Afghanistan Military Spending/Defense Budget 1970-2025

Afghanistan military spending/defense budget for 2021 was 278.25 million US dollars, a 0.47% decline from 2020.
  • Afghanistan military spending/defense budget for 2020 was 279.58 million US dollars, a 23.54% increase from 2019.
  • Afghanistan military spending/defense budget for 2019 was 226.31 million US dollars, a 14.25% increase from 2018.
  • Afghanistan military spending/defense budget for 2018 was 198.07 million US dollars, a 3.48% increase from 2017.
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).
Country Rankings
Country Name Military Spending (US $)
United States $806.23B
China $285.93B
Euro Area $218.65B
India $76.35B
United Kingdom $67.50B
Russia $65.91B
Saudi Arabia $63.19B
France $56.65B
Germany $56.51B
Japan $50.96B
South Korea $50.87B
Italy $36.25B
Australia $32.72B
Canada $25.36B
Israel $24.34B
Spain $19.54B
Brazil $19.19B
Turkey $15.57B
Poland $15.11B
Netherlands $13.94B
Pakistan $11.84B
Qatar $11.59B
Singapore $11.05B
Colombia $10.18B
Algeria $9.11B
Kuwait $9.02B
Indonesia $8.80B
Mexico $8.68B
Norway $8.44B
Greece $8.30B
Sweden $7.58B
Thailand $6.62B
Belgium $6.24B
Switzerland $6.21B
Chile $6.12B
Ukraine $5.94B
Oman $5.78B
Philippines $5.55B
Iran $5.39B
Morocco $5.38B
Romania $5.30B
Denmark $5.27B
Egypt $5.17B
Bangladesh $4.97B
Iraq $4.77B
Nigeria $4.47B
Austria $4.20B
Czech Republic $3.94B
Portugal $3.90B
Finland $3.75B
Malaysia $3.68B
South Africa $3.39B
Argentina $3.07B
Hungary $3.06B
New Zealand $2.91B
Azerbaijan $2.70B
Peru $2.66B
Ecuador $2.38B
Jordan $2.18B
Myanmar $2.11B
Slovak Republic $2.06B
Lebanon $1.91B
Sri Lanka $1.70B
Kazakhstan $1.62B
Bahrain $1.38B
Croatia $1.36B
Lithuania $1.31B
Bulgaria $1.28B
Serbia $1.27B
Ireland $1.27B
Uruguay $1.26B
Tunisia $1.25B
Kenya $1.19B
Uganda $1.07B
Angola $981.45M
Latvia $823.08M
Belarus $762.78M
Slovenia $762.77M
Tanzania $759.49M
Estonia $748.58M
Mali $652.88M
Cambodia $630.41M
Armenia $619.44M
Dominican Republic $581.62M
Bolivia $569.90M
Cyprus $541.80M
Botswana $536.63M
Ethiopia $487.85M
Senegal $483.22M
Burkina Faso $458.28M
Brunei $453.34M
Nepal $450.66M
Cameroon $443.34M
Honduras $438.11M
Luxembourg $403.26M
Namibia $400.20M
Sudan $375.21M
Paraguay $372.60M
El Salvador $351.58M
Guatemala $341.78M
Chad $331.00M
Republic of Congo $313.06M
Gabon $311.45M
Mozambique $310.00M
Democratic Republic of Congo $306.08M
Georgia $300.49M
Ghana $298.35M
Afghanistan $278.25M
Zimbabwe $261.03M
Guinea $244.56M
Mauritania $230.94M
Albania $222.81M
Jamaica $217.58M
Zambia $217.58M
South Sudan $213.22M
Bosnia $209.72M
Trinidad and Tobago $209.27M
North Macedonia $205.58M
Niger $202.40M
Togo $198.77M
Rwanda $167.84M
Equatorial Guinea $162.81M
Kyrgyz Republic $133.34M
Somalia $111.03M
Mongolia $108.26M
Madagascar $99.19M
Benin $97.42M
Malawi $92.57M
Montenegro $91.14M
Papua New Guinea $88.72M
Malta $87.95M
Eswatini $83.22M
Tajikistan $81.71M
Kosovo $79.61M
Nicaragua $77.92M
Guyana $76.54M
Fiji $68.75M
Burundi $68.38M
Central African Republic $55.52M
Moldova $52.29M
Seychelles $40.11M
Timor-Leste $39.22M
Lesotho $37.04M
Sierra Leone $27.27M
Guinea-Bissau $25.67M
Belize $25.15M
Haiti $20.91M
Mauritius $19.74M
Gambia $15.87M
Liberia $14.74M
Cabo Verde $11.21M
Venezuela $2.02M
Costa Rica $0
Iceland $0
Panama $0