Netherlands vs Spain: Military expenditure

Netherlands

21.43 billion current LCU

in 2024

Spain

22.76 billion current LCU

in 2024

Netherlands rank

97th

Spain rank

96th

Military expenditure over time

Spain currently reports 22.76 billion current LCU against 21.43 billion current LCU in Netherlands, a difference of 1.33 billion current LCU.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.

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

Globally, Netherlands ranks 97th 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)