Australia vs East Asia & Pacific: Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled

Australia
33.82 billion current USD
in 2024
East Asia & Pacific
518.54 billion current USD
in 2024
Australia rank
15th
East Asia & Pacific rank
12th

Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled over time

  • Australia
  • East Asia & Pacific
0200.0B400.0B600.0B196019922024

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 518.54 billion current USD against 33.82 billion current USD in Australia, a difference of 484.72 billion current USD.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 15.3 times Australia's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 15th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 12th of 167 countries.

East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia East Asia & Pacific Difference Ahead
1980s 6.30 billion current USD 72.10 billion current USD 65.80 billion current USD East Asia & Pacific
1990s 7.35 billion current USD 100.59 billion current USD 93.24 billion current USD East Asia & Pacific
2000s 12.64 billion current USD 161.95 billion current USD 149.31 billion current USD East Asia & Pacific
2010s 25.77 billion current USD 341.63 billion current USD 315.86 billion current USD East Asia & Pacific
2020s 31.73 billion current USD 479.32 billion current USD 447.58 billion current USD East Asia & Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled, Australia or East Asia & Pacific?
East Asia & Pacific, at 518.54 billion current USD against 33.82 billion current USD in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled between Australia and East Asia & Pacific?
484.72 billion current USD, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and East Asia & Pacific?
36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
How do Australia and East Asia & Pacific rank globally for military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled?
Australia ranks 15th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 12th of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Australia vs East Asia & Pacific: Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 03 September 2026, from https://public-sector.statizoid.com/compare/military-expenditure-current-usd-gaps-filled/australia/east-asia-and-pacific/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://public-sector.statizoid.com/compare/military-expenditure-current-usd-gaps-filled/australia/east-asia-and-pacific/">Australia vs East Asia & Pacific: Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled
Unit
current USD
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
211 places, 10,708 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Military expenditure (current USD) with 107 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.