Peace & War · Live Data · 161 economies

Peace & War

Military spending, conflict exposure, defense burden and peace stability indicators across countries.

World Bank WDI · SIPRI

Geopolitical-economic intelligence

War, peace and militarization are economic variables. Defense burdens shape fiscal space and sovereign risk; rearmament cycles move industrial production and public debt; armed conflict disrupts trade routes, energy supply and currencies; and arms-trade flows track alliance structures and strategic dependencies. This module connects military and conflict data to the platform's country risk, fiscal, trade and energy intelligence.

Country risk Fiscal pressure Trade disruption Energy risk

Key defense metrics

Economies covered
170
with defense data
Highest defense burden
34.5% of GDP
Ukraine · 2024
Largest military budget
$997.3B
United States · 2024
Largest armed forces
3.07M
India · 2020

What this module covers today

  • · Military expenditure — % of GDP, current USD, and share of government expenditure
  • · Armed forces personnel — total and % of labor force
  • · Arms imports and exports — SIPRI trend-indicator values

Source: World Bank WDI (military series republished from SIPRI / IISS).

Planned data sources

  • · SIPRI Military Expenditure Database — direct ingestion for longer history
  • · UCDP armed conflict datasets — conflict presence and intensity context
  • · ACLED — conflict event data (requires registered access)
  • · Global Peace Index (IEP) — peace and stability benchmarking

No conflict scores or event feeds are shown until these sources are actually integrated.

Live Data Rankings

179 economies · World Bank WDI · SIPRI

These rankings use the latest available World Bank / IMF / platform database indicators. Military series are SIPRI/IISS data republished through the World Bank WDI.

Highest Military Expenditure (% of GDP)161 economies
#Country% of GDPYr
1Ukraine34.5%2024
2Eritrea20.9%2003
3Israel8.8%2024
4Algeria8.0%2024
5Saudi Arabia7.3%2024
6Russia7.1%2024
7Myanmar6.8%2024
8Qatar6.5%2022
9United Arab Emirates5.6%2014
10Oman5.6%2024
11Armenia5.5%2024
12Libya5.3%2023
13Azerbaijan5.0%2024
14Kuwait4.8%2024
15Jordan4.8%2024
16Burkina Faso4.7%2024
17Mali4.2%2024
18Poland4.2%2024
19Syria4.1%2010
20Yemen4.0%2014
Largest Military Expenditure (USD)165 economies
#CountryUSDYr
1United States$997.3B2024
2China$313.7B2024
3Russia$149.0B2024
4Germany$88.5B2024
5India$86.1B2024
6United Kingdom$81.8B2024
7Saudi Arabia$80.3B2024
8Ukraine$64.7B2024
9France$64.7B2024
10Japan$55.3B2024
11South Korea$47.6B2024
12Israel$46.5B2024
13Poland$38.0B2024
14Italy$38.0B2024
15Australia$33.8B2024
16Canada$29.3B2024
17Turkey$25.0B2024
18Spain$24.6B2024
19Netherlands$23.2B2024
20United Arab Emirates$22.8B2014
Defense Share of Government Expenditure158 economies
#Country% of govt spendYr
1Ukraine54.0%2024
2Belarus50.7%2024
3Eritrea46.4%2003
4Myanmar29.1%2024
5Qatar26.9%2022
6Saudi Arabia22.3%2024
7Somalia21.6%2024
8Algeria21.4%2024
9Oman20.1%2024
10Singapore20.1%2024
11Israel20.0%2024
12Russia18.9%2024
13Armenia18.3%2024
14Chad17.2%2024
15United Arab Emirates17.0%2014
16Burkina Faso17.0%2024
17Mali16.6%2024
18Azerbaijan15.2%2024
19Jordan14.4%2024
20Yemen14.3%2014
Largest Armed Forces (Personnel)170 economies
#CountryPersonnelYr
1India3.07M2020
2China2.54M2020
3North Korea1.47M2020
4Russia1.45M2020
5United States1.40M2020
6Pakistan943K2020
7Egypt836K2020
8Brazil762K2020
9Indonesia676K2020
10Iran650K2020
11South Korea569K2020
12Vietnam522K2020
13Turkey512K2020
14Myanmar463K2020
15Iraq459K2020
16Thailand455K2020
17Colombia428K2020
18Venezuela343K2020
19Mexico341K2020
20Italy338K2020
Largest Arms Importers (SIPRI TIV)179 economies
#CountryTIV MYr
1Ukraine5,230,000,000 TIV2024
2Poland1,448,000,000 TIV2024
3United States1,209,000,000 TIV2024
4India1,168,000,000 TIV2024
5Qatar1,152,000,000 TIV2024
6Saudi Arabia1,111,000,000 TIV2024
7South Korea1,009,000,000 TIV2024
8Australia983,000,000 TIV2024
9Pakistan982,000,000 TIV2024
10Japan977,000,000 TIV2024
11United Arab Emirates932,000,000 TIV2024
12Bahrain848,000,000 TIV2024
13United Kingdom643,000,000 TIV2024
14Greece623,000,000 TIV2024
15Hungary604,000,000 TIV2024
16Kazakhstan550,000,000 TIV2024
17Belgium515,000,000 TIV2024
18Kuwait503,000,000 TIV2024
19Russia467,000,000 TIV2024
20Brazil435,000,000 TIV2024
Largest Arms Exporters (SIPRI TIV)96 economies
#CountryTIV MYr
1United States13,512,000,000 TIV2024
2France2,272,000,000 TIV2024
3Germany2,049,000,000 TIV2024
4Italy1,379,000,000 TIV2024
5Russia1,339,000,000 TIV2024
6China1,131,000,000 TIV2024
7Israel1,026,000,000 TIV2024
8South Korea964,000,000 TIV2024
9United Kingdom756,000,000 TIV2024
10Norway710,000,000 TIV2024
11Spain639,000,000 TIV2024
12Netherlands392,000,000 TIV2024
13Sweden381,000,000 TIV2024
14Turkey332,000,000 TIV2024
15North Korea243,000,000 TIV2024
16Iran226,000,000 TIV2024
17Jordan226,000,000 TIV2024
18Denmark166,000,000 TIV2024
19Slovakia154,000,000 TIV2023
20Canada152,000,000 TIV2024