Distribution of military expenditure globally in 2023, by country

Published by
Einar H. Dyvik,
Jul 4, 2024

In 2023, the military spending of the United States accounted for 37 percent of the total military spending worldwide. In total, the expenditure on the military worldwide was assessed at 2.44 trillion U.S. dollars.

Distribution of military spending worldwide in 2023, by country

CharacteristicShare of global military spending
United States 37%
China* 12%
Russia* 4.5%
India 3.4%
Saudi Arabia* 3.1%
United Kingdom 3.1%
Germany 2.7%
Ukraine 2.7%
France 2.5%
Japan 2.1%
South Korea 2%
Italy 1.5%
Australia 1.3%
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April 2024

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2023

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* Value estimated by the source.
In 2022, world military expenditures amounted to a total of around 2.24 trillion U.S. dollars.

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