2026-04-16 · percent of world military spending
U.S. military spending leads every other country
SIPRI tracks spending in current USD — the U.S. share still towers over peers.
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SIPRI data compiled on Our World in Data shows the United States at roughly two-fifths of world military expenditure in recent years.
Shares are shown as percent of the global total, not per-capita spending.