Global Military Spending Hit Nearly $2.9 Trillion in 2025

The United States remained the largest spender, despite a multibillion-dollar reduction in military aid to Ukraine.

U.S. Marine Staff. Sgt. Tyler Johnson of the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) performs shooting exercises at Fort Benning, Ga., on April 8, 2026. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

Global military expenditure rose 2.9 percent to $2.89 trillion in 2025, the 11th consecutive year of growth, despite a 7.5 percent decline in the United States, according to a Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) report released on April 27.

The top three spenders—the United States, China, and Russia—accounted for $1.48 trillion, or 51 percent, of the global total.