This is a list of countries by military expenditures A military budget of an entity, most often a nation or a state, is the budget and financial resources dedicated to raising and maintaining armed forces for that entity. Military budgets reflect how much an entity perceives the likelihood of threats against it, or the amount of aggression it wishes to employ. It also provides an idea of how much. The first list is based on the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute Stockholm International Peace Research Institute is an organization that conducts scientific research into questions of conflict and cooperation of importance for international peace and security, in order to contribute to an understanding of the conditions for peaceful solutions to international conflicts and for a stable peace. It was founded in estimates for the top 15 countries using market exchange rates. The second is a list of countries by military expenditure as a percentage of GDP using estimates provided by the CIA World Factbook The World Factbook is a reference resource produced by the Central Intelligence Agency of the United States with almanac-style information about the countries of the world. The official paper copy version is available from the National Technical Information Service and the Government Printing Office. Other companies—such as Skyhorse Publishing—.

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Stockholm International Peace Research Institute figures

The worlds top 5 largest defence budgets in graph. (Permanent members of the United Nations Security Council The United Nations Security Council is one of the principal organs of the United Nations and is charged with the maintenance of international peace and security. Its powers, outlined in the United Nations Charter, include the establishment of peacekeeping operations, the establishment of international sanctions, and the authorization of military) Figures sourced from SIPRI.
Military spending in 2005

The top 15 countries with the highest military expenditure for 2008 by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute Stockholm International Peace Research Institute is an organization that conducts scientific research into questions of conflict and cooperation of importance for international peace and security, in order to contribute to an understanding of the conditions for peaceful solutions to international conflicts and for a stable peace. It was founded in using market exchange rates.[1]

Rank Country Spending ($ b.) World Share (%)
— World Total 1464.0 100
1 United States The United States armed forces are the overall unified military forces of the United States. They consist of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard 607.0 41.5
2 China The People's Liberation Army (simplified Chinese: 人民解放军; traditional Chinese: 人民解放軍; pinyin: Rénmín Jiěfàngjūn) is the unified military organization of all land, sea, strategic missile and air forces of the People's Republic of China. The PLA was established on August 1, 1927 — celebrated annually as "PLA Day" a 84.9 5.8
3 France The French Armed Forces encompass an army, a navy, an air force and a gendarmerie. The President of the Republic heads the armed forces, with the title of "chef des armées" - "chief of the military forces". The President is the supreme authority for military matters and is the sole official who can order a nuclear strike. The 65.7 4.5
4 United Kingdom The armed forces of the United Kingdom, known as His/Her Majesty's Armed Forces or sometimes the British Armed Forces, and sometimes legally the Armed Forces of the Crown, encompasses the Royal Navy, the British Army, and the Royal Air Force. The British Armed Forces are a purely professional and volunteer force with a reported personnel strength 65.3 4.5
5 Russia The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation is the Ministry of Defense subordinated military of Russia, established after the break-up of the Soviet Union. On 7 May 1992 Boris Yeltsin signed a decree establishing the Russian Ministry of Defence and placing all Soviet Armed Forces troops on the territory of the RSFSR under Russian Federation controla 58.6 4.0
6 Germany The Bundeswehr (German for "Federal Defence Force"; listen ) comprises the unified armed forces of Germany and their civil administration and procurement authorities. The States of Germany are not allowed to maintain armed forces of their own, since the Basic Law of Germany states that matters of defense fall into the sole responsibility 46.8 3.2
7 Japan The "Japan Self-Defense Forces" , or JSDF, occasionally referred to as JSF or SDF, are the unified military forces of Japan that were established after the end of the post-World War II US occupation of Japan. For most of the post-war period the JSDF was confined to the islands of Japan and not permitted to be deployed abroad. In recent 46.3 3.2
8 Italy The Italian armed forces are under the command of the Italian Supreme Defense Council, presided over by the President of the Italian Republic. The total number of military personnel is approximately 187,000 active personnel Plus 111,000 gendarmerie . Italy has the seventh highest military expenditure in the world 40.6 2.8
9 Saudi Arabia The Saudi Ministry of Defence and Aviation is responsible for the direction of the military of Saudi Arabia. The Ministry also has responsibility for the construction of civilian airports as well as military bases, and for Meteorology departments 38.2 2.6
10 India The Indian Armed Forces is the overall unified military of the Republic of India encompassing the Indian Army, the Indian Navy, the Indian Air Force and various other inter-service institutions 30.0 2.1
11 South Korea 24.2 1.7
12 Brazil The Brazilian Armed Forces comprise the Brazilian Army (including the Brazilian Army Aviation), the Brazilian Navy (including the Brazilian Marine Corps and Brazilian Naval Aviation) and the Brazilian Air Force 23.3 1.6
13 Canada The Canadian Forces (French: Forces canadiennes; FC), officially the Canadian Armed Forces (French: Forces armées canadiennes), are the unified armed forces of Canada, as constituted by the National Defence Act, which states: "The Canadian Forces are the armed forces of Her Majesty raised by Canada and consist of one Service called the 19.3 1.3
14 Spain The armed forces of Spain are known as the Spanish Armed Forces . Their Commander-in-Chief is the King of Spain, Juan Carlos I, and consists of the Army, Navy and Air Force. It also includes, Navy Marines, the Royal Guard, the Spanish Legion, an Army Airmobile Force and a Civil Guard 19.2 1.3
15 Australia The Australian Defence Force is the military organisation responsible for the defence of Australia. It consists of the Royal Australian Navy, the Australian Army, the Royal Australian Air Force and a number of 'tri-service' units 18.4 1.3
^ SIPRI estimate

