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Military expenditure (current LCU)

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2024. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.

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Key Insights

Global Average
146,734,965,348,199,370,000.0Domestic currency
Median: 51,690,300,000.0Domestic currency
Countries Covered
166
with available data
Highest
Venezuela
24,358,000,000,000,000,000,000.0Domestic currency
Lowest
Panama
0.0Domestic currency
Top 5 Countries
1Venezuela24,358,000,000,000,000,000,000.0Domestic currency
2Islamic Republic of Iran3,646,059,327,750,000.0Domestic currency
3Indonesia175,113,000,000,000.0Domestic currency
4Vietnam126,618,443,446,000.0Domestic currency
5South Korea64,884,900,000,000.0Domestic currency
By Region
Other279,977,012,277,184,530,000.0Domestic currency(87 countries)
Asia164,058,647,348,787.3Domestic currency(25 countries)
South America9,339,217,981,568.4Domestic currency(7 countries)
Africa652,176,400,000.0Domestic currency(9 countries)
North America336,769,646,717.5Domestic currency(4 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0Domestic currency)High (24,358,000,000,000,000,000,000.0Domestic currency)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 146,734,965,348,199,370,000.0Domestic currency)

Other (87)
Asia (25)
South America (7)
Africa (9)
North America (4)
Europe (32)
Oceania (2)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2024. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Venezuela24,358,000,000,000,000,000,000.0Domestic currency
2Islamic Republic of Iran3,646,059,327,750,000.0Domestic currency
3Indonesia175,113,000,000,000.0Domestic currency
4Vietnam126,618,443,446,000.0Domestic currency
5South Korea64,884,900,000,000.0Domestic currency
6Lebanon57,001,800,000,000.0Domestic currency
7Colombia56,537,000,000,000.0Domestic currency
8Russian Federation13,827,500,000,000.0Domestic currency
9Uzbekistan11,624,000,000,000.0Domestic currency
10Myanmar10,625,000,000,000.0Domestic currency
11Japan8,371,675,000,000.0Domestic currency
12Iraq8,094,266,666,666.7Domestic currency
13India7,206,582,450,000.0Domestic currency
14Guinea4,844,135,000,000.0Domestic currency
15Chile4,819,164,274,410.0Domestic currency
16Uganda4,195,395,000,000.0Domestic currency
17Argentina3,823,277,032,707.6Domestic currency
18Zimbabwe3,637,600,000,000.0Domestic currency
19Paraguay3,128,634,000,000.0Domestic currency
20Cambodia2,934,500,000,000.0Domestic currency
21Algeria2,926,000,000,000.0Domestic currency
22Pakistan2,831,350,000,000.0Domestic currency
23Ukraine2,600,577,665,611.0Domestic currency
24Democratic Republic of the Congo2,537,409,000,000.0Domestic currency
25United Republic of Tanzania2,408,400,000,000.0Domestic currency
26People's Republic of China2,254,801,911,598.8Domestic currency
27Hungary1,730,698,000,000.0Domestic currency
28Nigeria1,678,400,000,000.0Domestic currency
29United States of America997,309,000,000.0Domestic currency
30Türkiye821,245,871,159.6Domestic currency
31Angola803,961,000,000.0Domestic currency
32Burkina Faso620,762,000,000.0Domestic currency
33Mongolia613,066,500,000.0Domestic currency
34Kazakhstan567,754,299,000.0Domestic currency
35Mali563,521,000,000.0Domestic currency
36Armenia556,995,000,000.0Domestic currency
37Madagascar552,020,000,000.0Domestic currency
38Burundi495,576,000,000.0Domestic currency
39Bangladesh465,887,000,000.0Domestic currency
40Sri Lanka402,495,000,000.0Domestic currency
41Cote d'Ivoire399,230,000,000.0Domestic currency
42Yemen368,500,000,000.0Domestic currency
43Philippines350,460,746,666.7Domestic currency
44Chad338,200,000,000.0Domestic currency
45Cameroon324,338,000,000.0Domestic currency
46Senegal312,264,000,000.0Domestic currency
47Mexico306,341,136,870.0Domestic currency
48Saudi Arabia301,240,000,000.0Domestic currency
49Niger264,321,000,000.0Domestic currency
50South Sudan264,153,000,000.0Domestic currency
51Serbia251,425,453,028.0Domestic currency
52Rwanda231,900,000,000.0Domestic currency
53North Korea216,600,000,000.0Domestic currency
54Malawi202,626,375,000.0Domestic currency
55Thailand194,810,250,000.0Domestic currency
56Gabon193,502,000,000.0Domestic currency
57Lao People's Democratic Republic178,250,000,000.0Domestic currency
58Israel172,113,784,000.0Domestic currency
59Kenya166,086,000,000.0Domestic currency
60Czech Republic151,506,000,000.0Domestic currency
61Poland151,241,000,000.0Domestic currency
62Sudan136,986,000,000.0Domestic currency
63Sweden127,308,000,000.0Domestic currency
64Syrian Arab Republic120,291,000,000.0Domestic currency
65Togo118,460,000,000.0Domestic currency
