South Korea
Military Spending Profile
#11
Global Rank
$48.5B
2024 Spending
1.9%
of World Spending
2.6%
of GDP
Military Spending Over Time
Constant 2023 USD (billions)
Military Spending as % of GDP
10-Year Trend
+30.1%
Military spending has increased over the past decade
Peak Spending
$48.5B
in 2021 (constant 2023 USD)
🔫 Arms Sales
$14B
Top Systems:
- • F-35A fighters ($7.2B)
- • AH-64E Apache ($1.5B)
- • Patriot PAC-3
- • Global Hawk drones
- • THAAD
28,500 US troops stationed in South Korea. Annual "burden sharing" payments of $1.1B.
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