What is the difference in military expenditure between Indonesia and Korea?

110.23 trillion current LCU, with Indonesia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Korea?

51 years are reported by both, from 1974 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.

Indonesia vs Korea: Military expenditure

Indonesia

175.11 trillion current LCU

in 2024

Korea

64.88 trillion current LCU

in 2024

Indonesia rank

3rd

Korea rank

5th

Military expenditure over time

Indonesia
Korea

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 175.11 trillion current LCU against 64.88 trillion current LCU in Korea, a difference of 110.23 trillion current LCU.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 2.7 times Korea's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Korea ahead.

Indonesia ranks 3rd and Korea ranks 5th of 167 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 2 and Korea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Indonesia	Korea	Difference	Ahead
1970s	592.79 billion current LCU	1.00 trillion current LCU	409.38 billion current LCU	Korea
1980s	2.01 trillion current LCU	4.23 trillion current LCU	2.22 trillion current LCU	Korea
1990s	5.94 trillion current LCU	11.38 trillion current LCU	5.45 trillion current LCU	Korea
2000s	21.28 trillion current LCU	22.19 trillion current LCU	911.07 billion current LCU	Korea
2010s	86.44 trillion current LCU	40.75 trillion current LCU	45.69 trillion current LCU	Indonesia
2020s	151.97 trillion current LCU	59.95 trillion current LCU	92.02 trillion current LCU	Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Indonesia or Korea?: Indonesia, at 175.11 trillion current LCU against 64.88 trillion current LCU in Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Indonesia and Korea?: 110.23 trillion current LCU, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Korea?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
How do Indonesia and Korea rank globally for military expenditure?: Indonesia ranks 3rd and Korea ranks 5th 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)