List of countries by military expenditures

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This is a list of countries by military expenditures. The first list is based on the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) database which gives military expenditures in 2010 (in constant 2009 US$). The second list is based on the SIPRI Yearbook 2011 which includes a list on the world's top 15 military spenders in 2010 at current exchange rates.

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[edit] SIPRI Military Expenditure Database

This list is based on the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Military Expenditure Database for 2010 (in constant 2009 US$). It also includes military expenditure data as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2009.[1]

The world's top 7 largest military budgets in 2010. Figures sourced from SIPRI[1]
Military spending
Military spending as percentage of GDP
Rank Country Military expenditure, 2010[2]  % of GDP, 2009
0 a 0 0
1 United States United States 687,105,000,000 4.7%
2 China People's Republic of China 114,300,000,000 2.2%
3 United Kingdom France 61,285,000,000 2.5%
4 France United Kingdom 57,424,000,000 2.7%
5 Russia Russia 52,586,000,000 4.3%
6 Japan Japan 51,420,000,000 1.0%
7 Germany Germany 46,848,000,000 1.4%
8 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 42,917,000,000 11.2%
9 Italy Italy 38,198,000,000 1.8%
10 India India 34,816,000,000 2.8%
11 Brazil Brazil 28,096,000,000 1.6%
12 South Korea South Korea 24,270,000,000 2.9%
13 Canada Canada 20,164,000,000 1.5%
14 Australia Australia 19,799,000,000 1.9%
15 Spain Spain 15,803,000,000 1.1%
16 United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 15,749,000,000 7.3%
17 Turkey Turkey 15,634,000,000 2.7%
18 Israel Israel 13,001,000,000 6.3%
19 Netherlands Netherlands 11,604,000,000 1.5%
20 Greece Greece 9,369,000,000 3.2%
21 Colombia Colombia 9,191,000,000 3.7%
22 Republic of China Republic of China (Taiwan) 8,535,000,000 2.4%
23 Poland Poland 8,380,000,000 1.8%
24 Singapore Singapore 7,651,000,000 4.3%
25 Iran Iran 7,044,000,000b 1.8%b
26 Norway Norway 6,322,000,000 1.6%
27 Chile Chile 6,198,000,000 3.5%
28 Indonesia Indonesia 6,009,000,000 0.9%
29 Algeria Algeria 5,586,000,000 3.8%
30 Belgium Belgium 5,382,000,000 1.2%
31 Sweden Sweden 5,248,000,000 1.2%
32 Portugal Portugal 5,213,000,000 2.1%
33 Pakistan Pakistan 5,160,000,000 2.8%
34 Mexico Mexico 4,859,000,000 0.5%
35 Iraq Iraq 4,663,000,000 5.4%
36 Denmark Denmark 4,588,000,000 1.4%
37 Switzerland Switzerland 4,392,000,000 0.8%
38 Thailand Thailand 4,336,000,000 1.9%
39 Kuwait Kuwait 4,411,000,000 4.4%
40 Oman Oman 4,047,000,000 9.7%
41 Egypt Egypt 3,914,000,000 2.1%
42 Angola Angola 3,774,000,000 4.2%
43 South Africa South Africa 3,735,000,000 1.3%
44 Finland Finland 3,718,000,000 1.5%
45 Austria Austria 3,446,000,000 0.9%
46 Ukraine Ukraine 3,442,000,000 2.9%
47 Malaysia Malaysia 3,259,000,000 2.0%
48 Morocco Morocco 3,256,000,000 3.4%
49 Argentina Argentina 3,179,000,000 1.0%
50 Venezuela Venezuela 3,106,000,000 1.3%
51 Czech Republic Czech Republic 2,529,000,000 1.4%
52 Vietnam Vietnam 2,410,000,000 2.5%
53 Syria Syria 2,236,000,000 4.0%
54 Romania Romania 2,164,000,000 1.4%
55 Peru Peru 1,992,000,000 1.4%
56 Sudan Sudan 1,991,000,000c 3.4%c
57 Nigeria Nigeria 1,724,000,000 0.9%
58 Lebanon Lebanon 1,564,000,000 4.1%
59 Philippines Philippines 1,486,000,000 0.8%
60 Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 1,421,000,000 3.4%
61 Jordan Jordan 1,363,000,000 6.1%
62 New Zealand New Zealand 1,358,000,000 1.2%
63 Republic of Ireland Ireland 1,354,000,000 0.6%
64 Hungary Hungary 1,323,000,000 1.1%
65 Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 1,280,000,000 3.5%
66 Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 1,227,000,000 1.2%
