Germany vs Portugal

Germany vs Portugal: Military spending

Military spending in 2025: 2.27% of GDP in Germany and 1.71% of GDP in Portugal, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Germany, by 0.56 percentage points, or 1.33 times that in Portugal.

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% of GDP · SIPRI

Germany vs Portugal: Military spendingMilitary spending in 2025: 2.27% of GDP in Germany and 1.71% of GDP in Portugal, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Germany, by 0.56 percentage points, or 1.33 times that in Portugal.
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What the numbers say

  • Germany has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Portugal.
  • In 2025, Germany ranked 46 and Portugal ranked 75 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

% of GDP · SIPRI

YearGermanyPortugal
20252.271.71
20241.841.44
20231.51.21
20221.341.36
20211.31.52
20201.361.44
20191.241.38
20181.151.39
20171.131.46
20161.131.57
20151.121.58
20141.131.5
20131.161.68
20121.221.82
20111.181.57
20101.241.6
20091.291.55
20081.191.42
20071.151.38
20061.181.51
20051.231.59
20041.251.51
20031.31.43
20021.311.47
20011.311.45
20001.341.41
19991.381.43
19981.381.42
19971.41.54
19961.461.6
19951.491.71
19941.541.68
19931.681.79
19921.841.81
19911.971.83
1990–1.84
1989–1.89
1988–1.89
1987–1.86
1986–1.92
1985–1.84
1984–1.86
1983–1.91
1982–2.04
1981–2
1980–2.03
1979–2.03
1978–2.09
1977–2.07
1976–2.36
1975–3.1
1974–4.34
1973–3.48
1972–4.06
1971–4.33
1970–4.14
1969–4.14
1968–4.5
1967–4.46
1966–3.85
1965–3.81
1964–4.11
1963–3.96
1962–4.23
1961–3.89
1960–2.56
1959–2.6
1958–2.44
1957–2.47
1956–2.48
1955–2.6
1954–2.58
1953–2.49
1950–2.34

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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