Top 10 Countries with Highest Military Spending in the Last Decade

Top 10 Countries with Highest Military Spending in the Last Decade…

Here are the top 10 countries with the highest military spending in the last decade, along with their budgets and ammunitions acquired:

1. United States

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PHILIPPINE SEA (June 18, 2016) The Nimitz-class Aircraft carriers USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) and USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) conduct dual aircraft carrier strike group operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific. The operations mark the U.S. Navy’s continued presence throughout the area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nathan Burke/Released)

The US has consistently been the highest spender on military in the world, with a military budget of approximately $730 billion in 2021. The country has acquired a wide range of ammunitions, including missiles, fighter jets, tanks, and submarines.

2. China

China has significantly increased its military spending over the past decade, with a budget of approximately $253 billion in 2021. The country has acquired new fighter jets, submarines, and missiles, among other weapons.

3. India

India has also increased its military spending in the last decade, with a budget of approximately $72.9 billion in 2021. The country has acquired a range of weapons, including fighter jets, missiles, and submarines.

4. Russia

Russia has a military budget of approximately $65.1 billion in 2021, and has acquired a range of weapons, including fighter jets, missiles, and submarines.

5. Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia has a military budget of approximately $61.9 billion in 2021, and has acquired a range of weapons, including fighter jets, missiles, and tanks.

6. United Kingdom

UK NATO Military — Photos of Transfer of Authority (TOA) parade on 21st September 2022 at 1100hrs took place at Tapa between the incoming King’s Royal Hussars Battlegroup and the outgoing Royal Welsh Battlegroup. The Enhances forward presence is a six month rotating NATO commitment within the Baltics and Poland. The deployment is aimed to support the defensive plans of Estonia and its neighbours by integrating within the 1st Estonian Infantry Brigade.
KRH-led Battlegroup is a squadron of Danish Leopard tanks, French light infantry and Scots Guards mechanised Infantry.

The UK has a military budget of approximately $61.8 billion in 2021, and has acquired a range of weapons, including fighter jets, tanks, and submarines.

7. Japan

Japan has a military budget of approximately $49.1 billion in 2021, and has acquired a range of weapons, including fighter jets, submarines, and missiles.

8. Germany

Military - German Bundeswehr soldiers of the NATO — German Bundeswehr soldiers of the NATO enhanced forward presence battalion waits to greet German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht upon her arrival at the Rukla military base some 100 kms (62.12 miles) west of the capital Vilnius, Lithuania, Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022. Germany is sending additional troops to Lithuania in response to Russia’s military build-up on the border with Ukraine and the worsening security situation in the Baltic states. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)

Germany has a military budget of approximately $45.7 billion in 2021, and has acquired a range of weapons, including fighter jets, tanks, and submarines.

9. France

France Bastille Day Military Parade — French soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines lmarch in the annual Bastille Day military parade down the Champs-Elysees in Paris, July 14, 2017. DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique Pineiro

France has a military budget of approximately $42.9 billion in 2021, and has acquired a range of weapons, including fighter jets, tanks, and submarines.

10. South Korea

South Korea has a military budget of approximately $44.5 billion in 2021, and has acquired a range of weapons, including fighter jets, submarines, and missiles.

It’s important to note that the specific ammunition acquired by each country can vary widely depending on their individual defense strategies and priorities. Additionally, military spending and weapons acquisition can fluctuate significantly from year to year.