Spain vs Türkiye

Spain vs Türkiye: Military spending

Military spending in 2025: 2.13% of GDP in Spain and 1.91% of GDP in Türkiye, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Spain, by 0.22 percentage points, or 1.12 times that in Türkiye.

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% of GDP · SIPRI

Spain vs Türkiye: Military spendingMilitary spending in 2025: 2.13% of GDP in Spain and 1.91% of GDP in Türkiye, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Spain, by 0.22 percentage points, or 1.12 times that in Türkiye.
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What the numbers say

  • Spain has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Türkiye.
  • In 2025, Spain ranked 51 and Türkiye ranked 66 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

% of GDP · SIPRI

YearSpainTürkiye
20252.131.91
20241.461.84
20231.541.69
20221.431.63
20211.371.81
20201.362.16
20191.232.64
20181.252.49
20171.222.04
20161.132.05
20151.261.81
20141.251.87
20131.271.92
20121.422
20111.332.02
20101.382.26
20091.362.45
20081.372.17
20071.362.19
20061.372.33
20051.392.38
20041.432.66
20031.423.26
20021.463.76
20011.633.57
20001.733.64
19991.763.88
19981.763.18
19971.722.95
19961.813
19951.922.82
199424.05
19932.013.92
19922.043.87
19912.133.75
19902.293.53
19892.363.15
19882.492.93
19872.623.33
19862.633.64
19852.963.53
19842.973.6
19832.943.94
19822.664.3
19812.583.83
19802.493.9
19792.53.36
19782.364.19
19772.314.71
19762.324.94
197525.12
19742.213.19
19732.113.35
19722.323.45
19712.113.5
19702.293.26
19692.433.08
19682.33.28
19671.853.26
19662.083.14
19651.893.55
19641.933.42
19631.973.39
19622.273.71
19612.033.77
19602.253.53
19591.91–
19581.93–
19572.24–
19562.26–
19552.31–
19542.29–
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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.

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