In which countries does the Pentagon spend the most contract money?
Top 10 by obligations across all loaded years. Leading: USA ($1.66T); JPN ($19.04B); DEU ($12.12B).
| Country | Obligations |
|---|---|
| USA | $1.66T |
| JPN | $19.04B |
| DEU | $12.12B |
| KOR | $8.27B |
| KWT | $6.13B |
| CAN | $5.35B |
| POL | $3.83B |
| SAU | $3.60B |
| QAT | $2.80B |
| GBR | $2.72B |
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How to read this
- Amounts are obligations (money committed), not outlays (money paid).
- FY2026 is not complete: data as of 2026-09-30.
- No year given: covers FY2023–FY2026.
- Recent defense contracts are undercounted: DoD publishes contract actions with about a 90-day delay, so amounts after 2026-07-02 are incomplete or missing.
- Location is where the work is performed, not where the recipient is based.