France vs Philippines

France vs Philippines: Military spending

Military spending in 2025: 2.03% of GDP in France and 1.3% of GDP in Philippines, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in France, by 0.73 percentage points, or 1.57 times that in Philippines.

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% of GDP · SIPRI

France vs Philippines: Military spendingMilitary spending in 2025: 2.03% of GDP in France and 1.3% of GDP in Philippines, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in France, by 0.73 percentage points, or 1.57 times that in Philippines.
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What the numbers say

  • France has been higher since 1978, when it overtook Philippines.
  • In 2025, France ranked 59 and Philippines ranked 96 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

% of GDP · SIPRI

YearFrancePhilippines
20252.031.3
20242.011.19
20231.951.18
20221.961.32
20211.981.41
20202.021.3
20191.851.13
20181.851.18
20171.851.17
20161.851.05
20151.871.09
20141.861.04
20131.851.19
20121.871.11
20111.891.15
20101.971.17
20092.11.2
20081.91.25
20071.911.29
20061.981.26
20052.031.28
20042.111.36
20032.111.55
20022.061.47
20012.041.47
20002.091.61
19992.21.62
19982.251.7
19972.391.91
19962.442.27
19952.522.29
19942.692.17
19932.722.16
19922.732.04
19912.852.01
19902.852.15
19892.922.24
198832.46
19873.121.97
19863.091.99
19853.141.98
19843.191.64
19833.242.41
19823.222.6
19813.252.76
19803.162.71
19793.142.97
19783.152.58
19773.233.62
19763.163.93
19753.2–
19743.093.56
19733.142.81
19723.232.34
19713.322.07
19703.462.16
19693.682.09
19684.141.87
19674.31.74
19664.291.65
19654.41.55
19644.541.71
19634.741.86
19625.161.81
19615.31.7
19605.431.78
19595.641.84
19585.691.96
19576.16–
19566.46–
19555.39–
19546.12–
19537.57–
19527.23–
19515.99–
19504.65–
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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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