Defense

All indicators in this category, across the 20 countries we cover.

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Defense spending

United States
China
Japan
Germany
France
United Kingdom
Canada
Italy
European Union
Argentina
Australia
Brazil
India
Indonesia
South Korea
Mexico
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Turkey
South Africa

Overseas deployments

France
Defense

France — Overseas deployments

~5,560
deployed abroad
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Source: Ministère des Armées (defense.gouv.fr) — État-major des armées, points de situation hebdomadaires + page « missions et opérations »· May 2026

Military spending (USD)

United States
China
Japan
Germany
France
United Kingdom
Canada
Italy
European Union
Argentina
Australia
Brazil
India
Indonesia
South Korea
Mexico
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Turkey
South Africa

Active military personnel

United States
China
Japan
Germany
France
United Kingdom
Canada
Italy
European Union
Argentina
Australia
Brazil
India
Indonesia
South Korea
Mexico
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Turkey
South Africa

Military personnel (% labour force)

United States
China
Japan
Germany
France
United Kingdom
Canada
Italy
European Union
Argentina
Australia
Brazil
India
Indonesia
South Korea
Mexico
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Turkey
South Africa

Arms exports

United States
China
Defense

China — Arms exports

1.1B USD
2024
Source: World Bank· 2026
Japan
Defense

Japan — Arms exports

21M USD
2024
Source: World Bank· 2026
Germany
France
United Kingdom
Canada
Italy
Defense

Italy — Arms exports

1.4B USD
2024
Source: World Bank· 2026
European Union
Argentina
Australia
Brazil
India
Defense

India — Arms exports

25M USD
2024
Source: World Bank· 2026
Indonesia
South Korea
Mexico
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Turkey
South Africa

Arms imports

United States
China
Japan
Germany
France
United Kingdom
Canada
Italy
European Union
Argentina
Australia
Brazil
India
Indonesia
South Korea
Mexico
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Turkey
South Africa

Defense spending — % of government expenditure

United States
China
Japan
Germany
France
United Kingdom
Canada
Italy
European Union
Argentina
Australia
Brazil
India
Indonesia
South Korea
Mexico
Russia
Saudi Arabia
South Africa

Defense spending — local currency (EUR)

United States
China
Japan
Germany
France
United Kingdom
Canada
Italy
European Union
Argentina
Australia
Brazil
India
Indonesia
South Korea
Mexico
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Turkey
South Africa

Govt R&D budget — defense (M EUR)

France

Govt R&D budget — defense (% GDP)

France

Govt R&D budget — defense per capita

France

Govt R&D budget — total (M EUR)

France

Govt R&D budget — space (M EUR)

France

Govt R&D budget — energy (M EUR)

France