10 countries with highest defence budgets

Union Budget 2017-18

10 countries with highest defence budgets

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United StatesRank - 1    United States spent $596.0 billion, 3.3 per cent of GDP.(List by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute 2016 - Fact Sheet for 2015)

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China Rank - 2   China spent $215.0 billion, 1.9 per cent of GDP(List by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute 2016 - Fact Sheet for 2015)

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Saudi ArabiaRank - 3   Saudi Arabia spent $87.2 billion, 13.7 per cent of GDP.(List by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute 2016 - Fact Sheet for 2015)

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Russia    Rank - 4   Russia spent $66.4 billion, 5.4 per cent of GDP.(List by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute 2016 - Fact Sheet for 2015)

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United KingdomRank - 5   United Kingdom spent $55.5 billion, 2.0 per cent of GDP.(List by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute 2016 - Fact Sheet for 2015)

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India Rank - 6  India spent $51.3 billion, 2.3 per cent of GDP.(List by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute 2016 - Fact Sheet for 2015)

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FranceRank - 7   France spent $50.9 billion, 2.1 per cent of GDP.(List by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute 2016 - Fact Sheet for 2015)

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JapanRank - 8  Japan spent $43.6 billion, 1.4 per cent of GDP.(List by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute 2016 - Fact Sheet for 2015)

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Germany Rank - 9  Germany spent $39.4 billion, 1.2 per cent of GDP.(List by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute 2016 - Fact Sheet for 2015)

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South KoreaRank - 10  South Korea spent $36.4 billion, 2.6 per cent of GDP.(List by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute 2016 - Fact Sheet for 2015)