Germany vs Pakistan
Germany vs Pakistan: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $107B in Germany and $11.5B in Pakistan, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Germany, by $95.2B, or 9.29 times that in Pakistan.
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 Pakistan ranked 31 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Germany | Pakistan |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $107B | $11.5B |
| 2024 | $86.2B | $10.3B |
| 2023 | $70.2B | $9.78B |
| 2022 | $62.5B | $11.2B |
| 2021 | $59.9B | $12B |
| 2020 | $60.4B | $11.5B |
| 2019 | $56.7B | $11.7B |
| 2018 | $51.7B | $11.8B |
| 2017 | $50.3B | $10.6B |
| 2016 | $48.9B | $9.66B |
| 2015 | $46.9B | $9.34B |
| 2014 | $46.1B | $8.6B |
| 2013 | $46B | $8.17B |
| 2012 | $47.8B | $7.9B |
| 2011 | $46.5B | $7.45B |
| 2010 | $47.4B | $7.07B |
| 2009 | $47.3B | $6.76B |
| 2008 | $45.6B | $6.56B |
| 2007 | $44.5B | $6.96B |
| 2006 | $44.5B | $6.91B |
| 2005 | $45.3B | $6.8B |
| 2004 | $46B | $6.53B |
| 2003 | $47.4B | $6.27B |
| 2002 | $48.1B | $5.87B |
| 2001 | $48B | $5.46B |
| 2000 | $48.8B | $5.1B |
| 1999 | $49.6B | $5.09B |
| 1998 | $48.6B | $5.04B |
| 1997 | $48.4B | $5.04B |
| 1996 | $50.3B | $5.27B |
| 1995 | $51.3B | $5.27B |
| 1994 | $52.1B | $5.18B |
| 1993 | $55.9B | $5.33B |
| 1992 | $62.2B | $5.36B |
| 1991 | $65.4B | $5.04B |
| 1990 | – | $4.71B |
| 1989 | – | $4.46B |
| 1988 | – | $4.45B |
| 1987 | – | $4.3B |
| 1986 | – | $3.93B |
| 1985 | – | $3.65B |
| 1984 | – | $3.36B |
| 1983 | – | $3.12B |
| 1982 | – | $2.8B |
| 1981 | – | $2.32B |
| 1980 | – | $2.14B |
| 1979 | – | $1.98B |
| 1978 | – | $1.87B |
| 1977 | – | $1.76B |
| 1976 | – | $1.77B |
| 1975 | – | $1.75B |
| 1974 | – | $1.67B |
| 1973 | – | $1.68B |
| 1972 | – | $1.8B |
| 1971 | – | $1.6B |
| 1970 | – | $1.44B |
| 1969 | – | $1.32B |
| 1968 | – | $1.21B |
| 1967 | – | $1.18B |
| 1966 | – | $1.45B |
| 1965 | – | $1.24B |
| 1964 | – | $770M |
| 1963 | – | $683M |
| 1962 | – | $632M |
| 1961 | – | $660M |
| 1960 | – | $666M |
| 1959 | – | $640M |
| 1958 | – | $543M |
| 1957 | – | $523M |
| 1956 | – | $630M |
- 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 Pakistan
Health
- Life expectancyGermany: 81.4 years in 2023Pakistan: 67.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGermany: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Pakistan: 5.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGermany: 3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Pakistan: 49.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterGermany: 99.9% in 2022Pakistan: 50.6% in 2022
- DepressionGermany: 3.96% in 2017Pakistan: 3.33% in 2017
- Suicide rateGermany: 9.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Pakistan: 4.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGermany: 84.6 million people in 2023Pakistan: 248 million people in 2023
- Population growthGermany: 0.35% a year in 2023Pakistan: 1.48% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGermany: 1.44 births per woman in 2023Pakistan: 3.61 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGermany: 82.1% in 2025Pakistan: 39.5% in 2025
- Median ageGermany: 45.2 years in 2023Pakistan: 20.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGermany: 22.8% in 2023Pakistan: 4.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateGermany: 7.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Pakistan: -6.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGermany: 2.27% of GDP in 2025Pakistan: 2.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personGermany: $1,346 in 2025Pakistan: $47 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGermany: 4.5% of government spending in 2025Pakistan: 13.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGermany: 183,000 people in 2020Pakistan: 943,000 people in 2020
- National powerGermany: 1.5% of world capability in 2022Pakistan: 1.77% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGermany: 0.42% of the labour force in 2020Pakistan: 1.25% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGermany: 1.63 billion TIV in 2025Pakistan: 706 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsGermany: 1.7 billion TIV in 2025Pakistan: 127 million TIV in 2025