What is the difference in military expenditure between Denmark and Ethiopia?

25.56 billion current LCU, with Denmark ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Ethiopia?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

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.

Denmark vs Ethiopia: Military expenditure (current LCU)

Denmark

98.90 billion current LCU

in 2025

Ethiopia

73.34 billion current LCU

in 2025

Denmark rank

72nd

Ethiopia rank

75th

Military expenditure (current LCU) over time

Denmark
Ethiopia

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 98.90 billion current LCU against 73.34 billion current LCU in Ethiopia, a difference of 25.56 billion current LCU.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.3 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 72nd and Ethiopia ranks 75th of 168 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Ethiopia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.88 billion current LCU	77.35 million current LCU	1.80 billion current LCU	Denmark
1970s	5.03 billion current LCU	227.16 million current LCU	4.80 billion current LCU	Denmark
1980s	12.96 billion current LCU	970.15 million current LCU	11.99 billion current LCU	Denmark
1990s	17.77 billion current LCU	1.70 billion current LCU	16.07 billion current LCU	Denmark
2000s	21.85 billion current LCU	3.26 billion current LCU	18.59 billion current LCU	Denmark
2010s	25.22 billion current LCU	9.16 billion current LCU	16.05 billion current LCU	Denmark
2020s	54.21 billion current LCU	47.70 billion current LCU	6.51 billion current LCU	Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Denmark or Ethiopia?: Denmark, at 98.90 billion current LCU against 73.34 billion current LCU in Ethiopia as of 2025.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Denmark and Ethiopia?: 25.56 billion current LCU, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Ethiopia?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Denmark and Ethiopia rank globally for military expenditure?: Denmark ranks 72nd and Ethiopia ranks 75th 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)