Portugal vs Netherlands
Portugal vs Netherlands: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $5.51B in Portugal and $27B in Netherlands, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Netherlands, by $21.5B, or 4.9 times that in Portugal.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Netherlands has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1949.
- In 2025, Portugal ranked 46 and Netherlands ranked 18 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Portugal | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5.51B | $27B |
| 2024 | $4.52B | $23.6B |
| 2023 | $3.62B | $17.2B |
| 2022 | $3.83B | $15.1B |
| 2021 | $4.09B | $15.6B |
| 2020 | $3.65B | $15.1B |
| 2019 | $3.72B | $14.2B |
| 2018 | $3.61B | $12.8B |
| 2017 | $3.65B | $11.8B |
| 2016 | $3.79B | $11.6B |
| 2015 | $3.69B | $11B |
| 2014 | $3.4B | $11.1B |
| 2013 | $3.75B | $11B |
| 2012 | $4.03B | $11.9B |
| 2011 | $3.73B | $12.6B |
| 2010 | $4.01B | $13.1B |
| 2009 | $3.85B | $13.6B |
| 2008 | $3.56B | $13.3B |
| 2007 | $3.48B | $13.6B |
| 2006 | $3.71B | $13.4B |
| 2005 | $3.85B | $12.8B |
| 2004 | $3.57B | $12.8B |
| 2003 | $3.34B | $12.7B |
| 2002 | $3.44B | $12.5B |
| 2001 | $3.34B | $12.5B |
| 2000 | $3.21B | $12.2B |
| 1999 | $3.12B | $12.7B |
| 1998 | $2.97B | $12.1B |
| 1997 | $3.03B | $12.1B |
| 1996 | $2.97B | $12.3B |
| 1995 | $3.08B | $12.2B |
| 1994 | $2.87B | $12.5B |
| 1993 | $2.95B | $13B |
| 1992 | $3.04B | $14.1B |
| 1991 | $2.96B | $14.2B |
| 1990 | $2.88B | $14.6B |
| 1989 | $2.8B | $15.1B |
| 1988 | $2.67B | $14.9B |
| 1987 | $2.4B | $15B |
| 1986 | $2.31B | $14.7B |
| 1985 | $2.05B | $14.5B |
| 1984 | $2.03B | $14.7B |
| 1983 | $2.18B | $14.4B |
| 1982 | $2.27B | $15.7B |
| 1981 | $2.26B | $14.6B |
| 1980 | $2.27B | $14.4B |
| 1979 | $2.1B | $14.8B |
| 1978 | $2.06B | $14B |
| 1977 | $2.04B | $14.5B |
| 1976 | $2.22B | $13B |
| 1975 | $2.77B | $13.2B |
| 1974 | $4.2B | $12.5B |
| 1973 | $3.59B | $12B |
| 1972 | $3.79B | $11.8B |
| 1971 | $3.79B | $11.4B |
| 1970 | $3.47B | $10.9B |
| 1969 | $3.12B | $10.7B |
| 1968 | $3.32B | $10.2B |
| 1967 | $3.16B | $10.3B |
| 1966 | $2.57B | $9.32B |
| 1965 | $2.44B | $9.6B |
| 1964 | $2.44B | $9.96B |
| 1963 | $2.24B | $9.13B |
| 1962 | $2.29B | $8.94B |
| 1961 | $2.02B | $8.42B |
| 1960 | $1.26B | $7.32B |
| 1959 | $1.21B | $6.52B |
| 1958 | $1.08B | $7.26B |
| 1957 | $1.05B | $8.26B |
| 1956 | $1.03B | $8.81B |
| 1955 | $1.03B | $8.22B |
| 1954 | $965M | $7.81B |
| 1953 | $918M | $6.82B |
| 1952 | $793M | $6.43B |
| 1951 | $726M | $5.44B |
| 1950 | $699M | $5.17B |
| 1949 | $650M | $4.26B |
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.
- 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
Portugal vs Netherlands
Health
- Life expectancyPortugal: 82.4 years in 2023Netherlands: 82.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityPortugal: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Netherlands: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityPortugal: 2.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Netherlands: 3.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterPortugal: 95.2% in 2022Netherlands: 100% in 2022
- DepressionPortugal: 4.42% in 2017Netherlands: 4.03% in 2017
- Suicide ratePortugal: 7.7 per 100,000 people in 2017Netherlands: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationPortugal: 10.4 million people in 2023Netherlands: 18.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthPortugal: -0% a year in 2023Netherlands: 0.81% a year in 2023
- Fertility ratePortugal: 1.51 births per woman in 2023Netherlands: 1.43 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationPortugal: 61.5% in 2025Netherlands: 95.9% in 2025
- Median agePortugal: 46.2 years in 2023Netherlands: 41.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overPortugal: 24.1% in 2023Netherlands: 20.2% in 2023
- Net migration ratePortugal: 2.8 per 1,000 people in 2023Netherlands: 8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingPortugal: 1.71% of GDP in 2025Netherlands: 2.2% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personPortugal: $563 in 2025Netherlands: $1,582 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingPortugal: 4% of government spending in 2025Netherlands: 4.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelPortugal: 52,000 people in 2020Netherlands: 41,000 people in 2020
- National powerPortugal: 0.12% of world capability in 2022Netherlands: 0.38% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersPortugal: 1.01% of the labour force in 2020Netherlands: 0.42% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsPortugal: 90 million TIV in 2025Netherlands: 824 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsPortugal: 1 million TIV in 2025Netherlands: 601 million TIV in 2025