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a425couple wrote:
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> This is a list of countries with highest military expenditures.
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> 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 2024, based on current market exchange rates.[1]
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> The second list is based on the 2025 edition of The Military Balance, 
> published by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) 
> using average market exchange rates.[2]
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> 40 countries with the highest military spending worldwide in 2024[1]
> SIPRI Military Expenditure Database    List by the International 
> Institute for Strategic Studies
> 2025 edition of "The Military Balance" from the
> International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)[2][3][4]
> for the year 2024
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> Rank    Country    Spending
> (US$ bn)    % of GDP    % of global
> spending
> 1    United States    997.0    3.4    37.0
> 2    China China[a]    314.0    1.7    12.0
> 3    Russia[a]    149.0    7.1    5.5
> 4    Germany Germany    88.5    1.9    3.3
> 5    India India    86.1    2.3    3.2
> 6    United Kingdom    81.8    2.3    3.0
> 7    Saudi Arabia ]    80.3    7.3    3.0
> 8    Ukraine Ukraine    64.7    34.0    2.4
> 9    France ]    64.7    2.1    2.4
> 10    Japan Japan    55.3    1.4    2.0
> 11    South Korea    47.6    2.6    1.8
> 12    Israel Israel    46.5    8.8    1.7
> 13    Poland b]    38.0    4.2    1.4
> 14    Italy Italy    38.0    1.6    1.4
> 15    Australia    33.8    1.9    1.2
> 16    Canada Canada    29.3    1.3    1.1
> 17    Turkey Turkey    25.0    1.9    1.0
> 18    Spain Spain    24.6    1.4    0.9
> 19    Netherlands Netherlands    23.2    1.9    0.7
> 20    Algeria Algeria    21.8    8.0    0.7
> 21    Brazil Brazil    20.9    1.0    0.7
> 22    Mexico Mexico    16.7    0.9    0.6
> 23    Taiwan Taiwan    16.5    2.1    0.5
> 24    Colombia Colombia    15.1    3.4    0.5
> 25    Singapore Singapore    15.1    2.8    0.4
> 26    Sweden Sweden    12.0    2.0    0.4
> 27    Indonesia Indonesia    11.0    0.8    0.4
> 28    Norway Norway    10.4    2.1    0.4
> 29    Pakistan Pakistan    10.2    2.7    0.4
> 30    Denmark Denmark    10.0    2.4    0.3
> 31    Romania Romania    8.7    2.3    0.3
> 32    Belgium Belgium    8.6    1.3    0.3
> 33    Greece Greece    8.0    3.1    0.3
> 34    Iran Iran    7.9    2.0    0.3
> 35    Kuwait Kuwait    7.8    4.8    0.3
> 36    Finland Finland    7.0    2.3    0.3
> 37    Switzerland Switzerland    6.7    0.7    0.2
> 38    Czech Republic Czechia    6.5    1.9    0.2
> 39    Iraq Iraq    6.2    2.4    0.2
> 40    Philippines Philippines    6.1    1.3    0.2

This is a geography lesson.  I never expected Iraq to be on the list.

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countries with the highest military spending worldwide a425couple <a425couple@hotmail.com> - 2025-07-05 17:26 -0700
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