Indicator Definition: Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another).
Indicator Unit: The statistic is measured in USD.
Descriptive Statistics regarding the Indicator "Military Expenditure Usd": The number of countries with data stands at: 150 countries. The average value across those countries stands at: 15,798,200,712.57. The standard deviation across those countries stands at: 79,659,129,400.36. The lowest value stands at: 0.0, and was observed in Costa Rica, which in this case constitutes the country that ranks last. The highest value stands at: 916,014,700,000.00, and was observed in United States, which in this case constitutes the country that ranks first.
Looking at countries with values, the top 5 countries are: 1. United States, actual value 916,014,700,000.00, actual ranking 1. 2. China, actual value 296,438,564,342.79, actual ranking 2. 3. Russian Federation, actual value 109,454,387,532.09, actual ranking 3. 4. India, actual value 83,574,568,840.23, actual ranking 4. 5. Saudi Arabia, actual value 75,813,333,333.33, actual ranking 5.
Looking at countries with values, the bottom 5 countries are: 1. Panama, actual value 0.0, actual ranking 148. 2. Iceland, actual value 0.0, actual ranking 148. 3. Costa Rica, actual value 0.0, actual ranking 148. 4. Venezuela, RB, actual value 3,917,057.34, actual ranking 147. 5. Haiti, actual value 11,654,566.68, actual ranking 146. 6. Cabo Verde, actual value 13,191,422.86, actual ranking 145. 7. Gambia, The, actual value 13,785,997.45, actual ranking 144.
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security | macro-rankings.com
Indicator Description:
Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another).
