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

570.00 million current LCU, with Austria ahead.

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

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 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 Portugal: Military expenditure

Austria

4.86 billion current LCU

in 2024

Portugal

4.29 billion current LCU

in 2024

Austria rank

116th

Portugal rank

118th

Military expenditure over time

Austria
Portugal

How they compare

Austria currently reports 4.86 billion current LCU against 4.29 billion current LCU in Portugal, a difference of 570.00 million current LCU.

That makes Austria's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 116th and Portugal ranks 118th of 167 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 6 and Portugal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1960s	271.30 million current LCU	26.74 million current LCU	244.56 million current LCU	Austria
1970s	643.90 million current LCU	78.22 million current LCU	565.68 million current LCU	Austria
1980s	1.40 billion current LCU	437.70 million current LCU	963.00 million current LCU	Austria
1990s	1.83 billion current LCU	1.40 billion current LCU	425.78 million current LCU	Austria
2000s	2.21 billion current LCU	2.29 billion current LCU	79.33 million current LCU	Portugal
2010s	2.59 billion current LCU	2.58 billion current LCU	18.23 million current LCU	Austria
2020s	3.87 billion current LCU	3.55 billion current LCU	316.26 million current LCU	Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Austria or Portugal?: Austria, at 4.86 billion current LCU against 4.29 billion current LCU in Portugal as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Austria and Portugal?: 570.00 million current LCU, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Portugal?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Austria and Portugal rank globally for military expenditure?: Austria ranks 116th and Portugal ranks 118th 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: 20 August 2026

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