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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]

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]

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

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

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