Syrian Arab Republic Military Spending/Defense Budget 1960-2025

Syrian Arab Republic military spending/defense budget for 2011 was 2.49 billion US dollars, a 6.35% increase from 2010.
  • Syrian Arab Republic military spending/defense budget for 2010 was 2.35 billion US dollars, a 7.52% increase from 2009.
  • Syrian Arab Republic military spending/defense budget for 2009 was 2.18 billion US dollars, a 25.95% increase from 2008.
  • Syrian Arab Republic military spending/defense budget for 2008 was 1.73 billion US dollars, a 8.34% increase from 2007.
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 $752.29B
Euro Area $194.18B
China $125.29B
Russia $70.24B
United Kingdom $66.57B
Japan $60.76B
France $54.12B
India $49.63B
Saudi Arabia $48.53B
Germany $45.16B
Brazil $36.94B
Italy $33.83B
South Korea $30.99B
Australia $26.60B
Canada $21.39B
Spain $19.70B
UAE $19.18B
Turkey $17.01B
Israel $15.10B
Iran $14.28B
Netherlands $11.65B
Colombia $10.31B
Poland $9.46B
Singapore $8.92B
Algeria $8.65B
Norway $7.23B
Greece $7.13B
Pakistan $6.95B
Sweden $6.32B
Indonesia $5.84B
Chile $5.69B
Thailand $5.51B
Belgium $5.50B
Mexico $5.50B
Kuwait $5.39B
Oman $5.00B
Switzerland $4.97B
Malaysia $4.69B
South Africa $4.59B
Denmark $4.52B
Egypt $4.46B
Iraq $4.28B
Finland $4.10B
Argentina $4.05B
Portugal $3.65B
Angola $3.64B
Venezuela $3.58B
Austria $3.41B
Morocco $3.34B
Azerbaijan $3.08B
Philippines $2.70B
Vietnam $2.69B
Ukraine $2.50B
Syrian Arab Republic $2.49B
Czech Republic $2.47B
Ecuador $2.45B
Nigeria $2.38B
Romania $2.38B
Peru $2.36B
New Zealand $1.94B
Kazakhstan $1.80B
Bangladesh $1.80B
Sri Lanka $1.75B
Lebanon $1.63B
Yemen $1.61B
Jordan $1.59B
Hungary $1.47B
Ireland $1.30B
Croatia $1.11B
Slovak Republic $1.06B
South Sudan $1.05B
Bahrain $1.03B
Serbia $986.96M
Uruguay $824.83M
Bulgaria $757.93M
Belarus $756.28M
Tunisia $715.24M
Slovenia $665.68M
Kenya $646.68M
Chad $609.71M
Uganda $607.14M
Cyprus $479.74M
Georgia $468.78M
Namibia $443.59M
Brunei $415.37M
Bolivia $403.57M
Armenia $390.87M
Estonia $389.24M
Botswana $363.32M
Dominican Republic $348.56M
Cameroon $347.48M
Lithuania $344.61M
Ethiopia $332.44M
Afghanistan $325.81M
Zambia $309.11M
Tanzania $307.47M
Latvia $296.83M
Paraguay $285.11M
Nepal $284.52M
Gabon $265.97M
Democratic Republic of Congo $238.79M
Ghana $234.33M
Luxembourg $232.15M
Senegal $230.19M
El Salvador $220.70M
Bosnia $211.88M
Honduras $200.36M
Zimbabwe $198.44M
Guatemala $197.43M
Albania $197.01M
Cambodia $192.16M
Mali $161.06M
Trinidad and Tobago $146.08M
Burkina Faso $138.85M
Jamaica $133.64M
North Macedonia $132.46M
Mozambique $118.87M
Eswatini $106.63M
Cuba $93.74M
Mongolia $87.16M
Kyrgyz Republic $86.42M
Niger $83.95M
Montenegro $79.38M
Rwanda $75.38M
Madagascar $71.99M
Tajikistan $71.34M
Papua New Guinea $64.19M
Fiji $60.79M
Togo $59.02M
Lesotho $58.17M
Malta $55.89M
Malawi $52.80M
Nicaragua $51.45M
Kosovo $50.97M
Central African Republic $49.87M
Guyana $32.42M
Sierra Leone $25.48M
Moldova $22.97M
Timor-Leste $20.53M
Lao PDR $19.01M
Guinea-Bissau $17.52M
Mauritius $17.51M
Belize $15.42M
Liberia $12.54M
Cabo Verde $9.76M
Seychelles $8.71M
Costa Rica $0
Haiti $0
Iceland $0
Panama $0
North Korea $0