Denmark vs United Kingdom: Military expenditure

Denmark

68.67 billion current LCU

in 2024

United Kingdom

63.99 billion current LCU

in 2024

Denmark rank

75th

United Kingdom rank

77th

Military expenditure over time

Denmark currently reports 68.67 billion current LCU against 63.99 billion current LCU in United Kingdom, a difference of 4.68 billion current LCU.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Globally, Denmark ranks 75th and United Kingdom ranks 77th 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)