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Military > Military expenditure > Current LCU: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilisation, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.)".

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#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 IndonesiaIndonesia 49.78 trillion 2009
2 VietnamVietnam 36.18 trillion 2009
3 ZimbabweZimbabwe 22.7 trillion 2007
4 ColombiaColombia 20.61 trillion 2009
5 IraqIraq 4.86 trillion 2009
6 JapanJapan 4.77 trillion 2009
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 3.49 trillion 2009
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 3.15 trillion 2009
7 ChileChile 2.82 trillion 2009
8 BelarusBelarus 2.5 trillion 2009
9 LebanonLebanon 2.15 trillion 2009
10 IndiaIndia 1.85 trillion 2009
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 1.77 trillion 2008
11 RussiaRussia 1.69 trillion 2009
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 1.35 trillion 2009
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 1.34 trillion 2008
12 ZambiaZambia 1.07 trillion 2009
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 941.19 billion 2004
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 799.97 billion 2009
13 ChinaChina 686 billion 2009
14 United StatesUnited States 661.05 billion 2009
15 ParaguayParaguay 625.7 billion 2009
16 UgandaUganda 592.9 billion 2009
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 586 billion 2009
17 CambodiaCambodia 498 billion 2008
18 PakistanPakistan 409.6 billion 2009
19 AlgeriaAlgeria 383.62 billion 2009
20 HungaryHungary 340.8 billion 2009
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 335.85 billion 2007
21 TanzaniaTanzania 326.1 billion 2009
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 319.08 billion 2007
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 306.99 billion 2008
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 301.25 billion 2009
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 283.2 billion 2009
22 NigeriaNigeria 224.02 billion 2009
23 ChadChad 205.7 billion 2009
24 KazakhstanKazakhstan 198.8 billion 2009
25 LaosLaos 185.1 billion 2008
26 GuineaGuinea 181.8 billion 2004
27 MadagascarMadagascar 176.43 billion 2008
28 Sri LankaSri Lanka 170.64 billion 2009
29 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 165.2 billion 2008
30 ThailandThailand 162.13 billion 2009
31 CameroonCameroon 162.09 billion 2009
32 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 154.77 billion 2009
33 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 133.08 billion 2008
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 130.63 billion 2005
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 128.48 billion 2009
34 ArmeniaArmenia 127.94 billion 2009
35 SyriaSyria 101.46 billion 2009
36 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 99.1 billion 2009
37 SenegalSenegal 97.12 billion 2008
38 MaliMali 83.32 billion 2009
39 BurmaBurma 76.08 billion 2002
40 BangladeshBangladesh 70.15 billion 2009
41 MongoliaMongolia 66.2 billion 2007
42 PhilippinesPhilippines 64.99 billion 2009
43 MexicoMexico 64.35 billion 2009
44 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 64.29 billion 2009
45 RwandaRwanda 64.15 billion 2009
46 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 63.42 billion 2008
47 GabonGabon 59 billion 2007
48 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 55.98 billion 2009
49 IsraelIsrael 53.06 billion 2009
50 UzbekistanUzbekistan 53.02 billion 2003
51 BrazilBrazil 52.15 billion 2009
52 BurundiBurundi 52 billion 2008
53 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 51.74 billion 2009
54 FranceFrance 45.99 billion 2009
55 KenyaKenya 44.82 billion 2009
56 United Arab EmiratesUAE 42.7 billion 2007
57 SwedenSweden 40.31 billion 2009
58 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 37.78 billion 2009
59 South AfricaSouth Africa 35.89 billion 2009
60 NorwayNorway 35.12 billion 2009
61 GermanyGermany 32.86 billion 2009
62 BeninBenin 30.33 billion 2008
63 MauritaniaMauritania 30.13 billion 2009
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 29.21 billion 2009
64 PolandPoland 27.17 billion 2009
65 TurkeyTurkey 26.31 billion 2009
66 UkraineUkraine 26.08 billion 2009
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 25.84 billion 2009
67 ItalyItaly 25.74 billion 2009
68 AustraliaAustralia 25.7 billion 2009
69 TogoTogo 25.53 billion 2008
70 MoroccoMorocco 24.61 billion 2009
71 AlbaniaAlbania 23.63 billion 2009
72 DenmarkDenmark 23.12 billion 2009
73 CanadaCanada 22.27 billion 2009
74 NigerNiger 17.3 billion 2005
75 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 17 billion 2009
