SIPRI
The military expenditure database, April 2026 edition. Five measures covering 1949–2025; we use the years from 1990.
SIPRI ↗Defense spending
All 32 NATO members next to Russia, China and Ukraine. In dollars, as a share of GDP, and over time since 1990.
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The size of it
One block is one billion dollars
Military spending in the selected year, at current prices and market exchange rates. Inside NATO every member state is its own visible section.
Country ranking
All 32 NATO members and four countries outside the alliance
Switch the measure. The GDP share carries the NATO commitments, absolute dollars show weight, per-person and government-share figures show the burden.
Since 1990
NATO, Russia, China and Ukraine over time
Constant 2024 prices strip out inflation and exchange-rate moves, so the years can be compared with each other. The selected country joins as its own line.
Country detail
United States over time and in the budget
History
Military expenditure as % of GDP
The time series uses one harmonised measure. Gaps are not zeroes.
Native budget
Budget lines down to the lowest available level
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What is comparable
The harmonised comparison and the national detail
The international charts rest on a single source, so they compare across countries and across years. Detail tables preserve national scope, year, currency and classification, so their rows should not be compared line by line across countries.
NATO
The Hague commitment: 3.5% of GDP for core defense and up to 1.5% for broader security by 2035.
NATO ↗National budgets
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