List of countries by military expenditures

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 1
2045 2
Notes 3
See also 4
References 5
External links 6

Lists

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	1,747.0	2.4
1	United States	640.0	3.8
2	People's Republic of China^[1]	188.0	2.0
3	Russia^[1]	87.8	4.1
4	Saudi Arabia^[2]	67.0	9.3
5	France	61.2	2.2
6	United Kingdom	57.9	2.3
7	Germany^[1]	48.8	1.4
8	Japan	48.6	1.0
9	India	47.4	2.5
10	South Korea	33.9	2.8
11	Italy^[1]	32.7	1.6
12	Brazil	31.5	1.4
13	Australia	24.0	1.6
14	Turkey	19.1	2.3
15	United Arab Emirates^[1]^[3]	19.0	4.7

Rank	Country	Spending ($ Bn.)	% of GDP
—	World total	1,595.1
1	United States	600.4	3.7%
2	People's Republic of China	122.2	1.2%
3	Russia	68.2	3.1%
4	Saudi Arabia	59.6	8.0%
5	United Kingdom	57.0	2.4%
6	France	52.4	1.9%
7	Japan	51.0	1.0%
8	Germany	44.2	1.2%
9	India	36.3	1.8%
10	Brazil	34.7	1.4%
11	South Korea	31.8	2.5%
12	Australia	26.0	7.2%
13	Italy	25.2	1.2%
14	Israel	18.2	6.0%
15	Iran	17.7	4.1%

Rank	Country	Spending ($ Bn.)	% of GDP
—	World total	1,756.0	2.5%
1	United States	682.4	4.4%
2	People's Republic of China	166.1	2.1%
3	Russia	90.7	4.4%
4	United Kingdom	61.0	2.5%
5	Japan	59.2	1.0%
6	France	58.9	2.3%
7	Saudi Arabia	56.7	8.9%
8	India	47.7	2.5%
9	Germany	45.7	1.4%
10	Italy	34.0	1.7%
11	Brazil	33.1	1.5%
12	South Korea	31.6	2.7%
13	Australia	26.1	1.7%
14	Canada	22.6	1.3%
15	Turkey	18.1	2.3%

2045

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	1,335
2	People's Republic of 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

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

References

^ ^a ^b "The 15 countries with the highest military expenditure in 2013 (table)" (PDF).
^
^ Stockholm International Peace Research Institute - Data by country (current US$), sipri.org, Accessed 4 December 2014
^ ^a ^b Global Strategic Trends out to 2045, gov.uk, 15 July 2014

External links

SIPRI military expenditure database (sipri.org)

Lists of countries by military rankings

Strength	Military and paramilitary personnel Military equipment Aircraft carriers Warships Nuclear weapons

Finance	Arms exports Arms imports Military budget (per capita) Militarization index

Peacekeeping	Global Peace Index Global Terrorism Index UN peacekeepers

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List of countries by military expenditures