Australia vs Poland

Australia vs Poland: Military spending

Military spending in 2025: 1.92% of GDP in Australia and 4.5% of GDP in Poland, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Poland, by 2.58 percentage points, or 2.34 times that in Australia.

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% of GDP · SIPRI

Australia vs Poland: Military spendingMilitary spending in 2025: 1.92% of GDP in Australia and 4.5% of GDP in Poland, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Poland, by 2.58 percentage points, or 2.34 times that in Australia.
AustraliaPolandSIPRI estimate

What the numbers say

  • Poland has been higher since 2018, when it overtook Australia.
  • In 2025, Australia ranked 65 and Poland ranked 11 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

% of GDP · SIPRI

YearAustraliaPoland
20251.924.5
20241.93.76
20231.863.26
20221.882.21
20211.972.22
202022.26
20191.871.95
20181.892.03
201721.89
20162.081.94
20151.952.13
20141.771.91
20131.631.79
20121.661.8
20111.751.79
20101.851.84
20091.921.79
20081.791.75
20071.812
20061.811.91
20051.791.92
20041.821.87
20031.841.9
20021.871.89
20011.861.89
20001.821.82
19991.881.89
19981.871.99
19971.862
19961.931.92
19952.021.9
19942.112.27
19932.172.47
19922.172.23
19912.162.25
19902.072.61
19892.051.82
19882.162.59
19872.372.76
19862.542.94
19852.523.02
19842.513.06
19832.522.9
19822.393.25
19812.32.91
19802.252.65
19792.19–
19782.22–
19772.25–
19762.22–
19752.27–
19742.26–
19732.38–
19722.69–
19712.76–
19702.97–
19693.39–
19683.84–
19673.79–
19663.45–
19652.95–
19642.65–
19632.45–
19622.36–
19612.42–
19602.37–
19593.1–
19583.26–
19573.32–
19563.67–
19553.86–
19543.97–
19534.8–
19525.18–
19513.74–
19502.88–
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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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