Largest Military Expenditures, 2006
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
(Military expenditure: in MER1 dollar terms)
| Rank | Country | Spending level ($ billions) | Per capita ($) | World share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | United States | $528.7 | $1,756 | 46% |
| 2. | United Kingdom | 59.2 | 990 | 5 |
| 3. | France | 53.1 | 875 | 5 |
| 4. | China | 49.5 | 37 | 4 |
| 5. | Japan | 43.7 | 341 | 4 |
| 6. | Germany | 37.0 | 447 | 3 |
| 7. | Russia | 34.7 | 244 | 3 |
| 8. | Italy | 29.9 | 514 | 3 |
| 9. | Saudi Arabia 2, 3 | 29.0 | 1,152 | 3 |
| 10. | India | 23.9 | 21 | 2 |
| 11. | South Korea | 21.9 | 455 | 2 |
| 12. | Australia 3 | 13.8 | 676 | 1 |
| 13. | Canada 3 | 13.5 | 414 | 1 |
| 14. | Brazil | 13.4 | 71 | 1 |
| 15. | Spain | 12.3 | 284 | 1 |
| Subtotal, top 15 | 963.7 | 83 | ||
| World | 1,158 | 177 | 100 |
1. Market Exchange Rate. 2. Data for Iran and Saudi Arabia include expenditure for public order and safety and might be slight overestimates.
3. The populations of Australia, Canada, and Saudi Arabia each constitute less than 0.5% of the total world population.
Source: SIPRI Yearbook 2007, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
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