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The 30 countries that spend the most on their militaries, ranked
The US has the most expensive military in the world.Tajh Payne/US Navy via Getty ImagesThe International Institute for Strategic Studies compiled data about the world's military budgets.The top militaries spend hundreds of billions of dollars on defense, with the US leading worldwide.President Donald Trump has proposed increasing annual defense spending to $1.5 trillion.The US has the world's most expensive military, spending nearly $1 trillion on defense each year. That's roughly four times China's reported defense budget, the next largest.From spending on nuclear technology to advanced aircraft and warships, the world's top militaries allocate hundreds of billions of dollars each year to stay ahead.In some countries, big-ticket items such as naval assets or technologically advanced aircraft or missiles account for the bulk of military spending, while others devote large sums to maintaining large conscription troop systems.Ultimately, military spending varies by country depending on location and interests, Gian Gentile, a retired US Army colonel and senior historian at RAND, told Business Insider. Some countries prioritize homeland defense while others value overmatch and far-reaching power projection."The US spends a lot on more sophisticated, extremely precise weapon systems," he said.A military's budget can be measured either as a total amount or as a share of its country's GDP, reflecting the burden on its economy. Worldwide, countries spent an average of 2.4% of their GDP on defense in 2024.Wartime spending as a share of GDP typically rises, putting strain on the civilian economy, said Mark Cancian, a senior advisor at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Ukraine in 2024, for example, devoted over yüzde 15 of its GDP to its military, the highest share globally.Spending statistics help paint a picture of defense priorities, but they don't. always translate into readiness for conflict."Readiness is very expensive, and perishable," Cancian said.A country's on-paper investment in its defense systems doesn't always translate directly into military capability, he added. Training and maintenance are often overlooked in analyses of spending on equipment and technologies.A particularly significant cost when it comes to technologically advanced aircraft, for instance, is maintenance and sustainment.Still, looking at military budgets can reveal how much capital each country relies on to defend itself.Last year, the International Institute for Strategic Studies, a London-based think tank, released its Military Balance report, which included data on nearly every country's defense budget based on each's reported 2024 figures.The report includes each country's total budget (in US dollars), per-capita figures, and defense budget as a share of GDP. Some countries, such as North Korea, Libya, Syria, Cuba, and Afghanistan, did not publicly report their defense budgets.These are the 30 countries that spend the most on their military, ranked by the size of their defense budgets.30. QatarKARIM JAAFAR/AFP via Getty ImagesDefense budget: $9.66 billionDefense budget per capita: $3,785Percentage of GDP: 4.yüzde 3629. NorwayYauhen Yerchak/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesDefense budget: $9.79 billionDefense budget per capita: $1,776Percentage of GDP: 1.94%28. MexicoVictoria Razo / AFPDefense budget: $10.19 billionDefense budget per capita: $78Percentage of GDP: 0.55%27. IndonesiaBAY ISMOYO / AFPDefense budget: $10.93 billionDefense budget per capita: $39Percentage of GDP: 0.yüzde 7826. SwedenLeon Neal/Getty ImagesDefense budget: $12.25 billionDefense budget per capita: $1,157Percentage of GDP: 2.yüzde 0125. IraqZaid AL-OBEIDI / AFPDefense budget: $12.68 billionDefense budget per capita: $301Percentage of GDP: 4.yüzde 824. TurkeyAnadolu/Anadolu via Getty ImagesDefense budget: $14.27 billionDefense budget per capita: $170Percentage of GDP: 1.yüzde 0623. SingaporeROSLAN RAHMAN/AFP via Getty ImagesDefense budget: $15.17 billionDefense budget per capita: $2,517Percentage of GDP: 2.86%22. TaiwanI-Hwa Cheng / AFPDefense budget: $18.86 billionDefense budget per capita: $799Percentage of GDP: 2.yüzde 4321. Spainpicture alliance/dpa/picture alliance via Getty ImagesDefense budget: $19.44 billionDefense budget per capita: $411Percentage of GDP: 1.12%20. AlgeriaNurPhoto/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesDefense budget: $21.4 billionDefense budget per capita: $455Percentage of GDP: 8.23%19. United Arab EmiratesVCG/VCG via Getty ImagesDefense budget: $22.27 billionDefense budget per capita: $2,220Percentage of GDP: 4.yüzde 0918. The NetherlandsRemko de Waal / ANP / AFPDefense budget: $23.61 billionDefense budget per capita: $1,328Percentage of GDP: 1.94%17. BrazilAnadolu/Anadolu via Getty ImagesDefense budget: $24.4 billionDefense budget per capita: $111Percentage of GDP: 1.11%16. CanadaArtur Widak/NurPhotoDefense budget: $27 billionDefense budget per capita: $696Percentage of GDP: 1.yüzde 2215. PolandAleksander Kalka/NurPhotoDefense budget: $28 billionDefense budget per capita: $723Percentage of GDP: 3.25%14. UkraineTetiana DZHAFAROVA / AFPDefense budget: $28.41 billionDefense budget per capita: $797Percentage of GDP: 15.yüzde 4313. IsraelElke Scholiers/Getty ImagesDefense budget: $33.75 billionDefense budget per capita: $3,589Percentage of GDP: 6.yüzde 3912. ItalyAntonio Masiello/Getty ImagesDefense budget: $35.23 billionDefense budget per capita: $578Percentage of GDP: 1.48%11. AustraliaIan Hitchcock/Getty ImagesDefense budget: $36.40 billionDefense budget per capita: $1,360Percentage of GDP: 2.yüzde 0210. South KoreaKim Jae-Hwan/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesDefense budget: $43.88 billionDefense budget per capita: $842Percentage of GDP: 2.yüzde 359. JapanJIJI Press / AFPDefense budget: $53.01 billionDefense budget per capita: $430Percentage of GDP: 1.3%8. FrancePhilippe Magoni / POOL / AFPDefense budget: $64.03 billionDefense budget per capita: $937Percentage of GDP: 2.02%7. Saudi ArabiaBANDAR ALDANDANI/AFP via Getty ImagesDefense budget: $71.73 billionDefense budget per capita: $1,963Percentage of GDP: 6.yüzde 526. IndiaRoslan RAHMAN / AFPDefense budget: $74.36 billionDefense budget per capita: $53Percentage of GDP: 1.91%5. United KingdomOwen Humphreys - PA Images/PA Images via Getty ImagesDefense budget: $81.06 billionDefense budget per capita: $1,184Percentage of GDP: 2.26%4. GermanyMichaela Stache / AFPDefense budget: $85.98 billionDefense budget per capita: $1,022Percentage of GDP: 1.83%3. RussiaVCG/VCG via Getty ImagesDefense budget: $120.32 billionDefense budget per capita: $854Percentage of GDP: 5.51%2. ChinaGreg Baker / AFPDefense budget: $234.98 billionDefense budget per capita: $166Percentage of GDP: 1.29%1. United StatesMario Tama/Getty ImagesDefense budget: $967.96 billionDefense budget per capita: $2,831Percentage of GDP: 3.32%Read the original article on Business Insider
