GLOBAL
CONFLICT COST TRACKER
Live estimates · 10 active · 22 total tracked
Methodology
LIVE
Region
Combined Estimate · 10 Active · Since Mar 2007
$1.367Trillion
$10,385
/ sec
$623,125
/ min
$37.4M
/ hour
$897.3M
/ day
10 conflicts
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🇺🇦
Russia-Ukraine War
ACTIVE
Europe · Day 1,544 · Russia vs. Ukraine + Western support
$1.27 Trillion
93.2% of total · $825.0M/day
🇲🇲
Myanmar Civil War
ACTIVE
Asia · Day 1,932 · Military Junta (SAC) vs. People's Defence Force + ethnic armed groups
$26.47 Billion
1.9% of total · $13.7M/day
🇸🇴
Somalia / Al-Shabaab War
ACTIVE
Africa · Day 7,013 · Somalia + AU Mission (AMISOM/ATMIS/AUSSOM) + U.S. vs. Al-Shabaab
$16.08 Billion
1.2% of total · $2.0M/day
🇳🇬
Nigeria / Boko Haram + ISWAP
ACTIVE
Africa · Day 6,140 · Nigeria + MNJTF vs. Boko Haram / ISWAP
$15.85 Billion
1.2% of total · $2.5M/day
🌍
Sahel / West Africa
ACTIVE
Africa · Day 2,329 · Multiple governments vs. JNIM / ISGS (Islamic State Greater Sahara)
$9.32 Billion
0.7% of total · $4.0M/day
🇸🇩
Sudan Civil War
ACTIVE
Africa · Day 1,129 · Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) vs. Rapid Support Forces (RSF)
$9.03 Billion
0.7% of total · $8.0M/day
🇨🇩
DR Congo / M23
ACTIVE
Africa · Day 1,294 · DRC Armed Forces (FARDC) + SADC vs. M23 / Rwanda
$7.12 Billion
0.5% of total · $5.5M/day
🇻🇪
Venezuela / Operation Absolute Resolve
ACTIVE
Americas · Day 168 · United States vs. Venezuela (Maduro government / FANB loyalists)
$6.71 Billion
0.5% of total · $31.0M/day
🇲🇿
Mozambique / Cabo Delgado
ACTIVE
Africa · Day 3,147 · Mozambique + Rwanda vs. Ansar al-Sunna (ISIS-Mozambique / al-Shabaab)
$2.09 Billion
0.2% of total · $600,000/day
🇵🇰
Pakistan–Afghanistan War 2026
ACTIVE
Asia · Day 80 · Pakistan vs. Afghan Taliban (Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan)
$400.4M
0.0% of total · $5.0M/day
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Active Conflicts
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Combined Daily Burn
$897.3M
Per Second (shown)
$10,385
Data last updated April 2026 · SIPRI · ACLED · UCDP · OHCHR
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Methodology: All figures are open-source estimates of direct military expenditure across all major parties, including foreign military aid in delivery. Historical conflicts are frozen at their end date. Excludes: long-term veteran care, reconstruction costs, economic spillover, and classified programs. Sources: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database; CSIS; Brown University Costs of War; CFR; GAO; Bank of Israel; Pentagon Congressional briefings; ACLED; Wilson Center.