List of countries by military expenditure as a percentage of GDP

Below is a list of countries ranked by order of military expenditure as a percentage of GDP The gross domestic product or gross domestic income (GDI) is a measure of a country's overall official economic output. It is the market value of all final goods and services officially made within the borders of a country in a year. It is often positively correlated with the standard of living,; though its use as a stand-in for measuring the. This statistic reflects the importance of military buildup Militarization, or militarisation, is the process by which a society organizes itself for military conflict and violence. It is related to militarism, which is an ideology that reflects the level of militarization of a state. The process of militarization involves many interrelated aspects that encompass all levels of society and army modernization for all countries. It also indicated how much priority each country places in military expenditure.

The greater a country spends on its military as a percentage of its GDP, the less money it will have to spend on other crucial aspects such as infrastructure Infrastructure is the basic physical and organizational structures needed for the operation of a society or enterprise, or the services and facilities necessary for an economy to function. The term typically refers to the technical structures that support a society, such as roads, water supply, sewers, power grids, telecommunications, and so forth and education Education in the largest sense is any act or experience that has a formative effect on the mind, character or physical ability of an individual. In its technical sense, education is the process by which society deliberately transmits its accumulated knowledge, skills and values from one generation to another, and the more likely it will come under scrutiny from other countries.[2]

The trend is that developing countries Developing country is a term generally used to describe a nation with a low level of material well being. There is no single internationally-recognized definition of developed country, and the levels of development may vary widely within so-called developing countries, with some developing countries having high average standards of living, especially Middle Eastern The Middle East is a region that encompasses southwestern Asia and Egypt. In some contexts, the term has recently been expanded in usage to sometimes include Afghanistan and Pakistan, the Caucacus and Central Asia, and North Africa. It's often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East. The corresponding adjective is Middle-Eastern countries with emerging markets due to their oil wealth, and countries in proximity of conflict zones Conflict is actual or perceived opposition of needs, values and interests. A conflict can be internal to individuals. Conflict as a concept can help explain many aspects of social life such as social disagreement, conflicts of interests, and fights between individuals, groups, or organizations. In political terms, "conflict" can refer to seem to be spending the most as a percentage of their GDP to modernize their military and to try to catch up with Western countries, which spend less as a result of having built a strong modernized military over the past few decades.

The source of this table is the World Fact Book 2008, published by the Central Intelligence Agency, available at https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2034rank.html. Countries for which no information is available are not included in this list.

