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SIPRI Military Expenditure Database
[edit]This list is based on the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Military Expenditure Database which calculates military expenditure data for 2009 (in constant 2008 US$). It also includes military expenditure data as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2008.[1]
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The world's top 5 largest military budgets in 2009. Figures sourced from SIPRI. |


Rank | Country | Military expenditure, 2010[2] | % of GDP, 2009 | |
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United States | 687,105,000,000 | 4.7% |
2 | ![]() |
People's Republic of China | 114,300,000,000 | 2.2% |
3 | ![]() |
France | 61,285,000,000 | 2.5% |
4 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | 57,424,000,000 | 2.7% |
5 | ![]() |
Russia | 52,586,000,000 | 4.3% |
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Japan | 51,420,000,000 | 1.0% |
7 | ![]() |
Germany | 46,848,000,000 | 1.4% |
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Saudi Arabia | 42,917,000,000 | 11.2% |
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Italy | 38,198,000,000 | 1.8% |
10 | ![]() |
India | 34,816,000,000 | 2.8% |
11 | ![]() |
Brazil | 28,096,000,000 | 1.6% |
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South Korea | 24,270,000,000 | 2.9% |
13 | ![]() |
Canada | 20,164,000,000 | 1.5% |
14 | ![]() |
Australia | 19,799,000,000 | 1.9% |
15 | ![]() |
Spain | 15,803,000,000 | 1.1% |
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United Arab Emirates | 15,749,000,000 | 7.3% |
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Turkey | 15,634,000,000 | 2.7% |
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Israel | 13,001,000,000 | 6.3% |
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Netherlands | 11,604,000,000 | 1.5% |
20 | ![]() |
Greece | 9,369,000,000 | 3.2% |
21 | ![]() |
Colombia | 9,191,000,000 | 3.7% |
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Republic of China (Taiwan) | 8,535,000,000 | 2.4% |
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Poland | 8,380,000,000 | 1.8% |
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Singapore | 7,651,000,000 | 4.3% |
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Iran | 7,044,000,000b | 1.8%b |
26 | ![]() |
Norway | 6,322,000,000 | 1.6% |
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Chile | 6,198,000,000 | 3.5% |
28 | ![]() |
Indonesia | 6,009,000,000 | 0.9% |
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Algeria | 5,586,000,000 | 3.8% |
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Belgium | 5,382,000,000 | 1.2% |
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Sweden | 5,248,000,000 | 1.2% |
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Portugal | 5,213,000,000 | 2.1% |
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Pakistan | 5,160,000,000 | 2.8% |
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Mexico | 4,859,000,000 | 0.5% |
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Iraq | 4,663,000,000 | 5.4% |
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Denmark | 4,588,000,000 | 1.4% |
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Kuwait | 4,411,000,000 | 4.4% |
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Switzerland | 4,392,000,000 | 0.8% |
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Thailand | 4,336,000,000 | 1.9% |
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Oman | 4,047,000,000 | 9.7% |
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Egypt | 3,914,000,000 | 2.1% |
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Angola | 3,774,000,000 | 4.2% |
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South Africa | 3,735,000,000 | 1.3% |
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Finland | 3,718,000,000 | 1.5% |
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Austria | 3,650,000,000 | 0.9% |
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Ukraine | 3,442,000,000 | 2.9% |
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Malaysia | 3,259,000,000 | 2.0% |
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Morocco | 3,256,000,000 | 3.4% |
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Argentina | 3,179,000,000 | 1.0% |
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Venezuela | 3,106,000,000 | 1.3% |
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Czech Republic | 2,529,000,000 | 1.4% |
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Vietnam | 2,410,000,000 | 2.5% |
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Syria | 2,236,000,000 | 4.0% |
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Romania | 2,164,000,000 | 1.4% |
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Peru | 1,992,000,000 | 1.4% |
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Sudan | 1,991,000,000c | 3.4%c |
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Nigeria | 1,724,000,000 | 0.9% |
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Lebanon | 1,564,000,000 | 4.1% |
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Philippines | 1,486,000,000 | 0.8% |
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Azerbaijan | 1,421,000,000 | 3.4% |
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Jordan | 1,363,000,000 | 6.1% |
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New Zealand | 1,358,000,000 | 1.2% |
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Ireland | 1,354,000,000 | 0.6% |
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Hungary | 1,323,000,000 | 1.1% |
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Sri Lanka | 1,280,000,000 | 3.5% |
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Kazakhstan | 1,227,000,000 | 1.2% |
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Yemen | 1,222,000,000b | 3.9%b |
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Bangladesh | 1,137,000,000 | 1.0% |
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Libya | 1,100,000,000b | 1.2%b |
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Croatia | 1,060,000,000 | 1.8% |
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Slovakia | 1,010,000,000 | 1.4% |
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Serbia | 920,000,000 | 2.3% |
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Slovenia | 788,000,000 | 1.6% |
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Bahrain | 731,000,000 | 3.7% |
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Belarus | 726,000,000 | 1.4% |
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Bulgaria | 698,000,000 | 2.0% |
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Kenya | 594,000,000 | 2.0% |
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Cyprus | 550,000,000 | 1.8% |
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Tunisia | 548,000,000 | 1.3% |
