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The US has the most expensive military in the world.
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The International Institute for Strategic Studies compiled data about the world's military budgets.
The top militaries spend hundreds of billions of dollars on defense, with the US leading worldwide.
President Donald Trump has proposed increasing annual defense spending to $1.5 trillion.
The US has the world's most expensive military, spending nearly $1 trillion on defense each year. That's roughly four times China's reported defense budget, the next largest.
From spending on nuclear technology to advanced aircraft and warships, the world's top militaries allocate hundreds of billions of dollars each year to stay ahead.
In some countries, big-ticket items such as naval assets or technologically advanced aircraft or missiles account for the bulk of military spending, while others devote large sums to maintaining large conscription troop systems.
Ultimately, military spending varies by country depending on location and interests, Gian Gentile, a retired US Army colonel and senior historian at RAND, told Business Insider. Some countries prioritize homeland defense while others value overmatch and far-reaching power projection.
"The US spends a lot on more sophisticated, extremely precise weapon systems," he said.
A military's budget can be measured either as a total amount or as a share of its country's GDP, reflecting the burden on its economy. Worldwide, countries spent an average of 2.4% of their GDP on defense in 2024.
Wartime spending as a share of GDP typically rises, putting strain on the civilian economy, said Mark Cancian, a senior advisor at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Ukraine in 2024, for example, devoted over 15% of its GDP to its military, the highest share globally.
Spending statistics help paint a picture of defense priorities, but they don't always translate into readiness for conflict.
"Readiness is very expensive, and perishable," Cancian said.
A country's on-paper investment in its defense systems doesn't always translate directly into military capability, he added. Training and maintenance are often overlooked in analyses of spending on equipment and technologies.
A particularly significant cost when it comes to technologically advanced aircraft, for instance, is maintenance and sustainment.
Still, looking at military budgets can reveal how much capital each country relies on to defend itself.
Last year, the International Institute for Strategic Studies, a London-based think tank, released its Military Balance report, which included data on nearly every country's defense budget based on each's reported 2024 figures.
The report includes each country's total budget (in US dollars), per-capita figures, and defense budget as a share of GDP. Some countries, such as North Korea, Libya, Syria, Cuba, and Afghanistan, did not publicly report their defense budgets.
These are the 30 countries that spend the most on their military, ranked by the size of their defense budgets.
30. Qatar
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Defense budget: $9.66 billion
Defense budget per capita: $3,785
Percentage of GDP: 4.36%
29. Norway
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Defense budget: $9.79 billion
Defense budget per capita: $1,776
Percentage of GDP: 1.94%
28. Mexico
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Defense budget: $10.19 billion
Defense budget per capita: $78
Percentage of GDP: 0.55%
27. Indonesia
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Defense budget: $10.93 billion
Defense budget per capita: $39
Percentage of GDP: 0.78%
26. Sweden
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Defense budget: $12.25 billion
Defense budget per capita: $1,157
Percentage of GDP: 2.01%
25. Iraq
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Defense budget: $12.68 billion
Defense budget per capita: $301
Percentage of GDP: 4.8%
24. Turkey
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Defense budget: $14.27 billion
Defense budget per capita: $170
Percentage of GDP: 1.06%
23. Singapore
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Defense budget: $15.17 billion
Defense budget per capita: $2,517
Percentage of GDP: 2.86%
22. Taiwan
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Defense budget: $18.86 billion
Defense budget per capita: $799
Percentage of GDP: 2.43%
21. Spain
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Defense budget: $19.44 billion
Defense budget per capita: $411
Percentage of GDP: 1.12%
20. Algeria
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Defense budget: $21.4 billion
Defense budget per capita: $455
Percentage of GDP: 8.23%
19. United Arab Emirates
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Defense budget: $22.27 billion
Defense budget per capita: $2,220
Percentage of GDP: 4.09%
18. The Netherlands
Remko de Waal / ANP / AFP
Defense budget: $23.61 billion
Defense budget per capita: $1,328
Percentage of GDP: 1.94%
17. Brazil
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Defense budget: $24.4 billion