Rank Country Military expenditures as % of GDP The gross domestic product or gross domestic income (GDI) is a measure of a country's overall official economic output. It is the market value of all final goods and services officially made within the borders of a country in a year. It is often positively correlated with the standard of living,; though its use as a stand-in for measuring the Date of information
1 Oman Oman , officially the Sultanate of Oman (Arabic: سلطنة عمان‎ Salṭanat ʻUmān), is an Arab country in southwest Asia on the southeast coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It borders the United Arab Emirates on the northwest, Saudi Arabia on the west and Yemen on the southwest 11.4 2005 est.
2 Qatar Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is an Arab country, known officially as an emirate, in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south; otherwise the Persian Gulf surrounds the state. A strait of the 10 2005 est.
3 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia (Arabic: المملكه العربيه السعوديه‎) is the largest Arab country of the Middle East. It is bordered by Jordan and Iraq on the north and northeast, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates on the east, Oman on the southeast, and Yemen on the south. The Persian Gulf lies to the northeast and the Red Sea 10 2005 est.
4 Iraq Iraq , officially the Republic of Iraq (Arabic: جمهورية العراق (help·info) Jumhūrīyat Al-Irāq, Kurdish: كؤماری عه‌راق‎, Komara Îraqê, Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܥܸܪܵܩ) is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the 8.6 2006
5 Jordan Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is a country in Western Asia. It borders Saudi Arabia to the southeast, Iraq to the east, Syria to the north, Palestine and Israel to the west, sharing control of the Dead Sea. Jordan's only port is at its southern tip, at the Red Sea's Gulf of Aqaba, which it shares with Israel, Egypt, and 8.6 2006
6 Israel Israel , officially the State of Israel (Hebrew: מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל (help·info), Medīnat Yisrā'el; Arabic: دَوْلَةُ إِسْرَائِيلَ‎, Dawlat Isrā'īl), is a country in Western Asia located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan and the 7.3 2006
7 Yemen Yemen , officially the Republic of Yemen (Arabic: الجمهورية اليمنية al-Jumhuuriyya al-Yamaniyya) [[Media:Ar-al Gumhuriyah al Yamaniyyah.ogg|]] (help·info) is a country located on the Arabian Peninsula in Southwest Asia. It has an estimated population of more than 23 million people and is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the north, the 6.6 2006
8 Armenia Armenia /ɑrˈmiːniə/ (Armenian: Հայաստան, transliterated : Hayastan, IPA: [hɑjɑsˈtɑn]), officially the Republic of Armenia (Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն, Hayastani Hanrapetut’yun, [hɑjɑstɑˈni hɑnɾɑpɛtuˈtʰjun]), is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Situated at the 6.5 FY01
9 Eritrea Eritrea , officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa.The capital is Asmara. It is bordered by Sudan in the west, Ethiopia in the south, and Djibouti in the southeast. The east and northeast of the country have an extensive coastline on the Red Sea, directly across from Saudi Arabia and Yemen. The Dahlak Archipelago and 6.3 2006 est.
10 Macedonia (FYROM) Coordinates: 41°36′11″N 21°42′54″E / 41.603°N 21.715°E Macedonia ( /ˌmæsɨˈdoʊniə/ , Macedonian: Македонија), officially the Republic of Macedonia (Macedonian: Република Македонија, transliterated: Republika Makedonija [rɛˈpublika makɛˈdɔnija] ), is a country in the central Balkan peninsula 6 2005 est.
11 Burundi Burundi , officially the Republic of Burundi, is a landlocked country in the Great Lakes region of Eastern Africa bordered by Rwanda to the north, Tanzania to the east and south, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west. Its size is just under 28,000 km² with an estimated population of almost 8,700,000. Its capital is Bujumbura 5.9 2006 est.
12 Syria Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic: الجمهورية العربية السورية‎), is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest 5.9 2005 est.
