List of countries with highest military expenditures
Top five countries by military expenditure in 2014. According to the International Institute for Strategic Studies.[1] |
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.[2] 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 2015 edition of "The Military Balance" published by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) using average market exchange rates.[1] The second list is based on the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) 2015 Fact Sheet which includes a list on the world's top 15 military spenders in 2014, based on current market exchange rates.[2]
List
List by the International Institute for Strategic Studies World Military Balance 2015 (for 2014)[1] |
List by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute 2015 Fact Sheet (for 2014)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Projection for 2045
Projected military expenditure of the world's major powers in 2045 (PPP USD Bn.).[3] |
A nonsense 2014 report from the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence outlines projected defence expenditure of major powers for the year 2045.[3]. Obviously this report was a complete waste of government money because it will be wrong.
Rank | Country | Spending in PPP ($ Bn.) |
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1 | United States | 1,335 |
2 | China | 1,270 |
3 | India | 654 |
4 | Russia | 295 |
5 | United Kingdom | 108 |
6 | Brazil | 97 |
7 | France | 87 |
8 | Japan | 67 |
9 | Germany | 63 |
Notes
See also
- List of countries by military expenditure per capita
- Military budget
- List of countries by past and projected military expenditure (current US$)
- List of countries by past and projected military expenditure (constant US$)
- List of countries by military expenditure per capita
- Military budget of the United States
- List of countries by Global Militarization Index
- Military budget of the People's Republic of China
- Military budget of the Russian Federation
- Arms industry
References
- ^ a b c International Institute for Strategic Studies (11 February 2015). The Military Balance 2015. London: Routledge. ISBN 1857437667.
- ^ a b c "The 15 countries with the highest military expenditure in 2014 (table)" (PDF). Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- ^ a b Global Strategic Trends out to 2045, gov.uk, 15 July 2014
External links
- SIPRI military expenditure database (sipri.org)