Comparisons of U.S. and Foreign Military Spending: Data from Selected Public Sources

CRS Report for Congress
Comparisons of U.S. and Foreign
Military Spending: Data from
Selected Public Sources
January 28, 2004
Jeffrey Chamberlin
Analyst in National Defense
Foreign Affarirs, Defense, and Trade Division

Congressional Research Service ˜ The Library of Congress

Comparisons of U.S. and Foreign Military Spending:
Data from Selected Public Sources
Summary
This report lists and compares military expenditures of the United States and
foreign nations using two sources: the London-based International Institute for
Strategic Studies’ (IISS) The Military Balance, and the U.S. State Department’s
World Military Expenditures and Arms Transfers (WMEAT).
Although the IISS and the U.S. State Department aim to provide figures that are
as consistent and accurate as possible, cross-national comparisons of defense
spending are inherently imperfect. Available sets of figures are useful, but often do
not correspond with one another for a variety of reasons. This report provides two
sets of figures from widely recognized sources in order to offer Congress a sample
of the data published on this topic. This report will be updated as necessary.

Contents
In troduction ......................................................1
The Military Balance...............................................1
World Military Expenditures and Arms Transfers (WMEAT)...............2
List of Figures
Figure 1. U.S. Defense Expenditures as a Percentage of the
Top 10 Defense-Spending Countries, 2002.........................17
Figure 2. U.S. Defense Expenditures as a Percentage of the
Top 10 Defense-Spending Countries, 1999.........................17
Figure 3. U.S. Defense Expenditures as a Percentage of the
Top 25 Defense-Spending Countries, 2002.........................18
Figure 4. U.S. Defense Expenditures as a Percentage of the
Top 25 Defense-Spending Countries, 1999.........................18
Figure 5. Defense Expenditures as a Percentage of GDP
Top 25 Countries, 1999........................................19
Figure 6. Defense Expenditures as a Percentage of GDP
Top 25 Countries, 2002........................................20
Figure 7. U.S. Defense Expenditures as a Percentage of
NATO Defense Expenditures, 1999..............................22
Figure 8. U.S. Defense Expenditures as a Percentage of
NATO Defense Expenditures, 2002..............................22
Figure 9. NATO Defense Expenditures as a Percentage of GDP, 2002.......23
Figure 10. NATO Defense Expenditures as a Percentage of GDP, 1999......24
List of Tables
Table 1. U.S. and Foreign Defense Spending (by Rank):
Data from the IISS and U.S. Department of State.....................5
Table 2. U.S. and Foreign Defense Spending (by Country):
Data from the IISS and U.S. Department of State...................11
Table 3. NATO Defense Expenditures:
Data from the IISS and U.S. Dept. of State.........................21

Comparisons of U.S. and Foreign
Military Spending:
Data from Selected Public Sources
Introduction
Estimates of military spending by foreign nations are available from a number
of sources. This CRS report lists and compares military expenditures of the United
States and foreign countries using two of the most commonly cited and readily
available publications: The Military Balance, published in October of each year by
the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)and World
Military Expenditures and Arms Transfers (WMEAT), published about annually by
the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Arms Control.¹
Although the IISS and U.S. State Department aim to provide figures that are as
consistent and accurate as possible, cross-national comparisons of defense spending
are inherently imperfect. Available sets of figures are useful for comparative
purposes, but often do not correspond with one another for a variety of reasons. This
report provides two sets of figures from widely recognized sources in order to offer
Congress a sample of the data published on this topic.
The Military Balance
In The Military Balance, military expenditures are defined as the cash outlays
of a central or federal government to meet the costs of national armed forces. The
term “armed forces” includes strategic, land, naval, air, command, administration,
and support forces. It also includes paramilitary forces such as the gendarmerie, as
well as customs service and border guards if these are trained in military tactics,
equipped as a military force and operate under military authority in the event of a²
war.
The IISS produces the most current estimates of foreign military expenditures.
The 2003-2004 edition of The Military Balance contains military expenditure figures
from 2002, while the most recent edition of the U.S. State Department’s WMEAT

¹ Other common sources for foreign military budget figures include the United Nations, the
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization (for NATO member nations), and the U.S. Department of Defense (for allied
military spending).
² International Institute for Strategic Studies, The Military Balance: 2003-2004, Oxford
University Press, p. 10.

contains military expenditure figures from 1999. The IISS obtains its figures using
data from national governments, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the
United Nations, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE),
and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). However, consistent and accurate data
for many countries are not available even from these sources, as many countries
neither publish their military expenditures nor report them accurately to these
organizations. In these cases, the IISS estimates military expenditures “based on
information from several sources.”³ Such cases are marked with an “E” on Table 1
and Table 2 in this report.
For most countries, the IISS converts budget data into dollars using current
exchange rates in US Dollars. For countries where basic economic data are hard to
obtain, such as former command economies like China, Russia, or countries in
conflict, the IISS uses purchasing power parity (PPP) estimates for its conversions.
PPPs measure the relative purchasing power of different currencies over equivalent
goods and services. This method accounts for the substantial differences in estimated
prices for defense goods.
World Military Expenditures and Arms Transfers
(WMEAT)
The U.S. State Department Bureau of Arms Control’s World Military
Expenditures and Arms Transfers (WMEAT) report, most recently published on
February 6, 2003, provides figures for the ten-year period from 1989 to 1999.⁴
WMEAT uses the World Bank’s average 1999 market exchange rates in order to
calculate military expenditures for most countries.⁵ In cases where no appropriate
exchange rate is available, WMEAT uses PPP estimates.
For NATO members, WMEAT measures military expenditures according to
a common definition that includes military retired pay and military-type expenditures
of defense ministries. In this definition, a) civilian-related expenditures of defense
ministries are excluded and military-related expenditures of other ministries are
included; b) grant military assistance is included in the expenditures of the donor
country; c) purchases of military equipment for credit are included at the time the
debt is incurred, not at the time of payment.
For most other countries, figures represent the expenditures of the ministry of
defense. When these are known to include the costs of internal security, an attempt
is made to remove such expenditures. A wide variety of data sources is used for
these countries, including the publications and data resources of other U.S.

³ Ibid, p.11.
⁴ Report available online at [http://www.state.gov/t/vc/rls/rpt/wmeat/1999_2000/].
⁵ According to the editors of WMEAT, this rate is almost always the IMF’s “rf” rate.