13 Angola Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city. The exclave province of Cabinda has a border with the Republic of the Congo and the 5.7 2006
14 Mauritania Mauritania , officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, is a country in North Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean in the west, by Western Sahara in the north, by Algeria in the northeast, by Mali in the east and southeast, and by Senegal in the southwest. It is named after the Roman province of Mauretania, even though the modern state 5.5 2006
15 Maldives The Maldives ( /ˈmɒldaɪvz/ or /ˈmɒldiːvz/), (Dhivehi: ދިވެހިރާއްޖެ Dhivehi Raa'je) or Maldive Islands, officially Republic of Maldives, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean formed by a double chain of twenty-six atolls stretching in a north-south direction off India's Lakshadweep islands, between Minicoy Island and Chagos 5.5 2005 est.
16 Kuwait The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab emirate situated in the northeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south and Iraq to the north and lies on the northwestern shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the Arabic "akwat", the plural of "kout", meaning fortress 5.3 2006
18 El Salvador El Salvador (pronounced /ɛl ˈsælvədɔr/ ; Spanish: República de El Salvador, literally meaning "Republic of the Savior") is the smallest and also the most densely populated country in Central America. It borders the Pacific Ocean between Guatemala and Honduras. It lies on the Gulf of Fonseca, as do Honduras and Nicaragua further 5 2006
19 Morocco Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco (المملكة المغربية, al-Mamlakah al-Maġribiyya), is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of nearly 32 million and an area of 710.850 km², including the disputed Western Sahara which is mainly under Moroccan administration. Morocco has a coast on the Atlantic Ocean that 5 2003 est.
20 Singapore Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, 137 kilometres north of the equator, in the Southeast Asian region of the Asian continent. It is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north, and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the Singapore Strait to its south. A 4.9 2005 est.
21 Swaziland The Kingdom of Swaziland , sometimes called Ngwane, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa, bordered to the north, south and west by South Africa, and to the east by Mozambique. The nation, as well as its people, are named after the 19th century king Mswati II 4.7 2006
22 Bahrain Bahrain, officially Kingdom of Bahrain , is a small island country in the Persian Gulf ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family. While Bahrain is an archipelago of thirty-three islands, the largest (Bahrain Island) is 55 km (34 mi) long by 18 km (11 mi) wide. Saudi Arabia lies to the west and is connected to Bahrain via the King Fahd Causeway, which 4.5 2006
23 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina (pronounced /ˈbɒzni.ə hɜrtsɨˈɡoʊvɨnə/ ( listen) or /ˌhɜrtsɨɡoʊˈviːnə/; Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian Latin: Bosna i Hercegovina; Bosnian and Serbian Cyrillic: Босна и Херцеговина) is a country in South-Eastern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, 4.5 2005 est.
24 Brunei Brunei , officially the State of Brunei Darussalam or the Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace[citation needed] (Malay: Negara Brunei Darussalam, Jawi: بروني دارالسلام), is a country located on the north coast of the island of Borneo, in Southeast Asia. Apart from its coastline with the South China Sea it is completely surrounded by 4.5 2006
25 Greece 4.3 2005 est.
26 Chad 4.2 2006
27 United States 4.06 2005 est.
28 Libya 3.9 2005 est.
29 Russian Federation 3.9 2005
30 Tajikistan 3.9 2005 est.
31 Cuba 3.8 2006 est.
32 Djibouti 3.8 2006
33 Cyprus 3.8 2005 est.
34 Zimbabwe 3.8 2006
35 Namibia 3.7 2006
36 Colombia 3.5 2007 est.
37 Ecuador 3.4 2008 est.
38 Gabon 3.4 2005 est.
39 Egypt 3.4 2005 est.
40 Turkmenistan 3.4 2005 est.
41 Algeria 3.3 2006
