List of countries by military expenditures

This is a list of countries by military expenditures. The first list is based on the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) database which calculates military expenditures in 2009 (in constant 2008 US$). It also includes military expenditures as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2008. 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 which calculates military expenditure data for 2009 (in constant 2008 US$ m). It also includes military expenditure data as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2008.


 * Not updated since 2007.
 * Not updated since 2008.
 * Not updated since 2006.
 * Not updated since 2003.
 * Not updated since 1999.
 * Not updated since 2004.
 * Not updated since 2005.
 * Not updated since 1996.

SIPRI Yearbook 2010
The follow is a table of the top 15 countries with the highest military expenditure for 2009 published in the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Yearbook 2010 using current market exchange rates in current (2009) US dollars.


 * SIPRI estimate
 * The figures for Saudi Arabia include expenditure for public order and safety and might be slight

overestimates.