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This is a list of countries by military expenditure per capita, the amount spent by a nation on its military per capita in a given year. This list is sourced from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute for the year 2009.[1][2]

Per Capita Military Spending[]

Rank Country Year Amount in US$$
1 United States 2009 2,141
2 Flag of Israel Israel 2009 1,882
3 Flag of Singapore Singapore 2008 1,593
4 Flag of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 2009 1,524
5 Flag of Kuwait Kuwait 2009 1,289
6 Flag of Norway Norway 2009 1,245
7 Flag of Greece Greece 2009 1,230
8 Flag of France France 2009 977
9 Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom 2009 940
10 Flag of Bahrain Bahrain 2009 912
11 Flag of Australia Australia 2009 893
12 Flag of Brunei Brunei 2009 866
13 Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg 2009 809
14 Flag of Denmark Denmark 2009 804
15 Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands 2009 759
16 Flag of Finland Finland 2009 702
17 Flag of Sweden Sweden 2009 657
18 Flag of Italy Italy 2009 593
19 Flag of Canada Canada 2009 560
20 Flag of Germany Germany 2009 558
21 Flag of Switzerland  Switzerland 2009 526
22 Flag of Belgium (civil) Belgium 2009 525
23 Flag of South Korea South Korea 2009 493
24 Flag of Russia Russia 2009 430
25 Flag of Japan Japan 2009 401
26 Flag of Spain Spain 2009 398
27 Flag of Poland Poland 2009 285
28 Flag of Turkey Turkey 2009 244
29 Flag of Georgia Georgia 2009 151
30 Flag of Brazil Brazil 2009 142
31 Flag of South Africa South Africa 2009 79
32 Flag of the People's Republic of China China 2009 75
33 Flag of Argentina Argentina 2009 65
34 Flag of Mexico Mexico 2009 49
35 Flag of India India 2009 31
36 Flag of Pakistan Pakistan 2009 28

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