67 Yemen Yemen 1,222,000,000b 3.9%b
68 Bangladesh Bangladesh 1,137,000,000 1.0%
69 Libya Libya 1,100,000,000b 1.2%b
70 Croatia Croatia 1,060,000,000 1.8%
71 Slovakia Slovakia 1,010,000,000 1.4%
72 Serbia Serbia 920,000,000 2.3%
73 Slovenia Slovenia 788,000,000 1.6%
74 Bahrain Bahrain 731,000,000 3.7%
75 Belarus Belarus 726,000,000 1.4%
76 Bulgaria Bulgaria 698,000,000 2.0%
77 Kenya Kenya 594,000,000 2.0%
78 Tunisia Tunisia 548,000,000 1.3%
79 Cyprus Cyprus 510,000,000 1.8%
80 Uruguay Uruguay 491,000,000 1.6%
81 Eritrea Eritrea 469,000,000d 20.9%d
82 Georgia (country) Georgia 452,000,000 5.6%
83 Lithuania Lithuania 427,000,000 1.4%
84 Armenia Armenia 404,000,000 4.2%
85 Cameroon Cameroon 368,000,000 1.6%
86 Côte d'Ivoire Côte d'Ivoire 353,000,000b 1.5%
87 Botswana Botswana 352,000,000 3.0%
88 Ethiopia Ethiopia 338,000,000 1.0%
89 Estonia Estonia 336,000,000 2.3%
90 Namibia Namibia 329,000,000 3.7%
91 Brunei Brunei 327,000,000 3.1%
92 Dominican Republic Dominican Republic 322,000,000 0.7%
93 Bolivia Bolivia 314,000,000 2.0%
94 Luxembourg Luxembourg 301,000,000a 0.6%
95 Uganda Uganda 276,000,000 1.8%
96 Latvia Latvia 268,000,000 1.4%
97 Afghanistan Afghanistan 250,000,000j 1.8%
98 Zambia Zambia 243,000,000 1.7%
99 Chad Chad 242,000,000 6.2%
100 Honduras Honduras 235,000,000 1.5%
101 Turkmenistan Turkmenistan 233,000,000e 2.9%e
102 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 232,000,000 1.3%
103 Tanzania Tanzania 217,000,000j 1.1%
104 Senegal Senegal 207,000,000 1.6%
104 Nepal Nepal 207,000,000 2.0%
106 Albania Albania 201,000,000 2.1%
107 Cambodia Cambodia 191,000,000j 1.1%
108 Mali Mali 183,000,000 1.9%
109 Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan 167,000,000j 3.6%
110 Democratic Republic of the Congo Congo, Democratic Republic of the 163,000,000 1.0%
111 Guatemala Guatemala 161,000,000 0.4%
112 Panama Panama 146,000,000e 1.0%e
112 Paraguay Paraguay 146,000,000 0.9%
114 Republic of Macedonia Republic of Macedonia 145,000,000 1.7%
115 Burkina Faso Burkina Faso 140,000,000 1.2%
116 Republic of the Congo Congo, Republic of the 133,000,000 1.1%b
116 El Salvador El Salvador 133,000,000 0.7%
118 Ghana Ghana 115,000,000 0.7%
118 Mauritania Mauritania 115,000,000j 3.8%
120 Swaziland Swaziland 102,000,000 3.1%
121 Guinea Guinea 99,900,000f 2.2%f
122 Jamaica Jamaica 95,200,000 0.9%
123 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe 93,800,000 1.9%c
124 Mozambique Mozambique 86,300,000 0.9%
125 Rwanda Rwanda 77,200,000 1.4%
126 Uzbekistan Uzbekistan 70,100,000d 0.5%d
127 Benin Benin 65,600,000b 1.0%b
128 Malta Malta 58,800,000 0.7%
129 Madagascar Madagascar 55,700,000 0.8%
130 Tajikistan Tajikistan 55,400,000f 2.2%f
131 Togo Togo 55,100,000b 1.7%b
132 Central African Republic Central African Republic 52,900,000 1.8%
133 Fiji Fiji 50,200,000j 1.7%
134 Niger Niger 49,200,000 0.5%b
135 Malawi Malawi 48,600,000a 1.2%a
136 Mongolia Mongolia 47,400,000 1.0%
137 Burundi Burundi 46,900,000b 3.8%
138 Lesotho Lesotho 45,600,000j 2.8%j
139 Nicaragua Nicaragua 44,100,000 0.7%
140 Sierra Leone Sierra Leone 42,900,000b 2.4%
141 Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea 39,100,000 0.5%
142 Djibouti Djibouti 36,900,000b 3.7%b
143 Moldova Moldova 19,000,000 0.5%
144 Laos Laos 18,400,000j 0.3%
145 Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau 15,700,000g 2.1%g
146 Belize Belize 14,900,000 1.2%
147 Mauritius Mauritius 14,000,000b 0.2%b
148 Iceland Iceland 9,900,000j 0.1%
149 Cape Verde Cape Verde 8,800,000 0.5%
150 Guyana Guyana 8,100,000h 0.8%h
151 Liberia Liberia 7,200,000j 0.8%
152 Seychelles Seychelles 6,600,000 1.2%
153 The Gambia Gambia, The 4,600,000a 0.6%a
999 zz 9e50 999
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^ No data available from SIPRI. Estimates from other sources claim about 25% of GDP, aprox. $6 Billion.[3]
^ Not updated since 2009.

