Rank
|
Country
|
Military expenditures - dollar figure
|
Date of Information
|
1
|
United States
|
$ 276,700,000,000
|
NA
|
2
|
China
|
$ 55,910,000,000
|
FY02
|
3
|
France
|
$ 46,500,000,000
|
2000
|
4
|
Japan
|
$ 39,520,000,000
|
FY02
|
5
|
Germany
|
$ 38,800,000,000
|
2002
|
6
|
United Kingdom
|
$ 31,700,000,000
|
2002
|
7
|
Italy
|
$ 20,200,000,000
|
2002
|
8
|
Saudi Arabia
|
$ 18,300,000,000
|
NA
|
9
|
Brazil
|
$ 13,408,000,000
|
NA
|
10
|
Korea, South
|
$ 13,094,300,000
|
FY02
|
11
|
India
|
$ 11,520,000,000
|
FY02
|
12
|
Australia
|
$ 11,390,000,000
|
FY02
|
13
|
Iran
|
$ 9,700,000,000
|
NA
|
14
|
Israel
|
$ 8,970,000,000
|
FY02
|
15
|
Spain
|
$ 8,600,000,000
|
2002
|
16
|
Turkey
|
$ 8,100,000,000
|
2002 est.
|
17
|
Canada
|
$ 7,861,000,000
|
FY01/02
|
18
|
Taiwan
|
$ 7,574,000,000
|
FY02
|
19
|
Netherlands
|
$ 6,500,000,000
|
FY00/01 est.
|
20
|
Greece
|
$ 6,120,000,000
|
NA
|
21
|
Korea, North
|
$ 5,217,400,000
|
FY02
|
22
|
Singapore
|
$ 4,470,000,000
|
NA
|
23
|
Sweden
|
$ 4,395,000,000
|
FY01
|
24
|
Argentina
|
$ 4,300,000,000
|
NA
|
25
|
Egypt
|
$ 4,040,000,000
|
FY99
|
26
|
Mexico
|
$ 4,000,000,000
|
NA
|
27
|
Poland
|
$ 3,500,000,000
|
2002
|
28
|
Colombia
|
$ 3,300,000,000
|
NA
|
29
|
Norway
|
$ 3,113,000,000
|
NA
|
30
|
Belgium
|
$ 3,077,000,000
|
FY01/02
|
31
|
Pakistan
|
$ 2,964,000,000
|
FY02
|
32
|
Switzerland
|
$ 2,548,000,000
|
FY01
|
33
|
Chile
|
$ 2,500,000,000
|
NA
|
34
|
Denmark
|
$ 2,470,000,000
|
FY99/00
|
35
|
Oman
|
$ 2,424,000,000
|
FY01
|
36
|
Kuwait
|
$ 1,967,300,000
|
NA
|
37
|
Algeria
|
$ 1,870,000,000
|
NA
|
38
|
Finland
|
$ 1,800,000,000
|
FY98/99
|
39
|
Thailand
|
$ 1,775,000,000
|
NA
|
40
|
South Africa
|
$ 1,746,000,000
|
FY02
|
41
|
Malaysia
|
$ 1,690,000,000
|
NA
|
42
|
United Arab Emirates
|
$ 1,600,000,000
|
NA
|
43
|
Austria
|
$ 1,497,000,000
|
FY01/02
|
44
|
Morocco
|
$ 1,400,000,000
|
NA
|
45
|
Iraq
|
$ 1,300,000,000
|
FY00
|
46
|
Libya
|
$ 1,300,000,000
|
NA
|
47
|
Portugal
|
$ 1,286,000,000
|
FY99/00
|
48
|
Czech Republic
|
$ 1,190,200,000
|
FY01
|
49
|
Hungary
|
$ 1,080,000,000
|
2002 est.
