Netherlands vs United States: Military spending
Military spending in 2025: 2.2% of GDP in Netherlands and 3.12% of GDP in United States, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United States, by 0.92 percentage points, or 1.42 times that in Netherlands.
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Watch it change on the map% of GDP · SIPRI
Latest figures
% of GDP · SIPRI
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 2.2 2025 | 1.12 | 48 of 151 |
| United States | 3.12 2025 | 3.46 | 23 of 151 |
What the numbers say
- United States has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1956.
- In 2025, Netherlands ranked 48 and United States ranked 23 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of GDP · SIPRI
| Year | Netherlands | United States |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.2 | 3.12 |
| 2024 | 1.94 | 3.43 |
| 2023 | 1.44 | 3.29 |
| 2022 | 1.3 | 3.3 |
| 2021 | 1.37 | 3.4 |
| 2020 | 1.41 | 3.64 |
| 2019 | 1.29 | 3.41 |
| 2018 | 1.2 | 3.3 |
| 2017 | 1.14 | 3.3 |
| 2016 | 1.14 | 3.4 |
| 2015 | 1.12 | 3.46 |
| 2014 | 1.15 | 3.68 |
| 2013 | 1.16 | 4.02 |
| 2012 | 1.23 | 4.46 |
| 2011 | 1.28 | 4.82 |
| 2010 | 1.32 | 4.9 |
| 2009 | 1.39 | 4.88 |
| 2008 | 1.3 | 4.45 |
| 2007 | 1.35 | 4.07 |
| 2006 | 1.39 | 4.04 |
| 2005 | 1.39 | 4.09 |
| 2004 | 1.42 | 4.02 |
| 2003 | 1.44 | 3.83 |
| 2002 | 1.42 | 3.45 |
| 2001 | 1.44 | 3.12 |
| 2000 | 1.43 | 3.11 |
| 1999 | 1.57 | 3.09 |
| 1998 | 1.56 | 3.2 |
| 1997 | 1.64 | 3.41 |
| 1996 | 1.74 | 3.56 |
| 1995 | 1.77 | 3.86 |
| 1994 | 1.91 | 4.22 |
| 1993 | 2.03 | 4.6 |
| 1992 | 2.21 | 4.97 |
| 1991 | 2.25 | 4.88 |
| 1990 | 2.37 | 5.61 |
| 1989 | 2.52 | 5.87 |
| 1988 | 2.61 | 6.07 |
| 1987 | 2.71 | 6.42 |
| 1986 | 2.73 | 6.63 |
| 1985 | 2.77 | 6.45 |
| 1984 | 2.86 | 6.24 |
| 1983 | 2.85 | 6.32 |
| 1982 | 3.14 | 6.81 |
| 1981 | 2.86 | 5.65 |
| 1980 | 2.78 | 5.15 |
| 1979 | 2.84 | 4.95 |
| 1978 | 2.75 | 4.94 |
| 1977 | 2.95 | 5.16 |
| 1976 | 2.69 | 5.19 |
| 1975 | 2.84 | 5.62 |
| 1974 | 2.65 | 5.95 |
| 1973 | 2.7 | 5.89 |
| 1972 | 2.82 | 6.52 |
| 1971 | 2.84 | 6.94 |
| 1970 | 2.87 | 8.03 |
| 1969 | 3.23 | 8.63 |
| 1968 | 3.26 | 9.27 |
| 1967 | 3.52 | 9.42 |
| 1966 | 3.37 | 8.44 |
| 1965 | 3.57 | 7.59 |
| 1964 | 3.93 | 8.05 |
| 1963 | 4.01 | 8.83 |
| 1962 | 4.12 | 9.33 |
| 1961 | 4.09 | 9.16 |
| 1960 | 3.7 | 8.99 |
| 1959 | 4.02 | 9.44 |
| 1958 | 4.72 | 10.07 |
| 1957 | 5.32 | 9.99 |
| 1956 | 5.79 | 9.9 |
| 1955 | – | 10.16 |
| 1954 | – | 11.74 |
| 1953 | – | 13.58 |
| 1952 | – | 13.86 |
| 1951 | – | 10.17 |
| 1950 | – | 5.08 |
| 1949 | – | 5.27 |
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.
- Ranks count the 151 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
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