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League table

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  1. 1United States531,345.9
  2. 2Australia504,195.8
  3. 3Qatar484,878.5
  4. 4Kuwait441,261
  5. 5United Kingdom420,726.8
  6. 6United Arab Emirates373,466.5
  7. 7Saudi Arabia372,584.8
  8. 8New Zealand308,309.5
  9. 9Netherlands306,935.8
  10. 10Canada279,421.5
  11. 11Luxembourg278,247.1
  12. 12Germany273,815
  13. 13Norway273,248
  14. 14Switzerland271,929.8
  15. 15France266,299.5
  16. 16Iraq252,437.2
  17. 17Denmark251,713.2
  18. 18Oman233,852
  19. 19Bahrain226,445.5
  20. 20Sweden225,841
  21. 21Japan214,546.3
  22. 22Finland173,189.6
  23. 23Equatorial Guinea162,096
  24. 24Singapore160,252.4
  25. 25Belgium156,948
  26. 26Trinidad and Tobago155,215.9
  27. 27Italy154,759.2
  28. 28Austria136,717.7
  29. 29Ireland128,411.9
  30. 30Bahamas, The126,051
  31. 31Yemen, Rep.122,746.1
  32. 32Israel120,950.5
  33. 33Spain117,879.4
  34. 34Poland112,230
  35. 35Czechia110,216.7
  36. 36Estonia103,584.4
  37. 37Latvia97,525.7
  38. 38Mali95,933.1
  39. 39Algeria93,316.1
  40. 40Brazil86,006
  41. 41Portugal85,832.3
  42. 42China81,974.2
  43. 43Argentina80,738.1
  44. 44Russian Federation78,263.2
  45. 45Slovak Republic73,304.1
  46. 46Slovenia69,138.6
  47. 47Chile68,819.4
  48. 48Brunei Darussalam66,539.3
  49. 49Korea, Rep.64,399
  50. 50Botswana63,269.7
  51. 51Congo, Rep.60,187.7
  52. 52South Africa58,808.3
  53. 53Namibia57,914.5
  54. 54Taiwan55,596.9
  55. 55Kenya54,170.2
  56. 56Ecuador53,630.9
  57. 57Jamaica50,908.6
  58. 58Gabon49,688.1
  59. 59Hungary49,662.5
  60. 60Papua New Guinea48,457.3
  61. 61Romania47,251.2
  62. 62Croatia46,868.3
  63. 63India46,810.7
  64. 64Lithuania46,263.1
  65. 65Malaysia44,840.6
  66. 66Barbados42,586.3
  67. 67Kazakhstan40,974.9
  68. 68Montenegro40,274.7
  69. 69Niger39,806.4
  70. 70Greece39,083.1
  71. 71Lebanon36,558.1
  72. 72Uzbekistan36,170.3
  73. 73Timor-Leste35,618.3
  74. 74Cyprus35,123.6
  75. 75Angola34,700.4
  76. 76Colombia34,656.9
  77. 77Malta33,821.7
  78. 78Peru33,718
  79. 79Cameroon32,764.7
  80. 80Cote d'Ivoire32,722.4
  81. 81Honduras32,095.5
  82. 82Iran, Islamic Rep.31,931.6
  83. 83Tunisia31,884.8
  84. 84Paraguay31,833.9
  85. 85Suriname31,040
  86. 86Uruguay29,175.2
  87. 87Azerbaijan27,757.2
  88. 88Nigeria26,594.4
  89. 89Bulgaria26,366.3
  90. 90Zambia26,255.5
  91. 91Lesotho25,646.1
  92. 92Philippines25,230.4
  93. 93Belize24,851.5
  94. 94Serbia24,473.7
  95. 95Turkiye22,928.5
  96. 96Tanzania22,820.7
  97. 97Syrian Arab Republic22,727.8
  98. 98Indonesia22,383
  99. 99Mexico22,167.5
  100. 100Senegal21,723.6
  101. 101Guinea21,626.9
  102. 102Bangladesh20,409
  103. 103Morocco20,143.1
  104. 104Guyana18,839.5
  105. 105Tajikistan18,799.1
  106. 106Albania18,628.5
  107. 107Thailand18,552.6
  108. 108Bosnia and Herzegovina18,404.5
  109. 109Guatemala18,038.9
  110. 110Jordan17,601.4
  111. 111Burkina Faso17,466.2
  112. 112Georgia17,107.3
  113. 113Turkmenistan16,871.5
  114. 114Ukraine16,695.2
  115. 115Bolivia16,238
  116. 116Gambia, The16,018.9
  117. 117Pakistan16,007.4
  118. 118Fiji15,874.4
  119. 119North Macedonia15,858.1
  120. 120Benin15,717.8
  121. 121Ghana14,667
  122. 122Belarus14,265.6
  123. 123Zimbabwe13,550.9
  124. 124Sri Lanka13,260.1
  125. 125Egypt, Arab Rep.12,776.3
  126. 126Mongolia12,351.5
  127. 127Kyrgyz Republic12,028.6
  128. 128Cabo Verde11,997.1
  129. 129Mozambique11,929.6
  130. 130Armenia11,509.4
  131. 131Sudan11,465.4
  132. 132Togo10,924.7
  133. 133Uganda10,859
  134. 134Viet Nam10,427.1
  135. 135Mauritania10,343.6
  136. 136Afghanistan9,990.5
  137. 137Dominican Republic9,932.1
  138. 138Chad8,787.9
  139. 139Liberia8,687.8
  140. 140El Salvador8,198.1
  141. 141Malawi8,106
  142. 142Nicaragua7,335.6
  143. 143Moldova6,932.4
  144. 144Myanmar6,750.5
  145. 145Venezuela, RB6,032.5
  146. 146Guinea-Bissau5,700.3
  147. 147Cambodia5,235
  148. 148Madagascar5,072
  149. 149Central African Republic4,971.5
  150. 150Congo, Dem. Rep.4,904.8
  151. 151Nepal4,090.1
  152. 152Somalia, Fed. Rep.3,800
  153. 153Ethiopia3,790.1
  154. 154Burundi3,686.6
  155. 155Rwanda3,418.7
  156. 156Cuba3,063.7
  157. 157Sierra Leone2,304.1
  158. 158Djibouti1,349.3
  159. 159Korea, Dem. People's Rep.1,105.7
  160. 160Lao PDR969.3
  161. 161South Sudan774.4
  162. 162Eritrea484.8

Military expenditure per military personnel