The following is a list of countries with the highest military expenditures.

By total spending The first list is based on the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) fact sheet, which includes a list of the world's top 40 military spenders as of 2025, based on current market exchange rates.

The second list is based on the 2026 edition of The Military Balance, published by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) using average market exchange rates.

40 countries with the highest military spending worldwide in 2025SIPRI Military Expenditure Database List by the International Institute for Strategic Studies 2026 edition of "The Military Balance" from theInternational Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) for the year 2025 Rank Country Spending (US$ bn) % of GDP % of globalspending 1 United StatesAccording to the Congressional Budget Office, the actual defense spending by the United States Federal Government in 2025 was $893 billion. 954.0 3.1 33.0 2 China 336.0 1.7 12.0 3 Russia 190.0 7.5 6.6 4 Germany 114.0 2.3 3.9 5 India 92.1 2.3 3.2 6 United Kingdom 89.0 2.4 3.1 7 Ukraine 84.1 40.0 2.9 8 83.2 6.5 2.9 9 France 68.0 2.0 2.4 10 Japan 62.2 1.4 2.2 11 Israel 48.3 7.8 1.7 12 Italy 48.1 1.9 1.7 13 South Korea 47.8 2.6 1.7 14 Poland 46.8 4.5 1.6 15 Spain 40.2 2.1 1.4 16 Canada 37.5 1.6 1.3 17 Australia 35.3 1.9 1.218 Turkey30.01.91.0 19 Netherlands 28.9 2.2 1.020 Algeria25.48.80.9 21 Brazil 23.9 1.1 0.822 Taiwan18.2 2.10.623 Singapore17.43.00.624 Norway17.03.30.625 Sweden16.52.50.626 Indonesia15.01.00.527 Denmark14.93.30.528 Belgium14.52.00.529 Colombia14.53.20.530 Mexico13.60.70.531 Pakistan11.92.90.432 Vietnam10.52.20.433 Romania9.72.30.334 Greece8.43.00.335 Kuwait8.14.70.3 36 Finland 8.1 2.6 0.337 Switzerland7.60.80.338 Iran7.42.10.339 Czech Republic7.11.80.240 Iraq6.42.40.2 Rank Country Spending (US$ bn)1 United States 921.02 China 251.33 Russia 186.24 Germany107.3594.36 India78.37 Saudi Arabia72.58 France 70.09 Japan58.910 Ukraine44.411 South Korea43.812 Italy 40.113 Israel39.714 Australia 37.315 Poland33.2

By share of GDP The following lists are of countries by military spending as a share of GDP—more specifically, a list of the 15 countries with the highest share in recent years:

The first list uses the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute as a source, while the second list gets its data from the International Institute for Strategic Studies. List by the Stockholm International Peace Research InstituteSIPRI Military Expenditure Database (2025) List by the International Institute for Strategic StudiesTop 15 Defence Budgets 2020RankCountry% of GDP139.56%28.83%37.81%47.50%56.48%66.47%76.09%85.68%94.69%104.56%114.50%123.87%133.61%143.54%153.42%163.37%173.30%183.28%193.25%203.24%213.20%223.19%233.12%243.11%253.11%263.08%273.05%282.99%292.92%302.91%+ Rank Country % of GDP 1 12.0% 2 10.6% 3 10.5% 4 7.1% 5 7.1% 6 6.7% 7 5.8% 8 5.6% 9 5.4% 10 5.3% 11 5.2% 12 4.9% 13 4.8% 14 4.5% 15 4.4%* Italic values are SIPRI estimates. Graphics

See also Arms industry Military budget List of countries by past military expenditure List of countries with highest military expenditure per capita List of countries by Global Militarization Index List of countries in Europe by military expenditures List of countries by number of military and paramilitary personnel

Notes The figures for France, Poland and Turkey exclude expenditure for National Gendarmerie, Żandarmeria Wojskowa and Gendarmerie General Command.

References

External links

SIPRI military expenditure database (sipri.org)