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Military expenditure per armed forces personnel

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  1. 1United States676,305.8
  2. 2Australia521,125
  3. 3United Kingdom463,783.4
  4. 4Sweden450,217.3
  5. 5Luxembourg398,108.3
  6. 6Canada374,714.8
  7. 7Netherlands367,337.3
  8. 8Denmark355,255.1
  9. 9Germany330,155.3
  10. 10Switzerland326,304.9
  11. 11Kuwait318,742.9
  12. 12New Zealand317,715.6
  13. 13Norway301,758.8
  14. 14Belgium253,496.2
  15. 15Saudi Arabia251,583.2
  16. 16Singapore199,835.1
  17. 17Finland197,269.7
  18. 18Austria196,170.3
  19. 19France190,918.3
  20. 20Equatorial Guinea170,785.8
  21. 21Czechia160,609.6
  22. 22Japan150,681.4
  23. 23Ireland144,633.6
  24. 24Estonia137,549.8
  25. 25Oman137,278.1
  26. 26Slovak Republic137,261.8
  27. 27Israel125,178.3
  28. 28Latvia104,648.8
  29. 29Italy104,523.2
  30. 30China100,944.6
  31. 31Spain99,004.6
  32. 32Poland98,897.5
  33. 33Slovenia94,703.4
  34. 34Korea, Rep.80,076.1
  35. 35Bahrain76,910
  36. 36Hungary74,137.6
  37. 37Portugal70,124.7
  38. 38Uruguay67,573.3
  39. 39Botswana60,448.8
  40. 40Ecuador60,331.5
  41. 41Brunei Darussalam59,390.1
  42. 42Croatia58,802.5
  43. 43Serbia52,383.7
  44. 44Romania50,816.1
  45. 45Chile50,602.4
  46. 46Kenya47,176.3
  47. 47Malta47,154.9
  48. 48Russian Federation46,193.7
  49. 49Jamaica44,915.2
  50. 50Greece43,999.2
  51. 51Lithuania41,495.2
  52. 52Cyprus41,305.2
  53. 53Burkina Faso41,029.2
  54. 54Argentina40,523.8
  55. 55South Africa40,435.9
  56. 56Gabon39,461.9
  57. 57Trinidad and Tobago38,761.5
  58. 58Bulgaria38,338.8
  59. 59Algeria37,491.1
  60. 60Mozambique37,287.3
  61. 61Azerbaijan36,844.9
  62. 62Mexico34,901.1
  63. 63Albania33,423.5
  64. 64Turkiye33,165.6
  65. 65Sudan32,594.9
  66. 66Brazil31,762.1
  67. 67Philippines31,145.1
  68. 68Haiti30,833.7
  69. 69Guyana30,165.4
  70. 70Kazakhstan29,902.4
  71. 71Tunisia29,164.4
  72. 72Niger27,682
  73. 73Colombia27,487.7
  74. 74Congo, Rep.26,595.8
  75. 75India26,144
  76. 76Guinea25,814.1
  77. 77Cote d'Ivoire25,258
  78. 78Uganda25,253.2
  79. 79Malaysia25,198.2
  80. 80Namibia25,085.1
  81. 81Tanzania24,917.9
  82. 82Ukraine24,352.2
  83. 83Papua New Guinea23,831.2
  84. 84Timor-Leste23,609.6
  85. 85Lesotho22,477.1
  86. 86Morocco21,728.6
  87. 87Bangladesh20,748.7
  88. 88Senegal20,668.1
  89. 89Armenia19,869.8
  90. 90Fiji19,598.2
  91. 91Jordan19,409.4
  92. 92Peru19,177.3
  93. 93Togo18,957.3
  94. 94Honduras18,773.3
  95. 95Bosnia and Herzegovina18,129.4
  96. 96Mali16,496.1
  97. 97Kyrgyz Republic16,100.7
  98. 98Zambia15,997.6
  99. 99Georgia15,976.2
  100. 100Thailand15,663.6
  101. 101Belize15,393.9
  102. 102Ghana14,845.4
  103. 103Viet Nam14,806.3
  104. 104Indonesia14,316.6
  105. 105Paraguay14,051.5
  106. 106Cameroon13,391
  107. 107Lebanon13,016
  108. 108Angola12,542.2
  109. 109Cabo Verde12,336.2
  110. 110Pakistan12,198.4
  111. 111North Macedonia11,645.6
  112. 112Iraq11,555.3
  113. 113Moldova11,272.8
  114. 114Mauritania10,935.3
  115. 115Iran, Islamic Rep.10,058.8
  116. 116Dominican Republic10,025.8
  117. 117Guatemala9,658.5
  118. 118El Salvador9,529.9
  119. 119Liberia8,914.8
  120. 120Somalia, Fed. Rep.8,776.1
  121. 121Chad8,627.6
  122. 122Montenegro8,523.4
  123. 123Nicaragua8,166.7
  124. 124Bolivia7,873.7
  125. 125Myanmar7,191.2
  126. 126Guinea-Bissau7,108.6
  127. 127Nigeria6,824.5
  128. 128Mauritius6,654.7
  129. 129Malawi6,405.3
  130. 130Mongolia6,385
  131. 131Benin6,086.8
  132. 132Belarus5,737.9
  133. 133Tajikistan5,405
  134. 134Sri Lanka5,354.6
  135. 135Central African Republic4,841.8
  136. 136Madagascar4,523.1
  137. 137Gambia, The4,399.7
  138. 138Rwanda4,381.2
  139. 139Nepal4,319.8
  140. 140Sierra Leone4,236.2
  141. 141Egypt, Arab Rep.3,872.1
  142. 142Ethiopia3,698.4
  143. 143Cambodia3,640.3
  144. 144Congo, Dem. Rep.2,977.9
  145. 145Burundi2,839.9
  146. 146Zimbabwe2,068.8
  147. 147South Sudan162.6
  148. 148Panama0
  149. 148Costa Rica0

Military expenditure per armed forces personnel