Brazil vs Türkiye: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $23.6B in Brazil and $26.8B in Türkiye, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Türkiye, by $3.17B, or 1.13 times that in Brazil.
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Watch it change on the mapUS dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
Latest figures
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | $23.6B 2025 | $24.5B | 21 of 151 |
| Türkiye | $26.8B 2025 | $11.8B | 19 of 151 |
What the numbers say
- Türkiye has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Brazil.
- In 2025, Brazil ranked 21 and Türkiye ranked 19 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Brazil | Türkiye |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $23.6B | $26.8B |
| 2024 | $21B | $25B |
| 2023 | $21.1B | $22.1B |
| 2022 | $21.5B | $18.5B |
| 2021 | $22.9B | $17.3B |
| 2020 | $24.2B | $17B |
| 2019 | $25.3B | $20B |
| 2018 | $26.4B | $18.8B |
| 2017 | $24.8B | $14.8B |
| 2016 | $23.3B | $13.8B |
| 2015 | $24.5B | $11.8B |
| 2014 | $25.1B | $11.4B |
| 2013 | $24.6B | $11.4B |
| 2012 | $24.5B | $11.1B |
| 2011 | $24B | $10.8B |
| 2010 | $24.8B | $10.7B |
| 2009 | $22.3B | $10.9B |
| 2008 | $20.5B | $10.2B |
| 2007 | $19.2B | $10B |
| 2006 | $17.8B | $10.4B |
| 2005 | $17.2B | $9.94B |
| 2004 | $15.9B | $10.3B |
| 2003 | $15.3B | $11.1B |
| 2002 | $19.2B | $11.9B |
| 2001 | $19B | $11.2B |
| 2000 | $16.4B | $12.2B |
| 1999 | $15.1B | $12.6B |
| 1998 | $14.8B | $11.5B |
| 1997 | $13.7B | $10.9B |
| 1996 | $13.8B | $10.5B |
| 1995 | $14.9B | $9.37B |
| 1994 | $13.2B | $9.12B |
| 1993 | $11.1B | $9.33B |
| 1992 | $8.08B | $8.44B |
| 1991 | $10.3B | $8.02B |
| 1990 | $12.7B | $7.8B |
| 1989 | $15.2B | $6.46B |
| 1988 | $14.4B | $5.58B |
| 1987 | $11.6B | $6.34B |
| 1986 | $8.45B | $6.63B |
| 1985 | $9.23B | $5.9B |
| 1984 | $6.72B | $5.57B |
| 1983 | $6.34B | $5.72B |
| 1982 | $6.75B | $6.05B |
| 1981 | $5.83B | $5.53B |
| 1980 | $5.98B | $4.91B |
| 1979 | $6.81B | $4.73B |
| 1978 | $6.52B | $5.33B |
| 1977 | $6.56B | $5.83B |
| 1976 | $7.18B | $6.05B |
| 1975 | $6.14B | $5.76B |
| 1974 | $5.59B | $3.29B |
| 1973 | $5.34B | $2.94B |
| 1972 | $4.7B | $2.77B |
| 1971 | $3.11B | $2.64B |
| 1970 | $3.13B | $2.3B |
| 1969 | $2.63B | $2.07B |
| 1968 | $2.49B | $2.14B |
| 1967 | $2.4B | $1.91B |
| 1966 | $2.5B | $1.78B |
| 1965 | $2.76B | $1.77B |
| 1964 | $1.65B | $1.69B |
| 1963 | $1.76B | $1.58B |
| 1962 | $1.8B | $1.54B |
| 1961 | $1.69B | $1.44B |
| 1960 | $1.81B | $1.28B |
| 1959 | $1.97B | $1.16B |
| 1958 | $2.49B | $977M |
| 1957 | $2.48B | $1.01B |
| 1956 | – | $1.08B |
| 1955 | – | $1.17B |
| 1954 | – | $1.16B |
| 1953 | $1.65B | $1.14B |
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Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence, in constant 2024 US dollars so that years compare, 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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