08_global distribution of military spending, 2009
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Key Asia-Pacific Allies Japan 51,085 3.5% 73% South Korea 22,439 1.5% 74% Australia 19,515 1.3% 76% New Zealand 1,358 0.1% 76% Thailand 4,732 0.3% 76% Philippines 1,363 0.1% 76% Total Key Asia-Pacific Allies 100,492 TOTAL 1,459,283 100% Rio Pact (2) 48,530 3.3% 69% Country Defense Precentage of Cumulative expenditure Global total percentage United States 661,049 45.3% 45% Global Distribution of Military Spending, 2009 Millions of current dollarsTRANSCRIPT
Global Distribution of Military Spending, 2009Millions of current dollars
Country Defense Precentage of Cumulative expenditure Global total percentage
United States 661,049 45.3% 45%
Formal U.S. AlliesNATOCanada 19,575 1.3% 47%France 54,446 3.7% 50%Germany 47,466 3.3% 54%Italy 30,489 2.1% 56%Spain 16,944 1.2% 57%Turkey 10,883 0.7% 58%United Kingdom 59,131 4.1% 62%Rest of NATO (1) 61,848 4.2% 66%Total NATO (excluding U.S.) 300,782Total NATO 961,831
Rio Pact (2) 48,530 3.3% 69%
Key Asia-Pacific AlliesJapan 51,085 3.5% 73%South Korea 22,439 1.5% 74%Australia 19,515 1.3% 76%New Zealand 1,358 0.1% 76%Thailand 4,732 0.3% 76%Philippines 1,363 0.1% 76%Total Key Asia-Pacific Allies 100,492
Informal U.S. AlliesIsrael 13,516 0.9% 77%Egypt 4,118 0.3% 77%Iraq 4,118 0.3% 78%Pakistan 3,811 0.3% 78%Gulf Cooperation Council (3) 59,720 4.1% 82%Jordan 1,393 0.1% 82%Morocco 3,061 0.2% 82%Mexico 4,796 0.3% 83%Taiwan 9,500 0.7% 83%Total Informal Allies 104,033
Other NationsNon-NATO Europe 24,258 1.7% 85%Other Middle East and North Africa (4) 9,945 0.7% 86%Other Central and South Asia (5) 4,435 0.3% 86%Other East Asia and Pacific (6) 14,606 1.0% 87%Other Caribbean and Latin America (7) 141 0.0% 87%Sub-Saharan Africa 15,146 1.0% 88%Total Other Nations 68,531
Major Neutral NationsChina (8) 70,381 4.8% 93%Russia 38,293 2.6% 95%India 38,278 2.6% 98%Indonesia 4,821 0.3% 98%Total Major Neutral Nations 151,733
Nemeses and AdversariesIran 8,636 0.6% 99%North Korea (9) 5,000 0.3% 99%Syria 2,229 0.2% 99%Myanmar 2,000 0.1% 100%Venezuela 3,316 0.2% 100%Cuba 1,960 0.1% 100%Total Nemeses and Adversaries 23,141
TOTAL 1,459,283 100%
Source: International Institute for Strategic Studies, The Military Balance 2011 (New York: Routledge Press, 2011), pp. 471-477
1 - Albania, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia. 2 - Argentina, Bahamas, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, and Uruguay.3 - Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates.4 - Algeria, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Tunisia, and Yemen.5 - Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.6 - Brunei, Cambodia, Fiji, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Timor Leste, and Vietnam.7 - Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Jamaica, and Suriname.8 - The U.S. government estimate is more than twice the amount shown, equaling roughly 10% of the global total. 9 - North Korea and Myanmar are author estimates. Figures were added to overall total.