Argentina vs Netherlands

Argentina vs Netherlands: Military share of state spending

Military share of state spending in 2025: 1.8% of government spending in Argentina and 4.8% of government spending in Netherlands, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Netherlands, by 3.1 percentage points, or 2.73 times that in Argentina.

% of government spending · SIPRI

Argentina vs Netherlands: Military share of state spendingMilitary share of state spending in 2025: 1.8% of government spending in Argentina and 4.8% of government spending in Netherlands, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Netherlands, by 3.1 percentage points, or 2.73 times that in Argentina.
ArgentinaNetherlandsHighly uncertain

What the numbers say

  • Netherlands has been higher since 2006, when it overtook Argentina.
  • In 2025, Argentina ranked 140 and Netherlands ranked 79 of 150 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

% of government spending · SIPRI

YearArgentinaNetherlands
20251.84.8
20242.14.4
202323.3
20221.83
20211.73
20201.72.9
20191.83.1
20181.92.8
20172.12.7
20161.92.6
20152.12.5
20142.32.5
20132.22.4
20122.12.6
20112.22.7
20102.42.7
20092.62.9
20082.52.9
20072.73.1
200633.2
20053.53.2
20043.83.2
20034.33.1
20024.53.2
200143.3
20004.13.3
19994.33.5
19984.43.6
19974.53.6
19964.93.7
19955.83.3
1994–3.8
1993–3.9
1992–4.3
1991–4.4
1990–4.7
1989–4.9
1988–4.9
  • Highly uncertain

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • The part of everything the government spends that goes on its armed forces and defence, 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 150 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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