Israel vs Thailand
Israel vs Thailand: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $43.7B in Israel and $5.57B in Thailand, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Israel, by $38.1B, or 7.84 times that in Thailand.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Israel has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1957.
- In 2025, Israel ranked 13 and Thailand ranked 45 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Israel | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $43.7B | $5.57B |
| 2024 | $45.9B | $5.52B |
| 2023 | $27.7B | $5.74B |
| 2022 | $22.2B | $6.14B |
| 2021 | $23.1B | $7.01B |
| 2020 | $22.3B | $7.13B |
| 2019 | $21.6B | $6.88B |
| 2018 | $21.3B | $6.71B |
| 2017 | $21.1B | $6.56B |
| 2016 | $19.9B | $6.23B |
| 2015 | $19.3B | $5.91B |
| 2014 | $18.9B | $5.71B |
| 2013 | $17.6B | $5.48B |
| 2012 | $17B | $5.51B |
| 2011 | $16.6B | $5.31B |
| 2010 | $16.9B | $5.77B |
| 2009 | $16.9B | $5.39B |
| 2008 | $17.2B | $4.37B |
| 2007 | $16.9B | $3.5B |
| 2006 | $15.2B | $3.09B |
| 2005 | $14.9B | $3.04B |
| 2004 | $14.7B | $3.32B |
| 2003 | $14.1B | $3.39B |
| 2002 | $14.4B | $3.39B |
| 2001 | $14.3B | $3.41B |
| 2000 | $13.7B | $3.42B |
| 1999 | $12.9B | $3.58B |
| 1998 | $13.2B | $4.03B |
| 1997 | $13.4B | $5.11B |
| 1996 | $13.4B | $5.26B |
| 1995 | $13.1B | $5.35B |
| 1994 | $14.4B | $5.36B |
| 1993 | $15.1B | $4.95B |
| 1992 | $13.7B | $4.82B |
| 1991 | $18.2B | $4.42B |
| 1990 | $13.4B | $3.99B |
| 1989 | $12.7B | $3.72B |
| 1988 | $16.1B | $3.6B |
| 1987 | $15.9B | $3.57B |
| 1986 | $13B | $3.6B |
| 1985 | $14B | $3.77B |
| 1984 | $14.8B | $3.5B |
| 1983 | $13.6B | $3.2B |
| 1982 | $15.3B | $3.17B |
| 1981 | $16.5B | $2.97B |
| 1980 | $14.1B | $3.04B |
| 1979 | $13.3B | $3.17B |
| 1978 | $14.9B | $2.73B |
| 1977 | $13.7B | $2.16B |
| 1976 | $16.1B | $1.8B |
| 1975 | $17.4B | $1.46B |
| 1974 | $15.7B | $1.35B |
| 1973 | $15.3B | $1.44B |
| 1972 | $10.4B | $1.54B |
| 1971 | $10.3B | $1.49B |
| 1970 | $9.5B | $1.24B |
| 1969 | $6.98B | $1.06B |
| 1968 | $5.66B | $904M |
| 1967 | $4.47B | $752M |
| 1966 | $2.74B | $655M |
| 1965 | $2.47B | $608M |
| 1964 | $2.36B | $564M |
| 1963 | $2.31B | $549M |
| 1962 | $1.94B | $517M |
| 1961 | $1.51B | $396M |
| 1960 | $1.27B | $457M |
| 1959 | $1.17B | $490M |
| 1958 | $1.1B | $478M |
| 1957 | $1.17B | $539M |
| 1956 | $1.33B | – |
| 1955 | $687M | – |
| 1954 | $494M | – |
| 1953 | $404M | – |
| 1952 | $425M | – |
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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
Israel vs Thailand
Health
- Life expectancyIsrael: 82.4 years in 2023Thailand: 76.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIsrael: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Thailand: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIsrael: 2.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Thailand: 6.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionIsrael: 3.83% in 2017Thailand: 3.09% in 2017
- Suicide rateIsrael: 5.7 per 100,000 people in 2017Thailand: 10.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIsrael: 9.26 million people in 2023Thailand: 71.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthIsrael: 1.42% a year in 2023Thailand: -0.04% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIsrael: 2.83 births per woman in 2023Thailand: 1.21 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIsrael: 91.6% in 2025Thailand: 62.8% in 2025
- Median ageIsrael: 29.2 years in 2023Thailand: 39.7 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIsrael: 12.4% in 2023Thailand: 14.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateIsrael: 1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Thailand: 0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIsrael: 7.81% of GDP in 2025Thailand: 1.04% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personIsrael: $5,108 in 2025Thailand: $84 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIsrael: 17.8% of government spending in 2025Thailand: 4.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIsrael: 178,000 people in 2020Thailand: 455,000 people in 2020
- National powerIsrael: 0.38% of world capability in 2022Thailand: 0.79% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIsrael: 4.23% of the labour force in 2020Thailand: 1.13% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIsrael: 537 million TIV in 2025Thailand: 33 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIsrael: 2.62 billion TIV in 2025Thailand: 15 million TIV in 2024