|
50
|
Indonesia
|
$ 1,000,000,000
|
NA
|
51
|
Peru
|
$ 1,000,000,000
|
NA
|
52
|
Philippines
|
$ 995,000,000
|
NA
|
53
|
Romania
|
$ 985,000,000
|
2002
|
54
|
Venezuela
|
$ 934,000,000
|
NA
|
55
|
Syria
|
$ 858,000,000
|
NA
|
56
|
Ethiopia
|
$ 800,000,000
|
FY00
|
57
|
Jordan
|
$ 757,500,000
|
FY01
|
58
|
Qatar
|
$ 723,000,000
|
NA
|
59
|
Ecuador
|
$ 720,000,000
|
NA
|
60
|
Sri Lanka
|
$ 719,000,000
|
NA
|
61
|
Ireland
|
$ 700,000,000
|
FY00/01
|
62
|
Serbia and Montenegro
|
$ 654,000,000
|
2002
|
63
|
Vietnam
|
$ 650,000,000
|
NA
|
64
|
Zimbabwe
|
$ 625,100,000
|
FY02
|
65
|
Ukraine
|
$ 617,900,000
|
FY02
|
66
|
New Zealand
|
$ 605,700,000
|
FY02
|
67
|
Sudan
|
$ 581,000,000
|
NA
|
68
|
Bangladesh
|
$ 559,000,000
|
FY96
|
69
|
Lebanon
|
$ 541,000,000
|
NA
|
70
|
Bahrain
|
$ 526,200,000
|
FY01
|
71
|
Afghanistan
|
$ 525,200,000
|
FY02
|
72
|
Croatia
|
$ 520,000,000
|
2002 est.
|
73
|
Yemen
|
$ 482,500,000
|
FY01
|
74
|
Mali
|
$ 419,700,000
|
FY02
|
75
|
Nigeria
|
$ 417,900,000
|
FY02
|
76
|
Slovakia
|
$ 406,000,000
|
2002
|
77
|
Cyprus
|
$ 384,000,000
|
NA
|
78
|
Slovenia
|
$ 370,000,000
|
FY00
|
79
|
Bulgaria
|
$ 356,000,000
|
FY02
|
80
|
Tunisia
|
$ 356,000,000
|
NA
|
81
|
Brunei
|
$ 329,700,000
|
FY02
|
82
|
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
|
$ 250,000,000
|
NA
|
83
|
Uruguay
|
$ 250,000,000
|
1999
|
84
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
$ 234,300,000
|
NA
|
85
|
Lithuania
|
$ 230,800,000
|
FY01
|
86
|
Angola
|
$ 222,700,000
|
FY02
|
87
|
Kazakhstan
|
$ 221,800,000
|
FY02
|
88
|
Botswana
|
$ 207,300,000
|
FY02
|
89
|
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of
|
$ 200,000,000
|
NA
|
90
|
Uzbekistan
|
$ 200,000,000
|
NA
|
91
|
New Caledonia
|
$ 192,300,000
|
FY96
|
92
|
Kenya
|
$ 185,200,000
|
FY02
|
93
|
Dominican Republic
|
$ 180,000,000
|
NA
|
94
|
Belarus
|
$ 176,100,000
|
FY02
|
95
|
Estonia
|
$ 155,000,000
|
2002 est.
|
96
|
Guinea
|
$ 154,000,000
|
FY02
|
97
|
Luxembourg
|
$ 147,800,000
|
FY01/02
|
98
|
Bolivia
|
$ 147,000,000
|
NA
|
99
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
$ 143,500,000
|
FY02
|
100
|
Armenia
|
$ 135,000,000
|
FY01
|
101
|
Panama
|
$ 128,000,000
|
NA
|
102
|
Paraguay
|
$ 125,000,000
|
NA
|
103
|
Uganda
|
$ 124,700,000
|
FY02
|
104
|
Azerbaijan
|
$ 121,000,000
|
NA
|
105
|
Guatemala
|
$ 120,000,000
|
NA
|
106
|
Cameroon
|
$ 118,600,000
|
FY00
|
107
|
Cambodia
|
$ 112,000,000
|
NA
|
108
|
El Salvador
|
$ 112,000,000
|
NA
|
109
|
Eritrea
|
$ 95,750,000
|
FY02
|
110
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
$ 90,000,000
|
1999
|
111
|
Turkmenistan
|
$ 90,000,000
|
NA
|
112
|
Latvia
|
$ 87,000,000
|
FY01
|
113
|
Congo, Republic of the
|
$ 84,000,000
|
FY01
|
114
|
Gabon
|
$ 81,900,000
|
FY02
|
115
|
Benin
|
$ 80,800,000
|
FY02
|
116
|
Namibia
|
$ 73,100,000
|
FY02
|
117
|
Costa Rica
|
$ 69,000,000
|
NA
|
118
|
Senegal
|
$ 68,600,000
|
FY02
|
119
|
Malta
|
$ 60,000,000
|
2000 est.
