What is the difference in military expenditure between Austria and Bulgaria?

644.00 million current LCU, with Austria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Bulgaria?

36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.

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.

Austria vs Bulgaria: Military expenditure

Austria

4.86 billion current LCU

in 2024

Bulgaria

4.22 billion current LCU

in 2024

Austria rank

116th

Bulgaria rank

119th

Military expenditure over time

Austria
Bulgaria

How they compare

Austria currently reports 4.86 billion current LCU against 4.22 billion current LCU in Bulgaria, a difference of 644.00 million current LCU.

That makes Austria's figure about 1.2 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 116th and Bulgaria ranks 119th of 167 countries.

Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	Bulgaria	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1.56 billion current LCU	1.74 million current LCU	1.56 billion current LCU	Austria
1990s	1.83 billion current LCU	172.26 million current LCU	1.66 billion current LCU	Austria
2000s	2.21 billion current LCU	1.10 billion current LCU	1.12 billion current LCU	Austria
2010s	2.59 billion current LCU	1.46 billion current LCU	1.13 billion current LCU	Austria
2020s	3.87 billion current LCU	2.90 billion current LCU	962.86 million current LCU	Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Austria or Bulgaria?: Austria, at 4.86 billion current LCU against 4.22 billion current LCU in Bulgaria as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Austria and Bulgaria?: 644.00 million current LCU, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Bulgaria?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
How do Austria and Bulgaria rank globally for military expenditure?: Austria ranks 116th and Bulgaria ranks 119th of 167 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: 167 places, 8,248 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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