Spain vs Türkiye
Spain vs Türkiye: Military spending per person
Military spending per person in 2025: $839 in Spain and $342 in Türkiye, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Spain, by $497, or 2.45 times that in Türkiye.
US dollars per person · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Spain has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1988.
- In 2025, Spain ranked 29 and Türkiye ranked 49 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars per person · SIPRI
| Year | Spain | Türkiye |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $839 | $342 |
| 2024 | $526 | $286 |
| 2023 | $518 | $221 |
| 2022 | $434 | $173 |
| 2021 | $419 | $176 |
| 2020 | $366 | $184 |
| 2019 | $364 | $241 |
| 2018 | $380 | $234 |
| 2017 | $343 | $214 |
| 2016 | $300 | $220 |
| 2015 | $325 | $198 |
| 2014 | $367 | $228 |
| 2013 | $367 | $243 |
| 2012 | $401 | $237 |
| 2011 | $420 | $231 |
| 2010 | $422 | $242 |
| 2009 | $434 | $223 |
| 2008 | $484 | $236 |
| 2007 | $445 | $213 |
| 2006 | $389 | $187 |
| 2005 | $367 | $175 |
| 2004 | $356 | $160 |
| 2003 | $306 | $152 |
| 2002 | $248 | $136 |
| 2001 | $249 | $110 |
| 2000 | $251 | $154 |
| 1999 | $273 | $155 |
| 1998 | $255 | $139 |
| 1997 | $245 | $125 |
| 1996 | $281 | $122 |
| 1995 | $286 | $109 |
| 1994 | $254 | $89 |
| 1993 | $254 | $121 |
| 1992 | $312 | $107 |
| 1991 | $299 | $100 |
| 1990 | $299 | $96 |
| 1989 | $239 | $62 |
| 1988 | $229 | $50 |
- Estimate
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence for each person living there, in US dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation.
- 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
Spain vs Türkiye
Health
- Life expectancySpain: 83.7 years in 2023Türkiye: 77.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySpain: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Türkiye: 1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySpain: 2.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Türkiye: 9.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionSpain: 3.54% in 2017Türkiye: 3.72% in 2017
- Suicide rateSpain: 5.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Türkiye: 3.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSpain: 47.9 million people in 2023Türkiye: 87.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthSpain: 0.02% a year in 2023Türkiye: 0.23% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSpain: 1.21 births per woman in 2023Türkiye: 1.63 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSpain: 80.5% in 2025Türkiye: 89.5% in 2025
- Median ageSpain: 44.9 years in 2023Türkiye: 32.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSpain: 20.7% in 2023Türkiye: 10% in 2023
- Net migration rateSpain: 2.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Türkiye: -3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSpain: 2.13% of GDP in 2025Türkiye: 1.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsSpain: $37.7B in 2025Türkiye: $26.8B in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSpain: 4.7% of government spending in 2025Türkiye: 5.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelSpain: 199,000 people in 2020Türkiye: 512,000 people in 2020
- National powerSpain: 0.66% of world capability in 2022Türkiye: 1.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSpain: 0.87% of the labour force in 2020Türkiye: 1.61% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSpain: 237 million TIV in 2025Türkiye: 381 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsSpain: 341 million TIV in 2025Türkiye: 539 million TIV in 2025