2026-04-14 · percent of world military spending
Western European powers still spend heavily on defense
UK and France together remain a visible slice of global military outlays.
The United Kingdom and France together account for 7% of world military spending in 2026. A modest slice of the global total on its own, but a visible one — and a sign that Western Europe still carries real weight in defense. The remaining 93% belongs to the rest of the world.
1 cell = 0.1 percent of world military spending (0.1% of world military spending) · 1,000 cells
Context
The 7% figure is the United Kingdom and France's combined military expenditure as a share of the world total, based on SIPRI estimates via Our World in Data and rounded to whole percentages.
Military budgets carry trade-offs: armed forces can defend against external threats or respond to emergencies such as natural disasters, but their upkeep can also divert resources from other public priorities like healthcare and education.
The remaining 93% of world military spending sits outside the spotlight, grouped in the grid into regional bands — each one larger than the UK and France's combined share.
Country shares of world military spending (SIPRI via Our World in Data), rounded.
Share and export
Credit this grid as Inagrid — https://inagrid.com/e/2026-04-14-pol-mil-uk-france-share