Argentina vs Australia

Argentina vs Australia: Military spending

Military spending in 2025: 0.56% of GDP in Argentina and 1.92% of GDP in Australia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Australia, by 1.35 percentage points, or 3.41 times that in Argentina.

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% of GDP · SIPRI

Argentina vs Australia: Military spendingMilitary spending in 2025: 0.56% of GDP in Argentina and 1.92% of GDP in Australia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Australia, by 1.35 percentage points, or 3.41 times that in Argentina.
ArgentinaAustraliaSIPRI estimateHighly uncertain

What the numbers say

  • Australia has been higher since 1984, when it overtook Argentina.
  • In 2025, Argentina ranked 137 and Australia ranked 65 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

% of GDP · SIPRI

YearArgentinaAustralia
20250.561.92
20240.651.9
20230.751.86
20220.681.88
20210.631.97
20200.732
20190.71.87
20180.731.89
20170.852
20160.812.08
20150.851.95
20140.881.77
20130.841.63
20120.781.66
20110.761.75
20100.811.85
20090.891.92
20080.761.79
20070.791.81
20060.791.81
20050.851.79
20040.881.82
20031.061.84
20021.091.87
20011.181.86
20001.151.82
19991.221.88
19981.141.87
19971.141.86
19961.241.93
19951.472.02
19941.462.11
19931.422.17
19921.422.17
19911.512.16
19901.452.07
19891.882.05
19882.132.16
19872.282.37
19862.312.54
19852.32.52
19842.162.51
19832.742.52
19822.712.39
19813.472.3
19803.12.25
19794.672.19
19784.722.22
19774.012.25
19763.782.22
19752.042.27
19741.662.26
19731.852.38
19721.822.69
19711.812.76
19701.882.97
19691.943.39
19681.693.84
19671.43.79
19661.173.45
19651.072.95
19641.152.65
19631.682.45
19622.662.36
19612.142.42
19601.552.37
19590.813.1
1958–3.26
1957–3.32
1956–3.67
1955–3.86
1954–3.97
1953–4.8
1952–5.18
1951–3.74
19502.912.88
  • Estimate
  • Highly uncertain

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • What the country spends on its armed forces and defence, as a share of its economy, by SIPRI’s count.
  • Source: Information from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Military Expenditure Database, https://doi.org/10.55163/CQGC9685.
  • Marked points are SIPRI’s own: a dot where it gives the figure as its estimate, a ring where it calls the figure highly uncertain.
  • Ranks count the 151 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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