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Author: Ian Graham, Staff Editor
In the fiscal year 1999, the United States spent about as much on its military as the next nine countries combined in the latest years for which figures are available. China, the second-biggest spender, spent only about 20 percent of the United States expenditures. <p>However, Russia and China both have more <a href=http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/mil_arm_for_per>armed forces personnel </a>than the United States. China has 2,810,000 people in its armed forces and Russia has 1,520,000. The United States is third, with 1,366,000 armed forces personnel. India is fourth, with 1,303,000 people. No other country has more than a million. <p>There are 19.67 million people in the armed forces worldwide. Total military spending in the top 170 countries is $741.16 billion. <p>United States armed forces personnel represent about 7 percent of the total worldwide, but the U.S. expenditures are 37 percent of the total.
DEFINITION:
Current military expenditures in US dollars; the figure is calculated by multiplying the estimated defense spending in percentage terms by the gross domestic product (GDP) calculated on an exchange rate basis not purchasing power parity (PPP) terms. Dollar figures for military expenditures should be treated with caution because of different price patterns and accounting methods among nations, as well as wide variations in the strength of their currencies.
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COUNTRY |
AMOUNT |
DATE |
GRAPH |
HISTORY |
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| 1 | ChinaChina | $67.49 billion | 2004 | ||
| 2 | JapanJapan | $45.84 billion | 2004 | ||
| 3 | FranceFrance | $45.24 billion | 2003 | ||
| 4 | United KingdomUnited Kingdom | $42.84 billion | 2003 | ||
| 5 | GermanyGermany | $35.06 billion | 2003 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | $33.94 billion | 2003 | |||
| 6 | ItalyItaly | $28.18 billion | 2003 | ||
| 7 | Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia | $18.00 billion | 2002 | ||
| 8 | AustraliaAustralia | $16.65 billion | 2004 | ||
| 9 | South KoreaSouth Korea | $14.52 billion | 2003 | ||
| 10 | IndiaIndia | $14.02 billion | 2003 | ||
| 11 | TurkeyTurkey | $12.15 billion | 2003 | ||
| 12 | BrazilBrazil | $11.00 billion | 2004 | ||
| 13 | SpainSpain | $9.91 billion | 2003 | ||
| 14 | CanadaCanada | $9.80 billion | 2003 | ||
| 15 | NetherlandsNetherlands | $9.41 billion | 2004 | ||
| 16 | IsraelIsrael | $9.11 billion | 2003 | ||
| 17 | TaiwanTaiwan | $7.57 billion | 2003 | ||
| 18 | MexicoMexico | $6.04 billion | 2004 | ||
| 19 | GreeceGreece | $5.89 billion | 2004 | ||
| 20 | SwedenSweden | $5.73 billion | 2004 | ||
| 21 | North KoreaNorth Korea | $5.22 billion | 2002 | ||
| =22 | IranIran | $4.30 billion | 2003 | ||
| =22 | ArgentinaArgentina | $4.30 billion | 1999 | ||
| 24 | NorwayNorway | $4.03 billion | 2003 | ||
| 25 | BelgiumBelgium | $4.00 billion | 2003 | ||
| 26 | PakistanPakistan | $3.85 billion | 2004 | ||
| 27 | PolandPoland | $3.50 billion | 2002 | ||
| 28 | PortugalPortugal | $3.50 billion | 2003 | ||
| 29 | ChileChile | $3.42 billion | 2004 | ||
| 30 | ColombiaColombia | $3.30 billion | 2001 | ||
| 31 | DenmarkDenmark | $3.27 billion | 2003 | ||
| 32 | South AfricaSouth Africa | $3.17 billion | 2004 | ||
| 33 | KuwaitKuwait | $2.58 billion | 2004 | ||
| 34 | SwitzerlandSwitzerland | $2.55 billion | 2001 | ||
| 35 | AlgeriaAlgeria | $2.48 billion | 2004 | ||
| 36 | EgyptEgypt | $2.44 billion | 2003 | ||
| 37 | MoroccoMorocco | $2.31 billion | 2003 | ||
| 38 | Czech RepublicCzech Republic | $2.17 billion | 2004 | ||
| 39 | FinlandFinland | $1.80 billion | 1998 | ||
| 40 | MalaysiaMalaysia | $1.69 billion | 2000 | ||
| 41 | VenezuelaVenezuela | $1.69 billion | 2004 | ||
| 42 | United Arab EmiratesUAE | $1.60 billion | 2000 | ||
| 43 | AustriaAustria | $1.50 billion | 2001 | ||
| 44 | JordanJordan | $1.46 billion | 2004 | ||
