Netherlands vs Spain: Military expenditure

Netherlands

23.18 billion current USD

in 2024

Spain

24.62 billion current USD

in 2024

Netherlands rank

19th

Spain rank

18th

Military expenditure over time

Spain currently reports 24.62 billion current USD against 23.18 billion current USD in Netherlands, a difference of 1.44 billion current USD.

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 19th and Spain ranks 18th 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)