What is the difference in military expenditure between Estonia and Ireland?

103.00 million current LCU, with Estonia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Ireland?

33 years are reported by both, from 1992 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.

Estonia vs Ireland: Military expenditure

Estonia

1.33 billion current LCU

in 2024

Ireland

1.23 billion current LCU

in 2024

Estonia rank

140th

Ireland rank

142nd

Military expenditure over time

Estonia
Ireland

How they compare

Estonia currently reports 1.33 billion current LCU against 1.23 billion current LCU in Ireland, a difference of 103.00 million current LCU.

That makes Estonia's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Ireland ahead.

Estonia ranks 140th and Ireland ranks 142nd of 167 countries.

Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Estonia	Ireland	Difference	Ahead
1990s	33.13 million current LCU	588.25 million current LCU	555.12 million current LCU	Ireland
2000s	180.86 million current LCU	918.85 million current LCU	737.99 million current LCU	Ireland
2010s	405.47 million current LCU	924.82 million current LCU	519.35 million current LCU	Ireland
2020s	903.60 million current LCU	1.12 billion current LCU	213.96 million current LCU	Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Estonia or Ireland?: Estonia, at 1.33 billion current LCU against 1.23 billion current LCU in Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Estonia and Ireland?: 103.00 million current LCU, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Ireland?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do Estonia and Ireland rank globally for military expenditure?: Estonia ranks 140th and Ireland ranks 142nd 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)