Which country has the most Defense Budget?
Complete ranking of countries by defense budget. Discover which nations spend the most on military forces annually.
Countries by Defense Budget - Top 10
Explore the world's leading nations in this military category. These countries represent the highest rankings based on verified military data and capabilities.
United States
China
Russia
India
Germany
Australia
United Kingdom
Saudi Arabia
France
South Korea
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Complete Global Ranking
Browse the comprehensive ranking of all 144 countries. The table displays national flags, country names, and exact values, sorted from highest to lowest.
| Rank | Flag | Country | Value (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
United States
|
761,681,000,000
USD
|
| 2 |
|
China
|
230,000,000,000
USD
|
| 3 |
|
Russia
|
82,600,000,000
USD
|
| 4 |
|
India
|
54,200,000,000
USD
|
| 5 |
|
Germany
|
52,332,500,000
USD
|
| 6 |
|
Australia
|
52,162,000,000
USD
|
| 7 |
|
United Kingdom
|
50,235,456,000
USD
|
| 8 |
|
Saudi Arabia
|
46,000,000,000
USD
|
| 9 |
|
France
|
45,943,325,500
USD
|
| 10 |
|
South Korea
|
42,100,000,000
USD
|
| 11 |
|
Japan
|
39,660,000,000
USD
|
| 12 |
|
Italy
|
37,000,000,000
USD
|
| 13 |
|
Canada
|
36,300,000,000
USD
|
| 14 |
|
Ukraine
|
30,000,000,000
USD
|
| 15 |
|
United Arab Emirates
|
25,266,000,000
USD
|
| 16 |
|
Turkiye
|
25,200,000,000
USD
|
| 17 |
|
Israel
|
24,300,000,000
USD
|
| 18 |
|
Poland
|
20,660,000,000
USD
|
| 19 |
|
Brazil
|
18,785,000,000
USD
|
| 20 |
|
Taiwan
|
18,310,000,000
USD
|
| 21 |
|
Netherlands
|
15,751,000,000
USD
|
| 22 |
|
Spain
|
15,116,590,000
USD
|
| 23 |
|
Singapore
|
13,000,000,000
USD
|
| 24 |
|
Algeria
|
9,979,200,000
USD
|
| 25 |
|
Indonesia
|
8,800,000,000
USD
|
| 26 |
|
Oman
|
8,396,300,000
USD
|
| 27 |
|
Kuwait
|
8,172,000,000
USD
|
| 28 |
|
Colombia
|
8,139,000,000
USD
|
| 29 |
|
Pakistan
|
7,500,000,000
USD
|
| 30 |
|
Norway
|
7,200,000,000
USD
|
| 31 |
|
Greece
|
6,600,000,000
USD
|
| 32 |
|
Mexico
|
6,456,000,000
USD
|
| 33 |
|
Sweden
|
6,384,089,200
USD
|
| 34 |
|
Finland
|
6,383,925,000
USD
|
| 35 |
|
Vietnam
|
6,237,600,000
USD
|
| 36 |
|
Switzerland
|
5,984,000,000
USD
|
| 37 |
|
Thailand
|
5,860,000,000
USD
|
| 38 |
|
Qatar
|
5,856,000,000
USD
|
| 39 |
|
Iraq
|
5,701,100,000
USD
|
| 40 |
|
Iran
|
5,550,000,000
USD
|
| 41 |
|
Belgium
|
5,513,710,000
USD
|
| 42 |
|
Romania
|
5,148,090,000
USD
|
| 43 |
|
Chile
|
5,058,000,000
USD
|
| 44 |
|
Portugal
|
4,908,900,000
USD
|
| 45 |
|
Hungary
|
4,500,000,000
USD
|
| 46 |
|
North Korea
|
4,500,000,000
USD
|
| 47 |
|
Egypt
|
4,357,200,000
USD
|
| 48 |
|
Philippines
|
4,280,000,000
USD
|
| 49 |
|
Denmark
|
4,200,000,000
USD
|
| 50 |
|
Bangladesh
|
3,890,400,000
USD
|
| 51 |
|
New Zealand
|
3,800,000,000
USD
|
| 52 |
|
Libya
|
3,570,000,000
USD
|
| 53 |
|
Nigeria
|
3,484,633,740
USD
|
| 54 |
|
Austria
|
3,432,000,000
USD
|
| 55 |
|
Czechia
|
3,262,900,000
USD
|
| 56 |
|
Azerbaijan
|
3,100,000,000
USD
|
| 57 |
|
Argentina
|
3,064,800,000
USD
|
| 58 |
|
Cuba
|
2,989,900,000
USD
|
| 59 |
|
South Africa
|
2,814,016,919
USD
|
| 60 |
|
Kazakhstan
|
2,618,000,000
USD
|
| 61 |
|
Malaysia
|
2,593,874,880
USD
|
| 62 |
|
Myanmar
|
2,285,700,000
USD
|
| 63 |
|
Ecuador
|
2,272,630,000
USD
|
| 64 |
|
Slovakia
|
2,092,000,000
USD
|
| 65 |
|
Syria
|
2,020,500,000
USD
|
| 66 |
|
Venezuela
|
1,929,600,000
USD
|
| 67 |
|
Jordan
|
1,900,000,000
USD
|
| 68 |
|
Peru
|
1,850,000,000
USD
|
| 69 |
|
Bahrain
|
1,538,800,000
USD
|
| 70 |
|
Ireland
|
1,255,815,000
USD
|
| 71 |
|
Kenya
|
1,186,080,000
USD
|
| 72 |
|
Tunisia
|
1,177,200,000
USD
|
| 73 |
|
Lithuania
|
1,145,745,000
USD
|
| 74 |
|
Sri Lanka
|
1,110,000,000
USD
|
| 75 |
|
Bulgaria
|
1,105,760,000
USD
|
| 76 |
|
Uruguay
|
1,072,600,000
USD
|
| 77 |
|
Angola
|
1,059,270,000
USD
|
| 78 |
|
Serbia
|
1,059,200,000
USD
|
| 79 |
|
Croatia
|
1,047,933,180
USD
|
| 80 |
