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
$2.76T
$87,612/sec
Top 3 share
57.0%
USA, China, Russia
Leader
USA
$1.02T
Median
Canada
$39.9B
Radial comparison
Top spenders by scale
Top 12 only
Selected segment
USA
$1.02T
36.8% of global total
#1
USA
$1.02T
#2
China
$357.8B
#3
Russia
$202.3B
Ranked list
Top twelve budgets
83.6% of tracked spending sits in these twelve budgets.
Full distribution
All tracked countries, one skyline
Log scale across all tracked countries.
Leader
USA · $1.02T
Largest annual budget.
Smallest tracked
Egypt · $5.8B
Lowest budget in the set.
Coverage
83.6% in the top twelve
Share held by the top twelve.