| =45 | IndonesiaIndonesia | $1.30 billion | 2004 | ||
| =45 | IraqIraq | $1.30 billion | 2000 | ||
| =45 | LibyaLibya | $1.30 billion | 1999 | ||
| South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) | $1.26 billion | 2004 | |||
| 48 | HungaryHungary | $1.08 billion | 2002 | ||
| 49 | BangladeshBangladesh | $995.30 million | 2004 | ||
| 50 | RomaniaRomania | $985.00 million | 2002 | ||
| 51 | YemenYemen | $885.50 million | 2003 | ||
| 52 | SyriaSyria | $858.00 million | 2000 | ||
| 53 | PeruPeru | $829.30 million | 2003 | ||
| 54 | PhilippinesPhilippines | $805.50 million | 2004 | ||
| 55 | IrelandIreland | $700.00 million | 2000 | ||
| 56 | EcuadorEcuador | $655.00 million | 2004 | ||
| 57 | Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ | $654.00 million | 2002 | ||
| 58 | VietnamVietnam | $650.00 million | 1998 | ||
| 59 | BahrainBahrain | $628.90 million | 2004 | ||
| 60 | CroatiaCroatia | $620.00 million | 2004 | ||
| 61 | UkraineUkraine | $617.90 million | 2002 | ||
| 62 | SudanSudan | $587.00 million | 2001 | ||
| 63 | CubaCuba | $572.30 million | 2003 | ||
| 64 | NigeriaNigeria | $544.60 million | 2004 | ||
| 65 | LebanonLebanon | $540.60 million | 2002 | ||
| 66 | Sri LankaSri Lanka | $514.80 million | 2004 | ||
| 67 | SlovakiaSlovakia | $406.00 million | 2002 | ||
| 68 | CyprusCyprus | $384.00 million | 2002 | ||
| 69 | SloveniaSlovenia | $370.00 million | 2000 | ||
| =70 | BulgariaBulgaria | $356.00 million | 2002 | ||
| =70 | TunisiaTunisia | $356.00 million | 1999 | ||
| 72 | BotswanaBotswana | $338.50 million | 2004 | ||
| 73 | EthiopiaEthiopia | $337.10 million | 2004 | ||
| 74 | BruneiBrunei | $290.70 million | 2004 | ||
| 75 | UruguayUruguay | $257.50 million | 2004 | ||
| 76 | OmanOman | $252.99 million | 2004 | ||
| 77 | Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina | $234.30 million | 2002 | ||
| 78 | LuxembourgLuxembourg | $231.60 million | 2003 | ||
| 79 | LithuaniaLithuania | $230.80 million | 2001 | ||
| 80 | KazakhstanKazakhstan | $221.80 million | 2002 | ||
| 81 | CameroonCameroon | $221.10 million | 2004 | ||
| 82 | ZimbabweZimbabwe | $217.00 million | 2004 | ||
| 83 | GuatemalaGuatemala | $201.90 million | 2004 | ||
| 84 | AfghanistanAfghanistan | $188.40 million | 2004 | ||
| 85 | GabonGabon | $184.80 million | 2004 | ||
| 86 | AngolaAngola | $183.58 million | 2004 | ||
| 87 | Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire | $180.20 million | 2004 | ||
| 88 | Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. | $180.00 million | 1998 | ||
| 89 | KenyaKenya | $177.10 million | 2004 | ||
| 90 | BelarusBelarus | $176.10 million | 2002 | ||
| 91 | UgandaUganda | $170.30 million | 2004 | ||
| 92 | NamibiaNamibia | $168.40 million | 2004 | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | $165.21 million | 2004 | |||
| 93 | El SalvadorEl Salvador | $157.00 million | 2003 | ||
| 94 | EstoniaEstonia | $155.00 million | 2002 | ||
| 95 | EritreaEritrea | $151.00 million | 2004 | ||
| 96 | PanamaPanama | $147.00 million | 2004 | ||
| 97 | ArmeniaArmenia | $135.00 million | 2001 | ||
| 98 | BoliviaBolivia | $132.20 million | 2004 | ||
| 99 | Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the | $126.50 million | 2004 | ||
| 100 | Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea | $126.20 million | 2004 | ||
| 101 | AzerbaijanAzerbaijan | $121.00 million | 1999 | ||
| 102 | MozambiqueMozambique | $117.30 million | 2004 | ||
| 103 | CambodiaCambodia | $112.00 million | 2001 | ||
| 104 | SenegalSenegal | $107.30 million | 2004 | ||
| 105 | ZambiaZambia | $106.80 million | 2004 | ||
| 106 | ChadChad | $101.30 million | 2004 | ||
| 107 | HondurasHonduras | $100.60 million | 2004 | ||
| 108 | NepalNepal | $99.20 million | 2004 | ||
| 109 | BeninBenin | $96.50 million | 2004 | ||
| 110 | Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. | $93.50 million | 2004 | ||
| 111 | TurkmenistanTurkmenistan | $90.00 million | 1999 | ||
| 112 | LatviaLatvia | $87.00 million | 2001 | ||
| 113 | Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ | $66.70 million | 2003 | ||
