Defence spending leaders

Who spends most, in dollars and as a share of GDP, using each country's latest year. · data refreshed October 6, 2026

Top spenders in US dollars

United States (2024) $997.3 billion

China (2024) $313.7 billion

Russian Federation (2024) $149.0 billion

Germany (2024) $88.5 billion

India (2024) $86.1 billion

United Kingdom (2024) $81.8 billion

Saudi Arabia (2024) $80.3 billion

Ukraine (2024) $64.7 billion

France (2024) $64.7 billion

Japan (2024) $55.3 billion

Korea, Rep. (2024) $47.6 billion

Israel (2024) $46.5 billion

Poland (2024) $38.0 billion

Italy (2024) $38.0 billion

Australia (2024) $33.8 billion

Highest share of GDP

Ukraine (2024) 34.48%

Israel (2024) 8.78%

Saudi Arabia (2024) 7.30%

Russian Federation (2024) 7.05%

Myanmar (2024) 6.79%

Qatar (2022) 6.50%

United Arab Emirates (2014) 5.64%

Oman (2024) 5.59%

Poland (2024) 4.15%

United States (2024) 3.42%

Greece (2024) 3.13%

Singapore (2024) 2.84%

Pakistan (2024) 2.67%

Korea, Rep. (2024) 2.56%

United Kingdom (2024) 2.28%

Each country is shown for its latest year in the dataset, so years can differ. The list covers the countries loaded in the dataset, not every country in the world. India, China and Pakistan are highlighted. Open the full dataset.

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