Germany vs Luxembourg
Germany vs Luxembourg: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $107B in Germany and $803M in Luxembourg, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Germany, by $106B, or 130 times that in Luxembourg.
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, Germany ranked 4 and Luxembourg ranked 84 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Germany | Luxembourg |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $107B | $803M |
| 2024 | $86.2B | $619M |
| 2023 | $70.2B | $597M |
| 2022 | $62.5B | $503M |
| 2021 | $59.9B | $364M |
| 2020 | $60.4B | $398M |
| 2019 | $56.7B | $365M |
| 2018 | $51.7B | $316M |
| 2017 | $50.3B | $249M |
| 2016 | $48.9B | $199M |
| 2015 | $46.9B | $191M |
| 2014 | $46.1B | $165M |
| 2013 | $46B | $199M |
| 2012 | $47.8B | $195M |
| 2011 | $46.5B | $198M |
| 2010 | $47.4B | $196M |
| 2009 | $47.3B | $197M |
| 2008 | $45.6B | $179M |
| 2007 | $44.5B | $322M |
| 2006 | $44.5B | $310M |
| 2005 | $45.3B | $317M |
| 2004 | $46B | $313M |
| 2003 | $47.4B | $298M |
| 2002 | $48.1B | $282M |
| 2001 | $48B | $316M |
| 2000 | $48.8B | $252M |
| 1999 | $49.6B | $247M |
| 1998 | $48.6B | $243M |
| 1997 | $48.4B | $227M |
| 1996 | $50.3B | $210M |
| 1995 | $51.3B | $203M |
| 1994 | $52.1B | $208M |
| 1993 | $55.9B | $189M |
| 1992 | $62.2B | $207M |
| 1991 | $65.4B | $198M |
| 1990 | – | $180M |
| 1989 | – | $173M |
| 1988 | – | $189M |
| 1987 | – | $165M |
| 1986 | – | $144M |
| 1985 | – | $137M |
| 1984 | – | $141M |
| 1983 | – | $140M |
| 1982 | – | $137M |
| 1981 | – | $136M |
| 1980 | – | $131M |
| 1979 | – | $113M |
| 1978 | – | $110M |
| 1977 | – | $101M |
| 1976 | – | $103M |
| 1975 | – | $95.9M |
| 1974 | – | $90.3M |
| 1973 | – | $83.7M |
| 1972 | – | $76.3M |
| 1971 | – | $68.8M |
| 1970 | – | $67.6M |
| 1969 | – | $66.6M |
| 1968 | – | $65.1M |
| 1967 | – | $73.6M |
| 1966 | – | $90.6M |
| 1965 | – | $89.8M |
| 1964 | – | $90.5M |
| 1963 | – | $70.1M |
| 1962 | – | $73.6M |
| 1961 | – | $60.6M |
| 1960 | – | $55.3M |
| 1959 | – | $84.9M |
| 1958 | – | $90.8M |
| 1957 | – | $93.6M |
| 1956 | – | $88.1M |
| 1955 | – | $138M |
| 1954 | – | $127M |
| 1953 | – | $110M |
| 1952 | – | $98.5M |
| 1951 | – | $60.6M |
| 1950 | – | $42.3M |
| 1949 | – | $28.9M |
- Estimate
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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Germany vs Luxembourg
Health
- Life expectancyGermany: 81.4 years in 2023Luxembourg: 82.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGermany: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Luxembourg: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGermany: 3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Luxembourg: 4.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterGermany: 99.9% in 2022Luxembourg: 99.5% in 2022
- DepressionGermany: 3.96% in 2017Luxembourg: 3.62% in 2017
- Suicide rateGermany: 9.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Luxembourg: 8.7 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGermany: 84.6 million people in 2023Luxembourg: 665,100 people in 2023
- Population growthGermany: 0.35% a year in 2023Luxembourg: 1.24% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGermany: 1.44 births per woman in 2023Luxembourg: 1.4 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGermany: 82.1% in 2025Luxembourg: 94.9% in 2025
- Median ageGermany: 45.2 years in 2023Luxembourg: 38.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGermany: 22.8% in 2023Luxembourg: 15.1% in 2023
- Net migration rateGermany: 7.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Luxembourg: 8.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGermany: 2.27% of GDP in 2025Luxembourg: 0.85% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personGermany: $1,346 in 2025Luxembourg: $1,264 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGermany: 4.5% of government spending in 2025Luxembourg: 1.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGermany: 183,000 people in 2020Luxembourg: 1,000 people in 2020
- National powerGermany: 1.5% of world capability in 2022Luxembourg: 0.02% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGermany: 0.42% of the labour force in 2020Luxembourg: 0.31% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGermany: 1.63 billion TIV in 2025Luxembourg: 11 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsGermany: 1.7 billion TIV in 2025Luxembourg: 0 TIV in 2007