Government agencies, standardized reporting to the United Nations by country, and
other international sources.⁶
For Russia, China, and many current or former communist countries, WMEAT
estimates military expenditures in different ways. Figures for China are based on
U.S. Government estimates of the yuan costs of Chinese forces, weapons, programs,
and activities. WMEAT warns that figures for Chinese military spending should be
treated as having a wide margin of error.⁷
Estimates for most states comprising the former Soviet Union and Warsaw Pact
are made by establishing the ratio of military expenditures to Gross National Product
(GNP) in national currencies and then multiplying this ratio by the World Bank’s
estimate of GNP in dollars as converted to international dollars by estimated PPPs
and reported in the World Bank Atlas 1997.⁸
Using the IISS and WMEAT data, this report presents the following tables and
figures:
^!Table 1: U.S. and Foreign Defense Spending (by Rank): Data from
the IISS and U.S. Department of State (countries ranked according
to WMEAT figures)
^!Table 2: U.S. and Foreign Defense Spending (by Country): Data
from the IISS and U.S. Department of State
^!Figure 1: U.S. Defense Expenditures as a Percentage of the Top 10
Defense-Spending Countries, 2002 (IISS figures)
^!Figure 2: U.S. Defense Expenditures as a Percentage of the Top 10
Defense-Spending Countries, 1999 (WMEAT figures)
^!Figure 3: U.S. Defense Expenditures as a Percentage of the Top 25
Defense-Spending Countries, 2002 (IISS figures)
^!Figure 4: U.S. Defense Expenditures as a Percentage of the Top 25
Defense-Spending Countries, 1999 (WMEAT figures)
^!Figure 5: Defense Expenditures as a Percentage of GDP: Top 25
Countries, 1999 (WMEAT figures)
^!Figure 6: Defense Expenditures as a Percentage of GDP: Top 25
Countries, 2002 (IISS figures)

⁶ Definitions available at [http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/18744.pdf].
⁷ Ibid.
⁸ Ibid.

^!Table 3: NATO Defense Expenditures: Data from the IISS and U.S.
Department of State (countries ranked according to IISS figures)
^!Figure 7: U.S. Defense Expenditures as a Percentage of NATO
Defense Expenditures, 1999 (WMEAT figures)
^!Figure 8: U.S. Defense Expenditures as a Percentage of NATO
Defense Expenditures, 2002 (IISS figures)
^!Figure 9: NATO Defense Expenditures as a Percentage of GDP,

1999 (WMEAT figures)

^!Figure 10: NATO Defense Expenditures as a Percentage of GDP,

2002 (IISS figures)

Table 1. U.S. and Foreign Defense Spending (by Rank):
Data from the IISS and U.S. Department of State
(current year U.S. dollars in millions)
^Co^unt^ry^Ra^nk^WM^EAT^{IISS M}^ilit^a^r^y^B^a^la^nce
^1999-2000^2003-2004
^Defense^%^Defense^%
^Expendit^u^res^GD^P^Expendit^u^res^GD^P
^{(1999 D}^a^ta)^{(2002 D}^a^ta)
^Uⁿⁱ^t^e^{d S}^t^at^es¹^281,000^3.0^348,500^3.3
^C^hⁱⁿ^{a – Mai}ⁿ^l^aⁿ^d²^88,900^2.2^51,000^4.1
^Japan³^43,200^1.0^39,500^1.0
^F^r^an^ce⁴^38,900^2.7^40,200^2.5
^Uⁿⁱ^t^e^{d K}ⁱⁿ^g^dom⁵^36,500^2.5^37,300^2.4
^R^u^s^sⁱ^a⁶^35,000^5.6^50,800^4.8
^G^e^rm^an^y⁷^32,600^1.6^33,300^1.5
^It^al^y⁸^23,700^2.0^25,600^1.9
^S^a^u^dⁱ^A^r^abi^a⁹^21,200^14.9^22,200^12.0
^C^hⁱⁿ^{a – T}^aⁱ^w^an¹⁰^15,200^5.2⁷^,900^2.7
^S^o^u^t^h^K^o^rea¹¹^11,600^2.9^13,300^2.8
^In^di^a¹²^11,300^2.5^13,800^2.7
^T^u^rk^ey¹³^9,950^5.3⁹^,200^5.1
^Brazi^l¹⁴⁹^,920^1.9^10,200^2.3
^Is^rael¹⁵^8,700^8.8⁹^,900^9.7
^C^aⁿ^a^da¹⁶^8,320^1.4⁸^,200^1.1
^S^p^aiⁿ¹⁷⁷^,560^1.3⁸^,700^1.2
^A^u^s^t^ralⁱ^a¹⁸^7,060^1.8⁸^,000^2.0
^N^e^t^h^erl^aⁿ^d^s¹⁹⁷^,030^1.8⁷^,700^1.6
^Iran²⁰⁶^,880^2.9⁵^,100^4.6
^Pol^aⁿ^d²¹^6,690^2.1³^,600^1.9
^Greece²²^6,060^4.7⁶^,500^4.4
^S^w^eden²³^5,330^2.3⁴^,200^1.7
^D^e^m^.^R^e^{p. of}^C^oⁿ^g^o²⁴^5,150^14.4¹^,000^E^21.7
^U^k^raiⁿ^e²⁵⁵^,110^3.0⁵^,000^2.2
^My^an^m^a^r²⁶⁴^,650^7.8³^,000^E^*5^.⁰
^S^y^ri^a²⁷⁴^,450^7.0¹^,900^E^10.3
^Sⁱⁿ^g^a^pore²⁸⁴^,400^4.8⁴^,600^5.2
^A^r^g^eⁿ^tⁱⁿ^a²⁹⁴^,300^1.6¹^,500^1.4
^N^o^rt^h^K^o^rea³⁰⁴^,260^18.8⁵^,000^E^25.0

^Co^unt^ry^Ra^nk^WM^EAT^{IISS M}^ilit^a^r^y^B^a^la^nce
^1999-2000^2003-2004
^Defense^%^Defense^%
^Expendit^u^res^GD^P^Expendit^u^res^GD^P
^{(1999 D}^a^ta)^{(2002 D}^a^ta)
^Bel^gⁱ^u^m³¹³^,600^1.4³^,600^1.3
^Pakⁱ^s^t^an³²^3,520^5.9²^,700^3.9
^S^wⁱ^t^zerl^aⁿ^d³³^3,400^1.2³^,000^1.1
^Vⁱ^etⁿ^a^m³⁴^N^A^N^A²^,400^7.1
^N^o^rw^ay³⁵^3,310^2.2³^,600^1.9
^C^zech^R^e^pu^blic³⁶^3,000^1.3¹^,500^2.1
^D^eⁿ^m^ark³⁷²^,780^1.6²^,700^1.6
^Mexⁱ^co³⁸^2,700^0.5⁵^,600^0.9
^K^u^w^aⁱ^t³⁹^2,690^7.7³^,500^10.7
^C^o^l^o^m^bⁱ^a⁴⁰^2,670^3.2³^,000^3.7
^Aⁿ^g^o^l^a⁴¹^2,460^21.2¹^,000^E^9.8
^Port^u^g^a^l⁴²²^,410^2.2¹^,700^2.3
^Eg^y^p^t⁴³²^,390^2.7³^,300^3.9
^R^o^m^aⁿⁱ^a⁴⁴²^,190^1.6¹^,100^2.3
^Uⁿⁱ^t^e^{d A}^r^{ab Em}ⁱ^r^at^es⁴⁵^2,180^4.1²^,800^E^4.0
^C^r^oatⁱ^a⁴⁶^2,090^6.5⁵⁴⁶^2.4
^T^h^ai^l^aⁿ^d⁴⁷^2,040^1.7¹^,800^1.5
^Lⁱ^by^a⁴⁸^N^A^N^A⁵⁶²^3.8
^C^hⁱ^l^e⁴⁹^1,990^3.0²^,700^4.1
^S^o^u^t^h^A^f^ri^ca⁵⁰^1,960^1.5¹^,800^1.7
^H^unga^r^y⁵¹¹^,⁸⁸⁰¹^.⁷¹^,⁰⁰⁰¹^.⁸
^A^l^g^e^ri^a⁵²¹^,830^4.0³^,100^5.9
^O^m^an⁵³^1,780^15.3²^,700^13.4
^Fⁱⁿ^l^an^d⁵⁴¹^,770^1.4²^,100^1.4
^A^u^s^t^ri^a⁵⁵¹^,690^0.8¹^,800^0.8
^Mal^a^y^sⁱ^a⁵⁶^1,660^2.3³^,400^E^3.6
^Nⁱ^g^e^ri^a⁵⁷¹^,560^1.6⁵¹¹^E^1.2
^Morocco⁵⁸^1,450^4.3¹^,400^3.6
^In^don^esⁱ^a⁵⁹^1,450^1.1⁶^,600^E^3.7
^V^eⁿ^ezu^el^a⁶⁰¹^,420^1.4¹^,100^1.3
^Iraq⁶¹¹^,250^5.5^N^A^N^A
^Bu^l^g^ari^a⁶²^1,240^3.0⁴⁰⁰^2.5
^Peru⁶³^1,200^2.4⁹¹⁴^1.6

