Friday, June 17, 2011

**JP** List of countries by military expenditures



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This is a list of countries by military expenditures. The first list is based on the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) database which gives military expenditures in 2010 (in constant 2009 US$). The second list is based on the SIPRI Yearbook 2010 which includes a list on the world's top 15 military spenders in 2009 at current exchange rates

SIPRI Military Expenditure Database

This list is based on the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Military Expenditure Database for 2010 (in constant 2009 US$). It also includes military expenditure data as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2009.[1]

The world's top 5 largest military budgets in 2010. Figures sourced from SIPRI[1]
Military spending
Military spending as percentage of GDP
Rank↓Country↓Military expenditure, 2010[2]↓ % of GDP, 2009↓
1United StatesUnited States687,105,000,0004.7%
2People's Republic of ChinaPeople's Republic of China114,300,000,0002.2%
3FranceFrance61,285,000,0002.5%
4United KingdomUnited Kingdom57,424,000,0002.7%
5RussiaRussia52,586,000,0004.3%
6JapanJapan51,420,000,0001.0%
7GermanyGermany46,848,000,0001.4%
8Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia42,917,000,00011.2%
9ItalyItaly38,198,000,0001.8%
10IndiaIndia34,816,000,0002.8%
11BrazilBrazil28,096,000,0001.6%
12South KoreaSouth Korea24,270,000,0002.9%
13CanadaCanada20,164,000,0001.5%
14AustraliaAustralia19,799,000,0001.9%
15SpainSpain15,803,000,0001.1%
16United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates15,749,000,0007.3%
17TurkeyTurkey15,634,000,0002.7%
18IsraelIsrael13,001,000,0006.3%
19NetherlandsNetherlands11,604,000,0001.5%
20GreeceGreece9,369,000,0003.2%
21ColombiaColombia9,191,000,0003.7%
22Republic of ChinaRepublic of China (Taiwan)8,535,000,0002.4%
23PolandPoland8,380,000,0001.8%
24SingaporeSingapore7,651,000,0004.3%
25IranIran7,044,000,000

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