Defense budget per capita: $111
Percentage of GDP: 1.11%
16. Canada
Artur Widak/NurPhoto
Defense budget: $27 billion
Defense budget per capita: $696
Percentage of GDP: 1.22%
15. Poland
Aleksander Kalka/NurPhoto
Defense budget: $28 billion
Defense budget per capita: $723
Percentage of GDP: 3.25%
14. Ukraine
Tetiana DZHAFAROVA / AFP
Defense budget: $28.41 billion
Defense budget per capita: $797
Percentage of GDP: 15.43%
13. Israel
Elke Scholiers/Getty Images
Defense budget: $33.75 billion
Defense budget per capita: $3,589
Percentage of GDP: 6.39%
12. Italy
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Defense budget: $35.23 billion
Defense budget per capita: $578
Percentage of GDP: 1.48%
11. Australia
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Defense budget: $36.40 billion
Defense budget per capita: $1,360
Percentage of GDP: 2.02%
10. South Korea
Kim Jae-Hwan/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
Defense budget: $43.88 billion
Defense budget per capita: $842
Percentage of GDP: 2.35%
9. Japan
JIJI Press / AFP
Defense budget: $53.01 billion
Defense budget per capita: $430
Percentage of GDP: 1.3%
8. France
Philippe Magoni / POOL / AFP
Defense budget: $64.03 billion
Defense budget per capita: $937
Percentage of GDP: 2.02%
7. Saudi Arabia
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Defense budget: $71.73 billion
Defense budget per capita: $1,963
Percentage of GDP: 6.52%
6. India
Roslan RAHMAN / AFP
Defense budget: $74.36 billion
Defense budget per capita: $53
Percentage of GDP: 1.91%
5. United Kingdom
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Defense budget: $81.06 billion
Defense budget per capita: $1,184
Percentage of GDP: 2.26%
4. Germany
Michaela Stache / AFP
Defense budget: $85.98 billion
Defense budget per capita: $1,022
Percentage of GDP: 1.83%
3. Russia
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Defense budget: $120.32 billion
Defense budget per capita: $854
Percentage of GDP: 5.51%
2. China
Greg Baker / AFP
Defense budget: $234.98 billion
Defense budget per capita: $166
Percentage of GDP: 1.29%
1. United States
Mario Tama/Getty Images
Defense budget: $967.96 billion
Defense budget per capita: $2,831
Percentage of GDP: 3.32%
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The committee chairman, Maulana Syed Muhammad Abdul Khabir Azad, will preside over the meeting.
The zonal and district Ruet-i-Hilal Committees in Karachi, Islamabad, Lahore and other cities will also gather to sight the new moon.
Earlier this month, based on the moon’s expected age, the Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (Suparco) predicted that the first day of Ramazan was “likely to fall” on February 19.
However, Suparco said the final announcement regarding the beginning of the holy month would be made by the Ruet-i-Hilal Committee, “which is the sole competent authority, based on credible witness testimonies from across the country”.
Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Afghanistan observed their first day of fasting on Wednesday after the Ramazan moon was sighted on Tuesday night.
It is worth mentioning that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has announced a Rs38 billion Ramazan Relief Package for 12.1 million deserving families across the four provinces as well as Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) and Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK).
“Every deserving family will receive Rs13,000 through a digital wallet or bank transfer, without discrimination based on party affiliation or point of view,” he said.

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CultureAl JazeeraTimes of IndiaDawn+1Premium Times11d ago4 sources Ramazan moon sighted in Saudi Arabia, UAE
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The message, posted by Erdogan’s team on X, said he had talked with Al Nahyan by phone.
“During the course of the call, President Erdogan expressed his sadness over the health problem experienced by (President) Al Nahyan and wished him a prompt recovery,” said the three-paragraph message.
Erdogan would travel to the United Arab Emirates at a later date, still to be determined, the message added.
Although the message — of which AFP has a screen grab — was quickly deleted from the account, it had already been picked up by official Turkish media.
Turkiye’s state broadcaster likewise took down its article on Erdogan that mentioned the Emirati leader’s health problem.
The official Emirati news agency, WAM, reported on the telephone conversation between the two leaders, but did not mention that Erdogan’s visit had been postponed.
Contacted by AFP, neither the Turkish presidency nor the Emirati authorities — who have themselves made no statement on their president’s health — have yet answered.
The Emirati leader’s team on Saturday evening released photos taken the same day showing Al Nahyan, known as MBZ, smiling and apparently in good health, with Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the emir of Qatar.
Published in Dawn, February 17th, 2026

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