U.K. Military Spending/Defense Budget 1960-2024

Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country).
  • U.K. military spending/defense budget for 2022 was $68.46B, a 1.43% increase from 2021.
  • U.K. military spending/defense budget for 2021 was $67.50B, a 15.72% increase from 2020.
  • U.K. military spending/defense budget for 2020 was $58.33B, a 3.12% increase from 2019.
  • U.K. military spending/defense budget for 2019 was $56.57B, a 1.32% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Billions of US $
United States $876.94B
Saudi Arabia $75.01B
United Kingdom $68.46B
Germany $55.76B
France $53.64B
South Korea $46.37B
Japan $45.99B
Italy $33.49B
Australia $32.30B
Canada $26.90B
Israel $23.41B
Spain $20.31B
Poland $16.57B
Netherlands $15.61B
Qatar $15.41B
Singapore $11.69B
Norway $8.39B
Kuwait $8.24B
Greece $8.10B
Sweden $7.72B
Belgium $6.87B
Switzerland $6.15B
Oman $5.78B
Chile $5.57B
Denmark $5.47B
Finland $4.82B
Czech Republic $4.01B
Austria $3.63B
Portugal $3.50B
New Zealand $2.83B
Argentina $2.58B
Hungary $2.57B
Slovak Republic $1.99B
Lithuania $1.73B
Bahrain $1.38B
Uruguay $1.38B
Croatia $1.31B
Ireland $1.16B
Latvia $0.85B
Estonia $0.81B
Slovenia $0.74B
Luxembourg $0.56B
Cyprus $0.49B
Brunei $0.44B
Trinidad and Tobago $0.20B
Malta $0.09B
Seychelles $0.03B
Panama $0.00B
Iceland $0.00B
U.K. Military Spending/Defense Budget - Historical Data
Year Billions of US $ % of GDP
2022 $68.46B 2.23%
2021 $67.50B 2.16%
2020 $58.33B 2.16%
2019 $56.57B 1.98%
2018 $55.83B 1.94%
2017 $52.08B 1.95%
2016 $53.33B 1.98%
2015 $59.99B 2.04%
2014 $67.00B 2.18%
2013 $63.84B 2.29%
2012 $65.45B 2.42%
2011 $66.57B 2.50%
2010 $63.98B 2.57%
2009 $64.01B 2.65%
2008 $72.92B 2.49%
2007 $73.45B 2.37%
2006 $64.22B 2.37%
2005 $61.65B 2.42%
2004 $60.25B 2.50%
2003 $52.34B 2.55%
2002 $44.25B 2.49%
2001 $39.51B 2.41%
2000 $39.34B 2.37%
1999 $40.76B 2.42%
1998 $41.22B 2.50%
1997 $39.89B 2.56%
1996 $38.57B 2.72%
1995 $38.29B 2.85%
1994 $38.57B 3.38%
1993 $38.11B 3.59%
1992 $45.59B 3.86%
1991 $47.05B 4.12%
1990 $43.55B 3.98%
1989 $37.46B 4.04%
1988 $38.36B 4.21%
1987 $34.92B 4.69%
1986 $30.43B 5.06%
1985 $26.03B 5.32%
1984 $25.42B 5.51%
1983 $26.42B 5.40%
1982 $27.71B 5.38%
1981 $26.95B 4.98%
1980 $28.36B 5.02%
1979 $20.54B 4.68%
1978 $15.90B 4.73%
1977 $12.95B 4.92%
1976 $12.04B 5.18%
1975 $12.91B 5.34%
1974 $10.45B 5.07%
1973 $9.45B 4.91%
1972 $8.79B 5.17%
1971 $7.52B 5.08%
1970 $6.79B 5.20%
1969 $6.20B 5.50%
1968 $6.22B 5.94%
1967 $6.93B 6.24%
1966 $6.69B 6.25%
1965 $6.48B 6.44%
1964 $6.16B 6.60%
1963 $5.81B 6.80%
1962 $5.60B 6.94%
1961 $5.31B 6.92%
1960 $5.13B 7.09%