What is the difference in military expenditure between Belgium and Greece?

498.80 million current LCU, with Belgium ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Greece?

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.

Belgium vs Greece: Military expenditure

Belgium

7.91 billion current LCU

in 2024

Greece

7.42 billion current LCU

in 2024

Belgium rank

106th

Greece rank

109th

Military expenditure over time

Belgium
Greece

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 7.91 billion current LCU against 7.42 billion current LCU in Greece, a difference of 498.80 million current LCU.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 106th and Greece ranks 109th of 167 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 4 and Greece in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Greece	Difference	Ahead
1960s	636.07 million current LCU	21.39 million current LCU	614.68 million current LCU	Belgium
1970s	1.68 billion current LCU	128.15 million current LCU	1.56 billion current LCU	Belgium
1980s	3.48 billion current LCU	736.91 million current LCU	2.74 billion current LCU	Belgium
1990s	3.40 billion current LCU	2.85 billion current LCU	552.87 million current LCU	Belgium
2000s	3.60 billion current LCU	5.72 billion current LCU	2.12 billion current LCU	Greece
2010s	3.97 billion current LCU	4.74 billion current LCU	763.86 million current LCU	Greece
2020s	6.29 billion current LCU	6.86 billion current LCU	567.72 million current LCU	Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Belgium or Greece?: Belgium, at 7.91 billion current LCU against 7.42 billion current LCU in Greece as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Belgium and Greece?: 498.80 million current LCU, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Greece?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Belgium and Greece rank globally for military expenditure?: Belgium ranks 106th and Greece ranks 109th 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)