Indonesia vs Italy
Indonesia vs Italy: Military share of state spending
Military share of state spending in 2025: 6.3% of government spending in Indonesia and 3.7% of government spending in Italy, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Indonesia, by 2.6 percentage points, or 1.69 times that in Italy.
% of government spending · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Indonesia has been higher since 2009, when it overtook Italy.
- In 2025, Indonesia ranked 53 and Italy ranked 112 of 150 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of government spending · SIPRI
| Year | Indonesia | Italy |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.3 | 3.7 |
| 2024 | 5.1 | 3.2 |
| 2023 | 4.9 | 2.9 |
| 2022 | 4.5 | 2.9 |
| 2021 | 4.1 | 2.9 |
| 2020 | 4.8 | 2.9 |
| 2019 | 4.5 | 2.6 |
| 2018 | 4.3 | 2.7 |
| 2017 | 5.3 | 2.6 |
| 2016 | 4.7 | 2.6 |
| 2015 | 5 | 2.3 |
| 2014 | 4.2 | 2.5 |
| 2013 | 4.8 | 2.7 |
| 2012 | 3.8 | 2.8 |
| 2011 | 3.7 | 3 |
| 2010 | 3.7 | 3 |
| 2009 | 3.4 | 3 |
| 2008 | 3 | 3.2 |
| 2007 | 3.8 | 3.1 |
| 2006 | 3.6 | 3.2 |
| 2005 | 4 | 3.4 |
| 2004 | 4.9 | 3.6 |
| 2003 | 4.6 | 3.6 |
| 2002 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
| 2001 | 2.7 | 3.5 |
| 2000 | 4.1 | 3.7 |
| 1999 | 4.4 | 3.6 |
| 1998 | 5.6 | 3.4 |
| 1997 | 8.1 | 3.3 |
| 1996 | 9.1 | 3.1 |
| 1995 | 8.5 | 2.8 |
| 1994 | 7.7 | 3 |
| 1993 | 7.2 | 3 |
| 1992 | – | 3 |
| 1991 | – | 3.2 |
| 1990 | – | 3.3 |
| 1989 | – | 3.8 |
| 1988 | – | 4 |
- Estimate
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The part of everything the government spends that goes on its armed forces and defence, 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 150 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
Indonesia vs Italy
Health
- Life expectancyIndonesia: 71.2 years in 2023Italy: 83.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIndonesia: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024Italy: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIndonesia: 17.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Italy: 2.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterIndonesia: 30.3% in 2022Italy: 92.7% in 2022
- DepressionIndonesia: 2.64% in 2017Italy: 3.46% in 2017
- Suicide rateIndonesia: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Italy: 4.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIndonesia: 281 million people in 2023Italy: 59.5 million people in 2023
- Population growthIndonesia: 0.83% a year in 2023Italy: -0.22% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIndonesia: 2.13 births per woman in 2023Italy: 1.2 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIndonesia: 59.4% in 2025Italy: 69.7% in 2025
- Median ageIndonesia: 29.8 years in 2023Italy: 47.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIndonesia: 7% in 2023Italy: 24.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateIndonesia: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Italy: 2.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIndonesia: 1.05% of GDP in 2025Italy: 1.89% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIndonesia: $15.3B in 2025Italy: $45.4B in 2025
- Military spending per personIndonesia: $53 in 2025Italy: $813 in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIndonesia: 676,000 people in 2020Italy: 338,000 people in 2020
- National powerIndonesia: 2.09% of world capability in 2022Italy: 0.96% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIndonesia: 0.49% of the labour force in 2020Italy: 1.35% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIndonesia: 1.28 billion TIV in 2025Italy: 566 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIndonesia: 17 million TIV in 2021Italy: 1.92 billion TIV in 2025