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The US Spends More On 'Defense' Than The Next 8 Countries Combined
The US Spends More On 'Defense' Than The Next 8 Countries Combined
For the first time on record, the top 15 military spenders allocated more than $2 trillion to defense in 2025.
Total global defense spending also reached a record $2.6 trillion, signaling a major shift in geopolitical priorities.
Using data from the International Institute for Strategic Studies, this visualization, via Visual Capitalist's Dorothy Neufeld, ranks the 15 countries driving this surge in military spending.
While the U.S. still operates on an entirely different scale, the biggest shift is happening in Europe, where countries...
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