|
120
|
Rwanda
|
$ 59,570,000
|
FY02
|
121
|
Nepal
|
$ 57,220,000
|
FY02
|
122
|
Albania
|
$ 56,500,000
|
FY02
|
123
|
Laos
|
$ 55,000,000
|
NA
|
124
|
Madagascar
|
$ 52,300,000
|
FY02
|
125
|
Haiti
|
$ 50,000,000
|
FY00
|
126
|
Burkina Faso
|
$ 45,830,000
|
FY02
|
127
|
Burundi
|
$ 42,130,000
|
FY02
|
128
|
Chad
|
$ 40,740,000
|
FY02
|
129
|
Papua New Guinea
|
$ 40,210,000
|
FY02
|
130
|
Fiji
|
$ 39,210,000
|
FY02
|
131
|
Burma
|
$ 39,000,000
|
NA
|
132
|
Mauritania
|
$ 37,110,000
|
FY02
|
133
|
Ghana
|
$ 36,010,000
|
FY02
|
134
|
Tajikistan
|
$ 35,400,000
|
FY01
|
135
|
Mozambique
|
$ 35,100,000
|
NA
|
136
|
Honduras
|
$ 35,000,000
|
NA
|
137
|
Maldives
|
$ 34,460,000
|
FY02
|
138
|
Lesotho
|
$ 34,000,000
|
1999
|
139
|
Zambia
|
$ 33,460,000
|
FY02
|
140
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
$ 30,000,000
|
FY02
|
141
|
Jamaica
|
$ 30,000,000
|
NA
|
142
|
Djibouti
|
$ 26,530,000
|
FY02
|
143
|
Nicaragua
|
$ 26,000,000
|
NA
|
144
|
Togo
|
$ 23,720,000
|
FY02
|
145
|
Mongolia
|
$ 23,100,000
|
FY02
|
146
|
Georgia
|
$ 23,000,000
|
NA
|
147
|
Niger
|
$ 20,540,000
|
FY02
|
148
|
Bahamas, The
|
$ 20,000,000
|
FY95/96
|
149
|
Swaziland
|
$ 20,000,000
|
FY01
|
150
|
Tanzania
|
$ 19,680,000
|
FY02
|
151
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
$ 19,200,000
|
FY01
|
152
|
Somalia
|
$ 17,100,000
|
FY02
|
153
|
Central African Republic
|
$ 13,430,000
|
FY02
|
154
|
Malawi
|
$ 13,010,000
|
FY02
|
155
|
Seychelles
|
$ 12,800,000
|
FY02
|
156
|
Sierra Leone
|
$ 10,260,000
|
FY02
|
157
|
Mauritius
|
$ 9,712,000
|
FY02
|
158
|
Bhutan
|
$ 9,300,000
|
FY02
|
159
|
Cape Verde
|
$ 9,300,000
|
FY02
|
160
|
Liberia
|
$ 7,800,000
|
FY02
|
161
|
Belize
|
$ 7,700,000
|
NA
|
162
|
Moldova
|
$ 6,400,000
|
FY02
|
163
|
Comoros
|
$ 6,000,000
|
FY02
|
164
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
$ 5,600,000
|
FY02
|
165
|
East Timor
|
$ 4,400,000
|
FY03
|
166
|
Bermuda
|
$ 4,028,000
|
January 2002
|
167
|
Gambia, The
|
$ 1,200,000
|
FY02
|
168
|
San Marino
|
$ 700,000
|
FY00/01
|
169
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
$ 400,000
|
FY01
|
170
|
Iceland
|
$ 0
|
NA
|
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