Philippines vs Thailand: Military expenditure

Philippines

6.12 billion current USD

in 2024

Thailand

5.52 billion current USD

in 2024

Philippines rank

41st

Thailand rank

43rd

Military expenditure over time

Philippines currently reports 6.12 billion current USD against 5.52 billion current USD in Thailand, a difference of 595.13 million current USD.

That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Philippines ahead.

Globally, Philippines ranks 41st and Thailand ranks 43rd 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)