Australia vs Netherlands: Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP

Australia
0.0192 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Netherlands
0.0191 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Australia rank
69th
Netherlands rank
70th

Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP over time

  • Australia
  • Netherlands
0.010.020.030.04196019922024

How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.0192 current USD per US$ of GDP against 0.0191 current USD per US$ of GDP in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0001 current USD per US$ of GDP.

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

Australia ranks 69th and Netherlands ranks 70th of 166 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Netherlands in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Netherlands Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0308 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.034 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0032 current USD per US$ of GDP Netherlands
1970s 0.0257 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0276 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0018 current USD per US$ of GDP Netherlands
1980s 0.0244 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0271 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0027 current USD per US$ of GDP Netherlands
1990s 0.0206 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0189 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0017 current USD per US$ of GDP Australia
2000s 0.0193 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0139 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0053 current USD per US$ of GDP Australia
2010s 0.0187 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.012 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0067 current USD per US$ of GDP Australia
2020s 0.0197 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0149 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0048 current USD per US$ of GDP Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp, Australia or Netherlands?
Australia, at 0.0192 current USD per US$ of GDP against 0.0191 current USD per US$ of GDP in Netherlands as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp between Australia and Netherlands?
0.0001 current USD per US$ of GDP, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Netherlands?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Australia and Netherlands rank globally for military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp?
Australia ranks 69th and Netherlands ranks 70th of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP
Unit
current USD per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
210 places, 10,381 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Military expenditure (current USD) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.