List of countries by military expenditures

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Countries by military spending

This article is a list of countries by military expenditure, the amount spent by a nation on its military in a given year. Military expenditure figures are presented in US$ based on either constant or current exchange rates.[1] These results can vary greatly from one year to another based on fluctuations in the exchange rates of each country's currency. Such fluctuations may change a country's ranking from one year to the next.

The first list is based on the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Yearbook 2014 which includes a list on the world's top 15 military spenders in 2013, based on current market exchange rates. The second list is based on the 2014 edition of "The Military Balance" published by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) using average market exchange rates. The third and last list is based on the SIPRI military expenditure database for the year 2012, again based on current market exchange rates.

Lists[edit]

List by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute Yearbook (2013)[1] List by the International Institute for Strategic Studies World Military Balance (2013)[2] List by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute Data set (2012)[3]
Rank Country Spending ($ Bn.) % of GDP
— World total 1747.0 2.4
1 United States United States 640.0 3.8
2 China People's Republic of China[a] 188.0 2.0
3 Russia Russia[a] 87.8 4.1
4 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia[b] 67.0 9.3
5 France France 61.2 2.2
6 United Kingdom United Kingdom 57.9 2.3
7 Germany Germany[a] 48.8 1.4
8 Japan Japan 48.6 1.0
9 India India 47.4 2.5
10 South Korea South Korea 33.9 2.8
11 Italy Italy[a] 32.7 1.6
12 Brazil Brazil 31.5 1.4
13 Australia Australia 24.0 1.6
14 Turkey Turkey 19.1 2.3
15 United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates[a][c] 19.0 4.7
Rank Country Spending ($ Bn.)  % of GDP
— World total 1595.1
1 United States United States 600.4 3.7%
2 China People's Republic of China 122.2 1.2%
3 Russia Russia 68.2 3.1%
4 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 59.6 8.0%
5 United Kingdom United Kingdom 57.0 2.4%
6 France France 52.4 1.9%
7 Japan Japan 51.0 1.0%
8 Germany Germany 44.2 1.2%
9 India India 36.3 1.8%
10 Brazil Brazil 34.7 1.4%
11 South Korea South Korea 31.8 2.5%
12 Australia Australia 26.0 7.2%
13 Italy Italy 25.2 1.2%
14 Israel Israel 18.2 6.0%
15 Iran Iran 17.7 4.1%
Rank Country Spending ($)  % of GDP
— World total 1,756,000,000,000 2.5%
1 United States United States 682,478,000,000 4.4%
2 China People's Republic of China 166,107,000,000 2.1%
3 Russia Russia 90,749,000,000 4.4%
4 United Kingdom United Kingdom 61,007,000,000 2.5%
5 Japan Japan 59,267,000,000 1.0%
6 France France 58,943,000,000 2.3%
7 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 56,724,000,000 8.9%
8 India India 47,735,000,000 2.5%
9 Germany Germany 45,785,000,000 1.4%
10 Italy Italy 34,004,000,000 1.7%
11 Brazil Brazil 33,143,000,000 1.5%
12 South Korea South Korea 31,660,000,000 2.7%
13 Australia Australia 26,116,000,000 1.7%
14 Canada Canada 22,600,000,000 1.3%
15 Turkey Turkey 18,184,000,000 2.3%

2045[edit]

See also: List of countries by past and projected military expenditure (current US$) and List of countries by past and projected military expenditure (constant US$)
Projected military expenditure of the worlds major powers in 2045.[4]

A 2014 academic report from the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence outlines projected defense expenditure of major powers for the year 2045.[4]

Rank Country Spending in PPP ($ Bn.)
1 United States United States 1,335
2 China People's Republic of China 1,270
3 India India 654
4 Russia Russia 295
5 United Kingdom United Kingdom 108
6 Brazil Brazil 97
7 France France 87
8 Japan Japan 67
9 Germany Germany 63

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e SIPRI estimate.
  2. ^ The figures for Saudi Arabia include expenditure for public order and safety and might be slightly overestimated.
  3. ^ Data for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is for 2012, as figures for 2013 are not available.

See also[edit]

Wikinews has related news: Global annual military spending tops $1.2 trillion

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "The 15 countries with the highest military expenditure in 2013 (table)" (PDF). Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. Retrieved 14 April 2014. 
  2. ^ International Institute for Strategic Studies (24 January 2014). The Military Balance 2014. London: Routledge. ISBN 1857437225. 
  3. ^ Stockholm International Peace Research Institute - Data by country (current US$), sipri.org, Accessed 4 December 2014
  4. ^ a b Global Strategic Trends out to 2045, gov.uk, 15 July 2014

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