Global nuclear weapons spending surges
Investment in nuclear weapons has increased by 13% to a record $91.4 billion during 2023, driven by a sharp rise in U.S. defence budgets amid growing geopolitical tensions

SHARE OF GLOBAL SPENDING, 2023
Percentage change from 2022

China 
$11.9bn
6.7%

Russia 
$8.3bn
6.1%

UK
$8.1bn
17.1%

 
France
$6.1bn 
5.7%

India
$2.7bn
2.5%

Israel
$1.1bn
2.4%

Pakistan 
$1bn
12.5%

North Korea
$0.86bn
4.7%

U.S. 
$51.5bn
17.8%

U.S. spent more than all other nuclear- armed countries combined

TOTAL $91.4 billion
13.4%
Equivalent to $2,898 per second

TOTAL SPENT OVER 5 YEARS (2019-23, $ billions)
U.S. 212.2
China 53.4
Russia 37.3
UK 32.2
France 27.1
India 11.6 
Israel 5.2 
N. Korea 4.2
Pakistan 3.9

 TOTAL $386.9bn
– spending has surged by $23.2bn, or 34%, over last five years
 
Picture: U.S. Department of Defense
    
Source: International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN)
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