Posted : August
2012
Author : the admin
There are many
different factors that serve as an indicator for the annual defense spending
for a country. They can include the overall size of the economy, the number of
threats, resources and the priorities of a given society. I am sure it will
come as no surprise when you see which country spends the most when it comes to
the annual defense budget. Then again, when you have something worth protecting,
you don’t really care what you have to go through.
Spending: $35.4
Billion
World Share: 2.0%
Percentage of GDP:
1.5
Brazilian Navy, Air
Force and Army serve under one group called the Brazilian armed forces. It is
the largest in all of Latin America with
around 327,710 troops and officers. They don’t really have any serious external
or internal threats but for some reason their annual spending ends up at number
ten. Their military is under the control of their president with President
Dilma Rousseff as the Commander-in-Chief and Celso Amorim as Minister of
Defense.
9. GERMANY
Spending: $46.7
Billion
World Share: 2.7%
Percentage of GDP:
1.3
The Federal Defense
Force or Bundeswehr is what the army, navy and air force serve under. The
states of Germany
are not allowed to have armed forces of their own. According to their
constitution, the military subject falls under the federal government. They
have around 207,247 troops. In addition to that they have around 200,000 troops
in reserve. Thomas de Maiziere serve as the Commander-in-Chief and the Defense
Minister.
8. INDIA
Spending: $46.8
Billion
World Share: 2.7%
Percentage of GDP:
2.5
Indian Armed Forces
consist of Army, Navy, Coast Guard and the Air Force. They are supported
by paramilitary forces. President Pranab Mukherjee serves as the
Commander-in-Chief of the forces while A. K. Antony is the Minister of Defense.
They are spending money on their missile system and their nuclear program. They
have more than 1.32 million troops with around another 2.14 million as
reserves. They are one of the world’s largest military forces.
7. SAUDI ARABIA
Spending: $48.2
Billion
World Share: 2.8%
Percentage of GDP:
8.7
The Saudi Armed Forces comprised of Saudi Arabian Army, Royal Saudi Air Force, Royal Saudi Navy,
Royal Saudi Air Defense, Saudi Arabian National Guard and the paramilitary
forces. They have more than 200,000 active troops. The national guard does not
serve as reserve, they are a full-fledged part of the Armed Forces. King
Abdallah bin Abdul-Aziz al-Saud serves as their Commander-in-Chief and Prince
Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud is the Minister of Defense.
6. JAPAN
Spending: $59.3
Billion
World Share: 3.4%
Percentage of GDP:
1.0
Japan Self-Defense
Forces were established after the end of the Second World War occupation of Japan. They are
mostly engaged in international peacekeeping missions these days. The defense
forces serve under the prime minister by the name of Yoshihiko Noda with
Satoshi Morimoto as the Minister of Defense. They have around 247,746 active
troops while another 57,899 personnel in reserve. Of course these figures are
an estimate.
5. FRANCE
Spending: $62.5
Billion
World Share: 3.6%
Percentage of GDP:
2.3
The French Armed
Forces consist of the French Army, French Navy, French Air Force and National
Gendamerie. The President of the nation is the head of those forces and his
title is ‘Chief of the Military Forces’ or ‘Chef Des Armees’ in French. The
name of the President or the C-in-C is Presiden Francois Hollande while
Jean-Yves Le Driam is the Minister of Defense. They have around 251,750 active
military troops with another 70,000 in reserve.
4. UNITED KINGDOM
Spending: $62.7
Billion
World Share: 3.6
Percentage of GDP:
2.6
The British Armed
Forces include the Navy, Air Force and Army. They are also known as Her
Majesty’s Armed Forces or the Armed Forces of the Crown. The Queen serves as
the Commander-in-Chief of the forces; Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Rt. Hon
Philip Hammond MP is the Secretary of State for Defense and General Sir David
Richards is the Chief of the Defense Staff. They have around 227,160 active
personnel while another 174,800 in reserve.
3. RUSSIA
Spending: $71.9 Billion
World Share: 4.1%
Percentage of GDP:
3.9
When the Soviet
Union was dissolved the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation was formed. The
army is under the control of the government and therefore their president
Vladimir Putin serves as the Supreme Command-in-Chief of the army. Anatoliy
Serdyukov is the Minister of Defence. They have around 1,027,000 active
personnel (2010) with another 754,000 in reserve. Their forces are ranked fifth
in the entire world.
2. CHINA
Spending: $143
Billion
World Share: 8.2%
Percentage of GDP:
2.0
People’s Republic
of China
has a unified military organization by the name of People’s Liberation Army. It
was established in the year 1927 on the 1st of August and to this date it is
celebrated as the PLA Day. Hu Jintao serves as the Chairman of Central Military
Commission, General Liang Guanglie is the Minister of National Defense while
General Chen Bingde is the Chief of PLA General Staff. They have around
2,285,000 active troops and are ranked first while they have another 800,000 as
a reserve.
1. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Spending: $711
Billion
World Share: 41%
Percentage of GDP:
4.7
The forces of the United States of America
are the United States Armed Forces. Their president serves as the head with
help from the United States Department of Defense. Therefore the
Commander-in-Chief of the entire forces is President Barack Obama. Leon Panetta
serves as the Secretary of Defense and General Martin Dempsey is the Chairman
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. They have around 1,456,862 active military troops
while another 1,458,500 in serving as reserve.
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