15 Countries With Highest Defense Spending and Largest Military Budgets

9. Germany

Military Spending: $41.1 Billion

Germany ranks 9th in our list of countries with highest defense spending and largest military budgets. It is another NATO member that under-spends on its military. Its military expenditures as apercentage of GDP sits at just 1.2%, well below the 2% threshold. However, historically-speaking, Germany has its reasons to have a restrained military power, as it was responsible for the last two World Wars, which is why both the country’s citizens and its neighbors are not really looking forward to the country spending more on its military. Nevertheless, as the largest economy in Europe, Germany plays a major role in European and international security.

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