What is the difference in military expenditure between Israel and Poland?

9.09 billion current LCU, with Poland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Poland?

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.

Israel vs Poland: Military expenditure (current LCU)

Israel

166.64 billion current LCU

in 2025

Poland

175.73 billion current LCU

in 2025

Israel rank

61st

Poland rank

60th

Military expenditure (current LCU) over time

Israel
Poland

How they compare

Poland currently reports 175.73 billion current LCU against 166.64 billion current LCU in Israel, a difference of 9.09 billion current LCU.

That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Israel's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Poland ahead.

Israel ranks 61st and Poland ranks 60th of 168 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 5 and Poland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Israel	Poland	Difference	Ahead
1960s	124,042 current LCU	2.20 million current LCU	2.08 million current LCU	Poland
1970s	2.69 million current LCU	4.73 million current LCU	2.04 million current LCU	Poland
1980s	4.43 billion current LCU	48.72 million current LCU	4.38 billion current LCU	Israel
1990s	23.88 billion current LCU	6.51 billion current LCU	17.37 billion current LCU	Israel
2000s	40.70 billion current LCU	18.81 billion current LCU	21.89 billion current LCU	Israel
2010s	60.86 billion current LCU	34.67 billion current LCU	26.19 billion current LCU	Israel
2020s	110.16 billion current LCU	100.83 billion current LCU	9.33 billion current LCU	Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Israel or Poland?: Poland, at 175.73 billion current LCU against 166.64 billion current LCU in Israel as of 2025.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Israel and Poland?: 9.09 billion current LCU, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Poland?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Israel and Poland rank globally for military expenditure?: Israel ranks 61st and Poland ranks 60th 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)