What is the difference in military expenditure between Turkey and United States?

232.13 billion current LCU, with Turkey ahead.

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

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.

Turkey vs United States: Military expenditure (current LCU)

Turkey

1.19 trillion current LCU

in 2025

United States

954.39 billion current LCU

in 2025

Turkey rank

30th

United States rank

31st

Military expenditure (current LCU) over time

Turkey
United States

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 1.19 trillion current LCU against 954.39 billion current LCU in United States, a difference of 232.13 billion current LCU.

That makes Turkey's figure about 1.2 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States ahead.

Turkey ranks 30th and United States ranks 31st of 168 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Turkey	United States	Difference	Ahead
1960s	3,767 current LCU	62.86 billion current LCU	62.86 billion current LCU	United States
1970s	33,586 current LCU	94.48 billion current LCU	94.48 billion current LCU	United States
1980s	1.89 million current LCU	251.38 billion current LCU	251.38 billion current LCU	United States
1990s	886.91 million current LCU	304.04 billion current LCU	303.15 billion current LCU	United States
2000s	16.09 billion current LCU	500.77 billion current LCU	484.68 billion current LCU	United States
2010s	53.21 billion current LCU	687.98 billion current LCU	634.77 billion current LCU	United States
2020s	493.06 billion current LCU	886.77 billion current LCU	393.71 billion current LCU	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Turkey or United States?: Turkey, at 1.19 trillion current LCU against 954.39 billion current LCU in United States as of 2025.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Turkey and United States?: 232.13 billion current LCU, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and United States?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Turkey and United States rank globally for military expenditure?: Turkey ranks 30th and United States ranks 31st 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)