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Military expenditure, defence sector PPP

Estimated military expenditure at defence sector purchasing power parity, current prices (2020)

Distribution of Asia Power Index countriesThis chart shows the distribution of countries based on their weighted score for military expenditure, defence sector ppp. Embed

Military expenditure, defence sector PPP

Estimated military expenditure at defence sector purchasing power parity, current prices (2020)

  • Rankings
  • Indicators
Rank Score Trend Country / Territory
Weighting × 1 Source Year
  • 1 100.0 — United States
    $ 723 Bn 2020
  • 2 45.1 China
    $ 326 Bn 2020
  • 3 15.5 Russia
    $ 112 Bn 2020
  • 4 14.5 India
    $ 105 Bn 2020
  • 5 +1 7.8 South Korea
    $ 56.3 Bn 2020
  • 6 −1 7.6 — Japan
    $ 55.3 Bn 2020
  • 7 4.6 — Australia
    $ 33.2 Bn 2020
  • 8 3.4 — Taiwan
    $ 24.7 Bn 2020
  • 9 3.3 — Pakistan
    $ 23.8 Bn 2020
  • 10 2.6 — Indonesia
    $ 18.9 Bn 2020
  • 11 2.3 — Singapore
    $ 16.8 Bn 2020
  • 12 2.1 — Thailand
    $ 15.6 Bn 2020
  • 13 +1 1.6 — Vietnam
    $ 11.8 Bn 2020
  • 14 −1 1.4 — Malaysia
    $ 10.00 Bn 2020
  • 15 1.3 — Myanmar
    $ 9.62 Bn 2020
  • 16 +2 1.0 — Philippines
    $ 7.17 Bn 2020
  • 17 −1 0.9 — Sri Lanka
    $ 6.73 Bn 2020
  • 18 −1 0.9 — North Korea
    $ 6.25 Bn 2020
  • 19 0.7 — Bangladesh
    $ 5.29 Bn 2020
  • 20 0.4 — New Zealand
    $ 2.67 Bn 2020
  • 21 0.2 — Nepal
    $ 1.71 Bn 2020
  • 22 +1 0.2 — Cambodia
    $ 1.37 Bn 2020
  • 23 −1 0.1 — Brunei
    $ 1.03 Bn 2020
  • 24 0.0 — Mongolia
    $ 285 M 2020
  • 25 0.0 — Laos
    $ 118 M 2020
  • 26 0.0 — Papua New Guinea
    $ 101 M 2020
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