South Korea - Military Expenditure

Since 2014, South Korea Military Expenditure was up 3.2% year on year. With $43,890,861,986.14 in 2019, the country was ranked number 10 among other countries in Military Expenditure. South Korea is overtaken by Japan, which was ranked number 9 at $47,609,019,987.34 and is followed by Brazil at $26,945,917,849.9. United States ranked the highest with $731,751,400,000 in 2019, that is a growth of 7.2% compared to 2018. China, India and Russia respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Bulgaria witnessed the best average annual growth at +23.3% per year, while Venezuela was the worst growing country at -55.3% per year.

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Date US Dollars
2019 43,890,861,986.14
2018 43,069,973,342.88
2017 39,170,682,135.62
2016 36,885,283,430.02
2015 36,570,769,322.57
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How does South Korea rank in Military Expenditure?

# 156 Countries US Dollars Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
United States
731,751,400,000.00 2019 +7.2 % +2.5 % View data
2 #2
China
261,081,940,426.67 2019 +3.0 % +5.4 % View data
9 #9
Japan
47,609,019,987.34 2019 +2.1 % +0.3 % View data
10 #10
South Korea
43,890,861,986.14 2019 +1.9 % +3.2 % View data
11 #11
Brazil
26,945,917,849.90 2019 -4.4 % -3.8 % View data
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