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

29.65 billion current LCU, with Israel ahead.

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

56 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2021.

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 Sudan: Military expenditure (current LCU)

Israel

166.64 billion current LCU

in 2025

Sudan

136.99 billion current LCU

in 2021

Israel rank

61st

Sudan rank

64th

Military expenditure (current LCU) over time

Israel
Sudan

How they compare

Israel currently reports 166.64 billion current LCU against 136.99 billion current LCU in Sudan, a difference of 29.65 billion current LCU.

That makes Israel's figure about 1.2 times Sudan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Israel ahead.

Israel ranks 61st and Sudan ranks 64th of 168 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 6 and Sudan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Israel	Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1960s	124,042 current LCU	15,242 current LCU	108,800 current LCU	Israel
1970s	2.69 million current LCU	54,060 current LCU	2.63 million current LCU	Israel
1980s	3.74 billion current LCU	541,111 current LCU	3.74 billion current LCU	Israel
1990s	23.88 billion current LCU	211.39 million current LCU	23.67 billion current LCU	Israel
2000s	40.70 billion current LCU	3.34 billion current LCU	37.36 billion current LCU	Israel
2010s	66.67 billion current LCU	23.43 billion current LCU	43.25 billion current LCU	Israel
2020s	74.27 billion current LCU	93.78 billion current LCU	19.51 billion current LCU	Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Israel or Sudan?: Israel, at 166.64 billion current LCU against 136.99 billion current LCU in Sudan as of 2025.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Israel and Sudan?: 29.65 billion current LCU, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Sudan?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2021.
How do Israel and Sudan rank globally for military expenditure?: Israel ranks 61st and Sudan ranks 64th 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)