>>213091566egypt is an example in doing the opposite, where they declare a 4 billion defense budget while maintaining one of the largest militaries in the world
they straight up don't report spending for many things or do accounting tricks like paying salaries through the ministry of the interior and not defense, so it's not "defense spending"
their military also owns and operates many companies and industries it uses to provide for and finance itself
always take these defense budgets with a grain of salt