^Co^unt^ry^Ra^nk^WM^EAT^{IISS M}^ilit^a^r^y^B^a^la^nce
^1999-2000^2003-2004
^Defense^%^Defense^%
^Expendit^u^res^GD^P^Expendit^u^res^GD^P
^{(1999 D}^a^ta)^{(2002 D}^a^ta)
^Phⁱ^lⁱ^ppiⁿ^e^s⁶⁴¹^,110^1.4¹^,600^2.1
^Q^a^t^a^r⁶⁵¹^,060^10.0¹^,900^E^10.6
^S^e^rbi^a^/^M^on^t^eⁿ^e^g^r^o⁶⁶¹^,030^5.0⁷⁴⁶^E^5.3
^S^l^ov^akⁱ^a⁶⁷^1,010^1.8⁴⁶⁴^2.0
^U^z^bekⁱ^s^t^an⁶⁸⁹³³^1.7¹^,900*^2.9
^A^zerbai^j^an⁶⁹⁹²⁷^6.6^900*^3.3
^Bel^a^ru^s⁷⁰⁹²⁵^1.3²^,000*^2.5
^Irel^aⁿ^d⁷¹⁷⁷⁹^1.0⁷⁵⁹^0.6
^A^f^g^h^aⁿⁱ^stan⁷²^NA^NA^NA^NA
^S^rⁱ^L^aⁿ^k^a⁷³⁷²⁹^4.7⁵³³^3.2
^Jordan⁷⁴⁷²⁵^9.2⁸⁹³^9.3
^K^azak^h^s^t^aⁿ⁷⁵⁶⁷¹^0.9²^,100*^2.0
^L^e^ban^oⁿ⁷⁶⁶⁵³^3.9⁵³⁶^3.2
^C^u^ba⁷⁷⁶³⁰^1.9¹^,100^3.9
^Ban^g^l^ades^h⁷⁸⁶²⁴^1.3⁶⁷⁵^1.4
^N^e^w^Z^eal^an^d⁷⁹⁵⁸⁷^1.2⁶⁶⁷^1.2
^A^r^m^eⁿⁱ^a⁸⁰⁵⁷⁰^5.8^650*^6.4
^T^u^rk^m^eⁿⁱ^s^t^an⁸¹⁵⁴²^3.4^300*^0.8
^Et^hⁱ^opi^a⁸²⁵³³^8.8⁴⁶⁷^E^8.0
^Ecu^a^dor⁸³⁴⁷⁹^3.7⁷²⁴^E^3.0
^S^l^ov^enⁱ^a⁸⁴⁴³⁶^1.4³²⁹^1.5
^S^u^dan⁸⁵⁴²⁴^4.8⁶⁶⁵^E^4.9
^Bah^r^aiⁿ⁸⁶⁴¹⁵^8.0³³¹^4.0
^Y^e^m^eⁿ⁸⁷³⁷⁴^6.0⁵¹⁵^E^5.7
^T^uⁿⁱ^sⁱ^a⁸⁸³⁵⁷^1.8⁴⁰⁴^1.8
^C^a^m^bodi^a⁸⁹³³²^4.0⁹²²^.5
^Lⁱ^t^h^u^aⁿⁱ^a⁹⁰³¹⁴^1.3²⁴⁷^1.8
^C^y^pru^s⁹¹³⁰⁹^3.4²⁴⁰^2.4
^Bruⁿ^eⁱ⁹²²⁹⁵^4.0²⁶⁷^5.2
^K^y^rg^y^z^s^t^an⁹³²⁸⁵^2.4^280*^1.9
^Bosⁿⁱ^a^-^H^erceg^ovⁱⁿ^a⁹⁴²⁷⁶^4.4¹⁸⁹^3.8
^U^r^ugua^y⁹⁵²⁷⁵¹^.³²²⁴¹^.⁸
^Zⁱ^m^b^abw^e⁹⁶²⁶³^5.0⁶⁷⁴^E^3.4

^Co^unt^ry^Ra^nk^WM^EAT^{IISS M}^ilit^a^r^y^B^a^la^nce
^1999-2000^2003-2004
^Defense^%^Defense^%
^Expendit^u^res^GD^P^Expendit^u^res^GD^P
^{(1999 D}^a^ta)^{(2002 D}^a^ta)
^Macedonⁱ^a⁹⁷²²⁸^2.5¹⁰¹^E^2.7
^Bot^s^w^aⁿ^a⁹⁸²²²^4.7²⁶⁹^E^4.5
^Eri^t^r^ea^{99 208}^27.4¹⁰⁶^E^16.0
^K^eⁿ^y^a¹⁰⁰²⁰⁰^1.9³⁶⁸^E^3.2
^Es^t^oⁿⁱ^a¹⁰¹¹⁷³^1.5⁹⁹¹^.6
^G^e^orgⁱ^a¹⁰²¹⁶⁵^1.2^250*^1.7
^Bolⁱ^vⁱ^a¹⁰³¹⁴⁸^1.8¹²⁵^1.6
^C^a^m^e^roon¹⁰⁴¹⁴⁸^1.8¹²⁹^1.2
^L^a^t^vⁱ^a¹⁰⁵¹⁴⁴^1.0¹⁴⁹^1.8
^L^u^x^e^m^bou^rg¹⁰⁶¹⁴¹^0.8²⁰⁴^0.9
^U^g^an^da¹⁰⁷¹⁴⁰^2.3¹⁶⁷^E^2.7
^Pan^a^m^a¹⁰⁸¹²⁴^1.4¹³⁸^E^1.3
^D^o^mⁱⁿⁱ^can^R^e^pu^blⁱ^c¹⁰⁹¹²³^0.8¹⁶¹^0.7
^T^aⁿ^zanⁱ^a^{110 122}^1.4¹³⁵^E^1.5
^G^u^at^em^al^a¹¹¹¹²¹^0.7¹⁹²^E^0.8
^El^S^a^l^v^ador¹¹²¹¹⁰^0.9¹⁶⁴^1.2
^Mozam^bi^qu^e¹¹³⁹⁴^2.5⁸⁰^E^2.0
^G^a^bon¹¹⁴⁹³^2.4⁷⁹^E^1.7
^T^rⁱⁿⁱ^d^{ad an}^{d T}^obag^o¹¹⁵⁹²^1.4⁶⁷⁰^.7
^N^a^mⁱ^bi^a¹¹⁶⁹¹^2.9⁸³²^.8
^R^w^an^da¹¹⁷⁸⁷^4.4⁷²^E^4.1
^Parag^u^a^y¹¹⁸⁸⁴^1.1⁵⁷¹^.0
^Iv^ory^C^o^as^t¹¹⁹⁸²^0.8¹⁴⁴^E^1.4
^S^eⁿ^e^g^a^l¹²⁰⁸¹^1.7⁶⁹¹^.3
^T^a^jⁱ^kⁱ^s^t^an¹²¹⁸⁰^1.3^130*^1.7
^A^l^banⁱ^a¹²²⁷²^1.3¹¹³^2.5
^C^o^s^t^{a R}ⁱ^ca¹²³⁶⁹^0.5⁹⁴⁰^.6
^G^h^an^a¹²⁴⁶²^0.8³¹^E^0.5
^C^oⁿ^g^o¹²⁵⁵⁸^3.5⁹³^E^3.1
^Malⁱ¹²⁶⁵⁸^2.3⁷²²^.3
^G^uⁱⁿ^ea¹²⁷⁵⁴^1.6⁶¹^E^1.8
^Jam^aⁱ^c^a¹²⁸⁵¹^0.8³⁷⁰^.5
^Haiti¹²⁹^NA^NA³²^E^1.0

