MilitarySpend
Defense Economics Research

Global defense budgets

Global military spending at a glance.

Ranked budgets, concentration, and full distribution in one screen.

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Global total 2026

$2.50T

$79,396/sec

Top 3 share

62.1%

USA, China, Russia

Leader

USA

$1.06T

Median

Canada

$29.0B

Radial comparison

Top spenders by scale

Top 12 only

GLOBAL 2026$2.50T$79,396/sec

Selected segment

USA

$1.06T

42.4% of global total

#1

USA

$1.06T

#2

China

$334.0B

#3

Russia

$158.7B

Ranked list

Top twelve budgets

86.3% of tracked spending sits in these twelve budgets.

Full distribution

All tracked countries, one skyline

Log scale across all tracked countries.

$1.06TUSAChinaRussiaIndiaEgypt

Leader

USA · $1.06T

Largest annual budget.

Smallest tracked

Egypt · $8.1B

Lowest budget in the set.

Coverage

86.3% in the top twelve

Share held by the top twelve.