08_Global Distribution of Military Spending, 2009

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Global Distribution of Military Spending, 2009 Millions of current dollars Country Defense Precentage of Cumulative expenditure Global total percentage United States 661,049 45.3% 45% Formal U.S. Allies NATO Canada 19,575 1.3% 47% France 54,446 3.7% 50% Germany 47,466 3.3% 54% Italy 30,489 2.1% 56% Spain 16,944 1.2% 57% Turkey 10,883 0.7% 58% United Kingdom 59,131 4.1% 62% Rest of NATO (1) 61,848 4.2% 66% Total NATO (excluding U.S.) 300,782 Total NATO 961,831 Rio Pact (2) 48,530 3.3% 69% Key Asia-Pacific Allies Japan 51,085 3.5% 73% South Korea 22,439 1.5% 74% Australia 19,515 1.3% 76% New Zealand 1,358 0.1% 76% Thailand 4,732 0.3% 76% Philippines 1,363 0.1% 76% Total Key Asia-Pacific Allies 100,492 Informal U.S. Allies Israel 13,516 0.9% 77% Egypt 4,118 0.3% 77% Iraq 4,118 0.3% 78% Pakistan 3,811 0.3% 78% Gulf Cooperation Council (3) 59,720 4.1% 82% Jordan 1,393 0.1% 82% Morocco 3,061 0.2% 82% Mexico 4,796 0.3% 83% Taiwan 9,500 0.7% 83% Total Informal Allies 104,033 Other Nations Non-NATO Europe 24,258 1.7% 85% Other Middle East and North Africa (4) 9,945 0.7% 86% Other Central and South Asia (5) 4,435 0.3% 86% Other East Asia and Pacific (6) 14,606 1.0% 87% Other Caribbean and Latin America (7) 141 0.0% 87% Sub-Saharan Africa 15,146 1.0% 88% Total Other Nations 68,531 Major Neutral Nations China (8) 70,381 4.8% 93% Russia 38,293 2.6% 95% India 38,278 2.6% 98% Indonesia 4,821 0.3% 98% Total Major Neutral Nations 151,733 Nemeses and Adversaries Iran 8,636 0.6% 99% North Korea (9) 5,000 0.3% 99% Syria 2,229 0.2% 99% Myanmar 2,000 0.1% 100% Venezuela 3,316 0.2% 100% Cuba 1,960 0.1% 100% Total Nemeses and Adversaries 23,141 TOTAL 1,459,283 100% Source: International Institute for Strategic Studies, The Military Balance 2011 (New York: Routledge Press, 2011), pp. 471-477 1 - Albania, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia. 2 - Argentina, Bahamas, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, and Uruguay. 3 - Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates. 4 - Algeria, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Tunisia, and Yemen. 5 - Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. 6 - Brunei, Cambodia, Fiji, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Timor Leste, and Vietnam. 7 - Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Jamaica, and Suriname. 8 - The U.S. government estimate is more than twice the amount shown, equaling roughly 10% of the global total. 9 - North Korea and Myanmar are author estimates. Figures were added to overall total.

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Key Asia-Pacific Allies Japan 51,085 3.5% 73% South Korea 22,439 1.5% 74% Australia 19,515 1.3% 76% New Zealand 1,358 0.1% 76% Thailand 4,732 0.3% 76% Philippines 1,363 0.1% 76% Total Key Asia-Pacific Allies 100,492 TOTAL 1,459,283 100% Rio Pact (2) 48,530 3.3% 69% Country Defense Precentage of Cumulative expenditure Global total percentage United States 661,049 45.3% 45% Global Distribution of Military Spending, 2009 Millions of current dollars

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Global Distribution of Military Spending, 2009Millions of current dollars

Country Defense Precentage of Cumulative expenditure Global total percentage

United States 661,049 45.3% 45%

Formal U.S. AlliesNATOCanada 19,575 1.3% 47%France 54,446 3.7% 50%Germany 47,466 3.3% 54%Italy 30,489 2.1% 56%Spain 16,944 1.2% 57%Turkey 10,883 0.7% 58%United Kingdom 59,131 4.1% 62%Rest of NATO (1) 61,848 4.2% 66%Total NATO (excluding U.S.) 300,782Total NATO 961,831

Rio Pact (2) 48,530 3.3% 69%

Key Asia-Pacific AlliesJapan 51,085 3.5% 73%South Korea 22,439 1.5% 74%Australia 19,515 1.3% 76%New Zealand 1,358 0.1% 76%Thailand 4,732 0.3% 76%Philippines 1,363 0.1% 76%Total Key Asia-Pacific Allies 100,492

Informal U.S. AlliesIsrael 13,516 0.9% 77%Egypt 4,118 0.3% 77%Iraq 4,118 0.3% 78%Pakistan 3,811 0.3% 78%Gulf Cooperation Council (3) 59,720 4.1% 82%Jordan 1,393 0.1% 82%Morocco 3,061 0.2% 82%Mexico 4,796 0.3% 83%Taiwan 9,500 0.7% 83%Total Informal Allies 104,033

Other NationsNon-NATO Europe 24,258 1.7% 85%Other Middle East and North Africa (4) 9,945 0.7% 86%Other Central and South Asia (5) 4,435 0.3% 86%Other East Asia and Pacific (6) 14,606 1.0% 87%Other Caribbean and Latin America (7) 141 0.0% 87%Sub-Saharan Africa 15,146 1.0% 88%Total Other Nations 68,531

Major Neutral NationsChina (8) 70,381 4.8% 93%Russia 38,293 2.6% 95%India 38,278 2.6% 98%Indonesia 4,821 0.3% 98%Total Major Neutral Nations 151,733

Nemeses and AdversariesIran 8,636 0.6% 99%North Korea (9) 5,000 0.3% 99%Syria 2,229 0.2% 99%Myanmar 2,000 0.1% 100%Venezuela 3,316 0.2% 100%Cuba 1,960 0.1% 100%Total Nemeses and Adversaries 23,141

TOTAL 1,459,283 100%

Source: International Institute for Strategic Studies, The Military Balance 2011 (New York: Routledge Press, 2011), pp. 471-477

1 - Albania, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia. 2 - Argentina, Bahamas, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, and Uruguay.3 - Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates.4 - Algeria, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Tunisia, and Yemen.5 - Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.6 - Brunei, Cambodia, Fiji, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Timor Leste, and Vietnam.7 - Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Jamaica, and Suriname.8 - The U.S. government estimate is more than twice the amount shown, equaling roughly 10% of the global total. 9 - North Korea and Myanmar are author estimates. Figures were added to overall total.