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
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.
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.