000.00
2004
# 154
Guinea-Bissau :
$8,900,000.00
2004
# 155
Moldova :
$8,700,000.00
2004
# 156
Suriname :
$7,500,000.00
2003
# 157
Guyana :
$6,500,000.00
2003
# 158
Bermuda :
$4,028,000.00
2002
# 159
Liberia :
$1,500,000.00
2004
# 160
Gambia, The :
$1,000,000.00
2004
= 161
São Tomé and Príncipe :
$700,000.00
2004
= 161
San Marino :
$700,000.00
2000
# 163
Iceland :
$0.00
2003
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 via NationMaster
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