Germany spends 1.2 percent of its gross domestic product on military expenditures. The United States, which is perceived to be the most powerful country, has the world's largest economy and biggest military budget, spending about $600 billion on military hardware and personnel in 2015.
Germany. Germany spends 1.2 percent of its gross domestic product on military expenditures. The United States, which is perceived to be the most powerful country, has the world's largest economy and biggest military budget, spending about $600 billion on military hardware and personnel in 2015.
China is definitely the most powerful country at this time. They have a superior global economy to the USA and their military is just as large as ours (actually bigger). They have nuclear capability with all the same weaponry as the USA and all this put together makes quite the formidable opponent.
At this moment USA but the rising world power is China. If you are interested, read about "The Thucydides Trap" - when one great power threatens to displace another.