| =114 | Burkina FasoBurkina Faso | $64.20 million | 2004 | ||
| =114 | Costa RicaCosta Rica | $64.20 million | 2004 | ||
| 116 | GuineaGuinea | $56.70 million | 2004 | ||
| 117 | AlbaniaAlbania | $56.50 million | 2002 | ||
| 118 | ParaguayParaguay | $53.10 million | 2004 | ||
| 119 | RwandaRwanda | $50.10 million | 2004 | ||
| 120 | GhanaGhana | $49.20 million | 2004 | ||
| 121 | MadagascarMadagascar | $44.60 million | 2004 | ||
| 122 | MaldivesMaldives | $41.10 million | 2004 | ||
| 123 | SwazilandSwaziland | $40.50 million | 2004 | ||
| 124 | BurundiBurundi | $38.70 million | 2004 | ||
| 125 | FijiFiji | $36.00 million | 2004 | ||
| 126 | TogoTogo | $35.50 million | 2004 | ||
| 127 | TajikistanTajikistan | $35.40 million | 2001 | ||
| 128 | NigerNiger | $33.30 million | 2004 | ||
| 129 | NicaraguaNicaragua | $32.80 million | 2004 | ||
| 130 | LesothoLesotho | $32.30 million | 2004 | ||
| 131 | JamaicaJamaica | $31.20 million | 2003 | ||
| 132 | MaltaMalta | $31.10 million | 2004 | ||
| 133 | DjiboutiDjibouti | $28.60 million | 2004 | ||
| 134 | HaitiHaiti | $26.00 million | 2003 | ||
| 135 | MongoliaMongolia | $23.10 million | 2002 | ||
| 136 | GeorgiaGeorgia | $23.00 million | 2000 | ||
| 137 | MaliMali | $22.40 million | 2004 | ||
| 138 | MauritaniaMauritania | $20.80 million | 2004 | ||
| 139 | TanzaniaTanzania | $20.60 million | 2004 | ||
| 140 | KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan | $19.20 million | 2001 | ||
| 141 | SomaliaSomalia | $18.90 million | 2003 | ||
| 142 | BelizeBelize | $18.00 million | 2003 | ||
| 143 | Papua New GuineaPapua NG | $16.90 million | 2003 | ||
| 144 | Central African RepublicCentral Africa | $15.50 million | 2004 | ||
| 145 | Cape VerdeCape Verde | $14.10 million | 2004 | ||
| 146 | BhutanBhutan | $13.70 million | 2004 | ||
| 147 | Sierra LeoneSierra Leone | $13.20 million | 2004 | ||
| 148 | MauritiusMauritius | $12.50 million | 2004 | ||
| 149 | SeychellesSeychelles | $12.30 million | 2004 | ||
| 150 | ComorosComoros | $11.60 million | 2004 | ||
| 151 | MalawiMalawi | $11.10 million | 2004 | ||
| 152 | LaosLaos | $10.70 million | 2004 | ||
| 153 | Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau | $8.90 million | 2004 | ||
| 154 | MoldovaMoldova | $8.70 million | 2004 | ||
| 155 | SurinameSuriname | $7.50 million | 2003 | ||
| 156 | GuyanaGuyana | $6.50 million | 2003 | ||
| 157 | BermudaBermuda | $4.03 million | 2002 | ||
| 158 | LiberiaLiberia | $1.50 million | 2004 | ||
| 159 | The GambiaThe Gambia | $1,000,000.00 | 2004 | ||
| =160 | Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ | $700,000.00 | 2004 | ||
| =160 | San MarinoSan Marino | $700,000.00 | 2000 | ||
| 162 | IcelandIceland | 0.0 | 2003 |
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Interesting observations about Military > Expenditures > Dollar figure
- South Africa ranked first for expenditures > dollar figure amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2004.
- Saudi Arabia ranked first for expenditures > dollar figure amongst Hot countries in 2002.
- France ranked first for expenditures > dollar figure amongst Christian countries in 2003.
- China ranked first for expenditures > dollar figure globally in 2004.
- Australia ranked first for expenditures > dollar figure amongst Former British colonies in 2004.
- Mexico ranked first for expenditures > dollar figure amongst Former Spanish colonies in 2004.
- Switzerland ranked first for expenditures > dollar figure amongst Landlocked countries in 2001.
- Turkey ranked second for expenditures > dollar figure amongst Muslim countries in 2003.
- Algeria ranked first for expenditures > dollar figure amongst Former French colonies in 2004.
- All of the top 2 countries by expenditures > dollar figure are East Asian and Pacific.
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Posted on 01 Mar 2005
Ian Graham, Staff Editor
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Posted on 06 Mar 2005
Suchita Vemuri, Staff Editor
