The Countries With The Highest Military Expenditure in 2020

The Countries With The Highest Military Expenditure in 2020 2020 was the third consecutive year of U.S. military spending growth after seven years of continuous decline. Elsewhere, China was in second place with $252 billion and its military spending climbed for the 26th consecutive year. India was the world’s third largest military spender last year with $72.9 billion, followed by Russia with $61.7 billion. RANK 1 - USA 778 billion dollars The United States Armed Forces are the military forces of the United States of America. It consists of the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, and Coast Guard. RANK 2 - China 252 billion dollars The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is the regular armed forces of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the armed wing of the PRC’s founding and ruling political party, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Besides the Central Military Commission (CMC) and several minor units. RANK 3 - India 72.9 billion dollars The I