France vs United Kingdom: Military expenditure

France

64.67 billion current USD

in 2024

United Kingdom

81.76 billion current USD

in 2024

France rank

9th

United Kingdom rank

6th

Military expenditure over time

United Kingdom currently reports 81.76 billion current USD against 64.67 billion current USD in France, a difference of 17.09 billion current USD.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.3 times France's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Globally, France ranks 9th and United Kingdom ranks 6th of 167 countries.

Indicator: Military expenditure (current USD)
Unit: current USD
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 211 places, 10,601 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Military spending USD, in current prices (converted at the exchange rate for the given year)