76 NepalNepal 15.6 billion 2009
77 MalaysiaMalaysia 13.68 billion 2009
78 SpainSpain 13.2 billion 2009
79 AfghanistanAfghanistan 12.78 billion 2009
80 SingaporeSingapore 11.45 billion 2009
81 UruguayUruguay 11.13 billion 2009
82 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 9.54 billion 2009
83 GreeceGreece 9.47 billion 2009
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 9.21 billion 2009
84 VenezuelaVenezuela 8.98 billion 2009
85 NetherlandsNetherlands 8.74 billion 2009
86 ArgentinaArgentina 8.71 billion 2009
87 RomaniaRomania 6.96 billion 2009
88 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 6.75 billion 2008
89 DjiboutiDjibouti 6.45 billion 2008
=90 QatarQatar 6.39 billion 2007
=90 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 6.39 billion 2005
92 CroatiaCroatia 6.02 billion 2009
93 MalawiMalawi 5.92 billion 2007
94 JamaicaJamaica 5.79 billion 2008
95 EstoniaEstonia 4.92 billion 2009
96 EthiopiaEthiopia 4.79 billion 2009
97 PeruPeru 4.52 billion 2009
98 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 4.46 billion 2009
99 SomaliaSomalia 4.2 billion 1989
100 BelgiumBelgium 3.87 billion 2009
101 SudanSudan 3.34 billion 2006
102 PortugalPortugal 3.31 billion 2009
103 BotswanaBotswana 2.67 billion 2009
104 NamibiaNamibia 2.6 billion 2009
105 FinlandFinland 2.58 billion 2009
106 EritreaEritrea 2.52 billion 2003
107 AustriaAustria 2.5 billion 2009
108 MozambiqueMozambique 2.32 billion 2009
109 New ZealandNew Zealand 2.13 billion 2009
110 HondurasHonduras 2.1 billion 2009
111 CubaCuba 2.02 billion 2008
112 BoliviaBolivia 2.01 billion 2009
113 EcuadorEcuador 1.92 billion 2009
114 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 1.72 billion 1995
115 LithuaniaLithuania 1.6 billion 2009
116 BulgariaBulgaria 1.55 billion 2009
117 OmanOman 1.54 billion 2009
118 GuatemalaGuatemala 1.35 billion 2009
119 LibyaLibya 1.35 billion 2008
120 KuwaitKuwait 1.31 billion 2009
121 IcelandIceland 1.23 billion 2009
122 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 1.21 billion 2009
123 IrelandIreland 1.03 billion 2009
124 GeorgiaGeorgia 1.01 billion 2009
125 JordanJordan 981 million 2009
126 SlovakiaSlovakia 948 million 2009
127 NicaraguaNicaragua 838 million 2009
128 GuyanaGuyana 780 million 1996
129 TunisiaTunisia 731 million 2009
130 Cape VerdeCape Verde 663 million 2008
131 SloveniaSlovenia 612 million 2009
132 LiberiaLiberia 569 million 2009
133 BruneiBrunei 482 million 2009
134 MauritiusMauritius 481 million 2008
135 LesothoLesotho 452 million 2009
136 SwazilandSwaziland 451 million 2007
137 CyprusCyprus 378 million 2009
138 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 371 million 2009
139 LatviaLatvia 344 million 2009
140 MoldovaMoldova 285 million 2009
141 BahrainBahrain 279 million 2009
142 LuxembourgLuxembourg 268 million 2007
143 GhanaGhana 159 million 2009
144 El SalvadorEl Salvador 135 million 2009
145 TajikistanTajikistan 134 million 2004
146 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 116.4 million 1999
147 The GambiaThe Gambia 113 million 2007
148 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 109 million 2009
149 SeychellesSeychelles 82.3 million 2009
150 FijiFiji 77.2 million 2008
151 East TimorEast Timor 38 million 2009
152 BelizeBelize 32.4 million 2008
153 MaltaMalta 36,100 2009
=154 HaitiHaiti 0.0 2009
=154 Costa RicaCosta Rica 0.0 2009
=154 PanamaPanama 0.0 2009

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Military > Military expenditure > Current LCU: Countries Compared Map

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Interesting observations about Military > Military expenditure > Current LCU

  • Indonesia has had the highest military expenditure > current LCU since 1992.
  • Japan ranked first for military expenditure > current LCU amongst High income OECD countries in 2009.
  • Zimbabwe ranked first for military expenditure > current LCU amongst Christian countries in 2007.
  • Hungary ranked first for military expenditure > current LCU amongst European Union in 2009.
  • Russia ranked second for military expenditure > current LCU amongst Europe in 2009.
  • France ranked first for military expenditure > current LCU amongst Eurozone in 2009.
  • Chile ranked first for military expenditure > current LCU amongst Cold countries in 2009.
  • Colombia ranked first for military expenditure > current LCU amongst Catholic countries in 2009.
  • Canada ranked last for military expenditure > current LCU amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2009.
  • Iraq ranked second for military expenditure > current LCU amongst Muslim countries in 2009.
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