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RankCountrySpending level: ($ billions)Per capita ($)World share (%) 1. United States$528.7$1,75646% 2. United Kingdom59.29905 3. France53.18755 4. China49.5374 5. Japan43.73414 6. Germany37.04473 7. Russia34.72443 8. Italy29.95143 9. Saudi Arabia2, 329.01,1523 10. India23.9212 11. South Korea21.94552 12. Australia313.86761 13. Canada313.54141 14. Brazil13.4711 15. Spain12.32841 Subtotal, top 15963.783 World1,158177100 1. Market Exchange Rate. 2. Data for Iran and Saudi Arabia include expenditure for public order and safety and might be slight overestimates. 3. The populations of Australia, Canada, and Saudi Arabia each constitute less than 0.5% of the total world population. Source:SIPRI Yearbook 2007,Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.