^Co^unt^ry^Ra^nk^WM^EAT^{IISS M}^ilit^a^r^y^B^a^la^nce
^1999-2000^2003-2004
^Defense^%^Defense^%
^Expendit^u^res^GD^P^Expendit^u^res^GD^P
^{(1999 D}^a^ta)^{(2002 D}^a^ta)
^Bu^ruⁿ^dⁱ¹³⁰⁴⁹^7.0⁴⁰^E^5.9
^Madag^a^s^car¹³¹⁴⁵^1.2⁴⁸^E^1.0
^N^e^pal¹³²⁴⁴^0.9¹⁰⁵^1.9
^Mol^dov^a¹³³⁴³^0.5¹⁶⁰^E^1.7
^Bu^rkⁱⁿ^{a F}^a^s^o¹³⁴⁴²^1.6⁴³^E^1.5
^S^o^m^a^lⁱ^a¹³⁵^N^A^N^A⁴⁰^E^4.0
^C^h^ad¹³⁶³⁷^2.5¹⁴^E^0.8
^Mau^rⁱ^t^aⁿⁱ^a¹³⁷³⁷^4.0¹⁷^E^1.7
^Papu^{a N}^e^w^G^uⁱⁿ^ea¹³⁸³⁶^1.1¹⁴^0.5
^Fⁱ^jⁱ¹³⁹³⁵^2.0²⁸¹^.6
^H^oⁿ^d^u^r^as¹⁴⁰³⁴^7.0¹¹⁵^1.7
^Benⁱⁿ¹⁴¹³⁴^1.4⁴⁹^E^1.8
^Z^a^m^bⁱ^a¹⁴²³¹^1.0²⁶⁰^.7
^C^eⁿ^t^ral^A^f^ri^can¹⁴³²⁹^2.8²¹^E^2.1
^L^e^s^o^t^h^o¹⁴⁴²⁹^2.6²²²^.9
^Mal^t^a¹⁴⁵²⁸^0.8²⁷⁰^.7
^L^a^os¹⁴⁶²⁸^2.0¹⁵^E^0.8
^T^o^g^o¹⁴⁷²⁵^1.8²⁴¹^.8
^Nⁱ^carag^u^a¹⁴⁸²⁴^1.2³³¹^.3
^Nⁱ^g^e^r¹⁴⁹²⁴^1.2³⁴^E^1.6
^D^jⁱ^bou^tⁱ¹⁵⁰²³^4.4²³^E^3.8
^S^w^azi^l^aⁿ^d¹⁵¹²¹^1.8^N^A^N^A
^Sⁱ^{erra L}^e^on^e¹⁵²²⁰^3.1¹⁸^E^2.2
^Equ^a^t^o^ri^al^G^uⁱⁿ^ea¹⁵³¹⁹^3.3⁵^0.2
^Mon^g^o^lⁱ^a¹⁵⁴¹⁸^2.1²⁵²^.2
^S^u^riⁿ^a^m^e¹⁵⁵¹⁴^1.8⁹^E^5.0
^Barbados¹⁵⁶¹²^0.5¹³⁰^.5
^Belⁱ^z^e¹⁵⁷¹¹^1.6¹⁹²^.3
^Mal^a^wⁱ¹⁵⁸¹⁰^5.6¹³⁰^.7
^Mau^r^itiu^s¹⁵⁹⁹⁰^.2⁸⁰^.1
^Lⁱ^beri^a¹⁶⁰⁶¹^.3²⁵^E^4.5
^Guⁱⁿ^ea-^Bis^s^a^u¹⁶¹⁶²^.9⁴¹^.6
^C^a^{pe V}^e^rde¹⁶²⁵⁰^.9⁹³^.2

^Co^unt^ry^Ra^nk^WM^EAT^{IISS M}^ilit^a^r^y^B^a^la^nce
^1999-2000^2003-2004
^Defense^%^Defense^%
^Expendit^u^res^GD^P^Expendit^u^res^GD^P
^{(1999 D}^a^ta)^{(2002 D}^a^ta)
^Gu^y^aⁿ^a¹⁶³⁵⁰^.8⁵⁰^.7
^T^h^{e Gam}^b^ia¹⁶⁴⁵¹^.3³¹^.0
^S^a^{o T}^o^m^e^&^Priⁿ^ci^pe¹⁶⁵⁰⁰^.0^N^A^N^A
^Icelan^d¹⁶⁶⁰⁰^.0⁰⁰^.0
^Bah^a^m^a^s¹⁶⁷^N^A^N^A²⁶^0.5
^S^e^y^c^h^e^l^l^e^s¹⁶⁸^N^A^N^A¹²^1.7
^Aⁿ^tig^u^a¹⁶⁹^NA^NA⁴⁰^.6
^G^r^an^d^T^o^tal^844,665^889,170
^*^T^h^e^s^e^fⁱ^g^u^r^e^s^a^r^e^ba^s^e^{d on}^pu^r^c^h^a^sⁱⁿ^g^pow^e^r^pa^rⁱ^t^y⁽^PPP)^e^s^tⁱ^m^a^t^e^s^.^PPPs^m^e^a^s^u^r^e^t^h^e^r^e^lative
^pu^rch^a^sⁱⁿ^g^pow^{er of}^di^f^f^e^ren^t^cu^rren^ci^es^ov^{er equ}ⁱ^v^a^l^eⁿ^t^g^oods^an^{d s}^e^rvⁱ^ces^{. T}^hⁱ^s^m^e^t^h^o^d^b^e^t^t^e^r
^accouⁿ^t^s^f^o^{r th}^{e s}^u^bs^tan^{tial dif}^f^e^ren^cesⁱⁿ^relativ^{e prices}^f^o^{r def}^eⁿ^s^{e g}^oods^.
^E^T^h^es^{e f}ⁱ^g^u^r^es^w^e^{re es}^tⁱ^m^at^{ed by}^IIS^S^an^{d n}^o^t^bas^e^{d on}^report^e^{d dat}^a^f^r^om^t^h^{e i}ⁿ^di^vⁱ^du^al^couⁿ^t^ry^.