42 Botswana 3.3 2006
43 United Arab Emirates 3.1 2005 est.
44 Guinea-Bissau 3.1 2005 est.
45 Lebanon 3.1 2005 est.
46 Congo, Republic of the 3.1 2006
47 Solomon Islands 3 2006
48 Cambodia 3 2005 est.
49 Ethiopia 3 2006
50 Indonesia 3 2005 est.
51 Sudan 3 2005 est.
52 Pakistan 3 2007 est.
53 Rwanda 2.9 2006 est.
54 Comoros 2.8 2006
55 Kenya 2.8 2006
56 Chile 2.7 2006
57 Korea, South 2.7 2006
58 Azerbaijan 2.6 2005 est.
59 Lesotho 2.6 2006
60 France 2.6 2005 est.
61 Brazil 2.6 2006 est.
62 Sri Lanka 2.6 2006
63 Bulgaria 2.6 2005 est.
64 Turkey 2.5 2010.
65 Iran 2.5 2006
65 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 2.5 2006
67 India 2.5 2006
68 United Kingdom 2.5 2008 est.
69 Vietnam 2.5 2005 est.
70 Australia 2.4 2006
71 Croatia 2.39 2005 est.
72 Portugal 2.3 2005 est.
73 Sierra Leone 2.3 2006
74 Fiji 2.2 2005 est.
75 Republic of China (Taiwan) 2.2
76 Uganda 2.2 2006
77 Burma 2.1 2005 est.
78 Malaysia 2.03 2005 est.
79 Estonia 2 2005 est.
80 World 2 2005 est.
81 Uzbekistan 2 2005 est.
82 Seychelles 2 2006 est.
83 Finland 2 2005 est.
84 Afghanistan 1.9 2006 est.
85 Romania 1.9 2007 est.
86 Norway 1.9 2005 est.
87 Mali 1.9 2006
88 Bolivia 1.9 2006
89 Slovakia 1.87 2005 est.
90 Guyana 1.8 2006
91 Thailand 1.8 2005 est.
92 Zambia 1.8 2005 est.
93 Italy 1.8 2005 est.
94 Hungary 1.75 2005 est.
95 Poland 1.71 2005 est.
96 People's Republic of China 1.7 2009
97 Benin 1.7 2006
98 Guinea 1.7 2006
99 South Africa 1.7 2006
100 Slovenia 1.7 2005 est.
100 Côte d'Ivoire 1.6 2005 est
101 Netherlands 1.6 2005 est.
102 Togo 1.6 2005 est.
103 Uruguay 1.6 2006
104 Nepal 1.6 2006
105 Bangladesh 1.5 2006
106 Sweden 1.5 2005 est.
107 Peru 1.5 2006
108 Nigeria 1.5 2006
109 Denmark 1.5
110 Germany 1.5 2005 est.
111 Albania 1.49 2005 est.
112 Czech Republic 1.46 2007 est.
113 Belize 1.4 2006
114 Ukraine 1.4 2005 est.
115 Belarus 1.4 2005 est.
116 Kyrgyzstan 1.4 2005 est.
117 Papua New Guinea 1.4 2005 est.
118 Tunisia 1.4 2006
119 Senegal 1.4 2005 est.
120 Canada 1.4[3] 2006
121 Mongolia 1.3 2006
122 Cameroon 1.3 2006
123 Niger 1.3 2006
124 Malawi 1.3 2006
125 Liberia 1.3 2006
126 Belgium 1.2 2005 est.
127 Latvia 1.2 2005 est.
128 Burkina Faso 1.2 2006 est.
129 Venezuela 1.2 2005
130 Spain 1.2 2005 est.
131 Lithuania 1.2
132 Central African Republic 1.1 2006 est.
133 Bhutan 1 2005 est.
134 Madagascar 1 2006
135 Switzerland 1 2005 est.
136 Panama 1 2006
137 Paraguay 1 2006 est.
138 New Zealand 1 2005 est.
139 Austria 0.9 2005 est.
140 Kazakhstan 0.9 FY02
141 Luxembourg 0.9 2005 est.
142 Tonga 0.9 2006 est.
143 Somalia 0.9 2005 est.
144 Philippines 0.9 2005 est.
145 Ireland 0.9 2005 est.
146 Argentina 0.8 2009 est.
147 Dominican Republic 0.8 2006
148 São Tomé and Príncipe 0.8 2006
149 Japan 0.8 2006
150 Mozambique 0.8 2006
151 Ghana 0.8 2006 est.
152 Cape Verde 0.7 2005
153 Malta 0.7 2006 est.
154 Honduras 0.6 2006 est.
155 Nicaragua 0.6 2006
156 Suriname 0.6 2006 est.
157 Jamaica 0.6 2006 est.
158 Georgia 0.59 2005 est.
159 Barbados 0.5 2006 est.
160 Gambia, The 0.5 2006
161 Bahamas, The 0.5 2006
162 Mexico 0.5 2006 est.
163 Laos 0.5 2006
164 Costa Rica[4] 0.4 2006
165 Guatemala 0.4 2006
166 Moldova 0.4 2005 est.
167 Haiti 0.4 2006
168 Mauritius 0.3 2006 est.
169 Trinidad and Tobago 0.3 2006
170 Tanzania 0.2 2005 est.
171 Bermuda 0.11 2005 est.
172 Equatorial Guinea 0.1 2006 est.
173 Iceland 0.0 2005 est.
- European Union 0.7-4.3 2005-2007 est.

See also

Wikinews has related news: Global annual military spending tops $1.2 trillion

References

  1. ^ The Top 15 Military Spenders, 2008
  2. ^ World Politics Review | China's Latest Military Spending Increase Garners Anxious Reactions
  3. ^ http://www.google.com/publicdata?ds=wb-wdi&met=ms_mil_xpnd_gd_zs&idim=country:CAN&dl=en&hl=en&q=military+spending#met=ms_mil_xpnd_gd_zs&idim=country:CAN
  4. ^ Costa Rica abolished its military in 1949, but the CIA World Factbook counts the expenditures of the Ministry of Public Security as military spending. SIPRI lists the amount as "not available or not applicable", yet mentions "Expenditure for paramilitary forces, border guard, and maritime and air surveillance is less than 0.05% of GDP"

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