66Brazil112,971,700,000.0Domestic currency
67Norway112,211,000,000.0Domestic currency
68Republic of the Congo110,393,000,000.0Domestic currency
69Egypt108,646,850,000.0Domestic currency
70Benin93,452,000,000.0Domestic currency
71United Arab Emirates83,568,000,000.0Domestic currency
72Germany81,776,500,000.0Domestic currency
73Ethiopia75,776,000,000.0Domestic currency
74Uruguay69,787,539,017.0Domestic currency
75Denmark68,670,000,000.0Domestic currency
76Equatorial Guinea68,606,000,000.0Domestic currency
77United Kingdom63,991,129,771.3Domestic currency
78France59,789,594,000.0Domestic currency
79Dominican Republic58,313,400,000.0Domestic currency
80Nepal57,086,000,000.0Domestic currency
81Qatar56,100,000,000.0Domestic currency
82Morocco54,851,700,000.0Domestic currency
83South Africa51,974,850,000.0Domestic currency
84Australia51,405,750,000.0Domestic currency
85Albania49,842,000,000.0Domestic currency
86Belarus48,813,700,000.0Domestic currency
87Central African Republic43,161,000,000.0Domestic currency
88Guyana42,234,337,000.0Domestic currency
89Kyrgyzstan41,221,333,333.3Domestic currency
90Jamaica41,053,875,000.0Domestic currency
91Canada40,205,250,000.0Domestic currency
92Romania40,081,200,000.0Domestic currency
93Italy35,096,810,000.0Domestic currency
94Mozambique28,752,133,333.3Domestic currency
95Afghanistan23,040,000,000.0Domestic currency
96Spain22,756,000,000.0Domestic currency
97Netherlands21,428,300,000.0Domestic currency
98The Republic of North Macedonia20,128,000,000.0Domestic currency
99Singapore20,126,350,000.0Domestic currency
100Malaysia19,731,500,000.0Domestic currency
101Guinea-Bissau15,341,600,000.0Domestic currency
102Honduras14,447,100,000.0Domestic currency
103Mauritania10,320,000,000.0Domestic currency
104Peru9,627,324,843.9Domestic currency
105Zambia9,131,900,000.0Domestic currency
106Belgium7,914,800,000.0Domestic currency
107Botswana7,696,325,000.0Domestic currency
108Libya7,570,500,000.0Domestic currency
109Greece7,416,000,000.0Domestic currency
110Namibia6,641,600,000.0Domestic currency
111Finland6,460,000,000.0Domestic currency
112Djibouti6,446,800,000.0Domestic currency
113Azerbaijan6,421,050,000.0Domestic currency
114Switzerland5,919,600,000.0Domestic currency
115New Zealand4,958,575,000.0Domestic currency
116Austria4,861,000,000.0Domestic currency
117Bolivia4,529,098,000.0Domestic currency
118Portugal4,291,000,000.0Domestic currency
119Bulgaria4,217,000,000.0Domestic currency
120Tunisia4,087,000,000.0Domestic currency
121Ghana3,891,200,000.0Domestic currency
122Nicaragua3,872,400,000.0Domestic currency
123Guatemala3,223,200,000.0Domestic currency
124Cuba2,919,427,181.9Domestic currency
125Ecuador2,698,000,000.0Domestic currency
126Tajikistan2,657,600,000.0Domestic currency
127Slovakia2,634,000,000.0Domestic currency
128Haiti2,607,361,308.6Domestic currency
129Eritrea2,520,000,000.0Domestic currency
130Lithuania2,429,000,000.0Domestic currency
131Kuwait2,391,765,750.0Domestic currency
132Oman2,302,500,000.0Domestic currency
133Moldova, Republic of1,968,024,000.0Domestic currency
134Jordan1,817,800,000.0Domestic currency
135Cape Verde1,715,300,000.0Domestic currency
136Georgia1,673,900,000.0Domestic currency
137Trinidad and Tobago1,591,900,000.0Domestic currency
138Croatia1,506,000,000.0Domestic currency
139Eswatini1,459,850,000.0Domestic currency
140Estonia1,333,000,000.0Domestic currency
141Latvia1,318,000,000.0Domestic currency
142Ireland1,230,000,000.0Domestic currency
143Mauritius1,063,000,000.0Domestic currency
144Republic of The Gambia992,923,000.0Domestic currency
145Slovenia880,000,000.0Domestic currency
146Sierra Leone817,890,000.0Domestic currency
147Luxembourg805,800,961.6Domestic currency
148Brunei Darussalam748,535,000.0Domestic currency
149Lesotho665,200,000.0Domestic currency
150Cyprus553,000,000.0Domestic currency
151Bahrain520,374,000.0Domestic currency
152El Salvador425,200,000.0Domestic currency
153Bosnia and Herzegovina390,502,000.0Domestic currency
154Seychelles369,020,000.0Domestic currency
155Papua New Guinea352,600,000.0Domestic currency
156Somalia201,854,000.0Domestic currency
157Fiji174,650,541.7Domestic currency
158Montenegro138,700,000.0Domestic currency
159Turkmenistan116,400,000.0Domestic currency
160Malta101,002,000.0Domestic currency
161Belize60,275,600.0Domestic currency
162Timor-Leste46,400,000.0Domestic currency
163Liberia33,825,000.0Domestic currency
164Costa Rica0.0Domestic currency
165Iceland0.0Domestic currency
166Panama0.0Domestic currency
Showing 166 of 166 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2024).

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