Indonesia vs Poland
Indonesia vs Poland: Military share of state spending
Military share of state spending in 2025: 6.3% of government spending in Indonesia and 9% of government spending in Poland, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Poland, by 2.7 percentage points, or 1.43 times that in Indonesia.
% of government spending · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Poland has been higher since 2021, when it overtook Indonesia.
- In 2025, Indonesia ranked 53 and Poland ranked 31 of 150 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of government spending · SIPRI
| Year | Indonesia | Poland |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.3 | 9 |
| 2024 | 5.1 | 7.6 |
| 2023 | 4.9 | 6.9 |
| 2022 | 4.5 | 5.1 |
| 2021 | 4.1 | 5.1 |
| 2020 | 4.8 | 4.7 |
| 2019 | 4.5 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 4.3 | 4.9 |
| 2017 | 5.3 | 4.6 |
| 2016 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| 2015 | 5 | 5.1 |
| 2014 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
| 2013 | 4.8 | 4.1 |
| 2012 | 3.8 | 4.2 |
| 2011 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
| 2010 | 3.7 | 4 |
| 2009 | 3.4 | 4 |
| 2008 | 3 | 4 |
| 2007 | 3.8 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | 3.6 | 4.3 |
| 2005 | 4 | 4.4 |
| 2004 | 4.9 | 4.3 |
| 2003 | 4.6 | 4.2 |
| 2002 | 3.8 | 4.2 |
| 2001 | 2.7 | 4.2 |
| 2000 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
| 1999 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
| 1998 | 5.6 | 4.6 |
| 1997 | 8.1 | 4.4 |
| 1996 | 9.1 | 3.9 |
| 1995 | 8.5 | 4.1 |
| 1994 | 7.7 | – |
| 1993 | 7.2 | – |
- 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 Poland
Health
- Life expectancyIndonesia: 71.2 years in 2023Poland: 78.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIndonesia: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024Poland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIndonesia: 17.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Poland: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterIndonesia: 30.3% in 2022Poland: 88.9% in 2022
- DepressionIndonesia: 2.64% in 2017Poland: 2.25% in 2017
- Suicide rateIndonesia: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Poland: 14 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIndonesia: 281 million people in 2023Poland: 38.8 million people in 2023
- Population growthIndonesia: 0.83% a year in 2023Poland: -0.26% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIndonesia: 2.13 births per woman in 2023Poland: 1.3 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIndonesia: 59.4% in 2025Poland: 60.1% in 2025
- Median ageIndonesia: 29.8 years in 2023Poland: 41.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIndonesia: 7% in 2023Poland: 19.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateIndonesia: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Poland: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIndonesia: 1.05% of GDP in 2025Poland: 4.5% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIndonesia: $15.3B in 2025Poland: $42.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personIndonesia: $53 in 2025Poland: $1,219 in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIndonesia: 676,000 people in 2020Poland: 189,000 people in 2020
- National powerIndonesia: 2.09% of world capability in 2022Poland: 0.52% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIndonesia: 0.49% of the labour force in 2020Poland: 1.04% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIndonesia: 1.28 billion TIV in 2025Poland: 2.17 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIndonesia: 17 million TIV in 2021Poland: 59 million TIV in 2025