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Top 10 military spenders
The ten countries in the world with the highest military spending are responsible for 76 percent of all military expenditures, and the United States is responsible for 45 percent alone. All five permanent members of the UN Security Council (China, France, Russia, United Kingdom and the United States), as well as seven out of the eight G8 countries, can be found among the top ten military spenders of the world. Eight of the top ten military spenders are countries where WILPF has sections.
Arms producing companies in the top ten military spending countries are accountable for 92.5 percent of the total arms sale among the top hundred arms producing companies in the world (excluding China**). This means that the arms producing companies responsible for the vast majority of the global arms sales can be traced back to countries in which WILPF has sections.
Those countries among the top ten military spenders that give money to Official Development Assistance (ODA), give on an average an amount equivalent to around 18 percent of the amount they spend on military. However, some countries give just over 4 percent while others give more than 25 percent. Furthermore, since some of the countries among the top ten military spenders receive, rather than give ODA, the total ODA from the top ten spenders is equivalent to less than 8 percent of their shared military expenditure.
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Country |
Military expenditure 2007, US$ millions* |
Arms sales 2005, US$ millions* |
Share of top 100 arms sales 2005, % * |
Official Development Assistance (ODA) 2006, US$ millions |
ODA compared to military expenditure, % |
Member of the G8 |
Permanent member of UN Security Council |
WILPF section |
1 |
United States |
547 |
182,500 |
62.9 |
23,532 |
4.3 |
√ |
√ |
√ |
2 |
United Kingdom |
59.7 |
34,200 |
11.8 |
12,459 |
20.1 |
√ |
√ |
√ |
3 |
China |
[58.3] |
** |
** |
(-1,757) |
- |
- |
√ |
- |
4 |
France |
53.6 |
19,900 |
6.9 |
10,601 |
19.4 |
√ |
√ |
√ |
5 |
Japan |
43.6 |
6,200 |
2.1 |
11,187 |
26.8 |
√ |
- |
√ |
6 |
Germany |
36.9 |
6,000 |
2.1 |
10,435 |
27.4 |
√ |
- |
√ |
7 |
Russian Federation |
[35.4] |
5,400 |
1.9 |
N/A |
- |
√ |
√ |
√ |
8 |
Saudi Arabia |
33.8 |
- |
- |
(-26) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
9 |
Italy |
33.1 |
10,900 |
3.8 |
3,641 |
11.8 |
√ |
- |
√ |
10 |
India |
24.2 |
3,000 |
1.0 |
(-1,724) |
- |
- |
- |
√ |
* Source:SIPRI, 2007. SIPRI Yearbook 2007: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security. New York: Oxford University Press Inc., p 270 (military spending), p 348 (arms sales).
** SourceMilitary expenditure: SIPRI Yearbook 2008: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security (Oxford University Press: Oxford, 2008), Appendix 5A; PPP rates: International Comparison Program, 2005 International Comparison Program: Preliminary
*** Data on Chinese companies is not available.
**** OECD, Net Official Development Assistance.
° Figures in brackets are countries receiving ODA. Source: World Bank, "2007 World Development Indicators", pp 348-350.
°° Canada is also a member of the G8. Canada’s military expenditure in 2006 was US$ 14,837,000,000, making them the world’s 13th largest military spender.
Page last updated: 19 December 2008
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