Germany vs United Kingdom: Military expenditure

Germany

88.46 billion current USD

in 2024

United Kingdom

81.76 billion current USD

in 2024

Germany rank

4th

United Kingdom rank

6th

Military expenditure over time

Germany currently reports 88.46 billion current USD against 81.76 billion current USD in United Kingdom, a difference of 6.70 billion current USD.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Globally, Germany ranks 4th and United Kingdom ranks 6th of 167 countries.

Indicator: Military expenditure (current USD)
Unit: current USD
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 211 places, 10,601 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Military spending USD, in current prices (converted at the exchange rate for the given year)