Denmark vs Germany
Denmark vs Germany: Military spending
Military spending in 2025: 3.25% of GDP in Denmark and 2.27% of GDP in Germany, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Denmark, by 0.98 percentage points, or 1.43 times that in Germany.
% of GDP · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Denmark has been higher since 2016.
- In 2025, Denmark ranked 19 and Germany ranked 46 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of GDP · SIPRI
| Year | Denmark | Germany |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.25 | 2.27 |
| 2024 | 2.27 | 1.84 |
| 2023 | 2.01 | 1.5 |
| 2022 | 1.37 | 1.34 |
| 2021 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| 2020 | 1.37 | 1.36 |
| 2019 | 1.3 | 1.24 |
| 2018 | 1.28 | 1.15 |
| 2017 | 1.14 | 1.13 |
| 2016 | 1.15 | 1.13 |
| 2015 | 1.12 | 1.12 |
| 2014 | 1.15 | 1.13 |
| 2013 | 1.22 | 1.16 |
| 2012 | 1.35 | 1.22 |
| 2011 | 1.31 | 1.18 |
| 2010 | 1.4 | 1.24 |
| 2009 | 1.34 | 1.29 |
| 2008 | 1.35 | 1.19 |
| 2007 | 1.3 | 1.15 |
| 2006 | 1.38 | 1.18 |
| 2005 | 1.31 | 1.23 |
| 2004 | 1.42 | 1.25 |
| 2003 | 1.47 | 1.3 |
| 2002 | 1.51 | 1.31 |
| 2001 | 1.53 | 1.31 |
| 2000 | 1.46 | 1.34 |
| 1999 | 1.57 | 1.38 |
| 1998 | 1.61 | 1.38 |
| 1997 | 1.62 | 1.4 |
| 1996 | 1.65 | 1.46 |
| 1995 | 1.69 | 1.49 |
| 1994 | 1.74 | 1.54 |
| 1993 | 1.87 | 1.68 |
| 1992 | 1.86 | 1.84 |
| 1991 | 1.92 | 1.97 |
| 1990 | 1.95 | – |
| 1989 | 2.02 | – |
| 1988 | 2.09 | – |
| 1987 | 2.03 | – |
| 1986 | 1.95 | – |
| 1985 | 2.11 | – |
| 1984 | 2.24 | – |
| 1983 | 2.37 | – |
| 1982 | 2.42 | – |
| 1981 | 2.44 | – |
| 1980 | 2.36 | – |
| 1979 | 2.25 | – |
| 1978 | 2.27 | – |
| 1977 | 2.22 | – |
| 1976 | 2.2 | – |
| 1975 | 2.4 | – |
| 1974 | 2.24 | – |
| 1973 | 1.98 | – |
| 1972 | 2.18 | – |
| 1971 | 2.36 | – |
| 1970 | 2.43 | – |
| 1969 | 2.39 | – |
| 1968 | 2.68 | – |
| 1967 | 2.59 | – |
| 1966 | 2.64 | – |
| 1965 | 2.83 | – |
| 1964 | 2.84 | – |
| 1963 | 3.04 | – |
| 1962 | 3.02 | – |
| 1961 | 2.59 | – |
| 1960 | 2.73 | – |
| 1959 | 2.59 | – |
| 1958 | 2.88 | – |
| 1957 | 3.08 | – |
| 1956 | 3.03 | – |
| 1955 | 3.18 | – |
| 1954 | 3.19 | – |
| 1953 | 3.36 | – |
| 1952 | 2.74 | – |
| 1951 | 2.05 | – |
| 1950 | 1.67 | – |
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.
- 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
Denmark vs Germany
Health
- Life expectancyDenmark: 81.9 years in 2023Germany: 81.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityDenmark: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Germany: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityDenmark: 2.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Germany: 3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterDenmark: 99.9% in 2022Germany: 99.9% in 2022
- DepressionDenmark: 3.29% in 2017Germany: 3.96% in 2017
- Suicide rateDenmark: 8.8 per 100,000 people in 2017Germany: 9.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationDenmark: 5.95 million people in 2023Germany: 84.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthDenmark: 0.53% a year in 2023Germany: 0.35% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateDenmark: 1.51 births per woman in 2023Germany: 1.44 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationDenmark: 88.9% in 2025Germany: 82.1% in 2025
- Median ageDenmark: 41.3 years in 2023Germany: 45.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overDenmark: 20.6% in 2023Germany: 22.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateDenmark: 5.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Germany: 7.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spending in US dollarsDenmark: $14.1B in 2025Germany: $107B in 2025
- Military spending per personDenmark: $2,495 in 2025Germany: $1,346 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingDenmark: 6.6% of government spending in 2025Germany: 4.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelDenmark: 15,000 people in 2020Germany: 183,000 people in 2020
- National powerDenmark: 0.09% of world capability in 2022Germany: 1.5% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersDenmark: 0.49% of the labour force in 2020Germany: 0.42% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsDenmark: 278 million TIV in 2025Germany: 1.63 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsDenmark: 165 million TIV in 2025Germany: 1.7 billion TIV in 2025