North Korea Military Spending/Defense Budget 1986-2025

North Korea military spending/defense budget for 2018 was 1.60 billion US dollars, a 66.87% increase from 2017.
  • North Korea military spending/defense budget for 2017 was 961.48 million US dollars, a 5.36% increase from 2016.
  • North Korea military spending/defense budget for 2016 was 912.59 million US dollars, a 4.94% increase from 2015.
  • North Korea military spending/defense budget for 2015 was 869.63 million US dollars, a 5.48% increase from 2014.
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 $682.49B
China $232.53B
Euro Area $183.40B
Saudi Arabia $74.61B
India $66.26B
Russia $61.61B
United Kingdom $55.83B
France $51.41B
Japan $48.54B
Germany $46.50B
South Korea $43.07B
Italy $28.42B
Brazil $28.18B
Australia $26.84B
Canada $22.73B
Israel $19.90B
Turkey $19.65B
Spain $17.82B
Poland $12.04B
Pakistan $11.75B
Iran $11.23B
Netherlands $11.11B
Singapore $10.58B
Colombia $10.13B
Algeria $9.58B
Oman $7.57B
Norway $7.54B
Indonesia $7.49B
Kuwait $7.17B
Thailand $6.88B
Iraq $6.32B
Mexico $5.84B
Greece $5.76B
Sweden $5.73B
Chile $5.55B
Vietnam $5.50B
Belgium $4.84B
Switzerland $4.74B
Denmark $4.56B
Romania $4.36B
Ukraine $4.17B
Philippines $4.11B
Argentina $3.84B
Finland $3.75B
Morocco $3.70B
Bangladesh $3.65B
South Africa $3.62B
Malaysia $3.45B
Austria $3.39B
Portugal $3.25B
Egypt $3.12B
Lebanon $2.78B
Czech Republic $2.71B
Peru $2.65B
Ecuador $2.55B
New Zealand $2.30B
Nigeria $2.04B
Angola $1.98B
Jordan $1.96B
Azerbaijan $1.67B
Sri Lanka $1.64B
Hungary $1.62B
North Korea $1.60B
Myanmar $1.53B
Bahrain $1.53B
Kazakhstan $1.50B
Uzbekistan $1.44B
Slovak Republic $1.30B
Uruguay $1.27B
Kenya $1.11B
Ireland $1.11B
Lithuania $1.06B
Sudan $1.05B
Croatia $966.36M
Bulgaria $961.30M
Tunisia $844.23M
Serbia $817.74M
Venezuela $763.62M
Belarus $709.71M
Latvia $709.37M
Estonia $614.95M
Bolivia $602.86M
Tanzania $599.97M
Dominican Republic $593.68M
Cambodia $543.20M
Slovenia $529.50M
Ethiopia $516.98M
Armenia $513.25M
Botswana $498.09M
Mali $481.73M
Namibia $455.57M
Cyprus $450.41M
Cameroon $429.89M
Nepal $429.37M
Zimbabwe $420.36M
Uganda $408.37M
Paraguay $386.56M
Honduras $385.32M
Senegal $385.13M
Zambia $378.03M
Brunei $357.71M
Luxembourg $355.28M
Georgia $333.91M
Burkina Faso $305.78M
Democratic Republic of Congo $295.35M
El Salvador $294.61M
Republic of Congo $292.26M
Guatemala $273.11M
Gabon $261.22M
Chad $253.17M
Niger $229.64M
Ghana $218.44M
Jamaica $209.68M
Afghanistan $198.07M
Guinea $197.08M
Mozambique $196.54M
Albania $175.89M
Bosnia $172.07M
Trinidad and Tobago $166.01M
Mauritania $159.01M
Equatorial Guinea $149.50M
South Sudan $149.09M
Cuba $128.61M
Kyrgyz Republic $127.15M
North Macedonia $119.61M
Rwanda $118.96M
Togo $104.38M
Mongolia $96.07M
Eswatini $95.86M
Benin $90.21M
Nicaragua $81.59M
Tajikistan $81.42M
Fiji $81.38M
Papua New Guinea $79.96M
Somalia $76.56M
Montenegro $75.37M
Madagascar $73.26M
Malta $66.87M
Burundi $65.44M
Kosovo $63.34M
Guyana $61.75M
Malawi $58.37M
Lesotho $51.06M
Moldova $37.40M
Central African Republic $30.52M
Sierra Leone $29.62M
Belize $23.34M
Mauritius $23.02M
Seychelles $21.56M
Guinea-Bissau $21.20M
Timor-Leste $20.61M
Haiti $13.97M
Liberia $13.23M
Gambia $11.49M
Cabo Verde $10.71M
Costa Rica $0
Iceland $0
Panama $0