2026 Military Budget Rankings
Countries ranked by annual defense spending. This table includes 145 countries with available data. Ranked by usd — higher is better.
RankCountryUSDValue
1
United States
China
Russia
Germany
India
United Kingdom
France
Saudi Arabia
Japan
Australia
Poland
Turkey
Canada
Ukraine
South Korea
Spain
Italy
Israel
Netherlands
Angola
Taiwan
Brazil
Algeria
United Arab Emirates
Singapore
Morocco
Sweden
Colombia
Belgium
Denmark
Qatar
Norway
Indonesia
Romania
Vietnam
Iran
Czech Republic
Pakistan
Mexico
Finland
Switzerland
Oman
Greece
Iraq
Kuwait
Chile
Portugal
Philippines
Uzbekistan
Austria
Venezuela
Thailand
Hungary
Kazakhstan
Lithuania
Egypt
Azerbaijan
Malaysia
North Korea
Burkina Faso
Nigeria
Ethiopia
Bangladesh
Cuba
Ecuador
Slovakia
South Africa
Myanmar
Serbia
Croatia
Jordan
Peru
Bulgaria
New Zealand
Estonia
Tunisia
Zimbabwe
Uruguay
Slovenia
Ireland
Kenya
Mongolia
Luxembourg
Uganda
Sri Lanka
Armenia
Tanzania
Libya
Turkmenistan
Nicaragua
Kosovo
Mali
Panama
El Salvador
Belarus
Bahrain
Argentina
DR Congo
Ghana
Republic of the Congo
Dominican Republic
Somalia
Cameroon
Lebanon
Senegal
Cambodia
Albania
Chad
Georgia
Kyrgyzstan
Guatemala
Honduras
Botswana
Iceland
Niger
Mozambique
Bolivia
Namibia
Tajikistan
Sierra Leone
Nepal
North Macedonia
Paraguay
Yemen
Sudan
Zambia
Laos
Gabon
Central African Republic
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Mauritania
Eritrea
Montenegro
Madagascar
Syria
Afghanistan
Benin
Moldova
Suriname
Latvia
Belize
South Sudan
Bhutan
Liberia
Ivory CoastHow this military budget ranking works
Countries are sorted by the reported usd 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.