[edit] SIPRI Yearbook 2011

The world's top 5 largest military budgets in graph.
(also permanent members of the United Nations Security Council)
Figures sourced from SIPRI.

The following is a table of the top 15 countries with the highest military expenditure for 2010 published in the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Yearbook 2011 using current market exchange rates in current (2010) US dollars.[4][5]

Rank Country 2010 Spending ($ b.) Share of 2010 GDP (%) World Share (%)
— World Total 1 630 2.6 100
1 United States United States 698 4.8 43
2 China Chinaa 119 2.1 7.3
3 United Kingdom United Kingdom 59.6 2.7 3.7
4 France France 59.3 2.3 3.6
5 Russia Russiaa 58.7 4.0 3.5
6 Japan Japan 54.5 1.0 3.3
7 Germany Germanya 45.2 1.3 2.8
7 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabiab 45.2 10.4 2.8
9 India India 41.3 2.7 2.5
10 Italy Italya 37.0 1.8 2.3
11 Brazil Brazil 33.5 1.6 2.1
12 South Korea South Korea 27.6 2.8 1.7
13 Australia Australia 24.0 2.0 1.5
14 Canada Canadaa 22.8 1.5 1.4
15 Turkey Turkeya 17.5 2.4 1.1
^ SIPRI estimate
^ The figures for Saudi Arabia include expenditure for public order and safety and might be slight overestimates.

[edit] See also

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[edit] References

  1. ^ a b The SIPRI Military Expenditure Database
  2. ^ at constant prices and exchange rates (2008 US dollars)
  3. ^ http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2792.htm
  4. ^ The 15 countries with the highest military expenditure in 2010
  5. ^ The top 10 military spenders, 2010

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