What is the difference in military expenditure between Mongolia and Turkey?

401.95 billion current LCU, with Turkey ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Turkey?

39 years are reported by both, from 1987 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.

Mongolia vs Turkey: Military expenditure (current LCU)

Mongolia

784.57 billion current LCU

in 2025

Turkey

1.19 trillion current LCU

in 2025

Mongolia rank

33rd

Turkey rank

30th

Military expenditure (current LCU) over time

Mongolia
Turkey

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 1.19 trillion current LCU against 784.57 billion current LCU in Mongolia, a difference of 401.95 billion current LCU.

That makes Turkey's figure about 1.5 times Mongolia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Mongolia ahead.

Mongolia ranks 33rd and Turkey ranks 30th of 168 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Mongolia averaged higher in 4 and Turkey in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mongolia	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1980s	847.67 million current LCU	4.47 million current LCU	843.19 million current LCU	Mongolia
1990s	8.49 billion current LCU	886.91 million current LCU	7.60 billion current LCU	Mongolia
2000s	42.06 billion current LCU	16.09 billion current LCU	25.98 billion current LCU	Mongolia
2010s	177.67 billion current LCU	53.21 billion current LCU	124.47 billion current LCU	Mongolia
2020s	434.52 billion current LCU	493.06 billion current LCU	58.54 billion current LCU	Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Mongolia or Turkey?: Turkey, at 1.19 trillion current LCU against 784.57 billion current LCU in Mongolia as of 2025.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Mongolia and Turkey?: 401.95 billion current LCU, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Turkey?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2025.
How do Mongolia and Turkey rank globally for military expenditure?: Mongolia ranks 33rd and Turkey ranks 30th 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)