2026 Defense Budget Per Capita Rankings
Countries ranked by military spending per person. This table includes 145 countries with available data. Ranked by usd/person — higher is better.
RankCountryUSD/personValue
1
Qatar
Israel
Singapore
Kuwait
United States
Denmark
United Arab Emirates
Luxembourg
Lithuania
Oman
Australia
Norway
Estonia
Netherlands
Saudi Arabia
Finland
Germany
Russia
Sweden
Poland
Iceland
Taiwan
United Kingdom
Ukraine
Belgium
Canada
France
Switzerland
South Korea
Slovenia
Czech Republic
Angola
Spain
Greece
Austria
Croatia
Bahrain
Portugal
Italy
Turkey
Hungary
Kosovo
Romania
Uruguay
Algeria
Slovakia
Armenia
Mongolia
Azerbaijan
New Zealand
Japan
Morocco
Serbia
Bulgaria
Chile
Montenegro
Ireland
Colombia
Cuba
Kazakhstan
Turkmenistan
Jordan
Panama
Botswana
Albania
China
Libya
Burkina Faso
North Macedonia
Nicaragua
Venezuela
Iraq
North Korea
Tunisia
Uzbekistan
Ecuador
Namibia
El Salvador
Republic of the Congo
Lebanon
Malaysia
Georgia
Gabon
Brazil
Zimbabwe
Belarus
Kyrgyzstan
Iran
Vietnam
Suriname
Thailand
Dominican Republic
Belize
Peru
India
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Mexico
Sri Lanka
Somalia
Honduras
Mauritania
Philippines
Paraguay
Central African Republic
Mali
Myanmar
Sierra Leone
South Africa
Egypt
Laos
Cambodia
Tajikistan
Senegal
Indonesia
Bolivia
Chad
Pakistan
Eritrea
Guatemala
Moldova
Ethiopia
Uganda
Bhutan
Kenya
Ghana
Cameroon
Latvia
Tanzania
Argentina
Bangladesh
Zambia
Niger
Nigeria
Nepal
Mozambique
Yemen
Benin
Sudan
DR Congo
Syria
Madagascar
Afghanistan
Liberia
South Sudan
Ivory CoastHow this defense budget per capita ranking works
Countries are sorted by the reported usd/person value in the MilitaryDex 2026 dataset. Ties preserve the dataset order. Missing values are excluded.
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Quantity is not the same as readiness or operational effectiveness. Definitions and reporting dates can vary between countries. Review the sources, MSS formula and limitations before comparing capabilities.