Netherlands

Military spending in Netherlands

Military spending in Netherlands: 5.79% of GDP in 1956 and 2.2% of GDP in 2025, by SIPRI estimates.

Latest, 2025
2.2% of GDP
Since 1956
−3.6 percentage points
Rank, 2025
48 of 151
counting from the highest
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% of GDP · SIPRI

Military spending in NetherlandsMilitary spending in Netherlands: 5.79% of GDP in 1956 and 2.2% of GDP in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. The highest was 5.79% of GDP in 1956, the lowest 1.12% of GDP in 2015.
Estimates, SIPRI

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 5.79% of GDP in 1956, the lowest 1.12% of GDP in 2015.

Every year

% of GDP · SIPRI

YearNetherlands
20252.2
20241.94
20231.44
20221.3
20211.37
20201.41
20191.29
20181.2
20171.14
20161.14
20151.12
20141.15
20131.16
20121.23
20111.28
20101.32
20091.39
20081.3
20071.35
20061.39
20051.39
20041.42
20031.44
20021.42
20011.44
20001.43
19991.57
19981.56
19971.64
19961.74
19951.77
19941.91
19932.03
19922.21
19912.25
19902.37
19892.52
19882.61
19872.71
19862.73
19852.77
19842.86
19832.85
19823.14
19812.86
19802.78
19792.84
19782.75
19772.95
19762.69
19752.84
19742.65
19732.7
19722.82
19712.84
19702.87
19693.23
19683.26
19673.52
19663.37
19653.57
19643.93
19634.01
19624.12
19614.09
19603.7
19594.02
19584.72
19575.32
19565.79

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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