Table 2. U.S. and Foreign Defense Spending (by Country):
Data from the IISS and U.S. Department of State
(current year U.S. dollars in millions)
^Co^unt^ry^Ra^nk^WM^EAT^{IISS M}^ilit^a^r^y^B^a^la^nce
^1999-2000^2003-2004
^Defense^%^Defense^%
^Expendit^u^res^GD^P^Expendit^u^res^GD^P
^{(1999 D}^a^ta)^{(2002 D}^a^ta)
^A^f^g^h^aⁿⁱ^stan⁷²^NA^NA^NA^NA
^A^l^banⁱ^a¹²²⁷²^1.3¹¹³^2.5
^A^l^g^e^ri^a⁵²¹^,830^4.0³^,100^5.9
^Aⁿ^g^o^l^a⁴¹^2,460^21.2¹^,000^E^9.8
^Aⁿ^tⁱ^gua^aⁿ^d^B^a^r^b^ud^a¹⁶⁹^N^A^N^A⁴⁰^.⁶
^A^r^g^eⁿ^tⁱⁿ^a²⁹⁴^,300^1.6¹^,500^1.4
^A^r^m^eⁿⁱ^a⁸⁰⁵⁷⁰^5.8^650*^6.4
^A^u^s^t^ralⁱ^a¹⁸^7,060^1.8⁸^,000^2.0
^A^u^s^t^ri^a⁵⁵¹^,690^0.8¹^,800^0.8
^A^zerbai^j^an⁶⁹⁹²⁷^6.6^900*^3.3
^Bah^a^m^a^s¹⁶⁷^N^A^N^A²⁶^0.5
^Bah^r^aiⁿ⁸⁶⁴¹⁵^8.0³³¹^4.0
^Ban^g^l^ades^h⁷⁸⁶²⁴^1.3⁶⁷⁵^1.4
^Barbados¹⁵⁶¹²^0.5¹³⁰^.5
^Bel^a^ru^s⁷⁰⁹²⁵^1.3²^,000*^2.5
^Bel^gⁱ^u^m³¹³^,600^1.4³^,600^1.3
^Belⁱ^z^e¹⁵⁷¹¹^1.6¹⁹²^.3
^Benⁱⁿ¹⁴¹³⁴^1.4⁴⁹^E^1.8
^Bolⁱ^vⁱ^a¹⁰³¹⁴⁸^1.8¹²⁵^1.6
^Bosⁿⁱ^a^-^H^erceg^ovⁱⁿ^a⁹⁴²⁷⁶^4.4¹⁸⁹^3.8
^Bot^s^w^aⁿ^a⁹⁸²²²^4.7²⁶⁹^E^4.5
^Brazi^l¹⁴⁹^,920^1.9^10,200^2.3
^Bruⁿ^eⁱ⁹²²⁹⁵^4.0²⁶⁷^5.2
^Bu^l^g^ari^a⁶²^1,240^3.0⁴⁰⁰^2.5
^Bu^rkⁱⁿ^{a F}^a^s^o¹³⁴⁴²^1.6⁴³^E^1.5
^Bu^ruⁿ^dⁱ¹³⁰⁴⁹^7.0⁴⁰^E^5.9
^C^a^m^bodi^a⁸⁹³³²^4.0⁹²²^.5
^C^a^m^e^roon¹⁰⁴¹⁴⁸^1.8¹²⁹^1.2
^C^aⁿ^a^da¹⁶^8,320^1.4⁸^,200^1.1
^C^a^{pe V}^e^rde¹⁶²⁵⁰^.9⁹³^.2

^Co^unt^ry^Ra^nk^WM^EAT^{IISS M}^ilit^a^r^y^B^a^la^nce
^1999-2000^2003-2004
^Defense^%^Defense^%
^Expendit^u^res^GD^P^Expendit^u^res^GD^P
^{(1999 D}^a^ta)^{(2002 D}^a^ta)
^C^eⁿ^t^ral^A^f^ri^can¹⁴³²⁹^2.8²¹^E^2.1
^C^h^ad¹³⁶³⁷^2.5¹⁴^E^0.8
^C^hⁱ^l^e⁴⁹^1,990^3.0²^,700^4.1
^C^hⁱⁿ^{a – T}^aⁱ^w^an¹⁰^15,200^5.2⁷^,900^2.7
^C^hⁱⁿ^{a – Mai}ⁿ^l^aⁿ^d²^88,900^2.2^51,000^4.1
^C^o^l^o^m^bⁱ^a⁴⁰^2,670^3.2³^,000^3.7
^C^oⁿ^g^o¹²⁵⁵⁸^3.5⁹³^E^3.1
^C^o^s^t^{a R}ⁱ^ca¹²³⁶⁹^0.5⁹⁴⁰^.6
^C^r^oatⁱ^a⁴⁶^2,090^6.5⁵⁴⁶^2.4
^C^u^ba⁷⁷⁶³⁰^1.9¹^,100^3.9
^C^y^pru^s⁹¹³⁰⁹^3.4²⁴⁰^2.4
^C^zech^R^e^pu^blic³⁶^3,000^1.3¹^,500^2.1
^D^e^m^.^R^e^{p. of}^C^oⁿ^g^o²⁴^5,150^14.4¹^,000^E^21.7
^D^eⁿ^m^ark³⁷²^,780^1.6²^,700^1.6
^D^jⁱ^bou^tⁱ¹⁵⁰²³^4.4²³^E^3.8
^D^o^mⁱⁿⁱ^can^R^e^pu^blⁱ^c¹⁰⁹¹²³^0.8¹⁶¹^0.7
^Ecu^a^dor⁸³⁴⁷⁹^3.7⁷²⁴^E^3.0
^Eg^y^p^t⁴³²^,390^2.7³^,300^3.9
^El^S^a^l^v^ador¹¹²¹¹⁰^0.9¹⁶⁴^1.2
^Equ^a^t^o^ri^al^G^uⁱⁿ^ea¹⁵³¹⁹^3.3⁵^0.2
^Eri^t^r^ea⁹⁹²⁰⁸^27.4¹⁰⁶^E^16.0
^Es^t^oⁿⁱ^a¹⁰¹¹⁷³^1.5⁹⁹¹^.6
^Et^hⁱ^opi^a⁸²⁵³³^8.8⁴⁶⁷^E^8.0
^Fⁱ^jⁱ¹³⁹³⁵^2.0²⁸¹^.6
^Fⁱⁿ^l^an^d⁵⁴¹^,770^1.4²^,100^1.4
^F^r^an^ce⁴^38,900^2.7^40,200^2.5
^G^a^bon¹¹⁴⁹³^2.4⁷⁹^E^1.7
^G^e^orgⁱ^a¹⁰²¹⁶⁵^1.2^250*^1.7
^G^e^rm^an^y⁷^32,600^1.6^33,300^1.5
^G^h^an^a¹²⁴⁶²^0.8³¹^E^0.5
^Greece²²^6,060^4.7⁶^,500^4.4
^G^u^at^em^al^a¹¹¹¹²¹^0.7¹⁹²^E^0.8
^G^uⁱⁿ^ea¹²⁷⁵⁴^1.6⁶¹^E^1.8

