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The following lists are of countries by military spending as a share of GDP—more specifically, a list of the 15 countries with the highest share in recent years. The first list uses the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute as a source, while the second list gets its data from the International Institute for Strategic Studies.
Rank Country Global Militarization Index (GMI) Military Expenditure Index Score People Index Score Heavy Weapons Index Score 1 Ukraine 335: 5.11: 1.29: 1.75
Military Expenditure Index Score: comparison of military expenditures with GDP and health care expenditures. People Index Score: contrast between the number of military and paramilitary forces with the overall population and the number of physicians. Heavy Weapons Index Score: number of heavy weapons available per capita.
The US has led the way, spending 38% of the total, but China and India continue to pour money into defense. Global military expenditure was $1.917 trillion in 2019, rising 3.6% from 2018 and 7.2% ...
The world has entered an era of increasing instability as countries around the globe boost military spending in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Hamas attack on Israel and China’s ...
In 2023, 11 Nato countries spent the equivalent of at least 2% of GDP on defence. ... Defence spending: How Nato countries compare. Ian Jones, PA. April 10, 2024 at 7:16 AM.
The UAE, for which recent data is not available, has also spent historically large amounts of money on the military on a per capita basis. The UAE had a per capita spending of $2470 per person back in 2014, making it the second highest spender in that year just after Saudi Arabia, [ 1 ] but by 2020 that number had fallen to $2204.
Military expenditure of the world from 1950 to 2022 in constant 2021 US$ billions. This is a list of countries by past military expenditure, starting 1987.