Austria vs Spain

Austria vs Spain: Military spending

Military spending in 2025: 1.1% of GDP in Austria and 2.13% of GDP in Spain, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Spain, by 1.03 percentage points, or 1.93 times that in Austria.

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% of GDP · SIPRI

Austria vs Spain: Military spendingMilitary spending in 2025: 1.1% of GDP in Austria and 2.13% of GDP in Spain, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Spain, by 1.03 percentage points, or 1.93 times that in Austria.
AustriaSpainSIPRI estimate

What the numbers say

  • Spain has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1957.
  • In 2025, Austria ranked 104 and Spain ranked 51 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

% of GDP · SIPRI

YearAustriaSpain
20251.12.13
20240.991.46
20230.861.54
20220.761.43
20210.871.37
20200.891.36
20190.751.23
20180.751.25
20170.761.22
20160.731.13
20150.71.26
20140.751.25
20130.761.27
20120.781.42
20110.81.33
20100.831.38
20090.841.36
20080.881.37
20070.911.36
20060.791.37
20050.861.39
20040.91.43
20030.921.42
20020.891.46
20010.911.63
20000.981.73
19990.981.76
19981.021.76
19971.051.72
19961.051.81
19951.071.92
19941.092
19931.122.01
19921.12.04
19911.152.13
19901.22.29
19891.232.36
19881.32.49
19871.422.62
19861.512.63
19851.512.96
19841.412.97
19831.392.94
19821.412.66
19811.382.58
19801.422.49
19791.432.5
19781.432.36
19771.352.31
19761.372.32
19751.452
19741.282.21
19731.192.11
19721.22.32
19711.252.11
19701.382.29
19691.52.43
19681.542.3
19671.611.85
19661.622.08
19651.511.89
19641.891.93
19631.581.97
19621.352.27
19611.312.03
19601.462.25
19591.71.91
19581.811.93
19571.632.24
1956–2.26
1955–2.31
1954–2.29
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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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