^Co^unt^ry^Ra^nk^WM^EAT^{IISS M}^ilit^a^r^y^B^a^la^nce
^1999-2000^2003-2004
^Defense^%^Defense^%
^Expendit^u^res^GD^P^Expendit^u^res^GD^P
^{(1999 D}^a^ta)^{(2002 D}^a^ta)
^Guⁱⁿ^ea-^Bis^s^a^u¹⁶¹⁶²^.9⁴¹^.6
^Gu^y^aⁿ^a¹⁶³⁵⁰^.8⁵⁰^.7
^Haiti¹²⁹^NA^NA³²^E^1.0
^H^oⁿ^d^u^r^as¹⁴⁰³⁴^7.0¹¹⁵^1.7
^H^unga^r^y⁵¹¹^,⁸⁸⁰¹^.⁷¹^,⁰⁰⁰¹^.⁸
^Icelan^d¹⁶⁶⁰⁰^.0⁰⁰^.0
^In^di^a¹²^11,300^2.5^13,800^2.7
^In^don^esⁱ^a⁵⁹^1,450^1.1⁶^,600^E^3.7
^Iran²⁰⁶^,880^2.9⁵^,100^4.6
^Iraq⁶¹¹^,250^5.5^N^A^N^A
^Irel^aⁿ^d⁷¹⁷⁷⁹^1.0⁷⁵⁹^0.6
^Is^rael¹⁵^8,700^8.8⁹^,900^9.7
^It^al^y⁸^23,700^2.0^25,600^1.9
^Iv^ory^C^o^as^t¹¹⁹⁸²^0.8¹⁴⁴^E^1.4
^Jam^aⁱ^c^a¹²⁸⁵¹^0.8³⁷⁰^.5
^Japan³^43,200^1.0^39,500^1.0
^Jordan⁷⁴⁷²⁵^9.2⁸⁹³^9.3
^K^azak^h^s^t^aⁿ⁷⁵⁶⁷¹^0.9²^,100*^2.0
^K^eⁿ^y^a¹⁰⁰²⁰⁰^1.9³⁶⁸^E^3.2
^K^u^w^aⁱ^t³⁹^2,690^7.7³^,500^10.7
^K^y^rg^y^z^s^t^an⁹³²⁸⁵^2.4^280*^1.9
^L^a^os¹⁴⁶²⁸^2.0¹⁵^E^0.8
^L^a^t^vⁱ^a¹⁰⁵¹⁴⁴^1.0¹⁴⁹^1.8
^L^e^ban^oⁿ⁷⁶⁶⁵³^3.9⁵³⁶^3.2
^L^e^s^o^t^h^o¹⁴⁴²⁹^2.6²²²^.9
^Lⁱ^beri^a¹⁶⁰⁶¹^.3²⁵^E^4.5
^Lⁱ^by^a⁴⁸^N^A^N^A⁵⁶²^3.8
^Lⁱ^t^h^u^aⁿⁱ^a⁹⁰³¹⁴^1.3²⁴⁷^1.8
^L^u^x^e^m^bou^rg¹⁰⁶¹⁴¹^0.8²⁰⁴^0.9
^Macedonⁱ^a⁹⁷²²⁸^2.5¹⁰¹^E^2.7
^Madag^a^s^car¹³¹⁴⁵^1.2⁴⁸^E^1.0
^Mal^a^wⁱ¹⁵⁸¹⁰^5.6¹³⁰^.7
^Mal^a^y^sⁱ^a⁵⁶^1,660^2.3³^,400^E^3.6

^Co^unt^ry^Ra^nk^WM^EAT^{IISS M}^ilit^a^r^y^B^a^la^nce
^1999-2000^2003-2004
^Defense^%^Defense^%
^Expendit^u^res^GD^P^Expendit^u^res^GD^P
^{(1999 D}^a^ta)^{(2002 D}^a^ta)
^Malⁱ¹²⁶⁵⁸^2.3⁷²²^.3
^Mal^t^a¹⁴⁵²⁸^0.8²⁷⁰^.7
^Mau^rⁱ^t^aⁿⁱ^a¹³⁷³⁷^4.0¹⁷^E^1.7
^Mau^r^itiu^s¹⁵⁹⁹⁰^.2⁸⁰^.1
^Mexⁱ^co³⁸^2,700^0.5⁵^,600^0.9
^Mol^dov^a¹³³⁴³^0.5¹⁶⁰^E^1.7
^Mon^g^o^lⁱ^a¹⁵⁴¹⁸^2.1²⁵²^.2
^Morocco⁵⁸^1,450^4.3¹^,400^3.6
^Mozam^bi^qu^e¹¹³⁹⁴^2.5⁸⁰^E^2.0
^My^an^m^a^r²⁶⁴^,650^7.8³^,000^E^*5^.⁰
^N^a^mⁱ^bi^a¹¹⁶⁹¹^2.9⁸³²^.8
^N^e^pal¹³²⁴⁴^0.9¹⁰⁵^1.9
^N^e^t^h^erl^aⁿ^d^s¹⁹⁷^,030^1.8⁷^,700^1.6
^N^e^w^Z^eal^an^d⁷⁹⁵⁸⁷^1.2⁶⁶⁷^1.2
^Nⁱ^carag^u^a¹⁴⁸²⁴^1.2³³¹^.3
^Nⁱ^g^e^r¹⁴⁹²⁴^1.2³⁴^E^1.6
^Nⁱ^g^e^ri^a⁵⁷¹^,560^1.6⁵¹¹^E^1.2
^N^o^rt^h^K^o^rea³⁰⁴^,260^18.8⁵^,000^E^25.0
^N^o^rw^ay³⁵^3,310^2.2³^,600^1.9
^O^m^an⁵³^1,780^15.3²^,700^13.4
^Pakⁱ^s^t^an³²^3,520^5.9²^,700^3.9
^Pan^a^m^a¹⁰⁸¹²⁴^1.4¹³⁸^E^1.3
^Papu^{a N}^e^w^G^uⁱⁿ^ea¹³⁸³⁶^1.1¹⁴⁰^.5
^Parag^u^a^y¹¹⁸⁸⁴^1.1⁵⁷¹^.0
^Peru⁶³^1,200^2.4⁹¹⁴^1.6
^Phⁱ^lⁱ^ppiⁿ^e^s⁶⁴¹^,110^1.4¹^,600^2.1
^Pol^aⁿ^d²¹^6,690^2.1³^,600^1.9
^Port^u^g^a^l⁴²²^,410^2.2¹^,700^2.3
^Q^a^t^a^r⁶⁵¹^,060^10.0¹^,900^E^10.6
^R^o^m^aⁿⁱ^a⁴⁴²^,190^1.6¹^,100^2.3
^R^u^s^sⁱ^a⁶^35,000^5.6^50,800^4.8
^R^w^an^da¹¹⁷⁸⁷^4.4⁷²^E^4.1
^S^a^{o T}^o^m^e^an^{d Pri}ⁿ^ci^pe¹⁶⁵⁰⁰^.0^N^A^N^A

