Military Spending by Country in 1989
In 1989, United States had the world's largest military budget at $814.5 billion, while Angola spent the highest share of its economy on defense at 19.4% of GDP.
Data updated: July 7, 2026
Full ranking
| Rank | Country | USD (millions) | Percent of GDP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | $814,460M | 5.87% |
| 2 | United Kingdom | $75,082M | 4.04% |
| 3 | Germany | $67,010M | 2.52% |
| 4 | France | $57,372M | 2.92% |
| 5 | Italy | $33,484M | 2.03% |
| 6 | Japan | $31,791M | 0.94% |
| 7 | Saudi Arabia | $25,321M | 13.39% |
| 8 | India | $22,195M | 3.53% |
| 9 | Canada | $19,988M | 1.93% |
| 10 | China | $19,906M | 2.45% |
| 11 | Spain | $19,382M | 2.36% |
| 12 | Brazil | $15,195M | 2.69% |
| 13 | Netherlands | $15,052M | 2.52% |
| 14 | South Korea | $15,024M | 4.29% |
| 15 | Australia | $13,616M | 2.05% |
| 16 | Israel | $12,688M | 12.45% |
| 17 | Taiwan | $11,727M | 5.28% |
| 18 | Romania | $11,479M | 4.80% |
| 19 | Belgium | $9,081M | 2.46% |
| 20 | Switzerland | $8,411M | 1.52% |
| 21 | Poland | $8,291M | 1.82% |
| 22 | Argentina | $7,701M | 1.88% |
| 23 | Sweden | $6,773M | 2.51% |
| 24 | Turkey | $6,456M | 3.15% |
| 25 | Greece | $6,342M | 3.77% |
| 26 | Kuwait | $5,811M | 8.54% |
| 27 | Ecuador | $5,777M | 1.43% |
| 28 | South Africa | $5,463M | 4.36% |
| 29 | Bulgaria | $5,241M | 4.40% |
| 30 | Denmark | $4,579M | 2.02% |
| 31 | Pakistan | $4,459M | 6.53% |
| 32 | Norway | $4,379M | 2.86% |
| 33 | Singapore | $3,949M | 4.49% |
| 34 | Austria | $3,932M | 1.23% |
| 35 | Thailand | $3,719M | 2.68% |
| 36 | Hungary | $3,339M | 2.79% |
| 37 | Mexico | $3,082M | 0.52% |
| 38 | Portugal | $2,797M | 1.89% |
| 39 | Finland | $2,713M | 1.53% |
| 40 | Iran | $2,608M | 4.56% |
| 41 | Egypt | $2,559M | 3.97% |
| 42 | Peru | $2,410M | 2.19% |
| 43 | Qatar | $2,367M | 13.08% |
| 44 | Indonesia | $2,317M | 1.39% |
| 45 | Philippines | $2,270M | 2.24% |
| 46 | New Zealand | $2,243M | 2.18% |
| 47 | Colombia | $2,191M | 2.19% |
| 48 | Oman | $2,169M | 12.50% |
| 49 | Chile | $2,093M | 3.59% |
| 50 | Morocco | $2,057M | 4.39% |
| 51 | Vietnam | $1,890M | 7.29% |
| 52 | Malaysia | $1,447M | 2.62% |
| 53 | Uruguay | $1,331M | 3.53% |
| 54 | Kenya | $1,220M | 2.74% |
| 55 | Ethiopia | $1,075M | 10.28% |
| 56 | Jordan | $1,043M | 9.07% |
| 57 | Bangladesh | $912M | 1.18% |
| 58 | Ireland | $908M | 1.11% |
| 59 | Guatemala | $764M | 1.80% |
| 60 | Algeria | $752M | 1.54% |
| 61 | El Salvador | $605M | 4.87% |
| 62 | Cyprus | $524M | 5.37% |
| 63 | Myanmar | $430M | 2.96% |
| 64 | Albania | $387M | 5.17% |
| 65 | Sri Lanka | $386M | 1.80% |
| 66 | Brunei | $378M | 6.21% |
| 67 | Zambia | $358M | 4.20% |
| 68 | Tunisia | $352M | 2.11% |
| 69 | Bahrain | $339M | 5.64% |
| 70 | Angola | $319M | 19.43% |
| 71 | Honduras | $301M | 2.67% |
| 72 | Bolivia | $289M | 2.16% |
| 73 | Nigeria | $264M | 0.58% |
| 74 | Paraguay | $257M | 2.43% |
| 75 | Cameroon | $247M | 1.33% |
| 76 | Ivory Coast | $223M | 1.33% |
| 77 | Tanzania | $208M | 2.38% |
| 78 | Botswana | $207M | 3.57% |
| 79 | Panama | $191M | 2.08% |
| 80 | Uganda | $180M | 2.73% |
| 81 | Luxembourg | $173M | 0.87% |
| 82 | Senegal | $130M | 2.03% |
| 83 | Dominican Republic | $127M | 0.80% |
| 84 | Mozambique | $127M | 3.37% |
| 85 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | $113M | — |
| 86 | Papua New Guinea | $109M | 1.50% |
| 87 | Jamaica | $106M | 0.93% |
| 88 | Chad | $105M | 2.73% |
| 89 | Burkina Faso | $98M | 2.74% |
| 90 | Burundi | $84M | 3.35% |
| 91 | Nepal | $84M | 0.90% |
| 92 | Djibouti | $83M | — |
| 93 | Togo | $80M | 3.09% |
| 94 | Madagascar | $76M | 1.21% |
| 95 | Fiji | $62M | 2.27% |
| 96 | Mali | $60M | 2.11% |
| 97 | Benin | $52M | 1.31% |
| 98 | Rwanda | $51M | 1.75% |
| 99 | Mauritania | $49M | 3.96% |
| 100 | Malta | $43M | 1.11% |
| 101 | Zimbabwe | $36M | 4.93% |
| 102 | Ghana | $24M | 0.43% |
| 103 | Sierra Leone | $21M | 0.52% |
| 104 | Malawi | $20M | 0.61% |
| 105 | Guyana | $15M | 1.58% |
| 106 | Lesotho | $15M | 4.31% |
| 107 | Eswatini | $14M | 1.25% |
| 108 | Mauritius | $13M | 0.29% |
| 109 | Haiti | $11M | 0.08% |
| 110 | Guinea-Bissau | $8M | 0.18% |
| 111 | Cambodia | $6M | 1.99% |
| 112 | Gambia | $3M | 0.96% |
| 113 | Costa Rica | $0M | 0.00% |
| 114 | Iceland | $0M | 0.00% |
| 115 | Syria | — | 7.97% |
| 116 | Mongolia | — | 6.25% |
| 117 | Venezuela | — | 2.79% |
| 118 | Somalia | — | 1.53% |
Data source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database. Values are in constant 2024 US dollars.