What is the difference in military expenditure between Afghanistan and Netherlands?

2.62 billion current LCU, with Netherlands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Netherlands?

24 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Netherlands: Military expenditure (current LCU)

Afghanistan

23.04 billion current LCU

in 2021

Netherlands

25.66 billion current LCU

in 2025

Afghanistan rank

96th

Netherlands rank

95th

Military expenditure (current LCU) over time

Afghanistan
Netherlands

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 25.66 billion current LCU against 23.04 billion current LCU in Afghanistan, a difference of 2.62 billion current LCU.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Netherlands ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 96th and Netherlands ranks 95th of 168 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1.86 billion current LCU	2.97 billion current LCU	1.11 billion current LCU	Netherlands
2000s	9.06 billion current LCU	8.16 billion current LCU	898.59 million current LCU	Afghanistan
2010s	13.84 billion current LCU	8.51 billion current LCU	5.32 billion current LCU	Afghanistan
2020s	22.27 billion current LCU	11.83 billion current LCU	10.44 billion current LCU	Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Afghanistan or Netherlands?: Netherlands, at 25.66 billion current LCU against 23.04 billion current LCU in Afghanistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Afghanistan and Netherlands?: 2.62 billion current LCU, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Netherlands?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Afghanistan and Netherlands rank globally for military expenditure?: Afghanistan ranks 96th and Netherlands ranks 95th of 168 countries.
Where does this data come from?: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Military expenditure (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 168 places, 8,396 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

Military expenditure in local currency at current prices (by calendar year)