In 2025 the United States accounted for 33.0% of world military spending
Source. SIPRI, Trends in World Military Expenditure, 2025 (fact sheet, April 2026), Table 1. Calendar year 2025.
Method and data
Method. The fifteen largest spenders, in current US dollars, with change from 2024 and share of GDP. World total $2,887 billion; the United States’ share is $954 billion ÷ $2,887 billion = 33.0% (SIPRI prints 33%), China 12%, Russia 6.6%. SIPRI marks its figures for China, Russia, Ukraine and Saudi Arabia as estimates.
| Country | Military spending ($bn) | Change from 2024 (%) | Share of GDP (%) | Share of world (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 954 | −7.5 | 3.1 | 33 |
| China | 336 | 7.4 | 1.7 | 12 |
| Russia | 190 | 5.9 | 7.5 | 6.6 |
| Germany | 114 | 24 | 2.3 | 3.9 |
| India | 92.1 | 8.9 | 2.3 | 3.2 |
| United Kingdom | 89 | −2 | 2.4 | 3.1 |
| Ukraine | 84.1 | 20 | 40 | 2.9 |
| Saudi Arabia | 83.2 | 1.4 | 6.5 | 2.9 |
| France | 68 | 1.5 | 2 | 2.4 |
| Japan | 62.2 | 9.7 | 1.4 | 2.2 |
| Israel | 48.3 | −4.9 | 7.8 | 1.7 |
| Italy | 48.1 | 20 | 1.9 | 1.7 |
| South Korea | 47.8 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1.7 |
| Poland | 46.8 | 23 | 4.5 | 1.6 |
| Spain | 40.2 | 50 | 2.1 | 1.4 |
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Higgins Strategy. “In 2025 the United States accounted for 33.0% of world military spending” Exhibit 12, Every Dollar of War (Study IX). October 12, 2026. https://higginsstrategy.com/charts/09-06-sipri-2025/