GASTOS MILITARES POR PAIS

U.S. MILITARY SPENDING VS. THE WORLD
(EXPENDITURES IN BILLIONS OF U.S. DOLLARS)
Country Military Spending (Billions of $) World Ranking
United States 711.0 1
China 121.9 2
Russia 70.0 3
United Kingdom 55.4 4
France 54.0 5
Japan 41.1 6
Germany 37.8 7
Italy 30.6 8
Saudi Arabia 29.5 9
South Korea 24.6 10
India 22.4 11
Australia 17.2 12
Brazil 16.2 13
Canada 15.0 14
Spain 14.4 15
Turkey 11.6 16
Israel 11.0 17
Netherlands 9.9 18
United Arab Emirates 9.5 19
Taiwan 7.7 20
Greece 7.3 21
Iran 7.2 22
Myanmar 6.9 23
Singapore 6.3 24
Poland 6.2 25
Sweden 5.8 26
Colombia 5.4 27
Norway 5.0 28
Chile 4.7 29
Belgium 4.4 30
Egypt 4.3 31
Pakistan 4.2 32
Denmark 3.9 33
Indonesia 3.6 34
Switzerland 3.5 35
Kuwait 3.5 36
South Africa 3.5 37
Oman 3.3 38
Malaysia 3.2 39
Mexico 3.2 40
Portugal 3.1 41
Algeria 3.1 42
Finland 2.8 43
Austria 2.6 44
Venezuela 2.6 45
Czech Republic 2.5 46
Romania 2.3 47
Qatar 2.3 48
Thailand 2.3 49
Morocco 2.2 50
Argentina 1.9 51
Ukraine 1.7 52
Cuba 1.7 53
Angola 1.6 54
New Zealand 1.5 55
Hungary 1.3 56
Ireland 1.1 57
Jordan 1.1 58
Peru 1.1 59
North Korea n/a n/a
Global Total (not all countries shown) 1,472.7 n/a

*NOTES: The figure for the United States is the budget request for Fiscal Year 2009 and includes $170 billion for ongoing military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as funding for DOE nuclear weapons activities. All other figures are projections based on 2006, the last year for which accurate data is available. All countries that spent over one billion per year are listed.

Sources: International Institute for Strategic Studies, The Military Balance 2008, U.S. Department of Defense.