Philippines vs United States
Philippines vs United States: Military spending
Military spending in 2025: 1.3% of GDP in Philippines and 3.12% of GDP in United States, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United States, by 1.82 percentage points, or 2.41 times that in Philippines.
% of GDP · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- United States has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1958.
- In 2025, Philippines ranked 96 and United States ranked 23 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of GDP · SIPRI
| Year | Philippines | United States |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.3 | 3.12 |
| 2024 | 1.19 | 3.43 |
| 2023 | 1.18 | 3.29 |
| 2022 | 1.32 | 3.3 |
| 2021 | 1.41 | 3.4 |
| 2020 | 1.3 | 3.64 |
| 2019 | 1.13 | 3.41 |
| 2018 | 1.18 | 3.3 |
| 2017 | 1.17 | 3.3 |
| 2016 | 1.05 | 3.4 |
| 2015 | 1.09 | 3.46 |
| 2014 | 1.04 | 3.68 |
| 2013 | 1.19 | 4.02 |
| 2012 | 1.11 | 4.46 |
| 2011 | 1.15 | 4.82 |
| 2010 | 1.17 | 4.9 |
| 2009 | 1.2 | 4.88 |
| 2008 | 1.25 | 4.45 |
| 2007 | 1.29 | 4.07 |
| 2006 | 1.26 | 4.04 |
| 2005 | 1.28 | 4.09 |
| 2004 | 1.36 | 4.02 |
| 2003 | 1.55 | 3.83 |
| 2002 | 1.47 | 3.45 |
| 2001 | 1.47 | 3.12 |
| 2000 | 1.61 | 3.11 |
| 1999 | 1.62 | 3.09 |
| 1998 | 1.7 | 3.2 |
| 1997 | 1.91 | 3.41 |
| 1996 | 2.27 | 3.56 |
| 1995 | 2.29 | 3.86 |
| 1994 | 2.17 | 4.22 |
| 1993 | 2.16 | 4.6 |
| 1992 | 2.04 | 4.97 |
| 1991 | 2.01 | 4.88 |
| 1990 | 2.15 | 5.61 |
| 1989 | 2.24 | 5.87 |
| 1988 | 2.46 | 6.07 |
| 1987 | 1.97 | 6.42 |
| 1986 | 1.99 | 6.63 |
| 1985 | 1.98 | 6.45 |
| 1984 | 1.64 | 6.24 |
| 1983 | 2.41 | 6.32 |
| 1982 | 2.6 | 6.81 |
| 1981 | 2.76 | 5.65 |
| 1980 | 2.71 | 5.15 |
| 1979 | 2.97 | 4.95 |
| 1978 | 2.58 | 4.94 |
| 1977 | 3.62 | 5.16 |
| 1976 | 3.93 | 5.19 |
| 1975 | – | 5.62 |
| 1974 | 3.56 | 5.95 |
| 1973 | 2.81 | 5.89 |
| 1972 | 2.34 | 6.52 |
| 1971 | 2.07 | 6.94 |
| 1970 | 2.16 | 8.03 |
| 1969 | 2.09 | 8.63 |
| 1968 | 1.87 | 9.27 |
| 1967 | 1.74 | 9.42 |
| 1966 | 1.65 | 8.44 |
| 1965 | 1.55 | 7.59 |
| 1964 | 1.71 | 8.05 |
| 1963 | 1.86 | 8.83 |
| 1962 | 1.81 | 9.33 |
| 1961 | 1.7 | 9.16 |
| 1960 | 1.78 | 8.99 |
| 1959 | 1.84 | 9.44 |
| 1958 | 1.96 | 10.07 |
| 1957 | – | 9.99 |
| 1956 | – | 9.9 |
| 1955 | – | 10.16 |
| 1954 | – | 11.74 |
| 1953 | – | 13.58 |
| 1952 | – | 13.86 |
| 1951 | – | 10.17 |
| 1950 | – | 5.08 |
| 1949 | – | 5.27 |
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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.
- 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
Philippines vs United States
Health
- Life expectancyPhilippines: 69.8 years in 2023United States: 79.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityPhilippines: 2.7 per 100 live births in 2024United States: 0.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityPhilippines: 20.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023United States: 5.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterPhilippines: 47.9% in 2022United States: 97.5% in 2022
- DepressionPhilippines: 2.77% in 2017United States: 4.84% in 2017
- Suicide ratePhilippines: 6 per 100,000 people in 2017United States: 12.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationPhilippines: 115 million people in 2023United States: 344 million people in 2023
- Population growthPhilippines: 0.84% a year in 2023United States: 0.58% a year in 2023
- Fertility ratePhilippines: 1.92 births per woman in 2023United States: 1.62 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationPhilippines: 55.8% in 2025United States: 80.2% in 2025
- Median agePhilippines: 25.3 years in 2023United States: 38 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overPhilippines: 5.3% in 2023United States: 17.4% in 2023
- Net migration ratePhilippines: -1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023United States: 3.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personPhilippines: $4,066 in 2025United States: $67,950 in 2025
- GDP growthPhilippines: 4.4% a year in 2025United States: 2.3% a year in 2025
- InflationPhilippines: 1.7% a year in 2025United States: 2.7% a year in 2025
- Government debtPhilippines: 59.1% of GDP in 2025United States: 124.4% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spending in US dollarsPhilippines: $6.3B in 2025United States: $929B in 2025
- Military spending per personPhilippines: $55 in 2025United States: $2,755 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingPhilippines: 5.4% of government spending in 2025United States: 8.3% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelPhilippines: 157,000 people in 2020United States: 1.4 million people in 2020
- National powerPhilippines: 0.68% of world capability in 2022United States: 12.36% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersPhilippines: 0.37% of the labour force in 2020United States: 0.84% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsPhilippines: 846 million TIV in 2025United States: 745 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsPhilippines: 4 million TIV in 2007United States: 14 billion TIV in 2025