What is the difference in military expenditure between Denmark and United Kingdom?

4.68 billion current LCU, with Denmark ahead.

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

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.

Denmark vs United Kingdom: Military expenditure

Denmark

68.67 billion current LCU

in 2024

United Kingdom

63.99 billion current LCU

in 2024

Denmark rank

75th

United Kingdom rank

77th

Military expenditure over time

Denmark
United Kingdom

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 68.67 billion current LCU against 63.99 billion current LCU in United Kingdom, a difference of 4.68 billion current LCU.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Denmark ranks 75th and United Kingdom ranks 77th of 167 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.88 billion current LCU	2.24 billion current LCU	359.74 million current LCU	United Kingdom
1970s	5.03 billion current LCU	5.57 billion current LCU	539.58 million current LCU	United Kingdom
1980s	12.96 billion current LCU	18.49 billion current LCU	5.53 billion current LCU	United Kingdom
1990s	17.77 billion current LCU	25.12 billion current LCU	7.35 billion current LCU	United Kingdom
2000s	21.85 billion current LCU	33.42 billion current LCU	11.57 billion current LCU	United Kingdom
2010s	25.22 billion current LCU	41.15 billion current LCU	15.94 billion current LCU	United Kingdom
2020s	45.72 billion current LCU	53.90 billion current LCU	8.18 billion current LCU	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Denmark or United Kingdom?: Denmark, at 68.67 billion current LCU against 63.99 billion current LCU in United Kingdom as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Denmark and United Kingdom?: 4.68 billion current LCU, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and United Kingdom?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Denmark and United Kingdom rank globally for military expenditure?: Denmark ranks 75th and United Kingdom ranks 77th 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)