Share of military spending 2023, by region

Published by
Einar H. Dyvik,
Jul 4, 2024

In 2023, the military expenditure of North America constituted 40 percent of global military spending, of which the United States alone stood behind 37 percent. On the other hand, Africa and South America only accounted for two percent each of the military spending worldwide. The overall global military spending in 2023 was 2.44 trillion U.S. dollars.

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April 2024

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Worldwide

Survey time period

2023

Supplementary notes

Numbers for the Middle East are uncertain estimates.

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