^Co^unt^ry^Ra^nk^WM^EAT^{IISS M}^ilit^a^r^y^B^a^la^nce
^1999-2000^2003-2004
^Defense^%^Defense^%
^Expendit^u^res^GD^P^Expendit^u^res^GD^P
^{(1999 D}^a^ta)^{(2002 D}^a^ta)
^S^a^u^dⁱ^A^r^abi^a⁹^21,200^14.9^22,200^12.0
^S^eⁿ^e^g^a^l¹²⁰⁸¹^1.7⁶⁹¹^.3
^S^e^rbi^a^/^M^on^t^eⁿ^e^g^r^o⁶⁶¹^,030^5.0⁷⁴⁶^E^5.3
^S^e^y^c^h^e^l^l^e^s¹⁶⁸^N^A^N^A¹²^1.7
^Sⁱ^{erra L}^e^on^e¹⁵²²⁰^3.1¹⁸^E^2.2
^Sⁱⁿ^g^a^pore²⁸⁴^,400^4.8⁴^,600^5.2
^S^l^ov^akⁱ^a⁶⁷^1,010^1.8⁴⁶⁴^2.0
^S^l^ov^enⁱ^a⁸⁴⁴³⁶^1.4³²⁹^1.5
^S^o^m^a^lⁱ^a¹³⁵^N^A^N^A⁴⁰^E^4.0
^S^o^u^t^h^K^o^rea¹¹^11,600^2.9^13,300^2.8
^S^o^u^t^h^A^f^ri^ca⁵⁰^1,960^1.5¹^,800^1.7
^S^p^aiⁿ¹⁷⁷^,560^1.3⁸^,700^1.2
^S^rⁱ^L^aⁿ^k^a⁷³⁷²⁹^4.7⁵³³^3.2
^S^u^dan⁸⁵⁴²⁴^4.8⁶⁶⁵^E^4.9
^S^u^riⁿ^a^m^e¹⁵⁵¹⁴^1.8⁹^E^5.0
^S^w^azi^l^aⁿ^d¹⁵¹²¹^1.8^N^A^N^A
^S^w^eden²³^5,330^2.3⁴^,200^1.7
^S^wⁱ^t^zerl^aⁿ^d³³^3,400^1.2³^,000^1.1
^S^y^ri^a²⁷⁴^,450^7.0¹^,900^E^10.3
^T^a^jⁱ^kⁱ^s^t^an¹²¹⁸⁰^1.3^130*^1.7
^T^aⁿ^zanⁱ^a¹¹⁰¹²²^1.4¹³⁵^E^1.5
^T^h^ai^l^aⁿ^d⁴⁷^2,040^1.7¹^,800^1.5
^T^h^{e Gam}^b^ia¹⁶⁴⁵¹^.3³¹^.0
^T^o^g^o¹⁴⁷²⁵^1.8²⁴¹^.8
^T^rⁱⁿⁱ^d^{ad an}^{d T}^obag^o¹¹⁵⁹²^1.4⁶⁷⁰^.7
^T^uⁿⁱ^sⁱ^a⁸⁸³⁵⁷^1.8⁴⁰⁴^1.8
^T^u^rk^ey¹³^9,950^5.3⁹^,200^5.1
^T^u^rk^m^eⁿⁱ^s^t^an⁸¹⁵⁴²^3.4^300*^0.8
^U^g^an^da¹⁰⁷¹⁴⁰^2.3¹⁶⁷^E^2.7
^U^k^raiⁿ^e²⁵⁵^,110^3.0⁵^,000^2.2
^Uⁿⁱ^t^e^{d K}ⁱⁿ^g^dom⁵^36,500^2.5^37,300^2.4
^Uⁿⁱ^t^e^{d A}^r^{ab Em}ⁱ^r^at^es⁴⁵^2,180^4.1²^,800^E^4.0
^Uⁿⁱ^t^e^{d S}^t^at^es¹^281,000^3.0^348,500^3.3

^Co^unt^ry^Ra^nk^WM^EAT^{IISS M}^ilit^a^r^y^B^a^la^nce
^1999-2000^2003-2004
^Defense^%^Defense^%
^Expendit^u^res^GD^P^Expendit^u^res^GD^P
^{(1999 D}^a^ta)^{(2002 D}^a^ta)
^U^r^ugua^y⁹⁵²⁷⁵¹^.³²²⁴¹^.⁸
^U^z^bekⁱ^s^t^an⁶⁸⁹³³^1.7¹^,900*^2.9
^V^eⁿ^ezu^el^a⁶⁰¹^,420^1.4¹^,100^1.3
^Vⁱ^etⁿ^a^m³⁴^N^A^N^A²^,400^7.1
^Y^e^m^eⁿ⁸⁷³⁷⁴^6.0⁵¹⁵^E^5.7
^Z^a^m^bⁱ^a¹⁴²³¹^1.0²⁶⁰^.7
^Zⁱ^m^b^abw^e⁹⁶²⁶³^5.0^{674 E}³^.4
^G^r^an^d^T^o^tal^844,665^889,170
^*^T^h^e^s^e^fⁱ^g^u^r^e^s^a^r^e^ba^s^e^{d on}^pu^r^c^h^a^sⁱⁿ^g^pow^e^r^pa^rⁱ^t^y⁽^PPP)^e^s^tⁱ^m^a^t^e^s^.^PPPs^m^e^a^s^u^r^e^the^r^e^latⁱ^v^e
^pu^rch^a^sⁱⁿ^g^pow^{er of}^di^f^f^e^ren^t^cu^rren^ci^es^ov^{er equ}ⁱ^v^a^l^eⁿ^t^g^oods^an^{d s}^e^rvⁱ^ces^.^T^hⁱ^s^m^e^t^h^o^d^bet^t^e^r
^accouⁿ^t^s^f^o^{r th}^{e s}^u^bs^tan^{tial dif}^f^e^ren^cesⁱⁿ^relativ^{e prices}^f^o^{r def}^eⁿ^s^{e g}^oods^.
^E^T^h^es^{e f}ⁱ^g^u^r^es^w^e^{re es}^tⁱ^m^at^{ed by}^IIS^S^an^{d n}^o^t^bas^e^{d on}^report^e^{d dat}^a^f^r^om^t^h^{e i}ⁿ^di^vⁱ^du^al^couⁿ^t^ry^.

