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Police Spending by Country

United States has the highest Police Spending 2024 of the 15 countries listed ($428.66B), followed by China ($258.4B) and Germany ($61.8B). Iceland ranks last of the 15 listed ($363M).

Crime & SafetyPolitics & Government143 countries · 5 metricsUpdated Feb 27, 2025Original page
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Police Spending 2024

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Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median
$19.76B
Middle half $4.41B – $55.45B
Average
$65.82B
15 countries
Highest
$428.66B
United States
Lowest
$363M
Iceland

Data

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143 countries · # = rank by Police Spending 2024
#
1United States$428.66B697,000242
2China$258.4B3,600,000258
3Germany$61.8B289,900349
4Japan$60B322,000255
5United Kingdom$50.9B——
6France$43.4B282,612422
7Russia$38.39B770,000525
8South Korea$19.76B300,000580
9Israel$6.3B24,000289
10Chile$5.4B30,300167
11Norway$4.84B10,170189
12New Zealand$3.97B14,899289
13Ireland$3.5B14,695293
14Costa Rica$1.55B14,500297
15Iceland$363M653196
—India—2,000,000145
—Indonesia—436,432158
—Pakistan—354,221182
—Nigeria—350,000187
—Brazil—500,000242
—Bangladesh—210,000127
—Mexico—580,000495
—Philippines—220,000208
—Iran—215,000250
—Turkey—484,000615
—Thailand—230,000338
—South Africa—193,000345
—Italy—276,750456
—Kenya—95,000204
—Myanmar—93,000170
—Colombia—150,000307
—Algeria—160,000396
—Spain—249,907534
—Argentina—350,000798
—Canada—67,425184
—Ukraine—152,000356
—Poland—100,000259
—Malaysia—102,000321
—Ghana—23,00083
—Peru—104,000330
—Nepal—79,538272
—Niger—8,70042
—Australia—65,000264
—Mali—7,00038
—Sri Lanka—89,000424
—Taiwan—64,816273
—Somalia—5,53243
—Romania—60,000304
—Netherlands—50,400295
—Ecuador—40,000241
—Cambodia—64,000410
—Zimbabwe—50,000351
—Guinea—10,00077
—South Sudan—52,000429
—Tunisia—15,000131
—Haiti—12,000108
—Belgium—37,840334
—Dominican Republic—32,000318
—Jordan—25,000256
—Papua New Guinea—5,31165
—Sweden—20,423198
—Czechia—40,152378
—Portugal—46,083446
—Togo—4,00056
—Greece—55,000507
—Hungary—36,104367
—Austria—29,900335
—Switzerland—17,630211
—Belarus—30,970331
—Hong Kong—40,000533
—Bulgaria—24,283339
—Serbia—45,000636
—El Salvador—21,900336
—Denmark—11,225196
—Singapore—11,981200
—Liberia—4,100101
—Palestine—85,0001,523
—Finland—7,300132
—Slovakia—21,734398
—Kuwait—18,000430
—Panama—12,000315
—Croatia—20,004514
—Uruguay—30,000862
—Armenia—13,500456
—Gambia—5,000266
—Jamaica—8,600316
—Lithuania—7,007250
—Albania—9,900326
—Botswana—8,500381
—Lesotho—2,404125
—Slovenia—7,170340
—Latvia—7,000358
—North Macedonia—11,688564
—Trinidad and Tobago—6,500482
—Cyprus—3,000338
—Estonia—4,424336
—Eswatini—4,164368
—Mauritius—12,475987
—Fiji—1,970227
—Comoros—50062
—Solomon Islands—1,442225
—Macau—6,000920
—Luxembourg—1,812307
—Montenegro—4,210677
—Malta—1,902443
—Brunei—4,4001,068
—Belize—1,300346
—Bahamas—3,000794
—Vanuatu—575207
—New Caledonia—268100
—French Polynesia—22081
—Barbados—1,394489
—Samoa—1,027527
—Saint Lucia—947509
—Kiribati—458404
—Grenada—900871
—Micronesia—500486
—Tonga—418414
—Saint Vincent and the Grenadines—691628
—Antigua and Barbuda—600695
—Isle of Man—236279
—Andorra—237304
—Cayman Islands—343568
—Dominica—506710
—Bermuda—469757
—Saint Kitts and Nevis—450974
—American Samoa—200350
—Sint Maarten—370967
—Gibraltar—280856
—Liechtenstein—131329
—British Virgin Islands—253796
—Monaco—5001,302
—Marshall Islands—130237
—San Marino—160485
—Palau—75418
—Cook Islands—100552
—Nauru—80793
—Saint Barthelemy—11117
—Wallis and Futuna—20170
—Tuvalu—72677
—Montserrat—761,544
—Niue—161,088
—Vatican City—13015,439

What correlates with Police Spending 2024?

Pearson r against 1,986 other country metrics sharing at least 10 countries, 7 near-identical series hidden. Correlation is not causation.

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Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Police Spending 2024 tend to score lower on these

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    r = −0.76 · very strong · n = 14
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    r = −0.75 · very strong · n = 14
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    r = −0.74 · very strong · n = 14
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    r = −0.73 · very strong · n = 14
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  5. Bulimia Nervosa - FemaleEating Disorders by Country
    r = −0.73 · very strong · n = 14
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  6. Eating Disorders Prevalence - MaleEating Disorders by Country
    r = −0.73 · very strong · n = 14
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Quick answers

Which country has the highest Police Spending 2024?
United States has the highest Police Spending 2024 of the 15 countries listed, at $428.66B, followed by China ($258.4B) and Germany ($61.8B).
Which country ranks last on Police Spending 2024 of those listed?
Iceland ranks last of the 15 countries listed, at $363M. The list covers 15 of 235 countries.
Where does the Police Spending by Country data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Which Country Spends the Most on Police? - Work + Money; List of countries and dependencies by number of police officers; Government Finance Statistics (GFS), Expenditure by Function of Government - World Bank.

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