Italy vs Spain: Military expenditure

Italy

35.10 billion current LCU

in 2024

Spain

22.76 billion current LCU

in 2024

Italy rank

93rd

Spain rank

96th

Military expenditure over time

Italy currently reports 35.10 billion current LCU against 22.76 billion current LCU in Spain, a difference of 12.34 billion current LCU.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.5 times Spain's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Globally, Italy ranks 93rd and Spain ranks 96th 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)