10 countries with highest defence budgets

United States

Rank - 1    United States spent $596.0 billion, 3.3 per cent of GDP.

(List by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute 2016 - Fact Sheet for 2015)

China

Rank - 2   China spent $215.0 billion, 1.9 per cent of GDP

(List by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute 2016 - Fact Sheet for 2015)

Saudi Arabia

Rank - 3   Saudi Arabia spent $87.2 billion, 13.7 per cent of GDP.

(List by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute 2016 - Fact Sheet for 2015)

Russia   

Rank - 4   Russia spent $66.4 billion, 5.4 per cent of GDP.

(List by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute 2016 - Fact Sheet for 2015)

United Kingdom

Rank - 5   United Kingdom spent $55.5 billion, 2.0 per cent of GDP.

(List by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute 2016 - Fact Sheet for 2015)

India

Rank - 6  India spent $51.3 billion, 2.3 per cent of GDP.

(List by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute 2016 - Fact Sheet for 2015)

France

Rank - 7   France spent $50.9 billion, 2.1 per cent of GDP.

(List by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute 2016 - Fact Sheet for 2015)

Japan

Rank - 8  Japan spent $43.6 billion, 1.4 per cent of GDP.

(List by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute 2016 - Fact Sheet for 2015)

Germany

Rank - 9  Germany spent $39.4 billion, 1.2 per cent of GDP.

(List by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute 2016 - Fact Sheet for 2015)

South Korea

Rank - 10  South Korea spent $36.4 billion, 2.6 per cent of GDP.

(List by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute 2016 - Fact Sheet for 2015)