Money | war US Spends More on War Than Next 7 Nations Combined China is a distant 2nd By Arden Dier Posted May 2, 2018 8:09 AM CDT Copied In this April 4, 2018, file photo, a US soldier sits on an armored vehicle in Manbij, north Syria. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File) A "near-constant state of war" is just one of the reasons the US spends more than any other country in the world on its military—by a long shot. If the next seven major military spenders combined their funds, they still wouldn't measure up, according to a list compiled by 24/7 Wall St., though China is making strides. The 10 countries that spent the most on war in 2017: USA: $610 billion (3.1% of GDP) China: $228 billion (1.9%) Saudi Arabia: $69.4 billion (10%) Russia: $66.3 billion (4.3%) India: $63.9 billion (2.5%) France: $57.8 billion (2.3% of GDP) United Kingdom: $47.2 billion (1.8%) Japan: $45.4 billion (0.9%) Germany: $44.3 billion (1.2%) South Korea: $39.2 billion (2.6%) Click for the full list or see the world's happiest countries. Read These Next Trump "never heard" that "shylocks" is offensive. At least 13 people are dead in Texas flooding. He was caught working for 4 startups at once. Trump signs bill as protesters gather. Report an error