Global military budgets comparison
### Global Military Budgets Comparison (2025)
#### Key Highlights
- **Global military spending reached an all-time high of around $2.7 trillion in 2024**, with nearly 2.5% of global GDP allocated to defense. This is the tenth consecutive year of growth, with every region increasing spending—especially Europe and the Middle East due to ongoing conflicts[1][2][3].
- The **United States remains the world's top military spender by a wide margin**, with a 2025 defense budget of $962 billion—almost four times China's $246 billion and more than the next ten countries combined[4][5][3].
- The **top five spenders (U.S., China, Russia, Germany, India)** account for about 60% of total world military expenditure[1][3].
#### Top 15 Military Budgets in 2025
| Rank | Country | Military Budget (2025, USD B) |
|:----:| ---------------- |:----------------------------:|
| 1 | United States | $962[4] |
| 2 | China | $246[4] |
| 3 | Russia | $150[4] |
| 4 | Germany | $109[4] |
| 5 | India | $79–86[4][3] |
| 6 | United Kingdom | $81[4] |
| 7 | Saudi Arabia | $78[4] |
| 8 | France | $47[4] |
| 9 | Japan | $55[4] |
| 10 | Ukraine | $54[4] |
| 11 | South Korea | $45[4] |
| 12 | Italy | $44[4] |
| 13 | Israel | $37[4] |
| 14 | Poland | $35[4] |
| 15 | Australia | $34[4] |
- **Note:** Estimates often vary by source, and some (like Russia and Ukraine) reflect 2024 figures due to data availability or conflict-driven surges.
#### Additional Insights
- **U.S. dominance:** U.S. defense spending alone represents about 37% of the world total, maintaining global reach across all military domains[3].
- **China & Russia:** China’s budget is approximately 12% of the global total[3], supporting rapid modernization. Russia’s budget increased sharply due to the ongoing Ukraine war[2][3].
- **Germany, India & Saudi Arabia** have all seen significant increases, with Germany’s spending rising 28% in a single year[3].
- **Ukraine's budget** reached 34% of its GDP—the highest share globally, reflecting extreme wartime mobilization[3].
#### Regional Trends
- Military budgets are **surging globally**, spurred by armed conflicts, security competition in the Indo-Pacific, and rising geopolitical risk.
- In Europe, countries like **Germany, Poland, and Romania** have led record year-on-year spending increases[2][3].
This rapid growth in military budgets reflects a world increasingly focused on defense readiness, with developed economies and conflict-affected states powering the rise in global military expenditure[4][1][2][3].
Citations:
[1] Unprecedented rise in global military expenditure as ... https://www.sipri.org/media/press-release/2025/unprecedented-rise-global-military-expenditure-european-and-middle-east-spending-surges
[2] Global military spending at all-time high in '24 https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2025/Jun/18/global-military-spending-at-all-time-high-in-24
[3] Top 10 highest military spenders in 2024-25 https://indianexpress.com/article/trending/top-10-listing/top-10-countries-with-the-highest-military-spending-in-2025-india-rank-9971604/
[4] Ranked: Top 15 Countries by Military Budgets in 2025 https://www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-top-15-countries-by-military-budgets-in-2025/
[5] Defense Budget by Country (2025) https://www.globalfirepower.com/defense-spending-budget.php
[6] List of countries with highest military expenditures https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_with_highest_military_expenditures
[7] Military expenditure (% of GDP) https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS
[8] The Military Balance 2025 https://www.iiss.org/publications/the-military-balance/
[9] Global military spending surge likely to drive more public ... https://www.weforum.org/stories/2025/05/public-debt-military-spending-ukraine/
[10] SIPRI Military Expenditure Database https://www.sipri.org/databases/milex
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