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

20.87 billion current LCU, with Israel ahead.

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

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.

Israel vs Poland: Military expenditure

Israel

172.11 billion current LCU

in 2024

Poland

151.24 billion current LCU

in 2024

Israel rank

58th

Poland rank

61st

Military expenditure over time

Israel
Poland

How they compare

Israel currently reports 172.11 billion current LCU against 151.24 billion current LCU in Poland, a difference of 20.87 billion current LCU.

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

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

Israel ranks 58th and Poland ranks 61st of 167 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	24.09 billion current LCU	6.51 billion current LCU	17.57 billion current LCU	Israel
2000s	41.15 billion current LCU	18.81 billion current LCU	22.34 billion current LCU	Israel
2010s	62.90 billion current LCU	34.67 billion current LCU	28.22 billion current LCU	Israel
2020s	101.14 billion current LCU	88.66 billion current LCU	12.48 billion current LCU	Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Israel or Poland?: Israel, at 172.11 billion current LCU against 151.24 billion current LCU in Poland as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Israel and Poland?: 20.87 billion current LCU, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Poland?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Israel and Poland rank globally for military expenditure?: Israel ranks 58th and Poland ranks 61st 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)