World's Top 15 Military Spenders
Currently, the world's five largest military spenders (the United States, China, Russia, the United Kingdom and France) are recognized to be world powers with each being a veto-wielding permanent member of the United Nations Security Council. This was established after the end of WW2 (ref needed).
| The world's top 7 military spenders in 2011. Figures sourced from the SIPRI Yearbook 2012. |
| Rank | Country | Spending ($ Bn.) | % of GDP | World Share (%) | Spending ($ Bn. PPP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | World Total | 1,735 | 2.5 | 100 | 1562.3 |
| 1 | United States | 711.0 | 4.7 | 41 | 711 |
| 2 | Chinay | 143.0 | 2.0 | 8.2 | 228 |
| 3 | Russiay | 71.9 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 93.7 |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 62.7 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 57.5 |
| 5 | France | 62.5 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 50.1 |
| 6 | Japan | 59.3 | 1.0 | 3.4 | 44.7 |
| 7 | India | 48.9 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 112 |
| 8 | Saudi Arabiaz | 48.2 | 10.4 | 2.8 | 58.8 |
| 9 | Germanyy | 46.7 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 40.4 |
| 10 | Brazil | 35.4 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 33.8 |
| 11 | Italyy | 34.5 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 28.5 |
| 12 | South Korea | 30.8 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 42.1 |
| 13 | Australia | 26.7 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 16.6 |
| 14 | Canaday | 24.7 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 19.9 |
| 15 | Turkeyy | 17.9 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 25.2 |
- ^ SIPRI estimate
- ^ The figures for Saudi Arabia include expenditure for public order and safety and might be slight overestimates.
Read more about this topic: Military Budget, SIPRI Yearbook 2012
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