Belgium vs IDA blend: Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled

Belgium
8.56 billion current USD
in 2024
IDA blend
14.35 billion current USD
in 2024
Belgium rank
33rd
IDA blend rank
36th

Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled over time

  • Belgium
  • IDA blend
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How they compare

IDA blend currently reports 14.35 billion current USD against 8.56 billion current USD in Belgium, a difference of 5.78 billion current USD.

That makes IDA blend's figure about 1.7 times Belgium's.

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

Belgium ranks 33rd and IDA blend ranks 36th of 167 countries.

IDA blend has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium IDA blend Difference Ahead
1960s 513.18 million current USD 553.61 million current USD 40.43 million current USD IDA blend
1970s 1.87 billion current USD 3.13 billion current USD 1.26 billion current USD IDA blend
1980s 3.33 billion current USD 4.27 billion current USD 941.48 million current USD IDA blend
1990s 4.07 billion current USD 4.68 billion current USD 610.07 million current USD IDA blend
2000s 4.31 billion current USD 6.35 billion current USD 2.04 billion current USD IDA blend
2010s 4.89 billion current USD 13.83 billion current USD 8.95 billion current USD IDA blend
2020s 6.93 billion current USD 16.33 billion current USD 9.40 billion current USD IDA blend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled, Belgium or IDA blend?
IDA blend, at 14.35 billion current USD against 8.56 billion current USD in Belgium as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled between Belgium and IDA blend?
5.78 billion current USD, with IDA blend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and IDA blend?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Belgium and IDA blend rank globally for military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled?
Belgium ranks 33rd and IDA blend ranks 36th 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.

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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.