Austria vs Belgium: Military spending per person
Military spending per person in 2025: $697 in Austria and $1,237 in Belgium, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Belgium, by $540, or 1.78 times that in Austria.
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Watch it change on the mapUS dollars per person · SIPRI
Latest figures
US dollars per person · SIPRI
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | $697 2025 | $310 | 32 of 151 |
| Belgium | $1,237 2025 | $374 | 17 of 151 |
What the numbers say
- Belgium has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1988.
- In 2025, Austria ranked 32 and Belgium ranked 17 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars per person · SIPRI
| Year | Austria | Belgium |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $697 | $1,237 |
| 2024 | $580 | $731 |
| 2023 | $487 | $653 |
| 2022 | $402 | $595 |
| 2021 | $469 | $540 |
| 2020 | $431 | $462 |
| 2019 | $377 | $416 |
| 2018 | $384 | $425 |
| 2017 | $359 | $391 |
| 2016 | $332 | $377 |
| 2015 | $310 | $374 |
| 2014 | $388 | $465 |
| 2013 | $382 | $473 |
| 2012 | $379 | $467 |
| 2011 | $407 | $501 |
| 2010 | $385 | $483 |
| 2009 | $400 | $525 |
| 2008 | $451 | $593 |
| 2007 | $423 | $489 |
| 2006 | $320 | $410 |
| 2005 | $328 | $405 |
| 2004 | $329 | $411 |
| 2003 | $294 | $375 |
| 2002 | $233 | $307 |
| 2001 | $223 | $296 |
| 2000 | $241 | $312 |
| 1999 | $266 | $352 |
| 1998 | $271 | $360 |
| 1997 | $272 | $362 |
| 1996 | $309 | $418 |
| 1995 | $322 | $439 |
| 1994 | $281 | $391 |
| 1993 | $268 | $372 |
| 1992 | $274 | $412 |
| 1991 | $259 | $464 |
| 1990 | $258 | $467 |
| 1989 | $214 | $391 |
| 1988 | $226 | $414 |
- Estimate
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence for each person living there, in US dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation.
- 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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time