Denmark vs France: Military expenditure

Denmark

68.67 billion current LCU

in 2024

France

59.79 billion current LCU

in 2024

Denmark rank

75th

France rank

78th

Military expenditure over time

Denmark currently reports 68.67 billion current LCU against 59.79 billion current LCU in France, a difference of 8.88 billion current LCU.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times France's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was France ahead.

Globally, Denmark ranks 75th and France ranks 78th of 167 countries.

Indicator: Military expenditure (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 167 places, 8,248 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Military expenditure in local currency at current prices (by calendar year)