The 50 countries that spend the most on their militaries, ranked by their defense budgets
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The 50 countries that spend the most on their militaries, ranked by their defense budgets
The US has the most expensive military in the world.Tajh Payne/US Navy via Getty ImagesThe International Institute for Strategic Studies compiled data about the world's military budgets.The top militaries spend hundreds of billions of dollars on defense, with the US leading worldwide.President Donald Trump has proposed increasing annual defense spending to $1.5 trillion.Global military budgets in 2025 totaled $2.6 trillion. The US accounted for …
Global military spending in 2025 reached $2.6 trillion, and Ukraine is among the dozen countries with the largest defense budgets, devoting more than 20% of its gross domestic product to military needs. According to the International Institute for Strategic Studies, cited by Business Insider, countries in the world spent an average of 2.01% of GDP on defense. The largest military budget was saved by the United States, which spent almost $1 trill…
Business Insider published a list of 50 countries with the most expensive armies in the world.
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