Figure 1. U.S. Defense Expenditures as a
Percentage of the Top 10 Defense-Spending
Countries, 2002
^*^C^ountrⁱ^e^s^{#2 -}^{#10: C}^h^ina^,^R^u^s^sⁱ^a^,^Fr^aⁿ^c^e^,^Uⁿ^ite^{d K}ⁱ^ng^dom^{, G}^e^r^m^aⁿ^y^,^I^t^a^l^y^,^I^ndia^,^J^a^pa^{n, Sa}^{udi A}^r^a^b^ia
Figure 2. U.S. Defense Expenditures as a
Percentage of the Top 10 Defense-Spending
Countries, 1999
^*^C^o^uⁿ^tr^ie^s^{#2 -}^{#10: C}^h^ina^,^R^u^s^sⁱ^a^,^Fr^aⁿ^c^e^,^Uⁿ^ite^{d K}ⁱ^ng^dom^{, G}^e^r^m^aⁿ^y^,^I^t^a^l^y^,^J^a^pa^{n, Sa}^{udi A}^r^a^b^ia^,^C^hⁱⁿ^a-
^Taⁱ^w^aⁿ

Figure 3. U.S. Defense Expenditures as a
Percentage of the Top 25 Defense-Spending
Countries, 2002
^*^C^ountrⁱ^e^s^{#2 -}^{#25: C}^h^ina^,^R^u^s^sⁱ^a^,^Fr^aⁿ^c^e^,^J^a^pa^{n, U}ⁿ^ite^{d K}ⁱ^ng^dom^{, G}^e^r^m^aⁿ^y^,^I^t^a^l^y^,^Sa^udi^A^r^a^b^ia^,^I^ndia^,^South
^K^o^r^e^a^,^B^r^a^z^{il, I}^s^r^a^e^l^{, T}^u^r^k^e^y^{, Spa}ⁱ^{n, C}^a^na^da^,^A^u^s^t^r^a^lⁱ^a^{, C}^h^ina^-^T^a^iw^aⁿ^{, N}^e^the^r^la^nds^{, I}^ndone^sⁱ^a^,^G^r^eece,^M^e^xi^co^,
^Iran^,^Uk^rain^{e, N. Ko}^rea
Figure 4. U.S. Defense Expenditures as a
Percentage of the Top 25 Defense-Spending
Countries, 1999
^*^C^ountrⁱ^e^s^{#2 -}^{#25: C}^h^ina^,^J^a^pa^{n, Fr}^aⁿ^c^e^,^Uⁿ^ite^{d K}ⁱ^ng^dom^{, R}^u^s^sⁱ^a^,^G^e^r^m^aⁿ^y^,^I^t^a^l^y^,^Sa^{udi A}^r^a^b^ia^{, C}^h^ina^-
^T^aⁱ^w^an^,^S^o^u^t^h^Ko^rea,^In^dⁱ^a,^T^u^rkey^,^Brazi^l^,^Israel^,^Can^a^d^a^,^S^p^aiⁿ^,^A^u^st^ralⁱ^a^,^Net^h^erl^aⁿ^d^s^,^P^o^l^aⁿ^d^,^Iran^,^G^r^eece,
^Sw^e^d^eⁿ^{, D}^e^m^.^R^e^{p. of}^C^ong^{o, U}^k^r^a^ine

Figure 5. Defense Expenditures as a Percentage of
GDP Top 25 Countries, 1999
^Note:^T^h^e^Uⁿ^ite^{d Sta}^t^e^s^{, w}^{ith de}^f^e^ns^e^s^p^e^nding^a^t^3.0%^of^G^D^P^{in 1999}^acco^rdⁱⁿ^{g t}^o^W^M^E^A^T^,^w^o^u^l^d^ran^k^#⁵⁰
^{on this c}^h^a^r^t.

Figure 6. Defense Expenditures as a Percentage of GDP
Top 25 Countries, 2002
^Note:^T^h^e^Uⁿ^ite^d^Sta^t^e^s^,^w^ith^de^f^e^ns^e^s^p^e^nding^a^t^3.3%^of^G^D^P^{in 2002}^acco^rdⁱⁿ^{g t}^o^t^h^{e IIS}^S^,^w^o^u^l^d^ran^k^#⁴⁷
^{on this c}^h^a^r^t.

Table 3. NATO Defense Expenditures:
Data from the IISS and U.S. Dept. of State
(current year U.S. dollars in millions)
^Co^unt^ry^Ra^nk^WM^EAT^{IISS M}^ilit^a^r^y^B^a^la^nce
^1999-2000^2003-2004
^Defense^%^Defense^%
^Expendit^u^res^GD^P^Expendit^u^res^GD^P
^{(1999 D}^a^ta)^{(2002 D}^a^ta)
^Uⁿⁱ^t^e^{d S}^t^at^es¹^281,000^3.0%^348,500^3.3
^F^r^an^ce²^38,900^2.7^40,200^2.5
^Uⁿⁱ^t^e^{d K}ⁱⁿ^g^dom³^36,500^2.5^37,300^2.4
^G^e^rm^an^y⁴^32,600^1.6^33,300^1.5
^It^al^y⁵^23,700^2.0^25,600^1.9
^T^u^rk^ey⁶⁹^,950^5.3⁹^,200^5.1
^C^aⁿ^a^da⁷⁸^,320^1.4⁸^,200^1.1
^S^p^aiⁿ⁸^7,560^1.3⁸^,700^1.2
^N^e^t^h^erl^aⁿ^d^s⁹^7,030^1.8⁷^,700^1.6
^Pol^aⁿ^d¹⁰^6,690^2.1³^,600^1.9
^Greece¹¹^6,060^4.7⁶^,500^4.4
^Bel^gⁱ^u^m¹²³^,600^1.4³^,600^1.3
^N^o^rw^ay¹³^3,310^2.2³^,600^1.9
^C^zech^R^e^pu^blic¹⁴^3,000^2.3¹^,500^2.1
^D^eⁿ^m^ark¹⁵²^,780^1.6²^,700^1.6
^Port^u^g^a^l¹⁶²^,410^2.2³^,100^2.3
^H^unga^r^y¹⁷¹^,⁸⁸⁰¹^.⁷¹^,⁰⁰⁰¹^.⁸
^L^u^x^e^m^bou^rg¹⁸¹⁴¹^0.8¹⁹²^0.9
^Icelan^d¹⁹⁰^0.0⁰^0.0
^G^r^an^d^T^o^tal^475,431^544,942

Figure 7. U.S. Defense Expenditures as a
Percentage of NATO Defense Expenditures, 1999
^*^N^oⁿ^-^U.^S^.^NA^T^O^:^Unⁱ^t^e^d^Kiⁿ^g^d^o^m^,^F^r^an^ce,^G^e^rm^an^y^,^It^al^y^,^T^u^rkey^,^G^r^eece,^Czech^Re^public^{, N}^o^r^w^a^y^,
^P^o^r^t^ug^a^l^{, P}^o^la^{nd, I}^t^a^l^y^,^N^e^the^r^la^nds^{, H}^ung^a^r^y^,^D^e^nm^a^r^k^,^G^e^r^m^aⁿ^y^,^B^e^lg^ium^,^C^a^na^da^{, Spa}ⁱ^{n, L}^u^x^e^m^bour^g^,
^Icel^an^d
Figure 8. U.S. Defense Expenditures as a Percentage of
NATO Defense Expenditures, 2002
^*^N^oⁿ^-^U.^S^.^NA^T^O^:^Unⁱ^t^e^d^Kiⁿ^g^d^o^m^,^F^r^an^ce,^G^e^rm^an^y^,^It^al^y^,^T^u^rkey^,^G^r^eece,^Czech^Re^public^{, N}^o^r^w^a^y^,
^P^o^r^t^ug^a^l^{, P}^o^la^{nd, I}^t^a^l^y^,^N^e^the^r^la^nds^{, H}^ung^a^r^y^,^D^e^nm^a^r^k^,^G^e^r^m^aⁿ^y^,^B^e^lg^ium^,^C^a^na^da^{, Spa}ⁱ^{n, L}^u^x^e^m^bour^g^,
^Icel^an^d

Figure 9. NATO Defense Expenditures as a Percentage
of GDP, 2002

Figure 10. NATO Defense Expenditures as a Percentage
of GDP, 1999