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Uruguay | 491,000,000 | 1.6% |
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Eritrea | 469,000,000d | 20.9%d |
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Georgia | 452,000,000 | 5.6% |
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Lithuania | 427,000,000 | 1.4% |
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Ethiopia | 338,000,000 | 1.0% |
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Estonia | 336,000,000 | 2.3% |
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Armenia | 404,000,000 | 4.2% |
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Cameroon | 368,000,000 | 1.6% |
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Côte d'Ivoire | 353,000,000b | 1.5% |
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Botswana | 352,000,000 | 3.0% |
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Namibia | 329,000,000 | 3.7% |
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Brunei | 327,000,000 | 3.1% |
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Dominican Republic | 322,000,000 | 0.7% |
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Bolivia | 314,000,000 | 2.0% |
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Luxembourg | 301,000,000a | 0.6% |
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Uganda | 276,000,000 | 1.8% |
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Latvia | 268,000,000 | 1.4% |
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Afghanistan | 250,000,000j | 1.8% |
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Chad | 242,000,000 | 6.2% |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina | 232,000,000 | 1.3% |
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Albania | 201,000,000 | 2.1% |
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Zambia | 251,000,000 | 2.0% |
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Turkmenistan | 236,000,000e | 2.9%e |
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Senegal | 217,000,000 | 1.6% |
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Tanzania | 216,000,000 | 1.1% |
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Republic of Macedonia | 204,000,000 | 1.8% |
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Nepal | 194,000,000 | 2.0% |
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Kyrgyzstan | 185,000,000 | 3.7%b |
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Mali | 182,000,000 | 1.9% |
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Guatemala | 175,000,000 | 0.4% |
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Congo, Republic of the | 142,000,000a | 1.1% |
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Paraguay | 140,000,000 | 0.8% |
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Panama | 138,000,000e | 1.0%e |
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El Salvador | 134,000,000 | 0.5% |
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Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 127,000,000 | 1.4% |
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Ghana | 127,000,000 | 0.7% |
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Cambodia | 123,000,000b | 1.1% |
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Mauritania | 122,000,000 | 3.7% |
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Burkina Faso | 112,000,000 | 1.4% |
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Honduras | 105,000,000 | 0.8% |
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Madagascar | 103,000,000b | 1.1% |
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Guinea | 99,800,000f | 2.2%f |
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Mozambique | 92,500,000 | 0.8% |
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Jamaica | 80,300,000 | 0.6% |
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Rwanda | 72,700,000 | 1.5% |
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Mongolia | 71,000,000a | 1.4%a |
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Benin | 67,700,000b | 1.1% |
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Tajikistan | 63,400,000f | 2.2%f |
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Swaziland | 60,000,000a | 1.9%a |
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Togo | 57,000,000 | 1.9% |
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Uzbekistan | 52,000,000d | 1.9%d |
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Malta | 51,600,000 | 0.7% |
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Fiji | 48,400,000b | 1.3% |
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Malawi | 45,100,000a | 1.5%a |
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Sierra Leone | 44,600,000b | 2.4% |
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Burundi | 43,900,000 | 4.0% |
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Lesotho | 43,600,000 | 1.6% |
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Niger | 43,000,000g | 0.5%g |
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Nicaragua | 41,700,000 | 0.7% |
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Papua New Guinea | 37,200,000 | 0.4% |
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Central African Republic | 36,700,000 | 1.6% |
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Djibouti | 36,300,000b | 3.7% |
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Moldova | 27,500,000 | 0.6% |
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Laos | 21,200,000g | 0.4% |
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Guinea-Bissau | 16,800,000g | 3.8%g |
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Belize | 15,600,000b | 1.1% |
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Mauritius | 15,300,000b | 0.2% |
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Iceland | 12,200,000 | 0.1% |
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Cape Verde | 8,800,000 | 0.5% |
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Guyana | 7,900,000h | 0.8%h |
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Liberia | 7,100,000 | 0.6% |
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Seychelles | 6,600,000 | 1.3% |
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Gambia, The | 5,300,000a | 0.5%a |
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North Korea | Not reported | na i |
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Zimbabwe | Not reported | 1.9%c |
- ^ Not updated since 2007.
- ^ Not updated since 2008.
- ^ Not updated since 2006.
- ^ Not updated since 2003.
- ^ Not updated since 1999.
- ^ Not updated since 2004.
- ^ Not updated since 2005.
- ^ Not updated since 1996.
- ^ No data available from SIPRI. Estimates from other sources claim about 25% of GDP, aprox. $6 Billion.[3]
- ^ Not updated since 2009.
- ^ The SIPRI Military Expenditure Database
- ^ at constant prices and exchange rates (2008 US dollars)
- ^ http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2792.htm