Military Spending by Country in 1990
In 1990, United States had the world's largest military budget at $780.6 billion, while Kuwait spent the highest share of its economy on defense at 48.5% of GDP.
Data updated: July 7, 2026
Full ranking
| Rank | Country | USD (millions) | Percent of GDP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | $780,581M | 5.61% |
| 2 | United Kingdom | $75,189M | 3.98% |
| 3 | Germany | $70,619M | 2.51% |
| 4 | France | $57,119M | 2.84% |
| 5 | Japan | $33,348M | 0.94% |
| 6 | Italy | $32,206M | 1.88% |
| 7 | Saudi Arabia | $31,821M | 14.02% |
| 8 | Kuwait | $22,419M | 48.52% |
| 9 | India | $21,862M | 3.15% |
| 10 | China | $21,640M | 2.45% |
| 11 | Canada | $19,969M | 1.96% |
| 12 | Spain | $19,660M | 2.29% |
| 13 | South Korea | $15,574M | 4.00% |
| 14 | Yemen | $15,479M | 6.55% |
| 15 | Netherlands | $14,629M | 2.37% |
| 16 | Australia | $13,683M | 2.07% |
| 17 | Israel | $13,400M | 12.36% |
| 18 | Brazil | $12,667M | 2.36% |
| 19 | Taiwan | $12,372M | 5.23% |
| 20 | Sudan | $9,248M | 4.81% |
| 21 | Switzerland | $8,920M | 1.57% |
| 22 | Belgium | $8,909M | 2.36% |
| 23 | Poland | $8,612M | 2.61% |
| 24 | Turkey | $7,802M | 3.53% |
| 25 | Sweden | $6,900M | 2.57% |
| 26 | Greece | $6,412M | 3.80% |
| 27 | Ecuador | $6,064M | 1.35% |
| 28 | Argentina | $5,230M | 1.45% |
| 29 | Romania | $5,056M | 4.55% |
| 30 | South Africa | $4,920M | 3.90% |
| 31 | Pakistan | $4,706M | 6.52% |
| 32 | Denmark | $4,582M | 1.95% |
| 33 | Singapore | $4,532M | 4.63% |
| 34 | Norway | $4,414M | 2.83% |
| 35 | Bulgaria | $4,233M | 3.83% |
| 36 | Thailand | $3,992M | 2.59% |
| 37 | Austria | $3,976M | 1.20% |
| 38 | Mexico | $2,919M | 0.43% |
| 39 | Hungary | $2,889M | 2.56% |
| 40 | Portugal | $2,875M | 1.84% |
| 41 | Finland | $2,761M | 1.56% |
| 42 | Indonesia | $2,561M | 1.41% |
| 43 | Egypt | $2,520M | 3.47% |
| 44 | Oman | $2,437M | 12.39% |
| 45 | New Zealand | $2,336M | 2.31% |
| 46 | Iran | $2,315M | 2.94% |
| 47 | Colombia | $2,291M | 1.86% |
| 48 | Philippines | $2,255M | 2.15% |
| 49 | Vietnam | $2,253M | 7.91% |
| 50 | Qatar | $2,142M | 10.74% |
| 51 | Morocco | $2,020M | 4.15% |
| 52 | Peru | $2,018M | 2.68% |
| 53 | Chile | $1,978M | 3.40% |
| 54 | Malaysia | $1,554M | 2.56% |
| 55 | Uruguay | $1,300M | 3.53% |
| 56 | Kenya | $1,244M | 2.89% |
| 57 | Ireland | $1,030M | 1.20% |
| 58 | Ethiopia | $1,027M | 9.66% |
| 59 | Lebanon | $935M | 7.55% |
| 60 | Bangladesh | $906M | 1.11% |
| 61 | Jordan | $873M | 7.75% |
| 62 | Algeria | $803M | 1.46% |
| 63 | Cyprus | $779M | 7.37% |
| 64 | Guatemala | $752M | 1.73% |
| 65 | Sri Lanka | $526M | 2.33% |
| 66 | El Salvador | $514M | 3.41% |
| 67 | Myanmar | $511M | 3.40% |
| 68 | Nigeria | $437M | 0.83% |
| 69 | Brunei | $428M | 6.44% |
| 70 | Albania | $398M | 5.89% |
| 71 | Bolivia | $392M | 2.82% |
| 72 | Bahrain | $368M | 5.28% |
| 73 | Tunisia | $324M | 1.84% |
| 74 | Zambia | $316M | 3.41% |
| 75 | Angola | $278M | 17.46% |
| 76 | Botswana | $260M | 4.45% |
| 77 | Cameroon | $256M | 1.47% |
| 78 | Paraguay | $249M | 2.13% |
| 79 | Namibia | $248M | 6.42% |
| 80 | Honduras | $244M | 2.20% |
| 81 | Ivory Coast | $213M | 0.96% |
| 82 | Uganda | $182M | 2.97% |
| 83 | Luxembourg | $180M | 0.87% |
| 84 | Tanzania | $172M | 2.05% |
| 85 | Mongolia | $150M | 4.28% |
| 86 | Papua New Guinea | $147M | 1.42% |
| 87 | Panama | $136M | 1.26% |
| 88 | Senegal | $132M | 1.63% |
| 89 | Nicaragua | $121M | — |
| 90 | Mozambique | $116M | 2.39% |
| 91 | Rwanda | $116M | 3.73% |
| 92 | Burkina Faso | $106M | 2.70% |
| 93 | Jamaica | $102M | 0.84% |
| 94 | Dominican Republic | $101M | 0.68% |
| 95 | Burundi | $88M | 3.45% |
| 96 | Nepal | $88M | 0.88% |
| 97 | Togo | $82M | 3.12% |
| 98 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | $80M | — |
| 99 | Djibouti | $80M | — |
| 100 | Madagascar | $80M | 1.23% |
| 101 | Fiji | $60M | 2.11% |
| 102 | Mali | $58M | 1.96% |
| 103 | Chad | $55M | 1.38% |
| 104 | Benin | $50M | 1.23% |
| 105 | Mauritania | $46M | 3.83% |
| 106 | Malta | $38M | 0.91% |
| 107 | Zimbabwe | $37M | 4.10% |
| 108 | Ghana | $25M | 0.28% |
| 109 | Sierra Leone | $21M | 0.82% |
| 110 | Eswatini | $20M | 1.28% |
| 111 | Malawi | $19M | 0.58% |
| 112 | Mauritius | $17M | 0.35% |
| 113 | Cambodia | $14M | 2.07% |
| 114 | Lesotho | $14M | 3.55% |
| 115 | Haiti | $11M | 0.09% |
| 116 | Guyana | $8M | 0.91% |
| 117 | Gambia | $3M | 0.46% |
| 118 | Costa Rica | $0M | 0.00% |
| 119 | Iceland | $0M | 0.00% |
| 120 | Syria | — | 6.87% |
| 121 | Venezuela | — | 1.52% |
Data source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database. Values are in constant 2024 US dollars.