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

74.00 million current LCU, with Portugal ahead.

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

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.

Bulgaria vs Portugal: Military expenditure

Bulgaria

4.22 billion current LCU

in 2024

Portugal

4.29 billion current LCU

in 2024

Bulgaria rank

119th

Portugal rank

118th

Military expenditure over time

Bulgaria
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 4.29 billion current LCU against 4.22 billion current LCU in Bulgaria, a difference of 74.00 million current LCU.

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

Bulgaria ranks 119th and Portugal ranks 118th of 167 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1.74 million current LCU	863.93 million current LCU	862.19 million current LCU	Portugal
1990s	172.26 million current LCU	1.40 billion current LCU	1.23 billion current LCU	Portugal
2000s	1.10 billion current LCU	2.29 billion current LCU	1.20 billion current LCU	Portugal
2010s	1.46 billion current LCU	2.58 billion current LCU	1.12 billion current LCU	Portugal
2020s	2.90 billion current LCU	3.55 billion current LCU	646.60 million current LCU	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Bulgaria or Portugal?: Portugal, at 4.29 billion current LCU against 4.22 billion current LCU in Bulgaria as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Bulgaria and Portugal?: 74.00 million current LCU, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Portugal?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Portugal rank globally for military expenditure?: Bulgaria ranks 119th 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)