France vs Türkiye: Military spending
Military spending in 2025: 2.03% of GDP in France and 1.91% of GDP in Türkiye, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in France, by 0.12 percentage points, or 1.06 times that in Türkiye.
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Watch it change on the mapChange since 1960, percentage points · SIPRI
Latest figures
% of GDP · SIPRI
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 2.03 2025 | 1.87 | 59 of 151 |
| Türkiye | 1.91 2025 | 1.81 | 66 of 151 |
What the numbers say
- France has been higher since 2021, when it overtook Türkiye.
- In 2025, France ranked 59 and Türkiye ranked 66 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of GDP · SIPRI
| Year | France | Türkiye |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.03 | 1.91 |
| 2024 | 2.01 | 1.84 |
| 2023 | 1.95 | 1.69 |
| 2022 | 1.96 | 1.63 |
| 2021 | 1.98 | 1.81 |
| 2020 | 2.02 | 2.16 |
| 2019 | 1.85 | 2.64 |
| 2018 | 1.85 | 2.49 |
| 2017 | 1.85 | 2.04 |
| 2016 | 1.85 | 2.05 |
| 2015 | 1.87 | 1.81 |
| 2014 | 1.86 | 1.87 |
| 2013 | 1.85 | 1.92 |
| 2012 | 1.87 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1.89 | 2.02 |
| 2010 | 1.97 | 2.26 |
| 2009 | 2.1 | 2.45 |
| 2008 | 1.9 | 2.17 |
| 2007 | 1.91 | 2.19 |
| 2006 | 1.98 | 2.33 |
| 2005 | 2.03 | 2.38 |
| 2004 | 2.11 | 2.66 |
| 2003 | 2.11 | 3.26 |
| 2002 | 2.06 | 3.76 |
| 2001 | 2.04 | 3.57 |
| 2000 | 2.09 | 3.64 |
| 1999 | 2.2 | 3.88 |
| 1998 | 2.25 | 3.18 |
| 1997 | 2.39 | 2.95 |
| 1996 | 2.44 | 3 |
| 1995 | 2.52 | 2.82 |
| 1994 | 2.69 | 4.05 |
| 1993 | 2.72 | 3.92 |
| 1992 | 2.73 | 3.87 |
| 1991 | 2.85 | 3.75 |
| 1990 | 2.85 | 3.53 |
| 1989 | 2.92 | 3.15 |
| 1988 | 3 | 2.93 |
| 1987 | 3.12 | 3.33 |
| 1986 | 3.09 | 3.64 |
| 1985 | 3.14 | 3.53 |
| 1984 | 3.19 | 3.6 |
| 1983 | 3.24 | 3.94 |
| 1982 | 3.22 | 4.3 |
| 1981 | 3.25 | 3.83 |
| 1980 | 3.16 | 3.9 |
| 1979 | 3.14 | 3.36 |
| 1978 | 3.15 | 4.19 |
| 1977 | 3.23 | 4.71 |
| 1976 | 3.16 | 4.94 |
| 1975 | 3.2 | 5.12 |
| 1974 | 3.09 | 3.19 |
| 1973 | 3.14 | 3.35 |
| 1972 | 3.23 | 3.45 |
| 1971 | 3.32 | 3.5 |
| 1970 | 3.46 | 3.26 |
| 1969 | 3.68 | 3.08 |
| 1968 | 4.14 | 3.28 |
| 1967 | 4.3 | 3.26 |
| 1966 | 4.29 | 3.14 |
| 1965 | 4.4 | 3.55 |
| 1964 | 4.54 | 3.42 |
| 1963 | 4.74 | 3.39 |
| 1962 | 5.16 | 3.71 |
| 1961 | 5.3 | 3.77 |
| 1960 | 5.43 | 3.53 |
| 1959 | 5.64 | – |
| 1958 | 5.69 | – |
| 1957 | 6.16 | – |
| 1956 | 6.46 | – |
| 1955 | 5.39 | – |
| 1954 | 6.12 | – |
| 1953 | 7.57 | – |
| 1952 | 7.23 | – |
| 1951 | 5.99 | – |
| 1950 | 4.65 | – |
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.
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