|
Morocco
|
1,039,108,400
USD
|
| 81 |
|
Yemen
|
1,010,070,000
USD
|
| 82 |
|
Lebanon
|
1,001,400,000
USD
|
| 83 |
|
Uganda
|
934,250,000
USD
|
| 84 |
|
Latvia
|
927,465,554
USD
|
| 85 |
|
Tanzania
|
748,920,000
USD
|
| 86 |
|
Panama
|
741,160,000
USD
|
| 87 |
|
Belarus
|
723,120,000
USD
|
| 88 |
|
Estonia
|
713,690,000
USD
|
| 89 |
|
Uzbekistan
|
692,520,000
USD
|
| 90 |
|
Armenia
|
632,500,000
USD
|
| 91 |
|
Cambodia
|
632,250,000
USD
|
| 92 |
|
Dominican Republic
|
630,720,000
USD
|
| 93 |
|
Luxembourg
|
600,000,000
USD
|
| 94 |
|
Mali
|
591,260,000
USD
|
| 95 |
|
Slovenia
|
581,680,000
USD
|
| 96 |
|
Ethiopia
|
538,000,000
USD
|
| 97 |
|
Ivory Coast
|
510,000,000
USD
|
| 98 |
|
Bolivia
|
476,970,000
USD
|
| 99 |
|
Botswana
|
473,400,000
USD
|
| 100 |
|
Nepal
|
437,580,000
USD
|
| 101 |
|
Burkina Faso
|
434,250,000
USD
|
| 102 |
|
Turkmenistan
|
407,070,000
USD
|
| 103 |
|
Honduras
|
405,110,000
USD
|
| 104 |
|
Cameroon
|
398,000,000
USD
|
| 105 |
|
Guatemala
|
388,000,000
USD
|
| 106 |
|
Namibia
|
363,800,000
USD
|
| 107 |
|
Paraguay
|
353,000,000
USD
|
| 108 |
|
Republic of the Congo
|
348,160,000
USD
|
| 109 |
|
Senegal
|
345,375,000
USD
|
| 110 |
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
299,220,000
USD
|
| 111 |
|
El Salvador
|
295,680,000
USD
|
| 112 |
|
Chad
|
292,610,000
USD
|
| 113 |
|
Ghana
|
289,400,000
USD
|
| 114 |
|
Niger
|
287,280,000
USD
|
| 115 |
|
Sudan
|
287,210,000
USD
|
| 116 |
|
Georgia
|
286,020,000
USD
|
| 117 |
|
Gabon
|
280,620,000
USD
|
| 118 |
|
South Sudan
|
276,000,000
USD
|
| 119 |
|
Zambia
|
251,160,000
USD
|
| 120 |
|
Mauritania
|
194,475,000
USD
|
| 121 |
|
North Macedonia
|
192,639,000
USD
|
| 122 |
|
Albania
|
192,400,000
USD
|
| 123 |
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
178,110,000
USD
|
| 124 |
|
Mozambique
|
140,200,000
USD
|
| 125 |
|
Kosovo
|
128,688,750
USD
|
| 126 |
|
Zimbabwe
|
117,390,000
USD
|
| 127 |
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
116,040,000
USD
|
| 128 |
|
Madagascar
|
109,760,000
USD
|
| 129 |
|
Eritrea
|
105,315,000
USD
|
| 130 |
|
Mongolia
|
91,980,000
USD
|
| 131 |
|
Tajikistan
|
90,134,000
USD
|
| 132 |
|
Nicaragua
|
88,340,000
USD
|
| 133 |
|
Benin
|
75,251,700
USD
|
| 134 |
|
Montenegro
|
74,074,500
USD
|
| 135 |
|
Somalia
|
63,934,000
USD
|
| 136 |
|
Afghanistan
|
49,525,000
USD
|
| 137 |
|
Moldova
|
47,640,000
USD
|
| 138 |
|
Suriname
|
41,888,000
USD
|
| 139 |
|
Central African Republic
|
41,454,000
USD
|
| 140 |
|
Laos
|
38,280,000
USD
|
| 141 |
|
Bhutan
|
28,908,000
USD
|
| 142 |
|
Beliz
|
19,332,000
USD
|
| 143 |
|
Sierra Leone
|
19,325,000
USD
|
| 144 |
|
Liberia
|
11,800,000
USD
|
Understanding Global Countries by Defense Budget
This comprehensive ranking presents 144 countries ranked by their countries by defense budget as of 2025. The data reveals significant variations in military spending across nations, reflecting different defense priorities, security threats, and economic capabilities.
United States leads the global ranking with $761.7 billion in annual defense spending, demonstrating its commitment to military capabilities. The top three nations—United States, China, and Russia—collectively account for a substantial portion of global military expenditure.
The average defense budget across all 144 countries stands at approximately $13.8 billion annually, though this figure varies dramatically between regions and nations. Defense spending reflects not only military ambitions but also economic capacity, perceived threats, and strategic priorities.
Our interactive ranking table allows you to search and compare any country's defense spending. The color-coded world map provides a visual representation of global military expenditure distribution, making it easy to identify regional patterns and defense investment concentrations. This data is essential for understanding global military economics and defense priorities.