Denmark vs Germany
Denmark vs Germany: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $14.1B in Denmark and $107B in Germany, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Germany, by $92.6B, or 7.58 times that in Denmark.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Germany has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1991.
- In 2025, Denmark ranked 27 and Germany ranked 4 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Denmark | Germany |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $14.1B | $107B |
| 2024 | $9.64B | $86.2B |
| 2023 | $8.25B | $70.2B |
| 2022 | $5.89B | $62.5B |
| 2021 | $5.43B | $59.9B |
| 2020 | $5.33B | $60.4B |
| 2019 | $5.01B | $56.7B |
| 2018 | $4.86B | $51.7B |
| 2017 | $4.25B | $50.3B |
| 2016 | $4.16B | $48.9B |
| 2015 | $3.9B | $46.9B |
| 2014 | $3.94B | $46.1B |
| 2013 | $4.13B | $46B |
| 2012 | $4.5B | $47.8B |
| 2011 | $4.36B | $46.5B |
| 2010 | $4.68B | $47.4B |
| 2009 | $4.4B | $47.3B |
| 2008 | $4.67B | $45.6B |
| 2007 | $4.5B | $44.5B |
| 2006 | $4.67B | $44.5B |
| 2005 | $4.27B | $45.3B |
| 2004 | $4.48B | $46B |
| 2003 | $4.46B | $47.4B |
| 2002 | $4.59B | $48.1B |
| 2001 | $4.65B | $48B |
| 2000 | $4.37B | $48.8B |
| 1999 | $4.52B | $49.6B |
| 1998 | $4.55B | $48.6B |
| 1997 | $4.5B | $48.4B |
| 1996 | $4.44B | $50.3B |
| 1995 | $4.43B | $51.3B |
| 1994 | $4.48B | $52.1B |
| 1993 | $4.59B | $55.9B |
| 1992 | $4.58B | $62.2B |
| 1991 | $4.67B | $65.4B |
| 1990 | $4.58B | – |
| 1989 | $4.58B | – |
| 1988 | $4.7B | – |
| 1987 | $4.6B | – |
| 1986 | $4.36B | – |
| 1985 | $4.52B | – |
| 1984 | $4.63B | – |
| 1983 | $4.74B | – |
| 1982 | $4.7B | – |
| 1981 | $4.57B | – |
| 1980 | $4.52B | – |
| 1979 | $4.48B | – |
| 1978 | $4.46B | – |
| 1977 | $4.29B | – |
| 1976 | $4.27B | – |
| 1975 | $4.36B | – |
| 1974 | $3.98B | – |
| 1973 | $3.62B | – |
| 1972 | $3.81B | – |
| 1971 | $3.83B | – |
| 1970 | $3.76B | – |
| 1969 | $3.57B | – |
| 1968 | $3.62B | – |
| 1967 | $3.39B | – |
| 1966 | $3.4B | – |
| 1965 | $3.45B | – |
| 1964 | $3.25B | – |
| 1963 | $3.14B | – |
| 1962 | $3.13B | – |
| 1961 | $2.56B | – |
| 1960 | $2.49B | – |
| 1959 | $2.24B | – |
| 1958 | $2.28B | – |
| 1957 | $2.35B | – |
| 1956 | $2.24B | – |
| 1955 | $2.33B | – |
| 1954 | $2.36B | – |
| 1953 | $2.37B | – |
| 1952 | $1.82B | – |
| 1951 | $1.33B | – |
| 1950 | $1.11B | – |
| 1949 | $1.18B | – |
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.
- 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 spendingDenmark: 3.25% of GDP in 2025Germany: 2.27% of GDP 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